On Thursday 16th May, énergie hosted its 2nd annual Progress Conference at The Ridgeway Centre in Milton Keynes.

A highlight of the énergie event calendar, Progress brings Franchisees, Club Managers, suppliers, sponsors and the énergie Central team together to enjoy a one-day conference. This event runs in addition to our November Conference, évolution, at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.

This year’s Progress Conference followed a theme of Into the Future, and the action-packed agenda allowed us to showcase many of the exciting new developments that are taking place, designed to enhance the front-end experience of the members of our clubs and the operations of our Franchisees businesses.

The event was well received by Franchisees, with a snapshot of some of the feedback below:

“Thank you for always putting on great days like this. Such a great opportunity to see others we know in the network and see so many new faces. Really enjoy it and looking forward to évolution.”

“Events are always so slick, well laid out, lighting always bang on, and loved the team hugs on the way into the building. We are a family! Can never fault the organisation that goes into these days. Thank you énergie.”

“Very much looking forward to these changes being rolled out!”

“Hearing other people’s experiences was really inspiring.”

Progress 2019 Highlights

Into the Future – Neil King, énergie CEO

Our CEO, Neil King, kicked off the event with a recap of our fantastic achievements as a network over the past six months and shared examples of the powerful impact of the rebrand and our two-tier membership offering.

Neil then went on to introduce the recently expanded Senior Leadership Team; John Jempson (Finance Director), Eve Gonsalves (General Counsel), Phil Hall (Operations Director), James Cotton (Commercial Director) and Tom Burke (Business Development Director).

To close the session, Jim Durie, Managing Director of énergie International, took the stage to highlight the growth and future plans for the expansion of our brand globally.

énergie Insights – Jan Spaticchia, énergie Chairman & Jo Biddle, Pragma

Jan and Jo gave an overview of a recent independent consumer research project, sharing key findings, the methodology of the project and next steps for our brand. The findings revealed some exciting opportunities for franchisees looking to expand their current portfolio which is also highly relevant for people looking to go into business with a fitness franchise.

Digital Strategy Update – Black Sun Agency

The team from Black Sun Agency arrived to provide an update on the following projects which are currently evolving behind the scenes, including a new digital marketing strategy, new social media strategy and the soon-to-be launched new énergie Fitness website.

Defining Our Language – Oliver Agency

Pete Hardy, the Creative Director of Oliver Agency, introduced the creative concepts ahead of a brand-new énergie Fitness marketing campaign which will launch over the coming months.

The Wrap – Neil King, énergie CEO

To close the event, Neil shared his thanks to everyone who attended and left the network with an inspiring reminder of what we can achieve as a team.