{"id":6414,"date":"2021-02-02T02:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T07:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/?p=6414"},"modified":"2021-02-02T18:58:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T23:58:40","slug":"ihrsa-and-rex-roundtables-agree-on-strategic-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/ihrsa\/ihrsa-and-rex-roundtables-agree-on-strategic-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"IHRSA and REX Roundtables Agree on Strategic Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/IHRSA-300x153.png\" alt=\"IHRSA: Success By Association\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-91\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/IHRSA-300x153.png 300w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/IHRSA-200x102.png 200w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/IHRSA-800x408.png 800w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/IHRSA.png 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>IHRSA: Success By Association<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOSTON, MA<\/strong> &#8211; The International Health, Racquet &#038; Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) announces a strategic partnership with REX Roundtables for executives on various initiatives. The partnership aims to enhance the business, leadership and management skillset of fitness industry owners and operators to strengthen the overall industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cREX Roundtables is known for their expertise in bringing industry leaders together with a highly productive networking and learning ecosystem that strengthens professional relationships,\u201d said Jay Ablondi, IHRSA\u2019s executive vice president of global products. \u201cIHRSA\u2019s collaboration with REX will facilitate the formation of additional roundtable groups and also enhance a broader sharing of knowledge and expertise that will benefit the entire industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eddie Tock, CEO of REX Roundtables, agrees. \u201cREX is excited to partner with IHRSA to combine our expertise with theirs,\u201d said Tock. \u201cIHRSA\u2019s tireless work in helping clubs stay open and persevere during this current crisis has brought industry stakeholders together and strengthened our industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>IHRSA and REX&#8217;s relationship is long-standing, as many REX members served on the IHRSA Board of Directors and some as president. The pandemic fortified their partnership. In 2020, IHRSA staff regularly attended REX Roundtable events to grasp its full value for the fitness industry\u2014proving to be a critical and unique avenue to release knowledge and expertise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith over 32 years of experience in facilitating roundtables, we have helped owners and managers pre-COVID build successful businesses,\u201d said Tock. \u201cDuring COVID, the power of peer support and empathy proved invaluable for the clubs involved with REX. And as we come out of COVID, this strategic partnership will allow IHRSA and REX to help our industry reposition, rebuild, and revive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to offering new REX\/IHRSA Roundtable groups, IHRSA and REX are launching Talks &#038; Takes, a monthly industry talk show sponsored by ABC Fitness Solutions. Talks &#038; Takes features industry veterans Brent Darden, Sara Kooperman, J.D., Bill McBride, and Blair McHaney discussing current topics and hot issues and closes with a lively \u201cafter chat\u201d question and answer period. The first episode aired on January 27. Learn more and register for future shows.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the new agreement, each month in Club Business International (CBI) magazine, REX will share key insights and learning from its extensive, global roundtable discussions. REX will also work with IHRSA on specific educational and networking programming for IHRSA 2021 in Los Angeles this September\u2014and future years\u2014and the IHRSA Institute in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BOSTON, MA<\/strong> &#8211; The International Health, Racquet &#038; Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) announces a strategic partnership with REX Roundtables for executives on various initiatives. 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