Sports Legends with Bevo - Ep #26 - KX Pilates Founder Aa...

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Founder of KX Pilates, Aaron Smith is an award-winning fitness innovator, entrepreneur and author of the book ‘Define Yourself’. After spending several years travelling the world Aaron took a punt and with the generosity of his father he was able to start KX Pilates in February 2010. Based on the Japanese philosophy of kaizen (continuous improvement), KX Pilates is a dynamic workout that has transformed both fitness participants and the business at large. KX Pilates has now been built into Australia's largest pilates franchise with over 110+ studios across Australia, Indonesia, China, Singapore, Taiwan and New Zealand. As the founder of KX Pilates, Aaron has earnt multiple awards and recognition including 2021 Melbourne Young Fitness Entrepreneur, being recognised as an influential Victorian to watch by the Herald Sun in 2020, Australian Young Fitness Entrepreneur of the Year in 2019, was named in the top 3 of Australia’s Top 30 Franchise Executives (2020), and featured in the 2019 Top 10 Dynamic Entrepreneurs by Dynamic Business Magazine. On our chat on Sports Legends with Bevo we discussed how the idea for KX Pilates came about, his passion for travel and snowboarding, why pilates has become so popular and how a punt to start a new business has been an extremely successful one. Legends with Bevo Podcast as seen on Channel Seven’s Sunrise, Ticker TV, C31 Melbourne and Channel 44 Adelaide. Heard on Triple M Mackay and the Whitsundays, Radio Italia Uno, Flow FM Australia and Radio Today’s Podcast. Featured in the Sunday Mail and the Mount Barker Courier. And please consider becoming part of our podcast by joining our Inner Circle. It’s an email list. Join it and you might get an email on a Monday or Tuesday seeking guest ideas and requests for other bits of feedback about Legends with Bevo. Email us directly and we’ll add you to the list: [email protected] If you enjoy the show, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and other podcast sites and Facebook. We’d greatly appreciate it.

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This episode was published on November 17, 2023.

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Founder of KX Pilates, Aaron Smith is an award-winning fitness innovator, entrepreneur and author of the book ‘Define Yourself’. After spending several years travelling the world Aaron took a punt and with the generosity of his father he was able to...

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