EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Discreet, evidence-led search for leaders shaping enterprise value, culture and growth.
Fitness // Health // Wellness // Performance
THE PEOPLE POWERING PERFORMANCE.
Embedded in the industries shaping how people train, move, recover and live. Avant Grey provides specialist talent, search and market intelligence to ambitious businesses across the UK and Europe.
FITNESS OPERATORS ✦ BOUTIQUE STUDIOS ✦ PERFORMANCE ✦ WELLNESS ✦ FITNESS TECHNOLOGY ✦ RECOVERY & LONGEVITY ✦ FITNESS OPERATORS ✦ BOUTIQUE STUDIOS ✦ PERFORMANCE ✦ WELLNESS ✦
01 // The industry
ONE RAPIDLY EVOLVING PERFORMANCE ECONOMY.
Fitness is converging with technology, preventative health, recovery and longevity. We work across that connected ecosystem—understanding where growth is happening and who can lead it.
01Fitness operators
02Boutique & studio concepts
03Health & wellness
04Performance & sport
05Fitness technology
06Equipment
07Nutrition
08Recovery & longevity
02 // The people
GROWTH IS ULTIMATELY A PEOPLE PROBLEM.
Expansion exposes capability gaps. Avant Grey helps ambitious businesses find proven people who understand the pace, complexity and commercial reality of the performance economy.
Leadership capability01
Multi-site management02
Commercial talent03
International expansion04
Succession & retention05
03 // Talent & search
THE PEOPLE OTHER SEARCHES MISS.
Industry depth changes the search. We map the right markets, engage hidden talent and build precise solutions around the growth challenge—not a generic job description.
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LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
Commercial, operational and multi-site leaders with the track record to scale.
SPECIALIST SEARCH
Hard-to-find expertise across product, technology, performance and wellness.
TALENT MAPPING
Market visibility before the vacancy: competitors, capability and future talent.
EUROPEAN SEARCH
Cross-border access to leaders and specialists across connected European markets.
EXCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT
Focused permanent hiring with one accountable specialist partner.
05 // Intelligence
KNOW YOUR MARKET.
Better talent decisions begin with better market information. Avant Grey studies the signals shaping hiring, pay, leadership and growth across the industry.
Industry intelligence
THE SIGNALS BEHIND THE NEXT MOVE.
Sharper hiring decisions come from understanding where the market is moving, which capabilities are scarce and how leadership expectations are changing.
THE PERFORMANCE ECONOMY HIRING INDEX
Coming soon →What is changing in European leadership hiring?
Read briefing →Benchmark the roles critical to your next growth stage.
Register interest →06 // Europe
ONE INDUSTRY.
NO BORDERS.
We connect businesses with specialist and leadership talent across the UK and Europe—following the market, the opportunity and the people.
Discuss a European search →
08 // Avant Grey Careers Marketplace
YOUR INDUSTRY.
YOUR NEXT MOVE.
Looking for PTs, coaches or club-level talent? Reach people actively building careers in fitness, health and wellness.