Jennifer Maanavi

A pioneering force in health and wellness and financial services, Jennifer has sculpted an illustrious career over two decades.

As the co-founder and CEO of Physique 57 since 2006, Maanavi propelled the company into a global boutique fitness and media powerhouse with a footprint across all 50 states and four countries. In 2023 Physique 57 was celebrated as the top Barre Brand worldwide by Fit Guide, received the 2020 Industry Icon Award from Mindbody, and was named a Top 6 Beauty Brand in India by Vogue in 2022. The brand’s inclusion in Columbia Business School case studies and McGaw Hill textbooks speaks volumes about its pioneering, female-centric approach.

Jennifer is also a fractional leader, management and marketing consultant, and board member.

She advises several companies in the wellness space, using the knowledge and expertise she accumulated during her entrepreneurial journey. She has a passion for high growth B2C health and wellness companies whose mission is to improve the well-being of their communities.

Jennifer frequently speaks at major events and has been featured in esteemed publications like Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg TV, Fox Business, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Inc.com. She was honored with the Columbia Women in Business Distinguished Alumna Award, a testament to her versatile career and creative, strategic, and transformative approach to business.