
Marbles is the first brain-body fitness franchise designed to capitalize on the exploding interest in brain health and fitness. We will take a peek inside the model to discover what makes it so attractive. Explore their facility design, technology choices, programming philosophies, clients they serve, and more. This session will be valuable whether you are simply looking for ideas you can implement in your own facility or are open to a new franchise opportunity.
Cody Sipe, PhD

Cody Sipe, PhD is an unparalleled leader in training and building a business that serves the growing aging population. His training studio for the past 12 years, Miracles Fitness, has been a flagship facility for other owners to emulate. He is co-founder of the Functional Aging Institute, university professor, researcher and international lecturer. Cody has co-developed two unique licensed programs, Fit Body Forever and Ageless Fitness, that successfully attract and serve this market.
Dr. Dan Ritchie

Dr. Dan Ritchie started his fitness career at Southeast Missouri State University with a bachelor’s degree in Fitness and Sports Medicine and then spent a year as a graduate assistant coaching Division 1 athletes. He completed his master’s degree in Health & Physical Education at the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater, where he won the 2002 Thesis of the Year. Then Dan continued as a Lynn Fellow at Purdue University, completing his PhD in Kinesiology with a minor in Gerontology.
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