The Athletic Business Podcast: Navigating the Global Fitness Equipment Shortage with Elisabeth Fouts

Jan 26, 2021

This episode features audio from a recent webinar Athletic Business hosted with Power Systems education coordinator Elisabeth Fouts.

We discuss the challenges facing the global fitness equipment market, and how facilities can overcome these logistical hurdles and obtain new equipment despite the pandemic's knock-on effects.

You can watch the main portion of today's episode here, or listen below.

Athletic Business · Episode 25 - Navigating the Global Fitness Equipment Shortage with Elisabeth Fouts

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