Hashtag Fitness Industry

The podcast Hashtag Fitnessindustry turns its attention to what global investors are increasingly calling the final frontier of fitness growth: Africa. Host Andreas Bechler and guest Akinola Maja (Chairman of FIT Africa International and Co-Founder of Safari® Fitness) analyze the continent's massive potential, which spans from highly consolidated commercial chains in South Africa to rapid, grassro...

The podcast Hashtag Fitness Industry completes its deep-dive into the Latin American fitness market by focusing on the region's heavyweight: Brazil. Host Andreas Bechler and guest Martin Saldaño Krogslund (Co-founder of Fitlink) discuss the country's explosive success, which makes it the world's second-largest fitness market by club count. They analyze how a massive internal market, co...

The podcast Hashtag Fitness Industry crosses the Atlantic in this episode to explore a region often overlooked by global investors: Spanish-Speaking Latin America. Host Andreas Bechler is joined by industry insider Mathias Alejandro Lego (Founder & CEO, Fitlink Global), a leader building the digital infrastructure to connect the fragmented fitness world, to look beyond the massive numbers of B...

The European fitness landscape is undergoing massive shifts—from the rise of new competitive formats to major consolidations and leadership changes. In this premiere English-language episode of "Hashtag Fitnessindustry," host Andreas Bechler is joined by industry veteran and global connector Hans Muench to explore the DACH market's biggest headlines for an international audience. Tog...