Andrew Wyant

Andrew S. Wyant
Born
Andrew Scott Wyant

(1968-11-22)November 22, 1968
Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
OccupationEntrepreneur
OrganizationInternational Sports Sciences Association
Spouse
Kelly Geary
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(m. 2015)​
RelativesJack Wyant (brother)
AwardsFull list

Andrew S. Wyant (born in November 22, 1968) is an American health and fitness entrepreneur who served as President and CEO of the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA)[1][2][3] and the 2022 CEO World Awards winner.[4] He was previously President of the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).[5][6] He had been credited for the growth in personal training certification over the past decade and was awarded the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.[7] Prior to joining the fitness industry, Wyant was responsible for leading the sales and marketing of LifeLock, including the infamous Social Security campaign.[8]

Early life and education

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Wyant was raised in Hamilton, Ohio, and relocated to the Philadelphia Main Line suburb of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania in 1984 where he graduated from Harriton High School in Rosemont, Pennsylvania in 1987. While at Harriton High School, Wyant was as Student Body President and Captain of the golf team, squash team, and the undefeated school debate team. He attended the University of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1991 where he received his BS in economics from the Wharton School of Business.[9] Wyant was a member of the Penn Men's Glee Club from 1987 to 1989 and was president of the Delta Upsilon Colony in 1988.[citation needed]

Career

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After graduating from Wharton in 1991, Wyant worked in management consulting for the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) After BCG, Wyant joined the Specialty Foods Corporation in 1993 where he served as Executive Vice President of Metz Baking Company. In 1997, he became President of Natural Golf Corporation,[10] and was still in this leadership position when the company completed an IPO on the American Stock Exchange in 2003[11]

In 2007, Wyant joined the start-up LifeLock where he served as the head of marketing and was responsible for the growth and development of the LifeLock CEO's social security marketing campaign.[12][13] Controversy over the Lifelock campaigns let to significant FTC settlements while the company grew from $18.9 million in sales in 2007 to $193.9 million in 2011 under Wyant's marketing leadership.[14] LifeLock was sold to Norton Symantec for $2.3 billion in 2016.[15]

Wyant was named the President of the National Academy of Sports Medicine in 2011 and led the company to 25% a year revenue growth.[16][17]

In 2018, Wyant joined ISSA as its president and CEO and had led it to a 126% growth rate[18] and a place in the Inc 5000 list.[19] In 2021, ISSA was acquired by Tailwind Capital[20] in a transaction advised by Harris Williams.[21] In 2022, under Wyant's leadership, ISSA was ranked within the top twenty Best Places to Work in 2022 by the Phoenix Business Journal.[22][3]

Speaking and writing

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Wyant is a frequent speaker on storytelling and story building to entrepreneurs such as EO Arizona.[13] Wyant had been featured on numerous podcasts on medical fitness[23][24] and spoken on aging, including in the Wall Street Journal.[25] Wyant had also written on topics regarding health and fitness training for the Medical Fitness Network.[26]

Awards

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Wyant received the Gold Stevie Award as 2009 Marketing Executive of the Year from the American Business Awards for his work on the LifeLock campaign[27] and was a recipient of an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2014.[7] Wyant was named as 2022 CEO of the Year by Globee International.[28][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Kai Greene Has Appointed As First Global Fitness Ambassador By ISSA". Sportz Business. January 20, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "International Sports Sciences Association | Better Business Bureau® Profile". www.bbb.org. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Govinda (June 22, 2023). "ISSA is Transforming the Industry and Empowering Fitness Trainers". Global Business Leaders Mag. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Rehfeldt, Courtney (December 13, 2022). "ISSA CEO Andrew Wyant Named Winner in 2022 CEO World Awards". Athletech News. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "ChampionScott | Andrew Wyant appointed President & General Manager of the National Academy of Sports Medicine". Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  6. ^ Andrew Wyant Interview: The New NASM-Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT) Programs, June 16, 2016, retrieved December 20, 2023
  7. ^ a b "Hall of Fame - EY Entrepreneur Of The Year". eoyhof.ey.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  8. ^ Rehfeldt, Courtney (February 25, 2009). "'Celebrity Apprentice' Stars The Donald, A Playmate -- And Your Product?". InformationWeek. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  9. ^ "1991 Commencement Program, University Archives, University of Pennsylvania" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania Penn Libraries University Archives & Records Center. April 1, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  10. ^ "2004: IPO, TV deal enhance Natural resources". Golfweek. September 28, 2004. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  11. ^ "Unassociated Document". www.sec.gov. July 15, 2004. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  12. ^ "Andrew Wyant made company changes based on his own healthly pursuit". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  13. ^ a b EO Andrew Wyant It'll be Huge Highlights, April 2, 2017, retrieved December 20, 2023
  14. ^ "Form S-1". www.sec.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  15. ^ "Symantec to acquire LifeLock for $2.3 billion". CNBC. November 21, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  16. ^ Zabonick-Chonko, Rachel (July 4, 2014). "President of NASM Wins Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award". Club Solutions Magazine. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  17. ^ "President of NASM, Andrew Wyant, Wins EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award". Club Industry. June 27, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  18. ^ "With a Two-Year Revenue Growth of 126%, ISSA Ranks No. 107 on Inc. Magazine's List of the Southwest Region's Fastest-Growing Private Companies". www.newswire.com (Press release). March 7, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  19. ^ "ISSA, LLC is on Inc.'s Regionals 2023: Southwest list!". Inc. Company Profile. December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  20. ^ "Tailwind Capital Acquires ISSA to Build the Leading eLearning Platform for the Fitness & Wellness Industry". www.businesswire.com. March 1, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  21. ^ "Harris Williams Advises International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) on its Sale to Tailwind Capital". www.harriswilliams.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  22. ^ Edgemon, Erin (December 8, 2022). "Phoenix Business Journal's 2022 Best Places to Work honorees - Phoenix Business Journal". The Business Journals. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  23. ^ MFN (July 16, 2020). "Episode 9: Andrew Wyant, President & CEO, ISSA | MedFit Podcast". MedFitNetwork. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  24. ^ Andrew Wyant Interview (President of NASM): Reducing the Cost of Health Care, retrieved December 20, 2023
  25. ^ Potkewitz, Hillary (April 6, 2019). "Forget the Hotshot Trainer with the Six-Pack, Boomers Want Mature Fitness Coaches". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  26. ^ Wyant, Andrew (June 1, 2021). "Closing the Trust Gap: Are personal training certifications failing medical fitness?". MedFitNetwork. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  27. ^ "2009 Honorees". Stevie Awards. January 27, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  28. ^ Awards, Globee (July 2, 2023). "2022 Winners | Leadership Awards". Globee® Business Awards. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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