Features Fitness & Nutrition

When Lauren Green joined Barry’s in 2018, the company was at a turning point. The California-based fitness brand, best known for its high-energy, instructor-led workout classes, was expanding rapidly in the U.S. and abroad. Yet, from a legal standpoint, the infrastructure wasn’t keeping pace with the growth. Barry’s relied heavily on outside counsel, and internally, […]

For more than 50 years, Nature’s Way Brands has been committed to a single, vital mission: helping people everywhere live healthy lives. As a trusted name in dietary supplements, the company has consistently stood out in a competitive industry with its dedication to quality and innovation. Behind the scenes, Tara Falsani plays a pivotal role […]

Chief Legal Officer Margaret Lai drives Relive Health’s legal strategy, ensuring the company’s rapid expansion aligns with healthcare and franchising regulations. Her litigation, transactions, and franchising expertise positions her as a vital force behind Relive’s success. Relive Health, a pioneer in personalized health, wellness and anti-aging services, aims to extend lifespans from the inside out. […]

Nicolas Wenker’s journey to becoming the deputy general counsel and senior vice president of legal at Young Living Essential Oils is a testament to his unyielding work ethic and adaptability. He was born in Switzerland, where he spent his early years before moving with his family to the U.S. The challenges he faced as a […]

He’s at an age when he could retire, but the 72-year-old Richard Taylor asks what’s the sense in that. Look at the U.S. Supreme Court, the Vatican and other august organizations, and he reminds you’ll find people older than him. Furthermore, some actors, artists and musicians of that vintage are still sustaining their careers. “When you […]

Brian Vidrik says the heavy lifting for personal trainers and gym owners isn’t always what’s on the weight rack. Instead, it can be administering memberships. Tasks like billing, promoting and engaging with members can be as difficult as any cross fit regimen—and as important to a business staying healthy. Vidrik is finishing his second year […]

At Young Living Essential Oils, the goal is to empower customers and help them relax. The direct selling company makes oils meant to create a calming environment for the person wearing or smelling them, as well as oils to help support healthy weight management. While using the products is simple, the behind-the-scenes work can be […]

It’s an industry that’s every bit as competitive and hard-nosed as some of its consumers. Among those who down energy drinks are mixed martial artists, as well as folks in more mainstream pursuits that also require strength and stamina: police officers, firefighters, EMTs, construction workers et al. Then there are lawyers such as Michael DiMaggio, […]

When you’re a boutique fitness company whose studios are filled with rowing machines, stationary indoor bikes and treadmills, a global pandemic and mandatory shutdown orders might seem like a final burnout round. Most members can’t afford such equipment—often computerized with individual health metrics—and many joined the studio because they crave interaction with other fitness aficionados and enthusiastic trainers. But even as gyms […]

It may have been enacted a quarter century ago, but this federal legislation becomes more and more of a challenge on the compliance front for a company expanding into new product lines. So muses David Kastin about the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act to which his employer, The Vitamin Shoppe, must dutifully adhere. […]