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Hapana executive profile: Rick Jones
The essence of great product management can be boiled down to understanding a customer’s unique business needs and then translating those needs into business requirements that a development team can turn into something amazing. Understanding the distinctive business needs of a multi-location boutique fitness studio or health club becomes a lot easier when you’ve worked …
Hapana executive profile: Travis Shannon
“Something I’ve learned in managing high-performance teams is that the best ideas don’t always come from the person with the most industry experience. They could just as easily come from a new person who brings a fresh perspective. As a leader, I simply want the best ideas.” – Travis Shannon Travis Shannon: profound background Travis …
Hapana executive profile: Fred Elias
Depending on the structure of any organization, the role of a Senior Vice President/Strategic Manager comes with numerous responsibilities. Being in the fitness and technology field for over 20 years, Fred Elias has embraced the role of VP of Strategic Partnerships with complete dedication and commitment. Fred’s previous experience as the VP of Operations proves …
Executive profile: Hapana CRO Corey Loehr
Embracing change is never easy. Unless of course, you’ve demonstrated an ability to do it repeatedly, and excel in the process. Corey Loehr, Hapana’s Chief Revenue Officer, has built a life based upon embracing change. From throwing a spiker, to changing continents, to being an influencer of game changing technology solutions at the Intel Corporation, …
The customer success experience you should expect from a platform partner
Technology has done wonderful things for the advancement of the health and fitness industry over the past 25 years. Trust me – I’ve seen it all. We wouldn’t be able to do even a fraction of what we do now in customer success without the great technology products and the innovation we’ve seen in multiple …
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Hapana Executive Profile: Gem Elliott
For all the preparation that goes into launching a health club, or new location of a boutique studio concept, success or failure eventually falls at the hands of sales and marketing. Gem Elliott knows success firsthand. The devil is often in the details – in how the prospect’s needs are unpacked, in how their goals …
Hapana Executive Profile: Stephanie Tucker
“Every customer used to have a notecard in a box. We used to punch holes in the cards to denote that they’d paid for the month. If you were still in the box, you were delinquent. I kid you not.” -Stephanie Tucker So much about working in tech is about building a better tomorrow for …
7 Characteristics of Highly Successful Brands
Launching a successful brand is no easy feat. It requires more than just the world’s best branding agency. Taking a holistic view of not only how you see your business, but also how your employees and customers experience your brand can be an introspective journey that leads to some periods of self-reflection and the need …
The Fitness Business Podcast | COVID-19 planning: action plan & tips for fitness business owners and managers
Thank you to our incredible partners The Fitness Business Podcast for assembling a world-class panel of industry leaders to discuss a plan for COVID-19. You can watch the fill video here: Watch Now Be sure to follow The Fitness Business Podcast for more COVID-19 updates: https://www.facebook.com/fitnessbusinesspodcast Here is the OneFitStop summary from the panel: Building Relationships …