75 Minutes with Top Club Operators
Posted: February 27, 2018 in Suppliers
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SAN DIEGO, CA – Once again, this year, Visual Fitness Planner will host 75 Minutes with Top Club Operators. The panel will be moderated by VFP President and CEO, Daron Allen and feature panelists: David Patchell-Evans, Founder and CEO of Goodlife Fitness; Joshua Rider, VP of Revenue Management and Strategic Partnerships of Gold’s Gym; Craig Pepin-Donat, Founding Partner and EVP of Crunch Fitness; and Jeff Carlson, Managing Partner of MUV Fitness. The panel will take place at the 2018 IHRSA Trade Show and Convention on Wednesday, March 21 from 1:30 – 2:45PM.
Daron Allen
VFP, PRESIDENT and CEO
Daron Allen is the President and CEO of VFP, and has a passion for solving the burning needs of the health club industry through technology and has worked with a majority of the club operators across the world implementing sales technology systems. He is a recognized presenter within the health club industry having presented on numerous topics at events including IHRSA.
Panelists:
Dave Patchell-Evans
GOODLIFE FITNESS, FOUNDER and CEO
David Patchell-Evans, founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness, owns 350 clubs in Canada serving over 1 million members. He is past Chair of IHRSA’s Board of Directors. Patch is known for causes that support the public good; including a $5 Million donation to cardiac research and $10 Million to autism.
Joshua S. Rider
GOLD’S GYM, VICE PRESIDENT, REVENUE MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Josh joined Gold’s in July of 2016. He has over 14 years of experience leading teams across multiple industries encompassing the Marine Corps, Investment Banking and most recently Fitness. He oversees corporate sales, the online lead management team, and the pricing strategy across multiple lines of business. Before joining Gold’s Josh was a Vice President in the Investment Banking division of J.P. Morgan advising clients across multiple industries on mergers and acquisitions, activism defense and capital raise activities.
Craig Pepin-Donat
CRUNCH FITNESS, FOUNDING PARTNER and EVP
Industry expert and innovator with 37 years experience developing and operating some of the top fitness brands in the world. Craig is the co-Founder of one of the fastest growing and trend setting fitness companies in history, Crunch Franchise. A dynamic public speaker, motivator and educator, he has dedicated his life to helping people change their lives through fitness.
Jeff Carlson
MUV FITNESS, MANAGING PARTNER
Jeff Carlson is one of the founding partners of Muv Fitness and Muv Brands. Much of Jeff’s success stems from experience with health club turnarounds as well as driving ancillary revenue streams such as personal training and supplement sales. Jeff’s true passion is teaching industry rookies how to become influential leaders in the fitness industry.
