IAM006 – Entrepreneur & COO Makes Wellness a Priority for Companies & Corporations

Hailing from Australia, Sammy is the co-founder and COO of Fitspot Wellness (Techstars '16), a certified Pilates instructor, and lifelong lover of fitness. After finding it frustrating to stay healthy in a typical 9-to-5 environment, she and her business partner, Jon, teamed up to create Fitspot, a leading provider of workplace wellness. Fitspot is a fully managed wellness partner that provides on-site fitness classes, workshops, massages, meditation, health screenings, and virtual services for employees around the country. Fitspot is on a mission is to help companies reap the benefits of a healthier, happier workforce.

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Website: http://www.fitspotwellness.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/fitspotwellness
Facebook: http://facebook.com/fitspotwellness
Instagram: http://instagram.com/fitspotwellness
Sammy's Instagram: http://instagram.com/sammycourtright

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Intro 0:02

Do you want to learn effective ways to build relationships, generate sales and grow your business from successful entrepreneurs, startups, and CEOs without listening to a long, long, long interview? If so, you've come to the right place, Gresham Harkless values your time and is ready to share with you precisely the information you're in search of. This is the I AM CEO podcast.

Gresham Harkless 0:26

Hello, hello. Hello, this is Gresh from the I AM CEO podcast, and I have a very special guest on the show today I have Sammy from Fitspot Wellness. Sam, it's awesome to have you on the show today.

Sammy Courtright 0:39

Thanks for having me.

Gresham Harkless 0:40

Awesome, awesome, awesome. Well, what I wanted to do was just read a quick bio of Sammy so you kind of get to opportunity to learn a little bit more about her. And Sammy is hailing from Australia. She's the co-founder and CEO of Fitspot Wellness, which was in TechStars 2016. And they currently have offices in New York, Georgia, and Los Angeles. Now Sammy is a certified Pilates instructor and a lifelong lover of fitness. After finding it frustrating to stay healthy in a typical nine-to-five environment she and her business partner John teamed up to create Fitspot the leading provider of workplace wellness. The Fitspot is a fully managed wellness partner that provides on-site fitness classes, workshops, massages, meditation, health screenings, and virtual services for employees across the country. Now Fitspot is on a mission to help companies reap the benefits of a healthier, happier workforce. Sammy is super awesome to have you on the show. Are you ready to speak to the IAMCEO community?

Sammy Courtright 1:39

I sure am.

Gresham Harkless 1:41

Awesome, awesome, awesome. Well, the first question that I have for you is just could you kind of build a little bit more upon your bio and tell us your CEO story? And what kind of led you to start your business?