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MAPLE GROVE, MN<\/strong> – WELLBEATS, the pioneer and leader in virtual group fitness and video content, announced that Jason Von Bank was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Von Bank is charged with driving the company\u2019s growth plan, expanding on the industry\u2019s largest installed base of virtual presentation systems around the world. \u201cWe are excited by the prospects of WELLBEATS\u2019 growth potential under Jason\u2019s leadership\u201d said Leslie Frecon, CEO of LFE Capital, a Minneapolis-based growth equity firm whose portfolio includes WELLBEATS.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are thrilled Jason is joining WELLBEATS,\u201d said Ed McConaghay, outgoing interim CEO. \u201cHe has the perfect set of skills and executive experience to take the company to the next level. Jason brings invaluable sales, marketing and business development experience to help WELLBEATS increase its worldwide presence, while continuing to bring leading edge content and technology solutions to fitness rooms everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr. Von Bank was most recently at Schwan\u2019s Home Service where he led business development and served as Managing Director of the Schwan\u2019s Cares business \u2013 an online fundraising business that leveraged its nationwide direct to home delivery network, serving over 4,000 organizations and national partners and clients including USA Hockey, the National PTA, 4-H, the National Sports Center, Special Olympics, and others. Prior to Schwan\u2019s, Von Bank held leadership and executive roles at Life Time Fitness and OptumHealth. A degree in International Business from St. Thomas University, an MBA from the University of Chicago and senior management experience with General Electric rounds out a career focused on building strong businesses through sound and scalable operations, compelling value propositions, value add partnerships and proven management skills. Von Bank is on the board for Special Olympics, MN and just concluded a six year stint on Allina Health Hospice foundation board.<\/p>\n \u201cJason brings substantial and relevant industry expertise and a stellar track record. He is a proven leader in developing and scaling wellness businesses and is one of the best business development guys I have seen in my career,\u201d said Mike Gerend, chairman of the WELLBEATS board. \u201cJason rounds out a team that has built a strong operation and driven terrific growth to date. He takes over from Ed McConaghay after an important time of strategic repositioning and rebranding to focus on the company\u2019s core fitness and wellness content and programing capabilities. This is an exciting next step in the growth of WELLBEATS. We thank Ed McConaghay for his excellent service and for bringing us to this point where we can welcome Jason to the team.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to join the WELLBEATS team,\u201d said Von Bank. \u201cOur innovative technology and unparalleled content uniquely positions WELLBEATS to bring world class group fitness to the masses. WELLBEATS built a category, and its promise and distinct delivery of Virtual Presentation, Live Experience continues to be the most effective way to provide virtual group fitness. I believe we are well positioned to be the next great fitness solution desired by health seekers and organizations world wide.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MAPLE GROVE, MN<\/strong> – WELLBEATS, the pioneer and leader in virtual group fitness and video content, announced that Jason Von Bank was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Von Bank is charged with driving the company\u2019s growth plan, expanding on the industry\u2019s largest installed base of virtual presentation systems around the world. \u201cWe are excited by the prospects of WELLBEATS\u2019 growth potential under Jason\u2019s leadership\u201d said Leslie Frecon, CEO of LFE Capital, a Minneapolis-based growth equity firm whose portfolio includes WELLBEATS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[50],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":234,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions\/234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}