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Gym operators

If you run a gym, these conversations explore the practical choices behind serving members and managing a business. What should an operator clarify before adding HYROX, and how might programming, coaching education, equipment and events fit an existing facility? How could AI support member follow up, class scheduling and administrative work without losing personal connections? The discussions also ask what staff adoption requires beyond initial training. Another thread considers how gyms and performance centers might use attendance records, equipment usage and research partnerships to investigate outcomes and inform decisions. Across these episodes, the focus stays on questions operators can recognize: where to invest, what to measure, how to support coaches and how to make room for the people they serve.

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Mark Fisher - The Gym Owner's AI Stack: A Framework for 202659 min

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Mark Fisher - The Gym Owner's AI Stack: A Framework for 2026

Mark Fisher

Daniel Wischer & Erwin Korst - Why Most AI Initiatives Fail: Sport Alliance on Being Data Ready vs. Data Aware53 min

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Daniel Wischer & Erwin Korst - Why Most AI Initiatives Fail: Sport Alliance on Being Data Ready vs. Data Aware

Paul Byrne - The Consumer Health Revolution: Why GLP-1s, Biometrics, and AI Are Finally Converging52 min

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Paul Byrne - The Consumer Health Revolution: Why GLP-1s, Biometrics, and AI Are Finally Converging

Paul Byrne

Verdine Baker - From StretchLab to iFLEX, Sequel Brands' Twist on Dynamic Stretching41 min

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Verdine Baker - From StretchLab to iFLEX, Sequel Brands' Twist on Dynamic Stretching

Verdine Baker

Amber Burke - The Quiet Scale: Burn Bootcamp's Massive Growth Without the Noise51 min

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Amber Burke - The Quiet Scale: Burn Bootcamp's Massive Growth Without the Noise

Amber Burke

Power Moves 005 - Alyssa D'aquino: Crunch Takes On Pilates15 min

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Power Moves 005 - Alyssa D'aquino: Crunch Takes On Pilates

Alyssa D'Aquino

Dr. Ryan Greene - Monarch Athletic Clubs: Where Medicine Meets Movement - Fitness 2.046 min

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Dr. Ryan Greene - Monarch Athletic Clubs: Where Medicine Meets Movement - Fitness 2.0

Dr. Ryan Greene

Dan Uyemura - The AI-First Gym: How PushPress Is Rewriting the Playbook for Operators47 min

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Dan Uyemura - The AI-First Gym: How PushPress Is Rewriting the Playbook for Operators

Dan Uyemura

Kim Gouch - Get Real: How Retro Fitness Plans to Claim #2 in HVLP48 min

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Kim Gouch - Get Real: How Retro Fitness Plans to Claim #2 in HVLP

Kim Gouch

Colleen Lewis & Dr. Amy Lee - bluSONIL: Where Aesthetics Meets Longevity53 min

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Colleen Lewis & Dr. Amy Lee - bluSONIL: Where Aesthetics Meets Longevity

Colleen Lewis

Chris Clawson - How EGYM is Moving Fitness to the Forefront of Preventative Healthcare56 min

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Chris Clawson - How EGYM is Moving Fitness to the Forefront of Preventative Healthcare

Chris Clawson

Chris Craytor - AI Strategy and 'Affordable Luxury' Success in Mid-Market Clubs55 min

operators

Chris Craytor - AI Strategy and 'Affordable Luxury' Success in Mid-Market Clubs

Chris Craytor

Tony Scrimale - CR Fitness: HVLP Operational Excellence & The Private Equity Boom51 min

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Tony Scrimale - CR Fitness: HVLP Operational Excellence & The Private Equity Boom

Tony Scrimale

Reka Gobis - Connected: Health & Fitness Summit 202641 min

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Reka Gobis - Connected: Health & Fitness Summit 2026

Reka Gobis

Bill Davis - The Complete Guide to AI Implementation in Fitness Operations41 min

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Bill Davis - The Complete Guide to AI Implementation in Fitness Operations

Bill Davis

Justin Tamsett - The Future of Fitness Leadership: REX Roundtables and Industry Evolution42 min

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Justin Tamsett - The Future of Fitness Leadership: REX Roundtables and Industry Evolution

Justin Tamsett

Evelyn Webster - Test, Fail, Repeat: SoulCycle's Practical Approach to AI Implementation47 min

operators

Evelyn Webster - Test, Fail, Repeat: SoulCycle's Practical Approach to AI Implementation

Evelyn Webster

Michael Ramsey - The Black Sheep of Pilates: How Strong Pilates is Breaking All the Rules46 min

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Michael Ramsey - The Black Sheep of Pilates: How Strong Pilates is Breaking All the Rules

Michael Ramsey

Amber Martinez - Scaling Culture: The 21% Profit Strategy Most Fitness Brands Miss51 min

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Amber Martinez - Scaling Culture: The 21% Profit Strategy Most Fitness Brands Miss

Amber Martinez

Power Moves: Tim Green - TeamUp's Custom Branded Apps and AI-Powered Lead Management13 min

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Power Moves: Tim Green - TeamUp's Custom Branded Apps and AI-Powered Lead Management

Power Moves

Julie Cartwright - 300% Digital Growth and 22 Studios: Pvolve's Omni-Channel Strategy47 min

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Julie Cartwright - 300% Digital Growth and 22 Studios: Pvolve's Omni-Channel Strategy

Julie Cartwright

Mike Goscinski - 27 Words That Could Change Everything: The PHIT Act's Legislative Journey39 min

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Mike Goscinski - 27 Words That Could Change Everything: The PHIT Act's Legislative Journey

Mike Goscinski

Lise Kuecker - The State of Boutique: M&A Activity, Pilates Trends, and Opening Strategies45 min

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Lise Kuecker - The State of Boutique: M&A Activity, Pilates Trends, and Opening Strategies

Lise Kuecker

Emre Ozgur - Safe Sweat: The Anti-Group Fitness Model Built to Scale42 min

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Emre Ozgur - Safe Sweat: The Anti-Group Fitness Model Built to Scale

Emre Ozgur

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What should gym operators clarify before introducing HYROX?

“when it comes to taking that first step, really the first question that you need to answer is what am I trying to accomplish? Um, like how is higher fitting into what I'm already doing?”

What Gym Owners Get Wrong About HYROX · 11:16 ↗

What does Karl Foster say staff need beyond initial AI training?

“Training is actually critical. It's not just training, it's also making sure you follow up on that.”

Karl Foster (Sport Alliance Head of AI) on Running Your Gym on Autopilot with AI · 24:23 ↗

How does Spencer Tatum begin designing an integrated solution for an operator?

“Well, I think first of all, we got to understand the system, right? How does it all operate, right? So then we have to identify the the problems, rank and prioritize one. Then we need to design an integrative approach.”

Spencer Tatum of TCU on Markerless Biomechanics, Wearables, and Athlete Engineering · 12:42 ↗

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