Speakers Type: 2025 Americas Speakers

Gabriela Prado

Gabriela Prado is CEO at Grupo Sports World (Mexico), the largest full-service gym chain in Mexico with 48 locations that is listed on the country’s stock exchange. Gabriela Vieira do Prado has over 30 years of experience in managing fitness clubs…

Aarti Kapoor

Aarti Kapoor VMG Partners

Aarti Kapoor is Managing Director at Cascadia Capital with 18 years of experience in high-growth consumer and retail across principal investing and M&A / capital markets advisory. Aarti’s primary areas of industry focus include fitness, wellness, aesthetic, pet & other…

Joshua Rider

Joshua Rider President & COO YouFit Gyms

Joshua Rider is currently the President & COO at YouFit Gyms. Prior to joining YouFit Gyms at the end of 2021 he held executive leadership roles in the fitness space at [solidcore], Gold’s Gym International and the International Sports Sciences…

Matt Delaney

Matt Delaney Director, Programming & Innovation Equinox

Matt Delaney is the Director, Equipment and Program Innovation at Equinox. Matt Delaney is an inquisitive natured, integrative thinker with a demonstrated history of leading organizational innovation initiatives that drive engagement, retention and revenue. As a health coach, manual therapist…

Steve Pankowski

Steve Pankowski Executive Vice President, Strategic Partnerships Xponential Fitness

Steve Pankowski is the Executive Vice President, Strategic Partnerships at Xponential Fitness and a speaker at Beyond Activ Americas in Dallas, USA.

Craig Cote

Craig Cote CEO Mountainside Fitness

As the CEO of Mountainside Fitness, Arizona’s largest locally owned and operated fitness center, Craig Cote brings his passion for growth and employee empowerment to the fitness industry.  With Craig’s diversified background in banking, commercial finance and real estate development, prior…

Jarett Perelmutter

Jarett “JP” Perelmutter is former senior vice president, international business development at Purpose Brands, LLC, the world’s largest portfolio of fitness and wellness franchise brands, including Orangetheory Fitness, Anytime Fitness, The Bar Method and more. He joined Orangetheory Fitness in…

Dean Kowarski

Dean Kowarski Group CEO Virgin Active

Dean Kowarski is Group CEO at Virgin Active and has built careers in corporate, finance and operational roles globally. During his time in the corporate world, he experienced first-hand the benefits of exercise, recovery, mindfulness and nutritious foods as the…

Wendy White

Wendy White CMO Daxko

Wendy White, the CMO of Daxko brings over two decades of B2B technology marketing experience. Her responsibilities include driving the company’s market presence and expansion. Wendy’s career includes leadership roles at Egencia, Microsoft, and Intel. She is also a U.S.…