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Leadership

A seasoned team with
unmatched industry access.

Franchising · Operations · Real estate · Technology

Fitura Brands is led by executives with decades of experience building, scaling and operating global fitness, wellness and lifestyle brands. Supported by established industry experience, the team brings long-standing relationships across construction, finance, franchising, technology, real estate and performance lifestyle, so the platform can expand faster, negotiate better and execute more efficiently.

Today decides everything.
James Hurlock, Founder and CEO of Fitura Brands
Founder & CEO

James Hurlock

Former professional rugby player, turned franchise operator
Background

Three franchise systems, then Fitura.

F45 Training. Four years on the executive leadership team, through the company’s IPO, latterly as Chief Partnerships Officer leading global partnerships with Mark Wahlberg, David Beckham and Cindy Crawford.

FS8. Founding CEO. Launched internationally and sold more than 120 locations in its first year.

The Picklr. Chief Brand Officer at North America’s largest premium indoor pickleball franchise, ranked #43 on the Inc. 5000, with partnerships including Formula 1 and the Super Bowl Host Committee.

Fitura Brands was founded to run three complementary performance concepts on one shared platform, so an owner builds a portfolio instead of a single box.

Executive team

The operating team behind the platform.

Between them, the executive bench has built and scaled brands including F45 Training, FS8, The Picklr, Life Time, Gold's Gym, Amazon, Verafin and Woolworths Group.

James Hurlock

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Over a decade leading some of the world's fastest-growing fitness and lifestyle brands. As Chief Brand Officer at The Picklr, ranked #43 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies, he built one of America's most recognizable pickleball brands from concept to national expansion, driving partnerships with Formula 1 and the Super Bowl Host Committee.

Previously Chief Partnerships Officer at F45 Training, where he led global partnerships with Mark Wahlberg, David Beckham and Cindy Crawford, and oversaw the international launch of FS8, a franchise concept that sold more than 120 locations in its first year.

Albert Ramos

Chief Financial Officer

Over 16 years of P&L accountability and franchise finance expertise, building the investor-grade reporting a multi-brand platform requires. Founder and fractional CFO of Stratego, a finance partner to fitness, wellness and franchise brands.

Previously Director of Strategic Finance & Operations at Life Time, overseeing a $200M revenue portfolio, with Director-level roles at Gold's Gym and 24 Hour Fitness. MBA in Finance and BA in Economics from Occidental College.

Jeff King

Chief Technology Officer

An engineering and AI leader who built core business technologies at Amazon, leading teams across supply chain optimization, Advertising's Marketing Cloud and engineering for Alexa's natural language understanding.

At Verafin he helped scale a market-leading anti-money-laundering product to more than 1,100 financial institutions ahead of its $2.75B acquisition by Nasdaq, and later founded Finaptic, a banking-as-a-service platform acquired by the National Bank of Canada.

Kerry Souter

Chief Human Resources Officer

Two decades transforming People & Culture functions across Woolworths Group, NAB, F45 and United Petroleum. In 2023 she launched Souter Search, a global executive search and HR consultancy for retail, franchise and consumer businesses.

She works with senior executives, boards and private equity firms across Australia, the US, UK and the Philippines. Degree in Management from the Australian Institute of HR, and an accredited Hogan and DISC assessor.

Strategic partners

Specialist partners on the platform.

SABRE Business Consulting

Real estate services partner

Real estate services for Fitura Brands are provided by SABRE Business Consulting, in partnership with SABRE Real Estate Advisors — covering market planning, site selection and lease negotiation for franchisees across all three concepts.

Programming

The people who write what members do.

Programming is developed centrally by subject matter experts and delivered through the ONEFiit platform, so franchisees never create content or manage instructor programming quality.

Sarah Hunter

Head of Programming, Core Precinct

A fitness instructor trained in mat Pilates, Lagree and Xformer who also holds a Doctor of Chiropractic degree, with a foundation in biomechanics, movement science and rehabilitation. She has coached in Canada, the United States and Australia, and worked across clinical settings including Denver Sports Docs and Myodetox in Toronto.

Rebecca Grainger

Head of Programming, contrastheory

A breathwork facilitator, ICF-certified executive coach and holistic leadership facilitator with a Sports Science degree and qualifications in MBSR and trauma-informed transformational breathwork. As lead program designer for the contrastheory Method she has scripted safety-first, clinically grounded contrast therapy and breathwork protocols.

Leslie Thomas

Design Principal

Design principal for Fitura Brands, guiding the studio and facility design language across the portfolio so each concept reads as its own brand while sharing one build standard.

Franchise growth

Who you work with on the way in.

Jarett Perelmutter

Franchise Sales Director

A growth executive and operator with leadership roles across Orangetheory, Purpose Brands, Cali Coffee and CrossFit, spanning operations, field leadership and business development for nationally recognized consumer brands.

Erica Poynter

Franchise Sales Director

A franchise development professional and growth strategist who was instrumental in the early growth and franchise development of SweatHouz, with expertise in market expansion strategy and relationship management.

Dan Henry

Franchise Sales Director

A seasoned franchise development executive who has held senior sales leadership roles across nationally recognized brands, including Director of Franchise Sales for Tough Mudder, spanning fitness, service and home-based franchise sectors.

Kristine Faza

Social Media & Marketing Manager

A social media and marketing professional working across wellness, health and lifestyle, building authentic brands, growing online communities and creating content that drives engagement. Her background as a wellness entrepreneur and health coach shapes how she tells brand stories.

Start the conversation

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Tell us which concept interests you, the market you have in mind, and your background. A Fitura franchise consultant will validate fit, share detailed investment information, and walk you through our discovery process. Qualified candidates receive the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) as the next step.

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