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BFS Events Past Speakers

 Industry leaders FROM THE BOUTIQUE FITNESS SOLUTIONS ERA WHO SHAPED OUR STAGE

During our active events years, BFS convened founders, executives, investors, operators, and strategic voices across fitness.

 This archive highlights the leaders who contributed to BFS events and helped advance conversations around growth, leadership, capital, franchising, operations, brand strategy, and business performance.

Jennifer Maanavi

Jennifer Maanavi

Founder, CEO and Strategic Advisor, Physique 57

BFS Event
CEO Summit @ IHRSA · 2023
Session
Building an Organizational Structure That Scales
Theme
Strategic Planning
Role
Speaker

A pioneering force in health and wellness and financial services, Jennifer has sculpted an illustrious career over two decades.

As the co-founder and CEO of Physique 57 since 2006, Maanavi propelled the company into a global boutique fitness and media powerhouse with a footprint across all 50 states and four countries. In 2023 Physique 57 was celebrated as the top Barre Brand worldwide by Fit Guide, received the 2020 Industry Icon Award from Mindbody, and was named a Top 6 Beauty Brand in India by Vogue in 2022. The brand’s inclusion in Columbia Business School case studies and McGaw Hill textbooks speaks volumes about its pioneering, female-centric approach.

Jennifer is also a fractional leader, management and marketing consultant, and board member. She advises several companies in the wellness space, using the knowledge and expertise she accumulated during her entrepreneurial journey. She has a passion for high growth B2C health and wellness companies whose mission is to improve the well-being of their communities.

Jennifer frequently speaks at major events and has been featured in esteemed publications like Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg TV, Fox Business, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Inc.com. She was honored with the Columbia Women in Business Distinguished Alumna Award, a testament to her versatile career and creative, strategic, and transformative approach to business.

About the BFS Speaker Archive

What is the BFS Past Speakers archive?

The BFS Past Speakers archive is a curated record of founders, executives, investors, operators, and industry leaders who participated in BFS events during our active events years. 

What industries are represented in the BFS speaker archive?

The BFS speaker archive primarily represents leaders from the fitness industry, including operators, franchisors, investors, technology providers, marketers, real estate experts, and business strategists who contributed to BFS events during our active events years. 

Why did BFS create this archive?

BFS created this archive to document the leaders, conversations, and business themes that shaped its event history and continue to inform its work with growth-oriented operators. 

How are featured speakers selected?

Featured speakers are selected based on their industry relevance, leadership experience, connection to BFS event themes, and contribution to operator-level conversations. 

Where can I find past BFS events?

 You can explore the broader history of BFS events through the Past BFS Events archive. 

Were these speakers part of the Boutique Fitness Summit?

 Yes. These speakers participated in events hosted by BFS, which was founded in 2018 as the Boutique Fitness Summit, operated as Boutique Fitness Solutions, and hosted its flagship event as The Summit by BFS. The organization is known today as The BFS Network. 

 The conversations have evolved.
The founder lens remains. 

BFS began by creating space for the fitness business conversations the industry was missing.

Today, that work continues through peer networks, advisory, executive training, and proprietary market intelligence for successful multi-location founders building the next stage of growth.