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Love Your Career - Paul Bowman

Paul is the dynamic CEO of Wexer. With a deep passion for the fitness industry, Paul has been at the forefront of integrating technology with fitness.

In this podcast, Paul shares his journey through the fitness industry, from his early career to his current role. He discusses the challenges and opportunities of leading a tech-driven company in a rapidly evolving industry, and offers insights into the future of fitness as it becomes increasingly digital. Paul also provides valuable advice for those looking to build a career in fitness and for buisnesses looking to recruit effectively for their brands.

Whether you're a fitness professional, entrepreneur, or enthusiast, this episode offers a wealth of knowledge from one of the industry's most forward-thinking leaders.

You can find out more about Weser right here Wexer Virtual Fitness - Technology Solutions For Clubs Worldwide

You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below.

https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/

You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise.

https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment

https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd

You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast

If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team

https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide

Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

What a guest to have on the podcast, Marc Diaper, CEO of Gymbox. Marc is an inspiration when he talks and how he leads and within this chat he articulates brilliantly how he does this in such an authentic way.  His passions, his journey and his decision making are all discussed.

 

So much of his success and so much of his method is about people and he constantly refers to his senior team, his partners and also the people he worked with along the way.

 

Gymbox are an outstanding business and brand and to hear how they make it tick was brilliant.

 

You can find out more about Marc here https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-diaper-9757b64/  and also about Gymbox via this link https://www.gymbox.com/

 

You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. 

https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/

 

You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. 

https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment

https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd

 

You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast

 

If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team 

https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide

 

Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

 

In so many of our chats with industry leaders on the podcast, Lawrence has referenced the great work Total Fitness are doing regarding their PT product, specifically in regard to attraction, recruitment, training and retention. Our next guest is the person responsible for this great work, Richard Wilson. We were really excited to have him as a guest after he was recommended by the brilliant previous guest Andrea Cook, and he did not disappoint! If you need solutions to a PT problem in your club, want to grow and develop your PT career or hear about a great professional's journey all the way up to Head of Personal Training for a major fitness operator we have got you! This is the chat for you. You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

So proud to welcome our very good friend and industry legend, Dave Hopkins, to the show today. Dave is the MD of Pro Insight and one of the most well known people in all of the UK fitness industry Dave takes us through how he got into the industry, his growth and progression and his tips for getting to a C-Suite level

This conversation charts: - Dave's background - His Journey to starting Pro Insight - Pro Insights growth over the years - Tips and guidance for businesses in building culture. - Listening to your supporters and believing in yourself - The Dungeon! We hope you love this episode and if you have any favourite parts or if anything resonates with you we would love to hear from you. Contact is here or via any of the links below. You can find out more about Dave via her LinkedIn below and Pro Insight too. https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hopkins/ https://www.proinsight.org/ You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

We are incredibly privileged to welcome Rhys Jones onto the Love Your Career Podcast. Rhys is currently the COO of Plymouth active and having risen through the ranks from starting as a fitness instructor, he can really add value to anybody listening on how to grow your career and take it to the next step. Rhys talks about the importance of trusting your gut, telling people what they need to hear - not always what they want and how to make that jump into the C-suite roles. You can find out more about Rhys and Health and Fitness Institute below.

https://plymouthactive.co.uk/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhys-jones-57985738/?originalSubdomain=uk You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

This week we are incredibly excited to have the amazing Dan Rees in the studio. A friend of Love for a number of years Dan is recognisable to many as being one of the most influential pro's at the forefront of education in the fitness industry where he is now MD of The Health and Fitness Institute. Dan talks to us about his humble fitness industry beginnings and leads up to his mic drop moment! You can find out more about Dan and Health and Fitness Institute below.

https://www.thfi.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-rees-4b2b02a/ You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

It's not every week we have a premier league winner on the show but that's exactly what we have on this episode. Introduced to us by the amazing Andy Kay, Luke Chadwick joins us this week. An ex pro footballer who went into coaching, Luke tells us about what made him get into the football fun factory and make sure that football is enjoyable for kids. Luke takes us through his career, time at United and lessons since. You can find out more about Luke and Football Fun Factory below. https://thefootballfunfactory.co.uk/ You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

An exciting one this week as welcome Rob Handy, the man behind independent gyms. A friend of Love, Rob speaks honestly and authentically and tells us all about his career so far and some of his best tips for you. You can find out more about Rob and Independent Gyms below. https://independentgyms.co.uk/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberthandy/?originalSubdomain=uk You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

We are so lucky to have the awesome Dave Candler as this week’s guest on our podcast. We have got to know Dave recently and he’s a brilliantly engaging and inspiring leader. He speaks honestly and authentically and we believe this shines through in this chat. In his field, Dave is an absolute expert and there is great information, guidance and tips here. You can find out more about Dave and STA below. https://www.sta.co.uk/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-c-7909b017/ You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

A titan of the fitness industry, Director at GG Fit and podcast extraordinaire, this week we are joined by the host of your dream gym podcast, Mr Guy Griffiths. Guy guides us through his career, detailing the unexpected twists and turns that have lead him to where he is today. There is so much knowledge, guidance and mentoring in this chat and we are so lucky to have had him. Some highlights were: - Best career decision

- His career so far - an unexpected journey!

- Best career advice

- Advice for both sides of the recruitment divide - recruiter and candidate

And much, much more! We hope you love this episode and if you have any favourite parts or if anything resonates with you we would love to hear from you. Contact is here or via any of the links below. You can find out more about Guy below. https://www.linkedin.com/in/guygriff/?originalSubdomain=uk You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove