Future of Fitness

Dr. Mike T. Nelson spent 18 years of his university life learning how the human body works, specifically focusing on how to properly condition it to burn fat and become stronger, more flexible, and healthier. He has a Ph. D. in Exercise Physiology, a BA in Natural Science, and an MS in Biomechanics. He's also an adjunct professor and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine. He's been c...

Justin Marston is a serial entrepreneur, having built two enterprise software companies and a marketplace. Now he's focused on e-fitness with Tribe - a platform empowering local and grassroots fitness creators to do interactive workouts with their members and fans. Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinmarston/ https://www.tribe.fitness/   Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

Rick Mayo is an accomplished fitness business entrepreneur and founder and CEO of the Alloy Personal Training Franchise system. Rick's business journey began with his original personal training studio which opened in 1992 and is still going strong, having delivered exceptional fitness experiences to tens of thousands of clients in the Roswell, Georgia area. In 2010, as a result of his success, Ric...

In this episode, we're still with Natalia Karbasova, founder of FitTech Summit and with Sami Asikainen A serial entrepreneur. Deep experience managing cross-functional teams, Go-to-Market, building complex products, scaling and innovation. He'd built, exited and helped grow multiple companies in tech and health ranging from startups to post series A. Tune in as we discussed Carbon Trainer, fitness...

This episode is the second part of three series for FitTech Summit, and again, I am with Natalia Karbasova, founder of FitTech Summit and we are both excited to dive into Joel's wealth of knowledge when it comes to the area of recovery and regeneration. Joel Jamieson is widely considered one of the world's foremost authorities on strength and conditioning for combat sports, having trained many of...

This episode is the first of three part series for the Future of Fitness, just about the FitTech Summit and all the fascinating interesting things that are happening right now, as far as fitness technology and to give a little background on what the FitTech Summit is. In this episode, we have Natalia Karbasova, founder of FitTech Summit and Andreas Gall.   Andreas Gall is a media expert with 30 ye...

Brandon brings an edgy fitness approach to the valuable experience he's earned as a professional athlete, personal trainer, gym owner and now Co-Founder and Chief Concept Officer of MADabolic. Convinced that strength & conditioning was essential to his hockey career, he immersed himself in the fundamental elements of Power Lifting, Interval Weight Training (IWT) and Plyometrics. He has also practi...

Growson Edwards is the Founder & CEO at CIPIO.ai. He is a technical expert and a true professional. He has a unique sense of business objectives and the latest technology and knows how to blend both. Growson is a highly trusted resource and advisor when it comes to leveraging technology to achieve strategic business objectives.   Connect with him: https://www.linkedin.com/in/growsonedwards/ https:...

Eamon Lloyd is the Senior Director - Head of Partnerships UK, Ireland & Netherlands at Gympass. They are on a mission to make Wellbeing Universal, and with it forge long-term operator partnerships, which see true mutual benefits. They are the UK leaders in corporate fitness sales, uniting employees from their corporate partners with a curated network of fitness facilities. He works side by side wi...

Jonathan Puskas is a former World Record holder (cycling) and accomplished Operations and Human Resources executive with two decades of experience in Human Performance supporting organizations ranging from non-profit start-ups to Fortune 100 companies including Intel, Microsoft, Nike, adidas, Google, and the U.S. Navy.   Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.com

David Freeman is a health and fitness professional that has been in the fitness industry for 15 years. He is the National Digital Performer Brand Manager| LT Inclusion Council Director with Life Time The Healthy Way of Life Company. He has been featured on the cover of Experience Life Magazine as an innovator within the health and fitness industry, and was featured in Men's Health and Men's Journa...

This week we have Andy Peat, he has had an extraordinary journey in fitness. He's been a franchisee, sales manager and CEO at Lift Brands , which manages the Snap Fitness franchise chain. While he admits franchising has its challenges, he's an advocate for a business model that provides easy access to business opportunities.   connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

Juliet Starrett is an entrepreneur, attorney, author, and podcaster. She is co-founder and CEO of TheReadyState.com, which has revolutionized how athletes think about human movement and athletic performance as well as former CEO of San Francisco CrossFit, one of the first 50 CrossFit affiliates. She is the co-author of the Wall Street Journal Bestseller, Deskbound and co-host of The Ready State Po...

Street Parking was founded by Julian and Miranda Alcaraz in 2016. Miranda – after 15 years in the fitness industry, 8 years on CrossFit HQ seminar staff, and 8 years competing in CrossFit. Julian – after 10 years in the fitness industry, and 5 years competing in CrossFit. Both having trained and competed at the highest level – the CrossFit Games – they found themselves in new territory – busy. Jul...

Conor O'Loughlin is the CEO of Glofox. Having played professional rugby for an 8 year period with Connacht, subsequently built out a web and app development business which provided tech services on a consultancy basis. Through this business Conor and his co-founders (Anthony Kelly and Finn Hegarty) recognised how the fitness industry has evolved and specifically how the challenges around managing...

Marc Zionts is an executive, athlete, and environmentalist and has been successfully leading companies since 1987. Zionts is the Executive Chairman of Precision Nutrition, a BV Investment Partners portfolio company. We talk about building resilience in coaching like partnerships with clients to optimize health, well-being through developing and sustaining positive mindsets, the tools that need to...

Kelly Starrett is a CrossFit trainer, physical therapist, author, and speaker. His 2013 fitness book, Becoming a Supple Leopard, was featured on The New York Times bestselling sportsbooks list. He is a co-founder, with his wife Juliet Starrett, of the fitness website MobilityWOD. He created The Ready State Virtual Mobility Coach. It's like having a virtual Kelly Starrett in your pocket. And it's a...

Reed Davis, Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner (HHP) and Certified Nutritional Therapist (CNT), is an expert in functional lab testing and holistic lifestyle medicine. Over 20 years ago, Reed Davis recognized people were caught in a "cycle of trial and error" and he committed to being the last person they needed to see. While working with top leaders in alternative medicine, he ran thous...

Robb Wolf is a former research biochemist, a 2X New York Times/WSJ Best Selling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired To Eat .  Robb has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world via his top ranked iTunes podcast , (The Healthy Rebellion Radio, The Paleo Solution Podcast) books, and seminars. Robb has functioned as a review editor for the Journal of Nutrition and M...

Dan Uyemura  and I talked about our own ways on how we use social media, how to be more creative with online fitness/health marketing strategies than ever and get useful social media strategies for 2021! Dan is a lifelong web application developer turned gym owner that saw a glaring hole in the gym management software space and decided to fill it. He believes customer experience is the primary thi...

Tune in as Ian Mullane explains his software solutions for Brick and Mortar. He is the Founder and CEO of Keepme, launched in 2019 - a business dedicated to increasing the revenue of health and fitness operators utilizing Artificial Intelligence,  an AI-powered sales and marketing CRM platform for the fitness industry.   Resources and Links:   https://twitter.com/keepme_ai   www.keepme.ai   https:...

Coach McQuilkin is the Director of Training and Education for Power Athlete, a worldwide strength and conditioning organization focused on empowering performance. Chris has led over 100 clinics across 16 countries spanning 6 continents introducing the Power Athlete Methodology to athletes, sports medicine professionals, performance and sport coaches.   Resources and Links:   https://www.facebook.c...

Natalia Karbasova is founder of FitTech Summit and CEO of FitTech Company and Founder of FitTech Summit. Previously, Natalia was with Hubert Burda Media, one of Europe's largest media companies, for 9 years. She worked as personal assistant to the company owner and one of Germany's top billionaires, Dr. Hubert Burda, looking into global digital trends. Later on, as Burda's Creative Evangelist, she...

Mike Fantigrassi is the Senior Director of Product Development at the National Academy of Sports Medicine. (NASM) Mike is a results-driven leader with diverse expertise and an extensive network of contacts within the fitness industry. He has a proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. He has an extensive background in education and training program development/presentation. Mi...

Dan John has coached for more than 30 years. He's helped hundreds of athletes pack on double-digit pounds of rock-solid muscle. As an athlete, John broke the American record in the Weight Pentathlon. He is the author of several books, including Intervention. How has Dan's 2020 been? (0:57) Dan does believe in the COVID virus. He says he is one of the few people who trust science lately. His whole...