The Fitness Business Podcast

In part one of today’s episode you will hear from Rich Hutson, the Business Development Manager for Evolution Wellness and Rich joins us to share 5 Tips for Leading through challenging times. Then in part two we speak with Christina Sjahli, On-Demand CFO and Cash Flow Catalyst, and Christina shares 3 financial tips that club owners can do during the COVID-19 crisis.

This is the second edition of our COVID19 Mastermind panel. In this broadcast, our expert panel covers: 1. An update about the COVID19 landscape in their territory USA, Canada, Asia, UK and Australia. 2. Top three pieces of advice based on their area of expertise, those focus areas are Business, Marketing, Customer experience and retention, people and leadership.

In part one of today’s episode you will hear from Kari Saitowitz, the Founder + CEO of Fhitting Room in New York City. Kari shares what it is like to own a fitness club in the epicenter of COVID-19 and what actions her club has taken to keep New Yorkers moving during the crisis. Then in part two we speak with Drew Campbell, the General Manager of ISSN based in Shanghai, China. Drew shares his insights on the state of the fitness industry and life overall in Asia during COVID-19.

In part one of today's episode you will hear from Matt Wright, he is the Vice President of Personal Training and Programming at City Fitness and he joins us to talk about their online app THRIVE and their new City Fitness LIVE product. Then in part two, we are joined by Lindsay Bollinger, the General Manager of Brick Bodies Fitness Services, who talks about how she is communicating and training her staff during the COVID-19 crisis.

In part one of todays episode you will hear from Jason Stowell, he is the fitness and membership consultant to JCC's of America and has created a 3 step guide to running effective team meetings online. Then in part two, our guest is Terry Hawkins, Founder, and CEO of Progress Retail. In the interview, Terry shares advice for owners, managers and employees that have been affected by the circumstances of covid 19. She helps us understand what we need to do, to get out of the Pit and Flip the switch.

In part one of today's episode you will hear from the owner of Field and Function, Chris Lilley about how they are providing live virtual classes and hiring out gym equipment.   Then in part two, I’m joined by Lachlan Creighton, the owner of 3 Anytime Fitness Clubs who shares how he is staying connected with their members and with the community.

Joe De Sena Founder and CEO of Spartan, the world’s largest obstacle race and endurance brand – has demonstrated his entrepreneurial drive since his pre-teens. After building a multimillion-dollar pool and construction business in college, and creating a Wall Street trading firm, De Sena set his sights on ripping 100 million people off their couches by creating the Spartan lifestyle.

The Mastermind Panel Solving The Covid-19 Challenges You Are Facing. Our panel of experts understand the pain you are currently in with compulsory closures, members suspending, grappling with virtual or on-line programming, members cancelling and the numerous staff issues. They'll share their top idea for where you are currently. They want to help you maximise this 'quiet' time with strategies, plans and actions for post COVID-19.

Darren Jacobson  is the Senior Vice President of Instructor Programming for Zumba Fitness LLC based in Miami. He holds a bachelors degree in Human Movement Science and is a featured writer for numerous fitness industry publications. In addition, Darren sits on the IDEA Program Directors Committee, and is an IHRSA industry expert in the field of Personal training. Darren was previously with the Virgin Active Group in South Africa as the Head of Product for their chain of 100 plus Health clubs.

Dennis Yu is the Chief Executive Officer of BlitzMetrics, a digital marketing company which partners with schools to train young adults. Dennis’s program centers around mentorship, helping students grow their expertise to manage social campaigns for enterprise clients like the Golden State Warriors, Nike, and Rosetta Stone. He’s an internationally recognized lecturer in Facebook Marketing and has spoken in 17 countries, spanning 5 continents, including keynotes at L2E, Gultaggen, and Marketo Summi

Scott Stratten, is the President of Un-Marketing. Scott is a Disruptive and UN-traditional Sales, Marketing, Branding & Relationship Expert. As the president of Un-Marketing, he has transformed how corporations, like PepsiCo, Century 21, Fidelity and Microsoft do business, with radical insights on how to engage better with customers through social and viral marketing.

Jason Stowell is the Health & Wellness Consultant to JCC's of America.  With over twenty-four years of experience, Jason has sold over 18,000 individual fitness agreements making him one of the top sales performers in the health and wellness industry.

Bill Flynn has more than thirty years of experience working for, and advising, hundreds of companies, including startups, where he has a long track record of success. He’s had five successful outcomes, two IPOs, and seven acquisitions, including a turnaround during the 2008 financial crisis.

Ben Midgley is the Chief Executive Officer & Founding Partner Crunch Franchising, Ben is a 27 year veteran of the fitness industry and the only person in the industry to serve as the CEO and President of the 2 largest and fastest growing full size high value low price franchisees. Ben has led the growth of Crunch Franchising from concept to one of the largest and fastest growing companies in the industry and is regularly featured in prominent business publications and programming.

Robert Jackson is a Bay Area native, Founder and CEO of Forma Gym, a Club Industry top 100 club, and is the creator of Fitness BI. Serving more than 1800 health club locations in the US and Canada, Fitness BI is the Business Intelligence platform of choice for top brands.