Future of Fitness

Brian Chappon is the definition of a scrappy social entrepreneur and global citizen. A competitive athlete and seasoned expert in capital markets around the world, he takes an international perspective to building economic ecosystems and promoting health & wellness. Brian founded his career as a volunteer and intern with NGOs providing disaster relief. Seeing the economic impact of those environmental events led to a new focus on the need for sustainable entrepreneurship and investment ecosystems in developing countries. As a consultant and head of capital markets, he raised funds and created models to analyze high-return projects and de-risk public-private partnership investments. He built networks of insurance companies, PE/Financial service providers, governments, NGOs, and innovative projects to build wealth, jobs, and opportunities in new markets in in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The mix of extended international travel, stress, and commitment to marathon training took a toll on his health. After the recession of 2008 he hit max burnout and went from what felt like being on top of the world to becoming homeless and living in a 24hour Starbucks in New York City. After shaking off the pain of failure Brian took a sabbatical to teach spinning in a high-end studio. During his time of reflecting he heard of the mental and physical health issues that fellow road warriors faced while traveling, and the idea to create a health studio in an airport was formed. He is now combining his passion for fitness, experience in entrepreneurship, and vision for global health to launch CENTRED-Wellness.com, the first travel health and wellness platform changing the way the world will travel during and after the global Covid-19 crises.   Mohammed Iqbal strives to enhance the lives of people. He believes the key to leading a healthier life is having access to fitness knowledge and acting on it. He founded SweatWorks, the leading digital agency in fitness design and technology to create meaningful wellness journeys for everyone. As founder and CEO, Mohammed has established SweatWorks as a wellness technology brand unlike any other. The agency pursues innovation to make fitness engaging, beautiful and accessible to all. Mohammed also contributes to the wellness industry via speaking engagements at leading events and fitness conferences around the world. His personal commitment to his fitness journey is an inspiration to all those he comes in contact with. Daily, he immerses himself in strategic and creative thinking, fitness, and innovation. For ten years, Mohammed has worked at exploring the intersection of fitness and technology paving way towards a more tangible wellness and healthcare future. SweatWorks collaborates with top-tier fitness brands to provide design, technology and marketplace expertise to produce first-to-market fitness and wellness products. It has made the Inc 5000 list as one of the fastest growing private companies multiple times.   Pocketsuite: https://pocketsuite.io/register/future   https://centred-wellness.com/app     https://www.futureoffitness.co/

Keith is the CEO of OliveX, it is a digital health and fitness company delivering unique user experiences through fitness gamification, augmented reality, and play-to-earn experiences. The OliveX fitness metaverse provides platforms that enable real-world fitness to merge with the digital universe in order to engage consumers with brands, influencers, and coaches. OliveX is designed for those who exercise at home, at the gym, or outdoors in over 170 countries. Links: Pocketsuite: https://pocketsuite.io/register/future  https://www.olivex.ai/ Connect with Keith  

Based in San Francisco, Aly Orady is a 20-year silicon valley veteran, engineer and serial entrepreneur. Aly started his career at Hewlett-Packard’s Computer Systems Laboratory designing super-computers, followed by technical leadership roles at a series of startups, including Kealia, Inc. (now Sun/Oracle). Armed with an M.S.E.E. from Stanford, and a B.Eng. from McMaster University, Aly founded Pano Logic where he served as the company’s Chief Technology Officer and oversaw core technology development, architecture, and patents. As Pano Logic’s founder, Aly also served on the board of directors and has filled a broad array of functional roles including product management, go-to-market planning, business development, and manufacturing operations. Aly’s technical expertise includes cloud, virtualization, enterprise management, networking, and computer architecture. In 2015, Aly went on to found Tonal, a stealth startup with an innovative approach the fitness.  Links: Pocketsuite: https://pocketsuite.io/register/future   https://www.tonal.com/ Connect with Aly    

Chinwe Onyeagoro is the CEO of PocketSuite where she is responsible for strategy, customer success and growth. She served as president of Great Place to Work, and previously worked for McKinsey & Company, The Monitor Group and Pritzker Realty Group (under former Secretary of Commerce).   Pocketsuite: https://pocketsuite.io/register/future  Connect with Chinwe   connect with us: https://www.futureoffitness.co/ 

Royi Metser is the Director of Business Development at InsideTracker. InsideTracker is a truly personalized nutrition and performance system. Its mission is to help people add years to their lives and life to their years by optimizing their bodies from the inside out. By analyzing body’s data, InsideTracker can give a crystal clear picture of what's going on inside you along with a science-backed action plan for improving your health and becoming your best self.  GET 20% off when you sign up - https://info.insidetracker.com/future Pocketsuite: https://pocketsuite.io/register/future  

Melanie Lauer has been CEO of Kettler since May 2020. The philosophy graduate focuses on marketing, sales and product management.   Before taking on her responsibilities at Trisport AG, she worked for international companies in the electronics industry. Most recently in the role of Vice President B2B at a well-known trading company. She from Forbes magazine works together with her C-level colleagues Christian Burgener (COO) and Kristijan Varvodic (CFO) as well as her international and decentralized team  appointed "Fitness Philosopher" worked tirelessly to realize the vision developed. Their external staff includes greats from the design world, such as the creative agency forpeople (London/Amsterdam), Julian Hönig (ex-Apple/ex-Audi/ex-Lamborghini designer) and the engineers of the construction professionals EnergyFit (California). With them, Trisport AG builds equipment icons of the future for your home. Since the restart in December 2019, Trisport AG has fully resumed KETTLER production. KETTLER is already available again in over 26 European countries. In the DACH region alone, you can experience the brand live in more than 250 POS. In addition to the B2B channels, Melanie and her team have just as quickly established the B2C channels in large parts of Europe.     Links: https://kettlersport.com/de-de/ Connect with Melanie Pocketsuite: https://pocketsuite.io/register/future  

Austin is Founder & CEO of FlexIt Inc., whose mission is to create exceptionally flexible and empowering fitness experiences for consumers across the world. FlexIt provides flexible access to gyms, as well as personalized training sessions virtually. Austin is an entrepreneur with broad-based experience in strategy, business development, finance, and capital raising. He's worked across the consumer health & wellness, sports, entertainment, transportation and technology verticals. Over the years Austin has developed strategic partnerships with industry leaders like Therabody, DoorDash, American Express, 24 Hour Fitness, Gold's Gym, among others. Austin began his career in startups before progressing to venture capital. He is a partner, Founding Team member and former Chief of Staff at industry-leading private aviation unicorn Wheels Up, which IPOd in July 2021 through a SPAC. A proven fitness industry leader, he was named a 2020 IHRSA Rising Star - an accolade that recognizes the top talent, under 35 years of age, in the fitness industry. He regularly advocates on behalf of the fitness industry as a featured guest speaker. Among other University related initiatives, Austin is on the board of Columbia Business School's Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center. He is also a Lang advisor/coach, as well as a Columbia Business School Startup Track Advisor. Austin is a frequent guest lecturer at Columbia Business School, where he talks about entrepreneurship, founding a business, leading a startup, and related subjects. Austin was valedictorian of Roslyn (NY) High School. He is a graduate of Columbia University (BA) and Columbia Business School (MBA).   Links:   Pocketsuite: https://pocketsuite.io/register/future  FlexIt https://www.instagram.com/flexit_fitness   https://flexit.fit/

Mohammed Iqbal strives to enhance people’s lives. He believes the key to leading a healthier life is having access to fitness knowledge and acting on it. He founded SweatWorks, the leading digital agency in fitness design and technology to create meaningful wellness journeys for everyone. As founder and CEO, Mohammed has established SweatWorks as a wellness technology brand unlike any other. The agency pursues innovation to make fitness engaging, beautiful and accessible to all.   Mohammed also contributes to the wellness industry via speaking engagements at leading events and fitness conferences around the world. His personal commitment to his fitness journey is an inspiration to all those he comes in contact with. Daily, he immerses himself in strategic and creative thinking, fitness, and innovation. For ten years Mohammed has worked at exploring the intersection of fitness and technology, paving the way towards a more tangible wellness and healthcare future. SweatWorks collaborates with top-tier fitness brands to provide design, technology and marketplace expertise to produce first-to-market fitness and wellness products. It has made the Inc 5000 list as one of the fastest growing private companies five years in a row. Links: https://www.sweatworks.com/  Pocketsuite: https://pocketsuite.io/register/future     Connect with us: https://www.futureoffitness.co/   

Bryce Henson is CEO of Fit Body Boot Camp, the world’s fastest-growing fitness boot camp franchise. Having over 10+ years of experience in the fitness industry and owning 2 FBBC locations, his passion is spreading fitness to the world, in addition to mentoring fitness professionals on how to grow their businesses and change more lives in their local communities. Bryce also co-leads FBBC Mastermind Group, an exclusive coaching group for high-performing fitness professionals. Bryce Henson was born in Atlanta, Georgia, grew up in Michigan and has spent most of his adult life in California. He is a graduate of Michigan State University and speaks Brazilian Portuguese fluently, having lived in Florianopolis, Brazil. He holds citizenship in the United States and Portugal. He enjoys world travel and is a fitness expert, coach, author, and inspirational leader.   Pocketsuite: https://pocketsuite.io/register/future     Links:  https://brycehenson.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realbrycehenson https://fitbodybootcamp.com/ Connect with us: https://www.futureoffitness.co/

Lou DeFrancisco is passionate about health/fitness/wellness both personally and professionally.  Former President of StretchLab which is revolutionizing the assisted-stretching segment in boutique fitness. Stretching is a pillar program in fitness & an integral part of a healthy lifestyle. Since recording, Lou has been appointed as the new President of Body Fit Training.  He is active in biking, swimming, tennis, soccer, football, 4-square   LINKS: Pocketsuite: https://pocketsuite.io/register/future   Connect with Stretchlab: www.stretchlab.com IG: stretchlab_ FB: @stretchlabofficial     Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co