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Megan Stephens

Co-CEO & Owner
Willoughby Design

In her role as a brand strategist and agency co-owner following the purchase of Willoughby in 2016, Megan has led a large range of brand identity, consumer packaged goods and retail experience projects. Whether infusing new energy to help brands compete in the ever-changing marketplace or creating new brands from the ground up, she specializes in framing the business challenge, synthesizing the strategy, ideating solutions and then working with the design team to bring those ideas to life.

Megan Stephens

Co-CEO & Owner
Willoughby Design

Megan Stephens

Co-CEO & Owner
Willoughby Design

In her role as a brand strategist and agency co-owner following the purchase of Willoughby in 2016, Megan has led a large range of brand identity, consumer packaged goods and retail experience projects. Whether infusing new energy to help brands compete in the ever-changing marketplace or creating new brands from the ground up, she specializes in framing the business challenge, synthesizing the strategy, ideating solutions and then working with the design team to bring those ideas to life.

 
Beauty Connect LA 2025 (Archive)
3-5 Nov 2025
Fairmont Century Plaza – LA
Step into beauty & wellness' inner circle. Welcome to Beauty Connect, where the beauty and wellness industry’s most influential brands meet to innovate, collaborate, and grow.

Longevity science is going mainstream, and members want access to more than just workouts. We’ll explore how fitness brands are commercialising lab-backed tools like VO2 max testing, biological age tracking, hormone and metabolic panels, hyper-personalised recovery, and functional movement diagnostics to deliver on healthspan promises. Walk away with the playbook to package, price, and position these offerings for long-term loyalty and premium revenue.

Author:

Jeff Zwiefel

Executive Director
Life Time MIORA Longevity & Performance

Jeff Zwiefel is the former President and Chief Operating Officer of Life Time, where he played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s evolution over more than two decades. A nearly 40-year veteran in the fitness and wellness industry, Jeff has led large-scale operations and strategic growth initiatives that have helped redefine how health clubs deliver value to their members.

Now, Jeff is channeling his deep expertise and personal passion into the rapidly emerging field of longevity and healthy aging. He is currently partnering with Life Time to lead the development of MIORA — Longevity and Performance, a groundbreaking, science-backed program designed to optimize healthy aging through personalized, clinical-grade interventions.

MIORA represents the next frontier in Life Time’s ongoing mission to deliver a Healthy Way of Life. Building on the company’s 30+ years of leadership in fitness, nutrition, and wellness, MIORA brings together advanced diagnostics, hormone optimization, and performance-based lifestyle programming to empower individuals to live longer, healthier, and more vibrant lives.

https://www.Jeffzwiefel.com

https://www.podcastcollective.io/jeff-zwiefel-media-kit

Jeff Zwiefel

Executive Director
Life Time MIORA Longevity & Performance

Jeff Zwiefel is the former President and Chief Operating Officer of Life Time, where he played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s evolution over more than two decades. A nearly 40-year veteran in the fitness and wellness industry, Jeff has led large-scale operations and strategic growth initiatives that have helped redefine how health clubs deliver value to their members.

Now, Jeff is channeling his deep expertise and personal passion into the rapidly emerging field of longevity and healthy aging. He is currently partnering with Life Time to lead the development of MIORA — Longevity and Performance, a groundbreaking, science-backed program designed to optimize healthy aging through personalized, clinical-grade interventions.

MIORA represents the next frontier in Life Time’s ongoing mission to deliver a Healthy Way of Life. Building on the company’s 30+ years of leadership in fitness, nutrition, and wellness, MIORA brings together advanced diagnostics, hormone optimization, and performance-based lifestyle programming to empower individuals to live longer, healthier, and more vibrant lives.

https://www.Jeffzwiefel.com

https://www.podcastcollective.io/jeff-zwiefel-media-kit

Author:

Vanessa M Chu

Co-Founder
Func Fit

Vanessa M Chu

Co-Founder
Func Fit

Author:

Dean Kelly

Co-CEO
Extension Health

Dean is a successful entrepreneur based in New York where he is focused on both operating and investing in the Health/Wellness and Longevity space.  He is currently the  Co-CEO at Extension Health, a premium advanced longevity clinic based in New York. Dean is an active board member of YPO Metro New York and also sits on the Global Health and Wellness board of YPO with a focus on healthy aging. He is also a Venture Partner at Pari Passu Venture Partners, a VC focused on early and growth stage investments in Health and Wellness, AI, Defence and consumer tech. Prior to that, he was the CEO of Gainful which is the US's leading personalized nutrition platform and now sits as an advisor to the board.  Previously Dean was on the executive team at Zola and earlier  ran the $400m+ pet supplies category across the US for all of Walmart's ecommerce channels after Walmart acquired Jet where Dean was an early GM. He has co-founded three global start up companies (HeyLets, Zanui (acquired) and Orbirental (acquired)), and is an active angel investor with over 25 investments across Health and Wellness, Ai, CPG, Consumer Tech, Longevity, Healthtech, Defence and SAAS.  After completing both a Finance and Law Degree at UNSW, he began his career as a Senior Strategy Associate at Booz and Company, was the Head of Strategy at Football Federation Australia, and the Corporate Development and Strategic Partnerships Manager in Malawi at the William J Clinton Foundation

 

Dean Kelly

Co-CEO
Extension Health

Dean is a successful entrepreneur based in New York where he is focused on both operating and investing in the Health/Wellness and Longevity space.  He is currently the  Co-CEO at Extension Health, a premium advanced longevity clinic based in New York. Dean is an active board member of YPO Metro New York and also sits on the Global Health and Wellness board of YPO with a focus on healthy aging. He is also a Venture Partner at Pari Passu Venture Partners, a VC focused on early and growth stage investments in Health and Wellness, AI, Defence and consumer tech. Prior to that, he was the CEO of Gainful which is the US's leading personalized nutrition platform and now sits as an advisor to the board.  Previously Dean was on the executive team at Zola and earlier  ran the $400m+ pet supplies category across the US for all of Walmart's ecommerce channels after Walmart acquired Jet where Dean was an early GM. He has co-founded three global start up companies (HeyLets, Zanui (acquired) and Orbirental (acquired)), and is an active angel investor with over 25 investments across Health and Wellness, Ai, CPG, Consumer Tech, Longevity, Healthtech, Defence and SAAS.  After completing both a Finance and Law Degree at UNSW, he began his career as a Senior Strategy Associate at Booz and Company, was the Head of Strategy at Football Federation Australia, and the Corporate Development and Strategic Partnerships Manager in Malawi at the William J Clinton Foundation

 

This fireside chat will explore how F45’s engineering team has unlocked data and AI to power real business results. We’ll dig into how they’ve modernized their wearable biometrics platform (Lionheart), unlocked rich marketing insights, and leveraged cutting edge analytics and AI in their mobile app. It’s a behind-the-scenes look at what becomes possible when the right technology accelerates the work that matters most.

Author:

Greg Solak

Head of Engineering
F45

Greg Solak is a seasoned tech leader in the Fitness space. He is the Engineering Lead at F45 Training - a global fitness company. Prior to joining F45, he was the Tech Lead at Flywheel Sports, a boutique indoor cycling company. 

His latest focus is LionHeart: F45 Training’s heart rate tracker. He’s championing a system that is not only more intuitive, but also allows members to adjust their resting and max heart rates for better workout results. Greg is passionate about using his technical skills to drive innovation in the connected fitness space and enhance the workout experience.

Greg Solak

Head of Engineering
F45

Greg Solak is a seasoned tech leader in the Fitness space. He is the Engineering Lead at F45 Training - a global fitness company. Prior to joining F45, he was the Tech Lead at Flywheel Sports, a boutique indoor cycling company. 

His latest focus is LionHeart: F45 Training’s heart rate tracker. He’s championing a system that is not only more intuitive, but also allows members to adjust their resting and max heart rates for better workout results. Greg is passionate about using his technical skills to drive innovation in the connected fitness space and enhance the workout experience.

Author:

Chris Crane

CPO
Fiveonefour

Chris Crane is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Fiveonefour, dedicated to transforming the data and analytics stack with cutting-edge developer experiences. His career has spanned leadership roles at startups through Fortune 100 companies across the sport and technology sectors. At Nike, he led product teams driving cutting-edge innovations in data tech and e-commerce platforms. Earlier in his career, he worked at Bain & Co, and Bain Capital Ventures, before playing pivotal roles in scaling Sysdig into a multi-billion-dollar tech startup unicorn, and Datalogue into a leader in the data engineering and data pipelining space.

Chris Crane

CPO
Fiveonefour

Chris Crane is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Fiveonefour, dedicated to transforming the data and analytics stack with cutting-edge developer experiences. His career has spanned leadership roles at startups through Fortune 100 companies across the sport and technology sectors. At Nike, he led product teams driving cutting-edge innovations in data tech and e-commerce platforms. Earlier in his career, he worked at Bain & Co, and Bain Capital Ventures, before playing pivotal roles in scaling Sysdig into a multi-billion-dollar tech startup unicorn, and Datalogue into a leader in the data engineering and data pipelining space.

Author:

Tim Delisle

Co-Founder & CEO
Fiveonefour

Tim Delisle is the Co-Founder and CEO of Fiveonefour, where he leads efforts to transform data and analytics for developers. Previously, he co-founded and sold Datalogue to Nike, where he served as VP of Engineering for Enterprise Data, overseeing global software and data engineering 

teams.

At Fiveonefour, Tim spearheads the development of Moose, an open-source framework; Boreal, a hosting platform; and Aurora, an AI-powered Data Engineer. These tools empower industries, including connected fitness, to optimize data workflows and scale effectively. A seasoned entrepreneur, Tim is passionate about driving innovation and helping businesses unlock the full potential of their data.

 

Tim Delisle

Co-Founder & CEO
Fiveonefour

Tim Delisle is the Co-Founder and CEO of Fiveonefour, where he leads efforts to transform data and analytics for developers. Previously, he co-founded and sold Datalogue to Nike, where he served as VP of Engineering for Enterprise Data, overseeing global software and data engineering 

teams.

At Fiveonefour, Tim spearheads the development of Moose, an open-source framework; Boreal, a hosting platform; and Aurora, an AI-powered Data Engineer. These tools empower industries, including connected fitness, to optimize data workflows and scale effectively. A seasoned entrepreneur, Tim is passionate about driving innovation and helping businesses unlock the full potential of their data.

 

 

Dr Cherice Roth

Chief Veterinary Officer, Digital Pet Health
Mars Veterinary Health

Dr. Cherice Roth is a graduate of Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine. Along with her Doctorate she also holds a Master’s Degree in Biochemistry. She is currently the Chief Veterinary Officer of Digital Pet Health for Mars Veterinary Health, as well as Lead Medical Advisor for KeraVetBio and a board member for Seattle Humane Society, Board of Chief Veterinary Medical Officers (BCVMO)  & Wallace Health.  Dr. Roth is an author of children’s books.

Dr Cherice Roth

Chief Veterinary Officer, Digital Pet Health
Mars Veterinary Health

Dr Cherice Roth

Chief Veterinary Officer, Digital Pet Health
Mars Veterinary Health

Dr. Cherice Roth is a graduate of Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine. Along with her Doctorate she also holds a Master’s Degree in Biochemistry. She is currently the Chief Veterinary Officer of Digital Pet Health for Mars Veterinary Health, as well as Lead Medical Advisor for KeraVetBio and a board member for Seattle Humane Society, Board of Chief Veterinary Medical Officers (BCVMO)  & Wallace Health.  Dr. Roth is an author of children’s books. Her books, “What’s a REAL Doctor?” and “What does a REAL Doctor look like?” both focus on veterinary medicine, STEM, and representation within medical fields.  She is also the author of the textbook, Virtual Veterinary Care and Telemedicine. She believes that veterinary virtual care is the answer for health disparities in pets, as well as part of the answer to psychological health issues of veterinary professionals.  Outside of work, you can find her in the woods of Oregon with her many “Roth Ranch” animals, her sons (The Rothlings), and her husband, or serving on the medical board for several boxer, Doberman and dachshund charitable organizations.

In a market where acquisition costs are rising and patient expectations are evolving, the real battleground for DSOs is no longer just getting patients in the door — it’s keeping them. This session will showcase how leading DSOs are driving higher reappointment rates, stronger recall cycles, and consistent experiences; turning one-time visits into long-term patient relationships. 

  • Predict churn and act before it happens  

  • Automate smart reactivations using treatment history and patient preferences  

  • Training clinical and front office teams to “own the relationship” not just the transaction   

 

Patient Journey

Author:

Dr Hisham Barakat

Chief Clinical Officer
Guardian Dentistry Partners

Dr Hisham Barakat

Chief Clinical Officer
Guardian Dentistry Partners

Author:

Kyle Welch

Co-Founder
Children's Surgery Centers

Kyle Welch

Co-Founder
Children's Surgery Centers

Author:

Jeff Wheeler

Co-Founder
Children's Surgery Centers

Jeff Wheeler

Co-Founder
Children's Surgery Centers

Author:

Eduardo Levantman

Chief Operations Officer
Lone Peak Dental Group

Eduardo Levantman

Chief Operations Officer
Lone Peak Dental Group