Fitness & Active Brands Summit 2019

Fitness & Active Brands Summit

Driving growth, innovation and investment in the booming fitness and wellness market

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FITNESS & ACTIVE BRANDS SUMMIT

Los Angeles, CA
4-5 December, 2019

INNOVATION SHOWCASE: 5 fitness or active brands, revolutionizing products and services in the market will be handpicked by our prestigious selection committee to present in a quick-fire round of presentations on the main stage. Are you ready to get your brand in front of the industry giants?

PRE-SCHEDULED 1-ON-1 MEETINGS: Registered delegates will have the unique opportunity to get access to the entire attendee list pre-event and schedule up to twelve 20-minute-long networking meetings during the conference.

Why Attend

According to the IHRSA (International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association), the $30 billion health and fitness industry in the U.S. has been growing by at least 3 - 4% annually for the last ten years and shows no signs of slowing

It is no surprise that all types of industries want to capitalize on the health and fitness boom. The industry is getting heightened interest from a vast range of investors and strategic buyers including venture capital, private equity, hospitality, multinational brands and legacy big box gym operators.

Thriving in this highly competitive market comes with complex business challenges, and strategic decisions around growth and funding are not easy to make.

The Fitness & Active Brands Summit has been created to give you 4 key outcomes:

1. Understand investment in the market and what strategic or financial partner is best for you

2. Get practical insights from successful brands on leading growth strategy, building a brand and how they did it

3. Get ahead of what digital disruption and innovation is coming and how that impacts your business model

4. The chance to have meaningful one-to-one business meetings to meet your next potential partner

Key Takeaways you can expect

  • Lead your growth - defining your vision and leading the business through the growth journey
  • Fund expansion – unpacking the investment landscape, M&A transactions and what it means for your brand
  • Innovate & differentiate – understand the importance of investing in innovation to compete
  • Build strategic partnerships – network and think outside the box to identify and build a strategic partnership or industry collaboration opportunities
  • Invest in the right technology & systems – to drive growth at the front and back end of the business and optimise data analytics for business improvement
  • Amplify digital marketing & expand distribution – exploring unique and innovative channels to access the active consumer
  • Strengthen customer loyalty & retention – strategies to keep your customers with you as you grow

Innovation Showcase

With fitness market performance going strong, the industry is in a good position to drive innovation.

5 companies will be handpicked by our prestigious selection committee to present on their innovative product or service in a quick-fire round of presentations on the main stage.

Gain visibility for your company. Someone has to win Best in Show—why not your company?

Submissions will be accepted from companies that are reimagining the outcomes and experiences of the active lifestyle consumer. From unique workout concepts to Fittech – no innovation is excluded.

Submission deadline for all applicants: October 11th, 2019

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

Our Prestigious Selection Committee

Author:

Hannah Jones

Former Chief Sustainability Officer and Founder/President of Nike Valiant Labs
Nike

Hannah Jones

Former Chief Sustainability Officer and Founder/President of Nike Valiant Labs
Nike

Author:

Lorin Hamlin

Head of Innovation
Under Armour

Lorin Hamlin joined Under Armour in 2011 to manage the grand opening of the state of the art Innovation Lab. While acting as legal liaison for the Innovation team, Lorin’s role quickly grew to include business development and strategic alliances. As part of the Innovation Partnerships team, Lorin now oversees Idea House, a platform which embraces the entrepreneurial spirit on which UA was founded; and Future Show, historically a showcase of the best ideas and concepts submitted through Idea House featuring an in-house trade show exhibition, in which Under Armour employees voted on their favorite products and innovations and the winner pitched to a team of top UA executives for a chance to develop their concept or product to commercialization through UA. Taking into account the stellar growth of UA, the platform is currently being reimagined and streamlined to ensure UA is the first to see the very latest concepts and products, directly aligning with the specific needs of all athletes. Lorin also has a special interest in start-up accelerators, particularly those related to sports technology.

Residing with her husband and two children on the West River, just south of Annapolis, Maryland, Lorin enjoys cooking, reading, kayaking, travel and boating on the Chesapeake Bay.   

Lorin Hamlin

Head of Innovation
Under Armour

Lorin Hamlin joined Under Armour in 2011 to manage the grand opening of the state of the art Innovation Lab. While acting as legal liaison for the Innovation team, Lorin’s role quickly grew to include business development and strategic alliances. As part of the Innovation Partnerships team, Lorin now oversees Idea House, a platform which embraces the entrepreneurial spirit on which UA was founded; and Future Show, historically a showcase of the best ideas and concepts submitted through Idea House featuring an in-house trade show exhibition, in which Under Armour employees voted on their favorite products and innovations and the winner pitched to a team of top UA executives for a chance to develop their concept or product to commercialization through UA. Taking into account the stellar growth of UA, the platform is currently being reimagined and streamlined to ensure UA is the first to see the very latest concepts and products, directly aligning with the specific needs of all athletes. Lorin also has a special interest in start-up accelerators, particularly those related to sports technology.

Residing with her husband and two children on the West River, just south of Annapolis, Maryland, Lorin enjoys cooking, reading, kayaking, travel and boating on the Chesapeake Bay.   

Author:

Mark Grabowski

Managing Partner
Snapdragon Capital Partners
  • Founder of Snapdragon Capital Partners and lead investor in Xponential Fitness
  • Partner at TPG Growth leading consumer investing globally; invested in Club Pilates while at TPG Growth
  • At L Catterton, helped lead investments in CorePower Yoga, Peloton, and Pure Barre

Mark Grabowski

Managing Partner
Snapdragon Capital Partners
  • Founder of Snapdragon Capital Partners and lead investor in Xponential Fitness
  • Partner at TPG Growth leading consumer investing globally; invested in Club Pilates while at TPG Growth
  • At L Catterton, helped lead investments in CorePower Yoga, Peloton, and Pure Barre

Author:

Kim Karmitz

Senior Vice President
Triangle Capital LLC

Kim Karmitz

Senior Vice President
Triangle Capital LLC

Author:

Dave Chen

Corporate Incubation – Physical Activity
BOSE

Dave Chen

Corporate Incubation – Physical Activity
BOSE

Brands already attending

The Speakers

 

Julia Sutton

Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer
Exhale

Julia Sutton currently serves as Chief Operating Officer for exhale enterprises, Inc, a leading lifestyle brand in the spa and wellbeing industry that operates 20 properties in 10 markets. As a member of the founding team, Ms. Sutton developed and scaled the Company's operating infrastructure that today successfully delivers dozens of award-winning wellbeing, spa, and retail programs and supports an employee base of 2000.  Ms Sutton is a recognized spa industry leader with a successful track record for developing and launching spa, fitness and retail in a number of different markets.

Julia Sutton

Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer
Exhale

Julia Sutton

Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer
Exhale

Julia Sutton currently serves as Chief Operating Officer for exhale enterprises, Inc, a leading lifestyle brand in the spa and wellbeing industry that operates 20 properties in 10 markets. As a member of the founding team, Ms. Sutton developed and scaled the Company's operating infrastructure that today successfully delivers dozens of award-winning wellbeing, spa, and retail programs and supports an employee base of 2000.  Ms Sutton is a recognized spa industry leader with a successful track record for developing and launching spa, fitness and retail in a number of different markets. Prior to joining the exhale team, she served as National Spa Operations Director for Wellbridge, where she directed ten spas across the country from Honolulu to New York. Ms. Sutton has a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and International Business from Manhattan College. She also completed the OPM program at Harvard Business School.   Julia belongs to several groups (COO network, American College of Sports Medicine, HBSCNY) and enjoys coaching basketball, playing tennis, hiking and surfing.

 

Nate Checketts

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Rhone

Nate Checketts is the Co-Founder & CEO of Rhone, a premium men’s active wear company founded in 2014. Prior to Rhone, Nate worked for and consulted with some of the biggest technology and entertainment properties in the world including Cisco, The National Football League, Legends, FanVision and Sport Radar. Nate is also an avid entrepreneur who founded and launched 4 companies before the age of 30, including Rhone and Mangia Technologies, whose patents were later acquired by the San Francisco 49ers.

Nate Checketts

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Rhone

Nate Checketts

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Rhone

Nate Checketts is the Co-Founder & CEO of Rhone, a premium men’s active wear company founded in 2014. Prior to Rhone, Nate worked for and consulted with some of the biggest technology and entertainment properties in the world including Cisco, The National Football League, Legends, FanVision and Sport Radar. Nate is also an avid entrepreneur who founded and launched 4 companies before the age of 30, including Rhone and Mangia Technologies, whose patents were later acquired by the San Francisco 49ers. In addition to Rhone, Nate also serves as Chairman of the Board to Beyond Type 1, a non-profit dedicated to the community of those with Type 1 Diabetes. Nate graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA in Finance.  He and his wife Dayna reside in Connecticut with their three young boys, Gabriel, William and Nicholas.

 

Bruce Smith

Founder & CEO
Hydrow

Bruce Smith is the CEO & Founder of Hydrow, the leading at-home connected rower that brings the on-water experience of rowing straight to your home. A lifelong entrepreneur, rower and coach, Bruce has dedicated his career to helping others experience the power of the sport at all levels.

Bruce Smith

Founder & CEO
Hydrow

Bruce Smith

Founder & CEO
Hydrow

Bruce Smith is the CEO & Founder of Hydrow, the leading at-home connected rower that brings the on-water experience of rowing straight to your home. A lifelong entrepreneur, rower and coach, Bruce has dedicated his career to helping others experience the power of the sport at all levels. As a US National Team coach, he led the Lightweight Eight to a Bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships, and worked to create widespread access to rowing as the former Executive Director of Community Rowing, Inc. (CRI), Boston’s first public rowing club. Since its inception, CRI has provided education and training for more than 30,000 people, ranging from Olympians and Paralympians to novice and youth programs, and has become one of the world’s largest public boathouses and a model for similar programs nationally.

Bruce founded Hydrow to capture the unique experience of on-water rowing and make it universally accessible, helping people everywhere feel more connected to one another and live healthier lives on a daily basis. Hailing from Canada, Bruce makes his home in Cambridge, MA just blocks away from the Charles River.

 

Matt Nugent

Principal
L Catterton

Matt Nugent

Principal
L Catterton

Matt Nugent

Principal
L Catterton
 

Adam and Ryan Goldston

Co-Founders
Athletic Propulsion Labs

Athletic Propulsion Labs was founded in March 2009, by then 23 year-old identical twins Adam and Ryan Goldston. As former two sport collegiate athletes, playing both basketball and football at the University of Southern California, Adam and Ryan envisioned creating a company providing revolutionary products symbolizing the ultimate intersection of design and performance.

Adam and Ryan Goldston

Co-Founders
Athletic Propulsion Labs

Adam and Ryan Goldston

Co-Founders
Athletic Propulsion Labs

Athletic Propulsion Labs was founded in March 2009, by then 23 year-old identical twins Adam and Ryan Goldston. As former two sport collegiate athletes, playing both basketball and football at the University of Southern California, Adam and Ryan envisioned creating a company providing revolutionary products symbolizing the ultimate intersection of design and performance.

 Today, Adam and Ryan Goldston are recognized as accomplished inventors with numerous U.S. and foreign patents including U.S. utility patents 8,112,905, 8,347,526, 8,495,825, 8,621,766 and 8,732,983 where they are named inventors for the company’s revolutionary Load ‘N Launch® Technology. With the launch of their inaugural shoe in June 2010, the Concept 1 basketball shoe, they became the creators of the first shoe proven to instantly make you jump higher due to APL’s revolutionary 8-spring Load ‘N Launch Technology in the forefoot. As a result, the Concept 1 became the first shoe banned in the NBA’s 64-year history for performance reasons for “providing an undue competitive advantage.”

Following the success and media attention generated by the APL Concept 1 basketball shoe, the company quickly adopted the “Banned by the NBA” tagline to augment its original “Stop Dreaming. Jump Higher.” A new 6-spring running version of the patented Load ‘N Launch Technology designed to instantly provide a heightened level of running performance with less effort, was launched in June of 2014 along with the company’s new Propelium midsole technology for running. More recently APL successfully entered the active wear market with a variety of highly touted products that seamlessly mix technology and style.

Co-Founders Adam and Ryan have been honored at the White House as part of the Empact 100 which recognizes the Top 100 Entrepreneurs age 35 and under in the U.S. Athletic Propulsion Labs was also recently named as “One of the Five Best New Sportswear Brands in the World” by ISPO, the international sporting goods organization in addition to being named to the 2015 Game Changers List by Men’s Fitness. Most recently, Adam and Ryan were selected to the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2016 in the Retail & Ecommerce category. This list recognizes America’s top young entrepreneurs and game changers representing the countries future and present leaders.

 

Bryan Myers

President & CEO
Solidcore

Bryan is President and CEO of Solidcore. Prior to joining the leadership team, he was a dedicated client and member of the 100 club. In his role, Bryan works to ensure that our Studio Managers and Coaches deliver an exceptional experience for our clients and leads the effort to bring Solidcore to new communities all over the country. 

Bryan Myers

President & CEO
Solidcore

Bryan Myers

President & CEO
Solidcore

Bryan is President and CEO of Solidcore. Prior to joining the leadership team, he was a dedicated client and member of the 100 club. In his role, Bryan works to ensure that our Studio Managers and Coaches deliver an exceptional experience for our clients and leads the effort to bring Solidcore to new communities all over the country. 

Prior to joining the Solidcore team, Bryan was a member of the leadership team of sweetgreen, the national leader in the healthy fast casual category. He joined sweetgreen in 2014 as Director of Finance and, over the course of 4 years, wore many hats including his final role as VP of Development, helping the company grow from a regional chain of 22 restaurants to 90 locations nationally. Bryan began his career as a consultant for The Boston Consulting Group, providing strategic advice to Fortune 500 companies on topics of growth, organizational design, and operational transformation.

 

John Burns

CEO
TB12

John Burns

CEO
TB12

John Burns

CEO
TB12
 

Michelle Wahler

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Beyond Yoga

Michelle Wahler is the Co-Founder and CEO of Beyond Yoga. Acting as CEO since 2011, Michelle has led the company in building a top tier management team that has successfully elevated the brand. By expanding the distribution and product line, she has made Beyond Yoga a globally recognized name. Michelle brings over a decade of experience in the retail industry with an extensive background and knowledge of design, production and sales.  Her prior experience includes time spent at People Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar and Yahoo.

Michelle Wahler

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Beyond Yoga

Michelle Wahler

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Beyond Yoga

Michelle Wahler is the Co-Founder and CEO of Beyond Yoga. Acting as CEO since 2011, Michelle has led the company in building a top tier management team that has successfully elevated the brand. By expanding the distribution and product line, she has made Beyond Yoga a globally recognized name. Michelle brings over a decade of experience in the retail industry with an extensive background and knowledge of design, production and sales.  Her prior experience includes time spent at People Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar and Yahoo.

 

Jon Canarick

Managing Director
North Castle Partners

Jon Canarick is a Managing Director with 18 years of consumer private equity investment experience. Since joining North Castle in 2001, Jon has actively managed North Castle’s investments across a variety of Healthy, Active, and Sustainable Living sectors and across all job functions at North Castle. Having started his career at NCP as an Associate out of investment banking, Jon has played a crucial role in the development of North Castle and many of its portfolio companies.

Jon Canarick

Managing Director
North Castle Partners

Jon Canarick

Managing Director
North Castle Partners

Jon Canarick is a Managing Director with 18 years of consumer private equity investment experience. Since joining North Castle in 2001, Jon has actively managed North Castle’s investments across a variety of Healthy, Active, and Sustainable Living sectors and across all job functions at North Castle. Having started his career at NCP as an Associate out of investment banking, Jon has played a crucial role in the development of North Castle and many of its portfolio companies. Jon currently sits on the Board of Directors of Echelon Fit, CR Fitness, Encore Vet Group, Kettlebell Kitchen, The Escape Game, Barry’s Bootcamp, Brooklyn Boulders, Curves, Jenny Craig, Palladio, and SLT. Previously, Jon served on the Board of Directors of Mineral Fusion, gloProfessional, Flatout, International Fitness, Enzymatic Therapy, Performance Bicycle, Avalon and DDF and was actively involved in the Firm’s investment in Grand Expeditions. Prior to joining North Castle, Jon worked in the Financial Sponsors Coverage and Leveraged Finance groups of Bear, Stearns & Co., where he executed leveraged buyout transactions and provided advisory services for financial sponsors. Jon earned a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

 

Matt O'Connor

General Manager - At Home Bike Business
Flywheel Sports

Matt O’Connor is the General Manager of the at-home fitness business for Flywheel Sports. The Flywheel Home Bike brings the original athletic, metrics-based indoor ride right to the consumer’s home. As GM, Matt leads sales and distribution, marketing, product and content strategy, and operations for the at-home business. Prior to Flywheel, Matt served as Senior Director of Sales at MM.LaFleur, a digitally naive women's apparel brand, where he led the sales and customer experience teams.

Matt O'Connor

General Manager - At Home Bike Business
Flywheel Sports

Matt O'Connor

General Manager - At Home Bike Business
Flywheel Sports

Matt O’Connor is the General Manager of the at-home fitness business for Flywheel Sports. The Flywheel Home Bike brings the original athletic, metrics-based indoor ride right to the consumer’s home. As GM, Matt leads sales and distribution, marketing, product and content strategy, and operations for the at-home business. Prior to Flywheel, Matt served as Senior Director of Sales at MM.LaFleur, a digitally naive women's apparel brand, where he led the sales and customer experience teams. He previously led retail sales for a couple early-stage NYC-based hardware companies (Kinsa, Inc., maker of smartphone-connected consumer health products; and Starry, Inc., which produces consumer-friendly internet and wifi solutions). He's a native of the SF Bay Area, and he holds a BA from UC Berkeley and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

If we want some fun / personal facts about me, could add:

  • In addition to being a dedicated Flywheeler, Matt is an avid runner and six-time marathoner 
  • Matt has lived abroad in both Buenos Aires and Mexico City 
 

Terry White

CEO & Founder
WOLACO

Terry is the Founder and CEO of the performance apparel brand Way of Life Athletic Company, known as WOLACO. The Harvard graduate moved to New York City after graduation and found himself restless by the sedentary and hierarchical lifestyle of the corporate world. As a lifelong athlete and former Division I lacrosse player, Terry was determined to build a brand that represented a healthier way of life.

Terry White

CEO & Founder
WOLACO

Terry White

CEO & Founder
WOLACO

Terry is the Founder and CEO of the performance apparel brand Way of Life Athletic Company, known as WOLACO. The Harvard graduate moved to New York City after graduation and found himself restless by the sedentary and hierarchical lifestyle of the corporate world. As a lifelong athlete and former Division I lacrosse player, Terry was determined to build a brand that represented a healthier way of life.

Through this, WOLACO's signature style, the North Moore, was born. The original 9” compression short featured first-of-its-kind sweat-proof compressive pockets designed for storing a phone and valuables during exercise. The product launched in 2014 with a Kickstarter campaign that exceeded its funding goal by 400%. Since then, WOLACO has developed their collection to a full offering of men’s and women's performance apparel and capitalized on their loyal base of evangelical customers. The business has continued to grow impressively behind a strategy that is centered around building community organically and scaling their relationship with a highly engaged customer base.

 

Nate Forster

Co-Founder & CEO
NeoU

Nate Forster is a former professional tennis player turned entrepreneur. Nate started his career in hospitality and transitioned into the health and wellness industry in 2010. At the start of his entrepreneurial career, he was an operating partner at dek23 and b.e.d. nightclubs in Miami, in which he brokered the sale of both businesses.  In 2010, he  became the owner and operator of the first Reebok-partnered CrossFit gym and by 2014, he was the largest CrossFit affiliate owner globally with 15 locations.

Nate Forster

Co-Founder & CEO
NeoU

Nate Forster

Co-Founder & CEO
NeoU

Nate Forster is a former professional tennis player turned entrepreneur. Nate started his career in hospitality and transitioned into the health and wellness industry in 2010. At the start of his entrepreneurial career, he was an operating partner at dek23 and b.e.d. nightclubs in Miami, in which he brokered the sale of both businesses.  In 2010, he  became the owner and operator of the first Reebok-partnered CrossFit gym and by 2014, he was the largest CrossFit affiliate owner globally with 15 locations. Nate is now the co-founder and CEO of NEOU, a digital fitness platform that helps fitness influencer and workout brands scale to a larger audience. The mission of NEOU is to bring consumers the best of all types of fitness, health + wellness concepts and trainers to anyone in the world at anytime.

 

 

Chris Patton

Vice President of Wellness Solutions
Peerfit

Chris Patton oversees the growth strategy, partnerships, and operations of the Peerfit Wellness Network. With more than 10 years of experience in the health & wellness industry he is continually focused on improving the strength and quality of the Peerfit network to ensure our users  have a place to engage with fitness no matter their location. Chris is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University's Executive MBA program in 2016.

Chris Patton

Vice President of Wellness Solutions
Peerfit

Chris Patton

Vice President of Wellness Solutions
Peerfit

Chris Patton oversees the growth strategy, partnerships, and operations of the Peerfit Wellness Network. With more than 10 years of experience in the health & wellness industry he is continually focused on improving the strength and quality of the Peerfit network to ensure our users  have a place to engage with fitness no matter their location. Chris is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University's Executive MBA program in 2016.

 

Scott Yamano

Chief Executive Officer
Yogaclub

Scott Yamano

Chief Executive Officer
Yogaclub

Scott Yamano

Chief Executive Officer
Yogaclub
 

Chris Picardo

President
WONE

Chris Picardo

President
WONE

Chris Picardo

President
WONE
 

Richard Kestenbaum

Partner
Triangle Capital, LLC

Richard is a co-founder and Partner of Triangle Capital and has been an investment banker for over 35 years. Richard has a great deal of experience advising clients in merchandising businesses, particularly in the Retail & Consumer sector. Richard is an often-quoted expert on the retail and merchandising industries. He is a Contributor to Forbes.com where he writes a regular blog about trends in retail and consumer product businesses. He also appears regularly in print and other media as well as industry panels and speaking programs.

Richard Kestenbaum

Partner
Triangle Capital, LLC

Richard Kestenbaum

Partner
Triangle Capital, LLC

Richard is a co-founder and Partner of Triangle Capital and has been an investment banker for over 35 years. Richard has a great deal of experience advising clients in merchandising businesses, particularly in the Retail & Consumer sector. Richard is an often-quoted expert on the retail and merchandising industries. He is a Contributor to Forbes.com where he writes a regular blog about trends in retail and consumer product businesses. He also appears regularly in print and other media as well as industry panels and speaking programs.

Before co-founding Triangle, Richard was a Managing Director at a boutique investment banking firm called Financo, Inc. While at Financo, Richard was responsible for a majority of the firm’s apparel industry transactions. Prior to joining Financo, Richard was a Partner and First Vice President at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. At Drexel, Richard was responsible for a group of 14 professionals doing middle-market mergers and acquisitions around the world.

Richard is the co-author of three books on finance and computer programming. He is formerly an Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Business at the graduate program of the Stern School of Business at York University.

Richard received a BS in Accounting from New York University and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Harvard University. Richard is married and lives in New York.

Click here to read Richard’s blog and follow him on Forbes.com.

 

Jeremy Newns

Director of R&D
KT Tape

Jeremy Newns is the Director of R&D for KT Tape and simply put, Jeremy’s role is to make ideas happen. This involves championing ideas into the pipeline, developing and capturing business opportunities, aligning them with design-driven solutions, navigating those solutions through development & innovation to a successful launch. 

Jeremy Newns

Director of R&D
KT Tape

Jeremy Newns

Director of R&D
KT Tape

Jeremy Newns is the Director of R&D for KT Tape and simply put, Jeremy’s role is to make ideas happen. This involves championing ideas into the pipeline, developing and capturing business opportunities, aligning them with design-driven solutions, navigating those solutions through development & innovation to a successful launch. 

Jeremy is a Los Angeles native who has always been discovery-driven, creative, mechanically minded, and fascinated by how things work. Jeremy views himself as a divergent thinker who has never been very respectful of the status quo, caution or tradition. Jeremy is a learner, a visual thinker, problem solver and constantly studying what makes products work, how they are made, their materials, how components are designed and come together.

In addition to his experience at KT Tape, Jeremy has 20+ years of experience that spans multiple areas of involvement as a creator including print production, graphic design, production design, product design & development, manufacturing, packaging, merchandising, and teaching.

Jeremy has a degree in graphic design and has taught in the Art & Visual Communications programs of both Provo College and Utah Valley University and he recently received his B.S. in Business & Marketing Management. Jeremy enjoys photography (@avacadokid), cooking, being outdoors, and advising product startups.

KT Tape info:

Based in American Fork, Utah and founded in 2008, KT Tape has revolutionized the sports medicine industry with the introduction of the most advanced and recognized kinesiology tape and recovery products. KT Tape develops breakthrough solutions that enable athletes to painlessly perform at their best. The Company currently designs, develops, and distributes a variety of kinesiology tape lines, including KT Tape (cotton) and KT Tape Pro (synthetic), engineered for targeted pain relief and enhanced functionality, as well as a lines of performance and recovery products. KT Tape is the largest kinesiology tape manufacturer in the consumer-facing channels, available in 42,000+ domestic retail locations and 40 countries. All Channels Domestic Share exceeds 90%.

 

Emily Santamore

Founder & CEO
Rune

Emily Santamore

Founder & CEO
Rune

Emily Santamore

Founder & CEO
Rune
 

Jonathan J. Gantt

Chief Financial Officer
Barry's Bootcamp

Jonathan J. Gantt

Chief Financial Officer
Barry's Bootcamp

Jonathan J. Gantt

Chief Financial Officer
Barry's Bootcamp
 

Nicole Wolfe

Head of Corporate Programs
ClassPass

Nicole Wolfe is Head of Corporate Programs at ClassPass, the leading global fitness membership. Her mission is to work with businesses of every size to design the most cost-effective, customizable and employee-centric wellness program available in the market. For more than a decade, Nicole has been a passionate advocate for the needs of employees, working to shift the corporate wellness landscape from calorie counting to comprehensive programs that truly reward health behaviors such as workouts, meditation and self-care.

Nicole Wolfe

Head of Corporate Programs
ClassPass

Nicole Wolfe

Head of Corporate Programs
ClassPass

Nicole Wolfe is Head of Corporate Programs at ClassPass, the leading global fitness membership. Her mission is to work with businesses of every size to design the most cost-effective, customizable and employee-centric wellness program available in the market. For more than a decade, Nicole has been a passionate advocate for the needs of employees, working to shift the corporate wellness landscape from calorie counting to comprehensive programs that truly reward health behaviors such as workouts, meditation and self-care. She previously built wellness initiatives with Kaiser Permanente, Global Corporate Challenge and TRX training, and consulted with Fortune 500 companies to design impactful wellness offers that increased productivity. As an expert on corporate wellness, Nicole was also invited to offer her insight on Fast Company’s Productivity Confidential podcast. She has an MBA with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from Babson College and an undergraduate degree in Journalism from Boston University. Nicole lives with her husband in San Francisco.

 

Shari Castelli

Director of Partner Expansion
ClassPass

Shari Castelli has a deep understanding of the fitness market, having spent the past five years supporting boutique studios and gyms as the Director of National Accounts at ClassPass. In this role, Shari consulted with studios of all sizes to implement yield management systems that optimize revenue, and drive more business to each studio. Due to the massive impact Shari made on studios, she was promoted to Director of Partner Expansion, where she has spearheaded the ClassPass Empowerment Program.

Shari Castelli

Director of Partner Expansion
ClassPass

Shari Castelli

Director of Partner Expansion
ClassPass

Shari Castelli has a deep understanding of the fitness market, having spent the past five years supporting boutique studios and gyms as the Director of National Accounts at ClassPass. In this role, Shari consulted with studios of all sizes to implement yield management systems that optimize revenue, and drive more business to each studio. Due to the massive impact Shari made on studios, she was promoted to Director of Partner Expansion, where she has spearheaded the ClassPass Empowerment Program. This initiative offers in depth regional analysis and expansion plan support for eligible studios. The program has already helped 35 fitness partners to develop launch and expansion plans throughout the US and UK. Shari also has firsthand studio experience from her time as a boutique fitness instructor, where she taught at As One Fitness in New York City and earned her Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification. Shari holds a B.A. from New York University and currently resides in Orange County, California.

 

Matt Evans

Vice President of Business Development
Implus

Matt currently serves as Vice President of Business Development for Implus, an innovative leader in the fitness category with brands such as SKLZ, TriggerPoint, Harbinger, RockTape, and Balega. In this role, he manages the company’s mergers and acquisitions, along with related integrations, and also oversees Implus’ international operations in Australia, Canada, and Latin America.

Matt Evans

Vice President of Business Development
Implus

Matt Evans

Vice President of Business Development
Implus

Matt currently serves as Vice President of Business Development for Implus, an innovative leader in the fitness category with brands such as SKLZ, TriggerPoint, Harbinger, RockTape, and Balega. In this role, he manages the company’s mergers and acquisitions, along with related integrations, and also oversees Implus’ international operations in Australia, Canada, and Latin America.

Prior to joining Implus, Matt ran mergers and acquisitions for Driven Brands, a portfolio of automotive aftermarket service centers with locations throughout North America. Before Driven Brands, he was part of the Consumer Group of Robert W. Baird, an investment bank with a focus on Active Lifestyle and Fitness brands.

Matt has a BS in Business Administration with a Concentration in Finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and resides in the Raleigh-Durham area.

 

Massi Sardi

Managing Partner
Gympass

Massimiliano Sardi, Head of US Partnerships of Gympass, is responsible for the company's network of fitness Partners across the United States and its related strategy. Prior to this role, Massi led the corporate client expansion in the US Northeast region. In addition to his experience at Gympass, Massi has 10+ years of experience working for companies such as Bain&Company and Google Inc., across multiple countries. Massi’s experience spans across multiple industries including technology, finance, and fitness. He has a degree in Economics from Universita’ di Bologna and an M.B.A.

Massi Sardi

Managing Partner
Gympass

Massi Sardi

Managing Partner
Gympass

Massimiliano Sardi, Head of US Partnerships of Gympass, is responsible for the company's network of fitness Partners across the United States and its related strategy. Prior to this role, Massi led the corporate client expansion in the US Northeast region. In addition to his experience at Gympass, Massi has 10+ years of experience working for companies such as Bain&Company and Google Inc., across multiple countries. Massi’s experience spans across multiple industries including technology, finance, and fitness. He has a degree in Economics from Universita’ di Bologna and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School in NYC.

 

Todd Andrews

Founder & CEO
tasc Performance

Todd Andrews

Founder & CEO
tasc Performance

Todd Andrews

Founder & CEO
tasc Performance
 

Rick Stollmeyer

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
MINDBODY

Rick Stollmeyer

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
MINDBODY

Rick Stollmeyer

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
MINDBODY
 

Conor O'Loughlin

Chief Executive Officer
Glofox

Conor O'Loughlin

Chief Executive Officer
Glofox

Conor O'Loughlin

Chief Executive Officer
Glofox
 

Martin Tobias

CEO
Upgrade Labs

Martin Tobias

CEO
Upgrade Labs

Martin Tobias

CEO
Upgrade Labs
 

John Peters

Partner
Nextiles

John is a results-focused business development executive, operating in the active lifestyle, youth sports/fitness technology industries. John enjoys problem solving and has experience advising entrepreneurs and companies in the following areas: youth sports, venture capital, private equity, sporting goods, fitness and sports technology companies, and retail.

John Peters

Partner
Nextiles

John Peters

Partner
Nextiles

John is a results-focused business development executive, operating in the active lifestyle, youth sports/fitness technology industries. John enjoys problem solving and has experience advising entrepreneurs and companies in the following areas: youth sports, venture capital, private equity, sporting goods, fitness and sports technology companies, and retail.


John has been immersed in innovations driving the fitness and sports industries forward, largely due to launching the Sports Technology Marketplace for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in 2014. John is an advisor to several sports technology accelerators, angel groups, venture capital funds and startups. John also created the SFIA Startup Challenge in 2016 – an international pitch contest that has attracted 300+ companies to apply and in just 3 years, the 16 companies who have been selected as finalists, have raised $135M+ in venture funding. John is a frequent keynote speaker on innovation and trends in fitness, technology and youth sports. John also was responsible for launching the ‘Future of Sports’ event franchise for UBS Group on Wall Street.

John recently launched the Sport Lifestyle Podcast with a focus on the industry, featuring influencers driving the sports, footwear, fashion, retail and sports tech markets forward.

In 2016, John was named a 40 Under 40 by Sporting Goods Business, an annual award that has featured industry leaders such as Kevin Plank, Sarah Robb O’Hagan, Josh Luber and many other industry executives. 

The Agenda

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Venue

Doubletree by Hilton Los Angeles Westside, 6161 W.Centinela Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230

Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Los Angeles – Westside, 6161 W. Centinela Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230-3200

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King Room Rate:  $165.00 + applicable state & local taxes.

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Book by 13 November 2019

Rate of $165 + tax per room per night for Single occupancy (available on 3rd, 4th and 5th Dec)

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