“There's this terminology that sounds cool to talk about: series A series B, who cares? Build a product that changes the world.”

Hot diggity dog.  Brian Chappon, CEO & Founder of CENTRED just gets it.

Today’s podcast episode of The Business Side of Fitness is worth your time!

Sugar coating is so lame.

“I lost the weight by chasing my kids around”

“I build this business with hard work and determination”

Oh, come on….YOU KNOW there’s got to be more to the story.

Today, Brian peels back the layers and dives into what it really takes to build a wellness empire including:

- The entrepreneurial operating system that changed his business

- Details on the marketplace his team is building

- Revenue diversification

- The good, the bag and the ugly parts of building a brand

- His journey of self discovery

We’re coming in hot off summer vacation with tons of value.

Tune in now by visiting: https://www.vanessaseveriano.com/podcast and let us know what you think!

ABOUT THE HOST

Vanessa Severiano has two decades of experience creating, developing and growing brands in the fitness & wellness industry. Learn more about 1:1 mentoring with Vanessa:

https://www.vanessaseveriano.com/consulting

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST

Brian Chappon is the definition of a scrappy social entrepreneur and global citizen. A competitive athlete and seasoned expert in capital markets around the world, he takes an international perspective to building economic ecosystems and promoting health & wellness.

Brian founded his career as a volunteer and intern with NGOs providing disaster relief. Seeing the economic impact of those environmental events led to a new focus on the need for sustainable entrepreneurship and investment ecosystems in developing countries. As a consultant and head of capital markets, he raised funds and created models to analyze high-return projects and de-risk public-private partnership investments. He built networks of insurance companies, PE/Financial service providers, governments, NGOs, and innovative projects to build wealth, jobs, and opportunities in new markets  in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

The mix of extended international travel, stress, and commitment to marathon training took a toll on his health. After the recession of 2008 he hit max burnout and went from what felt like being on top of the world to becoming homeless and living in a 24hour Starbucks in New York City. After shaking off the pain of failure Brian took a sabbatical to teach spinning in a high-end studio. During his time of reflecting he heard of the mental and physical health issues that fellow road warriors faced while traveling, and the idea to create a health studio in an airport was formed. He is now combining his passion for fitness, experience in entrepreneurship, and vision for global health to launch CENTRED-Wellness.com, the first travel health and wellness platform changing the way the world will travel during and after the global Covid-19 crises. brian@centred-wellness.com

Learn about CENTRED here: https://centred-wellness.com/

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