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July 14, 2026

How IGNITE Fitness Holdings Built One of the Largest Planet Fitness Franchise Networks in North America

If you're a multi-unit operator, franchisor executive, or investor trying to figure out what disciplined, PE-backed growth actually looks like inside a franchise system, this conversation is a playbook. Pete Moore sits down with Joe Pepe Jr., CEO of…
July 6, 2026

Offset Loading 101: The Science of Asymmetric Training with Dr. Joel Seedman and Sal LoDuca

Most strength programs assume both sides of the body should carry the same load. Dr. Joel Seedman and Sal LoDuca have spent years proving that assumption leaves performance and injury prevention on the table. On this episode of HALO Talks, Pete Moor…
June 24, 2026

From Elite Running to Longevity Investing: Ola Capital's Richey Hansen on HALO Talks

From Elite Running to Longevity Investing: Ola Capital's Richey Hansen on HALO Talks What does coaching Olympic Trials runners have to do with picking early-stage health-tech winners? More than you would think. In this episode of HALO Talks, host P…
June 24, 2026

UFC Gym's Asset-Light Franchise Playbook: CEO Adam Sedlack on HALO Talks

UFC Gym's Asset-Light Franchise Playbook: CEO Adam Sedlack on HALO Talks Most fitness brands that hit a cash crunch tend to go straight to Chapter 11. UFC GYM did the opposite. In this return visit to HALO Talks, CEO and co-founder Adam Sedlack wal…
June 24, 2026

GreatLIFE's Employee-Owned Model: Nick Ovenden, HALO Talks

Inside GreatLIFE's Fitness ESOP: Nick Ovenden on Employee Ownership and the Golf-and-Fitness Model How do you solve succession at a thriving, founder-led fitness business without selling to private equity and possibly losing the culture? GreatLIFE …
June 8, 2026

The Quiet Comeback of Women's-Only Fitness (And Why Operators Should Pay Attention)

For most of the last decade, the fitness conversation has been dominated by the big-box value model and the boutique studio. Women's-only clubs, a format many operators wrote off as a relic of the 1990s, barely came up. In British Columbia, two bra…