Future of Fitness

Al Noshirvani is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Motionsoft, a leading provider of software and financial services for the health, fitness and wellness industry. Motionsoft's award-winning club management software and membership management solutions have helped organizations like Equinox Fitness, CRUNCH, The Bay Club Co, US Fitness, the Steve Nash Clubs, and thousands of other gyms and fitness facilities around the world. Since its inception, Al has completed 5 acquisitions and grown Motionsoft to become one of the largest software and full-service transaction and accounts receivable software companies in the fitness industry. http://www.motionsoft.net Specialties: Direct experience with, M&A, consulting and venture capital.   Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

Jason Crowe is the VP, Partnerships & Business Development at Precision Nutrition, Precision Nutrition, the world’s largest online nutrition and healthy lifestyle coaching and certification company, recently announced the launch of Precision Nutrition Enterprise Coaching, a personal remote coaching solution for organizations worldwide to offer their employees a scientifically-proven transformation program that helps people lose weight, improve their cognitive performance, and function at their highest potential.   Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co  

Anthony Vennarre is a product-focused operator, United States Marine, and 3x exited founder, leading product and ecosystem development. Anthony and his brother Joe started in a home personal training company that culminated in a 12,000 square foot facility, and hundreds of members. After selling the gym, the team transitioned into the digital space selling fitness equipment and training programs. Along the way, they've worked with brands like Reebok, GNC and Tough Mudder to create content and marketing campaigns, and the pair were tapped to develop educational programming including accredited certifications for fitness professionals. In 2017. The team started fit a marketplace for health and fitness activities, bootstrapping their way to a seed investment. After scaling the platform to 30 cities across the US, Canada, the UK and Australia. Mind Body became an investor and strategic partner armed with a deep knowledge of the industry and enduring passion for building companies in the space. The Vennares intended to make fit insider the leading resource and ecosystem for like-minded operators.

Justin Harris is an incredibly experienced youth and adolescent coach and directs the physical education department at one of the premier schools in St. Louis. He and Dr. Greenspon conceptualized and developed the idea behind TeenLIFT and together are working on implementing this methodology nationwide.     Links:   https://www.teen-lift.com/ www.futureoffitness.co

Lindsay Junk is the President of YogaSix franchising. Mother of 3 very busy children, wife, aging athlete, training for the 2021 NYC marathon. Thinking about competing in another Ironman. Graduated from the University of Hawaii a million years ago with a degree in Bio-Chemistry and Food Science and Human Nutrition. Worked in the fitness industry for the past 25 years which includes companies such as 24 Hour Fitness, Yoga Works, Tru Fusion and Gold's Gym.   Links:   Facebook: www.facebook.com/yogasix Instagram: www.instagram.com/yogasix LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/yoga-six Twitter: www.twitter.com/yoga_six   Connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co

Shane Rogers is Co-Founder and CEO of RPM Training Co. An entrepreneur at heart, Shane’s background in Engineering, along with his love of training and the outdoors, took him from leading engineering teams at Gore Medical to the creator of the RPM speed rope, adding to his running list of patents. Even as CEO, Shane still leads all manufacturing initiatives and does most of the technical design for RPM.  Josh Rogers is Co-Founder and CCO of RPM Training Co. As the owner of one of the earliest CrossFit affiliate gyms, Josh used his love of design and training to create the RPM brand along with his brother, Shane. He now drives the long-term vision and strategy for the brand, breaking daily at noon of course to train with the rest of the RPM team.    connect with us: www.futureoffitness.co 

With over 20 years of qualified experience in the health and fitness industry, Curtis Christopherson is the founder & CEO of WRKOUT, the first connected fitness brand to deliver live, face-to-face personal training optimized for the virtual experience. He is also the owner of Innovative Fitness, North America's largest network of premium personal training studios. Based out of Vancouver, Canada, Curtis leads over 300 virtual and in-person trainers and was recognized as “Canada’s Top Trainer” in 2020 by Impact Magazine. He has also been featured in notable publications such as Forbes, The Globe and Mail, and SGB Magazine – and was also a former Ernst and Young Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year finalist! While leading the businesses, Curtis has completed extreme adventures and some incredible physical feats. As examples, Curtis has competed in a 100km Del Sahara desert run, several Half Ironmans, over 15 marathons, been on the podium for multiple adventures, and knocked off some international hikes such as the West Coast Trail (in 21 hrs), Machu Picchu, and Kilimanjaro. He has also been a part of a team that cycled across Canada (which set a Guinness Book of World Records) and Australia to raise over a million dollars for Juvenile Diabetes. Beyond his years, Curtis will undoubtedly leave an indelible mark on the health and fitness industry and he has no qualms about bringing others along for the journey.   https://www.wrkout.com/   Connect with us: https://www.futureoffitness.co/

In this week's episode, we have Natalia Karbasova & Stefan Tilk from FitTech Company.   Natalia Karbasova is the Founder of the FitTech Summit, the leading conference in Europe devoted to fitness technology and future of wellbeing and active lifestyle (www.fittechsummit.com) attracting 1000+ high-ranking industry executives, investors and startups and featuring Europe’s most promising startups. Stefan Tilk is Chief Advisor New Business of FitTech Company.   Links:   https://www.fittechsummit.com/ https://www.futureoffitness.co/   

Tony Gentilcore is one of the co-founders of Cressey Sports Performance, which really should have been called “Cressilcore Sports Performance” because that sounds like an awesome castle where a wizard lives (and plays sports). When he’s not picking things up and putting them down, he trains top-level athletes and clients in Boston, MA, contributes to the top fitness magazines and websites around, and sets up a camera in his garage to record his lightsaber skills.   Share and subscribe: www.futureoffitness.co

Julian Barnes is a fitness industry veteran whose 40 year career includes being a competitive junior tennis player and certified professional tennis instructor; serving on the Investment Committee for the U.S. Tennis Assn; being a sponsorship sales consultant to Madison Square Garden; serving as the Director of Marketing for Velocity Sports Performance; teaching the Fitness Marketing and Management class in the Swedish Institute’s Advanced Personal Training department; and, most recently, being the Co-Founder and CEO of Boutique Fitness Solutions (BFS), a digital media company that educates, connects and supports boutique fitness business owners to enable them to grow profitable businesses that serve the needs of their evolving fitness clients. Barnes was also the creator and Director of the inaugural NYU Institute for Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management. He earned his bachelor of arts from Tufts University and he is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law.   Links:   www.futureoffitness.co https://boutiquefitnesssolutions.com/