Eric Falardeau — How Some Fitness Models Leave Money on the Table
In this episode, Paul talks with Eric Falardeau, a partner with McKinsey & Company in Montreal. For Eric, the human brain and his fundamental belief that there is continued opportunity to keep innovating as a sector to solve human needs is what brought him to the fitness industry. McKinsey & Compa…
Austin Cohen — Bridging the Gap Between Fitness and Health
In this episode, Paul talks with Austin Cohen, Founder and CEO of Flexit. An admitted early riser, Austin has engaged in competitive sports throughout his life. And leaning into his experiences and education at Columbia Business School, Austin is a successful venture capitalist raising money for fi…
Liz Clark — Fitness is Preventative Health Care
In this episode, Paul talks with Liz Clark, President and CEO of The Global Health and Fitness Industry Association (IHRSA). With a lifetime of experience in association management and a personal interest in physical fitness, Liz works to enhance the growth and development of the fitness industry t…
Len Fridman — Leveraging Data to Scale Your Business Growth
In this episode, Paul talks with WellnessLiving’s CEO and cofounder Len Fridman. In his words, Len was a scrawny competitive tennis player. That was until, at 18, he picked up some weights and never looked back. When faced with the decision to re-enter the corporate world, Len followed his passion …
Thiago Somera — The Secret to Growing to 500K Subscribers
In this episode, Paul talks with Thiago Somera, the Infrastructure and Supply Chain Director of Smart Fit. Thiago’s long history of international trade marketing and supply chain experience assist him in successfully implementing both physical clubs and digital platforms. Smart Fit entered the Lat…
Pete Moore — The Business of Fitness
In this episode, Paul sits down with Integrity Square’s founder and managing partner Pete Moore. His education in finance from Harvard Business School and his passion for fitness and sport, are what ultimately led Pete to a business deal with Gold’s Gym brand in 1999. In 2010, he morphed the two co…
Amy Thompson — Evolving to Meet the Needs of Fitness Professionals
In this episode, Paul sits down with IDEA’s owner and CEO, Amy Thompson. Amy is a natural competitor with over three decades of experience in the fitness industry. Her goal is to empower fitness professionals to create their businesses on their own terms. IDEA Health & Fitness Association is a mem…
Integrating Digital Content is the Key to Staying Relevant – Felicia Alexander
Integrating digital content adds value to individual members and franchisees. On today’s episode, Paul sits down with Title Boxing Club’s Chief Revenue Officer and Co-founder and President of BoxUnion, Felicia Alexander. Felicia spent 20 years in the corporate world but always knew her career woul…
Optimizing Digital Transformations Within The Wellness Industry — Allison Mataya
As technologies continue to rapidly advance, the possibilities for application in the wellness industry are seemingly endless. On today’s episode Paul sits down with DMI Managing Director Allison Mataya. Allison is a former Olympic development field hockey player and took advantage of the pandem…
Tony Frick - At the intersection of technology and wellness
In this latest episode Paul speaks with Tony Frick, Chairman and CEO at HUSK. Husk's purpose is to empower healthier living by enabling people to navigate a host of different wellness benefits. With an offering including; tele-nutrition, tele-mental health, wellness rewards and digital fitness, Hu…