Joan Murphy
Jimmy Martin
Jimmy is a New York based creative + health and wellness professional with over 10 years experience creating inimitable experiences with everyday people. Prior to conceiving and co-founding Brrrn, Jimmy was a former scholarship Division I athlete for George Mason University Men's wrestling program. Following college, Jimmy started his own private personal training business with clients ranging from C-Suite Executives to celebrities in film, television and fashion. In addition, Jimmy had also worked as a stuntman, background performer on SNL, humor greeting card writer and, most notably, as an advertising copywriter, where he penned memorable campaigns for brands such as Manhattan Mini Storage, ParkFast and Seagram's Gin. As Brrrn's co-founder, Jimmy serves as a founding instructor, executive producer of Brrrn At-Home, and leads all branding, marketing and fitness programming for the company.
Jim Huether
Jim Huether is the Chief Executive Officer at Hyperice. He earned his MBA in Finance and Marketing at Loyola Marymount University, joining Hyperice in January 2014 after serving as Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Xenith, LLC, a sports health and technology company at the forefront of head protection.
Prior to Xenith, LLC Jim led as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy for the Sports Concussion Institute and held senior Marketing and Finance roles at Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) and Smith Barney, Citigroup.
Under his leadership, Hyperice has grown explosively, placing on the Inc. 500 for five years in a row while defining the international standard for Sport Recovery and Movement Enhancement Technology. A continuous learner with a real passion for business, Jim prides himself on the team-first culture he has built at Hyperice and looks forward to the Hyper-Connected Recovery Ecosystem that will usher Hyperice into its next and most exciting era.
Jeff Morin
Jeff Morin is a MIT-educated engineer and certified personal trainer with an eye for both physical and technological performance. Prior to founding Liteboxer, Jeff operated as Manufacturing Lead at Formlabs then DEKA, overseeing manufacturing management, supply chain and procurement for next-gen product development.
Jean-Michel Fournier
Jean-Michel (JM) Fournier is currently CEO of Les Mills Media, a division of the Les Mills International Group. He leads Les Mills worldwide consumer business, the entire B2B and direct-to-consumer digital portfolio of products and P&Ls, as well as our worldwide music management. With nearly 7 million weekly active users & 140,000 fitness instructors, Les Mills is one of the largest active fitness & wellness community in the world.
Before joining Les Mills, JM co-founded and led several start-ups in Silicon Valley, including QEDSoft, Janalent and BitGym. I have also been Senior Vice President at United Health Group, and Vice President of Business Development at Hewlett-Packard.
JM is also a strategic adviser for the French government, focusing on supporting the development of French start-ups abroad. He is an active member of California Harvard Angels networking group, and He has been consulted by government organizations, venture capitalists and corporations about technology and business entrepreneurship.
JM was born in France and have an Electronic Engineering degree from the Institut de Technologie in Nimes, as well as being a masters graduate of the Harvard Business School.
Jason LaRose
Jason LaRose is the CEO of Equinox Media , a transformative on-demand platform offering access to the best brands in fitness. In his role, LaRose is responsible for leading strategy, growth and expansion for the company.
LaRose joined Equinox Media following more than 20 years of experience in brand, e-commerce, omnichannel retailing, and building communities in the digital and athletic spaces. Prior to Equinox Media, LaRose was President of North America for Under Armour where he spearheaded the company’s entrée into wearables and fitness tracking apps, expanded the Under Armour Connected Fitness platform, and established the global e-commerce business. In the earlier days of e-commerce and social media, LaRose served as an Associate Principal in the Consumer and Digital Practices at McKinsey & Company where he helped companies expand their brands into the digital space. LaRose also previously served as a board member at Shop.org and held numerous executive strategy and operating positions at Sears Holding Corporation and Express, LLC.
LaRose holds a B.S. from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Duke
University.
Francesca Shuler
Ethan Agarwal
Ethan is the founder & CEO of Aaptiv. Prior to launching Aaptiv, Ethan spent three years at McKinsey, advising clients in the technology, media, and financial industries. He was previously an investor at LionEye Capital, a $2.5B AUM hedge fund, focused on a merger arbitrage strategy across energy, tech, and healthcare. Ethan began his career as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers, focused on healthcare M&A.
Ethan holds bachelor’s degrees in economics and political science from The Johns Hopkins University, with a minor in entrepreneurship. He earned his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ed Stanbury
Co-Founder and CEO of BLOK, the boutique fitness studio Vogue magazine dubbed “the trendiest gym in London”. In 2020 BLOK launched BLOKtv, their digital fitness platform.
Ed oversees all aspects of the business and is responsible for driving BLOK’s strategy for growth from a neighbourhood gym, to a global digital brand.
With 35,000 users joining live classes and customers in 134 countries since the beta launch in May 2020, BLOK is now raising investment to fuel the growth of their digital fitness platform globally.
Duncan Jefford
Duncan Jefford is a luminary in leisure management and currently Regional Director with Everyone Active, a leading operator managing 150 leisure facilities nationwide.
Renowned for his ability to positively impact business profit, without compromising on quality or service, Duncan has been instrumental in the company’s extensive growth, increasing the number of operational sites five-fold and growing turnover from £30m to £250m. He is passionate about building effective teams and driving efficiency to create more profitable businesses.
Duncan spent six years in private sector leisure management before joining local authority leisure operator Everyone Active in 2006 and over the last decade has been at the forefront of the commercialisation of the local authority leisure sector. Duncan is an advocate of a wholly commercial approach, believing that local authorities must recognise the importance of a profit-driven operational style, or risk closure. He is regularly called upon for his expertise on the topic by the sector’s leading publications.