Casey Conrad is the President of Communication Consultants, WBS, Inc., they provide top quality sales and communication seminars for professionals in the health and fitness industry worldwide. She is the author of “Selling Fitness: The Complete Guide to Selling Health Club Memberships,” and has created 20 other sales, marketing and management books for the industry. She has presented in over...
Molly Kemmer is the Regional Director of EXOS MediFit and the Chairperson of IHRSA. Molly has a wealth of experience in the fitness industry and has spent the past three and a half years working with EXOS Medifit, a business that provides fitness center management, design, innovation, and performance solutions. They work with clients including leading corporations, academic institutions, health...
Amy Dixon holds multiple fitness certifications and a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise physiology. She's a Master Trainer for FitnessGlo®, Gatorade®, Schwinn® Cycling, BOSU® and Shockwave®, and a spokesperson for Avon’s breast cancer walks and Reebok’s Global Walking Partner. She’s the National Creative Manager for Group Fitness at Equinox Fitness Clubs and Director of THE Force at Vimmia. Her many television...
Bill Besselman is the VP of Connected Fitness Strategy and Integration at Under Armour. Bill manages all aspects of Under Armour’s digital strategy development, including integration of recent acquisitions MapMyFitness, MyFitnessPal and Endomondo into the Under Armour business. During his time leading the corporate strategy team Bill’s role was to identify, gather, and drive strategic initiatives and the voice of the...
Christine Thalwitz has been immersed in the health and fitness industry for more than 20 years. As Vice President of Marketing at acac Fitness & Wellness Centers, she provides leadership for strategies, tactics and resources that support revenue growth, member acquisition and retention, and delivery of acac's promise to help others live their best. Christine oversees market research, advertising, promotions, communications, public relations, and media...
Justin Tamsett is the Managing Director of Active Management. He has managed and owned fitness clubs since 1990, and now travels the globe speaking on topics from business skills to work-life balance. During this episode JT talks about: On-boarding new members into your gymHow life experiences influence how we exerciseHow consumers love mystery experiencesHow we can use this consumer trend with our...
Tim Keightley is an experienced visionary, leader and has been the driving force behind some of the most successful health and fitness brands in the world. He has a track record that includes creating the largest personal training business in Europe and elevating some of the most successful in the US to new levels. Tim is also a highly sought...
Mike Michalowicz is the entrepreneur behind three multimillion dollar companies and is the author of Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. He's a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and the former business makeover specialist on MSNBC. Today Mike travels the world as an entrepreneurial advocate, he is globally recognized as the guy...
Debora Warner is the president and CEO of Mile High Run Club. A niche fitness business that caters to runners, both new and experienced. They promote themselves as the first dedicated studio for running, and its based in the heart of NYC. Debora herself has coached hundreds of runners over the past several years, she is an RRCA Certified Running...
In this weeks show, JT from Active Management shares some new research about the role of people in our business, he asks the question are we paying them enough attention and should there be a stronger focus on Human Resources in our businesses. We then dive into demographics and how we can no longer assume that traditional segmentation is relevant, and...
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