Amy Bantham began her career in the late nineties as a group exercise instructor, a role she quickly fell in love with. While working in management consulting...
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Join Randi Eisenshtat, a long-time industry veteran as she shares her story of initially starting out teaching everything from cardio funk and hip hop to...
Joseph C. Maroon, M.D., is a Neurosurgeon and Vice Chairman and Professor of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical...
April Berg is the Co-Founder & Customer Experience Director of the Aruna Project, an incredible organization which empowers women through employment. The...
Matt Spielman is Founder of Inflection Point Partners and author of the newly released book, Inflection Points-How To Work and Live With Purpose. (Check out a...
Virginia Carnesale is the founder of Shop Stage. Her story of surviving breast cancer is incredibly inspirational for others going through what she did, and...
Monique Nadeau is the Co-Founder of EatLovea company whose, "best-in-class technology delivers personalized, on-demand meal guidance that adapts to all...
In one of our most important podcasts released to date, we're proud to talk with Dr. Laurie Whitsel, Vice President of Policy Research and Translation of the...
Wellness 4 Every 1 aims to increase awareness of the inequalities in the wellness industry and provide opportunities for diverse communities to have access to...
Dr. Michelle Segar is author of the forthcoming The Joy Choice-How to Finally Achieve Lasting Changes in Eating and Exercise which will be released April 26...
Dr. Layne Norton jokes, "I describe myself as a meathead who loves science or a geek who lifts heavy things!" A highly prominent figure in the direct-to...
Recorded live at the 2021 IHRSA convention in Dallas, Brent has been in the HALO sector his entire career. With degrees in both exercise physiology and...
Dr. Cooper is a legend in the HALO sector. Currently a spry 90 years old, Cooper founded his clinic 51 years ago in Dallas which has since grown to a 30 acre...
We're excited to release our Oct 14th conversation with Liz Clark, the newly appointed CEO of IHRSA. She joined Pete for a HALO Talks live during the IHRSA...
At 19, Coss Marte was making over $2 million a year selling drugs. Imprisoned at 23, he quickly realized he had "all sorts of health issues." He lost 70lbs in...
The Joy of Mom's Mission is, "To unite and empower women everywhere to be unapologetic warriors and sisters while navigating the ever-evolving life cycle of...
Aileen Hoffman is the VP for the National Sunrise Walks,, a series of walks to help raise funds for the incredible Sunrise Association. "It's been an...
A former student-athlete and author of #sponsored: How Athletes & Brands Can Leverage Each Other to Create Value, Jasmine Chou chats with Pete about the...
Jim was a former "rainmaker" and partner at three different investment banks on Wall Street for most of his adult life. He's written 7 different books, has a...
Matt Richter is President of the Thiagi group and, in his second appearance on HALO Talks (first one here,) he and Pete continue their in depth conversation on...
Marcus Johnson is a modern Renaissance Man! He's an independent Billboard-ranked musician and NAACP Image Award-nominated jazz keyboardist and pianist. Also...
With a background in planning, promoting and executing C-level, multinational conferences in the gas and oil sector, Singapore based, Ross Campbell went on to...
Dr. Elizabeth Stanley earned her B.A. from Yale, her M.B.A. from MIT, and her Ph.D from Harvard. She's a former Army Intelligence office and author of the...
"The Confess Project is America's first mental health barbershop movement. Currently in 14 cities, it is a grassroots movement committed to building a culture...
"Most people back their way into the insurance business . . . but I got into it on purpose," jokes Lester Morales, Founder of Next Impact. Lester's family was...
They say truth is stranger than fiction, and Noa Shaw's incredible come back story certainly illustrates that. Noa grew up in NYC in the 70's, got involved...
"The strength coach is the ultimate fall guy in professional sports. It's almost like the more players are paid, the less accountable they became for their own...
"You can get great experience working with other companies, but you always have to have something bubbling . . . if you want to create your own thing. You have...
"We can control our efforts in life, we cannot control the outcomes," states Dan Millman, a former world champion athlete, gymnastics coach, martial arts...
"I want to be the first globally recognized, fully franchisable corporation owned by a woman of color," states Hodges, Founder of Grillz and Granola, when...
25 years after working incredibly hard to attempt to dance professionally in NYC, Ruth stepped into her first indoor cycling class at the Reebok Sports Club on...
"When you start with dance, people aren't victims anymore. . .their full potential is reached," states Vandana Hart, creator of the highly regarded Netflix...
"I think people don't realize what feeling good feels like because they're fed so much crap and not moving enough," states Joe Hawley, former 8 year veteran of...
"People don't know the power of nutrition. They're given lies. . . It should be reading, writing, arithmetic, and nutrition taught in grade schools. It is one...
"You can and must make time for yourself, even if you think there's no time at all," states Rebbecca Schonfeld. Rebecca has battled mental health issues since...
"When times were tough, the Mission and Vision of our club kept us going. It would have been very easy to slash our values for the sake of the dollar," stated...
The National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) is, by a large margin, the industry leader when it comes to educating top tier strength coaches who...
A 30+ year veteran in the fitness industry, Dr. Kevin Steele earned his Ph.D at Pepperdine and had a personal training business even before there was even a...
As the Executive Vice President of the American Council on Exercise (ACE), Graham has been in the HALO sector since 1991. As a former competitive cyclist with...
"The industry is now embracing and accepting the space between medicine and fitness," states Lisa Dougherty, Founder of the MedFit network and--clearly--a...
"I wanted to become the greatest we could become in one town and through influence, be able to affect the world," says Joe Cirulli. . .and he's done exactly...
Club Insider has become the "gatekeeper of the industry's history," says Assistant Publisher, Justin Cates. . . and anyone who truly knows the HALO space knows...
A 40+ year industry veteran, Andrew began his career with Joe Cirulli--where shirts and ties were required for Nautilus instructors. . "which was the only...
Jersey Strong used to be called WoW (Work Out World.) The club (which was started by Stephen's Mom) eventually morphed into one of the most well known...
With 20 years in the fitness industry and a former Danish national karate team member, Rasmus Ingerslev is a pioneer in helping to spread (and change the...
"The best ideas are the ones people struggled with themselves, and suddenly had that epiphany of a great solution. If they had this problems, probably someone...
One day, Elana Frankel, Co-Founder of Indigo & Haze--a highly curated CBD marketplace specializing in plant-based wellness, beauty, and living--was in Miami...
With two successful exits behind her, Founder Gail Levy wanted to aid a friend who was searching for something to minimize effects of chemotherapy. With 150...
Using a device called the Cryoskin (and in only 28 minutes per session) how does $38K in revenue the first month with no advertising sound? "It's already...
"Personal Training is a profession. It's not a hobby. It's not just waiting tables until your big break comes along. You're dealing with people's health...
"Women really want to help each other, but how do they do that in a bigger and broader way while also learning themselves?" was a key question Cate Luzio asked...
Sensei Mirrione is a 30+ year karate instructor who began training at 8 and was bullied himself. “When kids learn to give, they believe in themselves, when...
Visionary Founder of Juice Press (85 stores & counting) Marcus Antebi says, “For entrepreneurs, the greatest lesson should be Enlightenment 101!” A retired...
"Results=retention=referrals=revenue," says Tallman. This 15+ year industry vet & seasoned operator shares his expertise on everything from franchising to...
During the week of Nov 10, 2018 Integrity Square spearheaded a project helping the FDNY Foundation raise 145K+ in equipment & cash for FDNY’s Bravest! Fitness...
“Fashion or function?” “What's the most misunderstood aspect of building a gym?” Rudy Fabiano leads the field in fitness facility design and discusses how...
Robert Swan is the first person to walk to both the North and South Poles. Learn how he did it—and how you can make a difference, both for the Earth and in...
David focuses on the science behind creating impeccable impressions throughout spaces to enhance the experience before, during, and after a workout.
Lindsey discusses WIFA, the strategies in place for supporting women leaders, sharing inspiration and information, and ways for more women to join industry.
Meredith touches on the impacts of IHRSA's fundraising and PR efforts: to raise political awareness on the benefits of healthy lifestyle choices in society
Card has created an unscripted blog which provides great ideas on improving club experiences, such as scaling economically, & using emerging technologies.
We learn how Ginger began as an aerobic instructor, to opening up her own franchise with Golds Gym, to now having a reputation of pure success.
Worts discusses how the culture translates from their trained staff to the members; Crunch provides feeling and emotion in a class; why they are different; and...
Listen in on how Collective Wellness Group has become one of the largest fitness chains in Australia with 470 businesses open, during our talk with their...
Chuck shares the journey and philosophy of his business, and the science behind finding the optimal alignment when seeking partners.
Terry tells us why Orange Theory differs, offering "affordable group personal training," while also providing different perspectives on fitness as a whole.
Jasmin discusses her Integrative Health business and her workshops which focus on digestion, nutrition, mental & emotional health, and empathy in the workplace.
Gary and Ellen Patrick of Breathe Salt Rooms
Kari Saitowitz, founder of the Fhitting Room
Stephen Skoler of Journey Meditation
Matt Allison of SpaceCycle
Mantas Zvinas of Surf Yoga Beer
Keri Glassman of Nutritious Life
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