The Wexer Podcast

In this episode, Paul chats with the CEO of Core Health & Fitness and the President of the Fitness Industry Technology Council, Bryan O’Rourke. Bryan has spent a significant part of his career as an advisor for the health and fitness industry on business strategies, enhanced user experiences, and market trends. 

Core Health & Fitness is more than gym equipment. They offer innovative solutions for all your facility needs.​ ...

In this episode, Paul chats with the CIO of L.A. Fitness, Adam Zeitsiff. With over two decades in the fitness industry, Adam has seen technology play a larger role in the user experience. He was a student-athlete who let his health slip in his twenties only to transform himself back into a fitness junkie so he could continue enjoying life’s delights as much as possible.

LA Fitness is an American gym chain with more than 550 clubs ...

In this episode, Paul chats with the VP of Sales at Comm-Fit, Jessica Vo. Jessica has been selling the design, installation, and servicing of commercial-grade fitness centers for more than 16 years. Fitness has always been a major part of her life. Before her sales career began, she was a college athlete and a dedicated personal trainer.

Comm-Fit was founded on fitness and is committed to improving health and wellness throughout s...

In this episode, Paul chats with the Founder and Managing Director of Revo Fitness, Andrew Holder. Andrew’s entrepreneurial fitness success story began while working in the family indoor sports business. The grit and determination he witnessed at their small business inspired him to create the Revo Fitness empire, which boasts 10K+ downloads of their fitness app and by the end of 2024, will include fifty facilities.

At Revo Fitnes...

In this episode, Paul chats with Wexer’s Global Head of Content, Morten Andersen about the 2023 Digital Fitness Content Report. Based in Denmark, Morten is responsible for strategic planning and execution of Wexer’s content and client strategy and for leading and guiding team members. With a career entrenched in sports and fitness and nearly a decade of data analysis experience at Wexer, Morten emerges as a distinguished authority ...

In this episode, Paul chats with Adam Lewit, Director at NovoFit, an organization with the mission of creating the ultimate user experience allowing each and every person to achieve their personal best and reach their goals. Adam loves sports and surrounding himself with motivational people. With these passions and his ability to talk through stories, it was natural for Adam to excel in the commercial fitness industry.

NovoFit is ...

In this episode, Paul talks with Ross Stewart Campbell, founder and CEO of Beyond Activ, the company creating the world’s largest health, fitness, wellbeing, and sports ecosystem. Ross is a self-proclaimed gym fanatic and fitness buff. Today, he focuses on creating physical and digital connections. 

Beyond Active is building the world’s largest health, fitness, wellness, and sports ecosystem. A community of brands connecting to ex...

In this episode, Paul talks with Troy Morgan, former Head of Wellbeing Strategy and co-investor of Springday, a digital wellbeing provider. Fitness has always been an integral part of Troy’s life. He started playing rugby as a toddler, opened his own fitness studio, and now works with digital platforms to deliver content to corporate organisations.

Springday curates digital ecosystems for organisations to support, inspire, and edu...

In this episode, Paul talks with Joe Berselli, the Senior Director of Global Hospitality at Core Health & Fitness. Joe has over twenty years of experience in the hospitality industry. Core and Wexer have several joint well-being center implementations at major hotels. The installations are designed to create a guest experience that fosters loyalty and repeat business.

Core Health & Fitness leads the way in providing hotels...

In this episode, Paul talks with Barrie Elvish, CEO of AUSactive, a not-for-profit association that supports the health and exercise industry in Australia. Barrie is an avid surfer, park runner, and former teacher who was on the verge of retirement when an agent recruited him for a six-month position with AUSactive. That was five years ago.

AUSactive is Australia’s peak body for the exercise and active health sector, to activate A...

In this episode, Paul talks with Jamie Foggon, CTO of Wexer. Jamie’s career in tech has come full circle, from the early days of the internet to creating digital fitness strategies. His creativity and passion for design serve him in leading teams that are integrating multiple platforms to revolutionize the digital fitness experience.

Tune in to hear Jamie share his insights about how the integration of Wexer’s new feature-rich pla...

In this episode, Paul talks with Matthew Januszek, entrepreneur, co-founder of Escape Fitness, and host of the popular Escape Your Limits podcast. At 15, Matthew was influenced by friends and family who were bodybuilding enthusiasts. He so profoundly embraced fitness, he decided all he wanted was to live in a gym and pick up girls. Now as a flourishing entrepreneur, he declares that health and fitness are the backbone of everything...

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 & Company’s mission is to help their clients make distinctive, lasting, and substantial improvements in their performance, and to build...

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 fitness industry entrepreneurs and consumer luxury products.

Flexit is a set of technologies designed to deliver flexible, empowering, ex...

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 through legislation. She also sits on the board of the Physical Activity Alliance.

The mission of IHRSA, the Global Health & Fitness...

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 and started his own boot camp fitness business. Later, he partnered with a friend to create the business that eventually grew into Welln...

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 Latin American market in 2009. Since that time, Smart Fit has grown to 1400 clubs in the region. Smart Fit has a strong culture of innovati...

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 competencies into Integrity Square. Pete is also the host of a leading business-to-business podcast, HALO Talks for 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 membership association for fitness and wellness professionals, with approximately 22,000 members in over 80 countries. Members are pers...