HALO Talks: Elevating Wellness

"Everybody moves and everybody wears socks! It's what we call the movement cycle. . . and there's an entry point for everyone and that's a great opportunity," states Jared Verteramo, President of Lasso Gear. Lasso is a highly unique, patented sock in the "hybrid sports with medical benefits" space. This wide ranging discussion covers how to compete with other, huge companies in your space, dealing with excess inventory, how to stay lean and deal with downstream demand, plans for scaling in the future and more!

"You can get great experience working with other companies, but you always have to have something bubbling . . . if you want to create your own thing. You have to be ready to take the risk," states Isaac Calpito on how his super popular workout, Torch'd, got started. Isaac came to NYC the day after high school graduation, lived on his friend's floor while auditioning, and eventually ended up on Broadway for 10 years doing 8 shows a week. It was there that Torch'd began.

Isaac has over 20,000 people virtually doing his workout, since raised nearly $250K for the No Kid Hungry charity, and counts many celebrities as clients.

Listen now as he discusses how to manage your business as it grows (perhaps much more quickly than expected!), thoughts on virtual training, and more!

As the Managing Director and Founder of Exaltare Capital, Omar's group was one of the first inside the Planet Fitness network. He was able to "see around the corner" and jump in very early. With his background in consulting and private equity (he worked on the highly successful 24 Hour deal among many others) he states, "I enjoyed being close to the portfolio companies and really wanted to be more hands on." In this wide ranging discussion, Omar shares his position on private equity, what being an "independent sponsor" really means, thoughts on scaling businesses in the COVID environment, and more.

"The level of conviction has to be high enough even if it seems to be insane by everybody," states Alex Plonsker of SplitGym, referring to how crazy it can be as an entrepreneur. In essence, SplitGym is becoming a, "StubHub for the fitness industry. People can sell unused classes or days for cashback and more or less creating a secondary market." SplitGym is fully integrated with MindBody, so it's a seamless transaction on the consumer side. Alex has rolled out in New York and is now on the hunt for funding to help scale. Listen now to this former banker turned entrepreneur about the challenges of a "non-tech guy" building a tech company, managing a team, making the jump into becoming a business owner, and more!

"Two of the most important elements in the golf swing are your glute strength and hip mobility," states Trillium Rose. Trillium is recognized as a Top 50 Teacher by Golf Digest and the LPGA and honored as the 2017 Middle Atlantic PGA "Teacher of the Year." Trillium dives into the latest in golf tech, training and education. Her area of expertise is in helping golfers develop their skills as quickly as possible and help them practice efficiently. She is a graduate of Teachers College, Columbia University with a Master's degree in Motor Learning and Control. Listen now to this wide ranging discussion about an incredibly popular part of the HALO sector.