Jennifer Vaughan Maanavi
About Jennifer Vaughan Maanavi
I am a growth-minded entrepreneur and thought leader with over 20 years of success across the health & wellness, fitness, and financial services industries. Leveraging extensive hands-on experience building and managing a global organization from the ground up, my broad areas of expertise include strategic planning, revenue growth, business development, marketing, branding, turnaround strategies, and change management. I have a passion for high growth early stage (VC or private equity backed) B2C fitness/wellness companies whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of their communities. I co-founded Physique 57, a boutique fitness and media company in 2006, and expanded the business to four countries with multiple digital platforms. With clients and subscribers in all 50 states and over 60 countries, Physique 57 continues to grow its US and international fan base. As Chief Executive Officer, I create top-line and bottom-line value. I am also a fractional leader, management and marketing consultant, and board member. Additionally, I am a Techstars mentor, Entrelliance Charter Member, and advisor to early-stage founders in the female consumer space using the arsenal of knowledge and expertise I accumulated during my entrepreneurial journey. I am a frequent speaker on business and entrepreneurship and have been featured on media outlets including Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg TV, Fox Business, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Inc.com. In addition, I am a guest lecturer at Columbia Business School. In recognition of my professional successes, I was awarded the 2013 Columbia Women in Business Distinguished Alumna Award. Physique 57 was awarded Mindbody's 2020 Industry Icon Award, named 2022 Top 6 Beauty Brand in India by Vogue, Best Barre Workout by Shape Magazine, and is one of only a few boutique studios in the world to earn Fit Guide’s 5 Star Rating.