Our Company | Daxko

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We power
health
and
wellness
throughout the world.

16k

health and wellness facilities

25m

members served by our customers

140

diverse and unique countries

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Our mission is to power health and wellness throughout the world. That includes fighting for equity and justice. We are making a commitment to ourselves, our company, and the community we serve to amplify marginalized and systematically oppressed voices. Internally, Daxko is committed to improving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion throughout the company.

Personally, we are committed to listening, learning, and taking real action towards equity and justice. Within the industry Daxko serves, we are actively exploring ways to use our breadth of solutions and data to empower industry leaders in the mission to accelerate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

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Our Who

We over Me
We take the stairs
We are driven by an entrepreneurial spirit
We are experts in our craft

Our What

We build and deliver integrated technology, services, insights and payments that power health and wellness communities

Our How

Hiring, developing and retaining the best, most dedicated people
Owning the end-to-end experience
Embracing the Growth Mindset
Optimizing customer and corporate value

Our Belief

We believe the best way to predict the future is to invent it.
We do not fear the fundamental forces changing the health and wellness business.
We embrace, shape, and reinvent them.

Offices

Wrightsville Beach, NC

REMOTE

Our Leadership

Ron Lamb

Chief Executive Officer

Ron leads our team of passionate and talented professionals in making the world a healthier, happier place. Prior to joining Daxko, he spent 26 years at Reynolds & Reynolds, where he led a global team to focus on re-engineering their software and services portfolio into a dynamic suite of automotive retailing solutions which transformed the customer experience. Ron holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and an MBA from Loyola College in Baltimore. Ron is actively involved in several charities and is happily married with three children.

Winston Gillum

Chief Financial Officer

Winston leads all financial and administrative activities of Daxko, including financial planning and analysis, mergers and acquisitions, accounting and controls, human resources, and legal affairs. Prior to joining Daxko, Winston worked for 16 years in Harbert Management Corporation’s Private Equity Group, focusing on acquisitions and divestitures of lower middle market companies across a broad range of industries. Winston began his career in accounting at Ernst & Young and later joined McKinsey & Company as a management consultant. Winston received his undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Alabama and his MBA from Harvard University.

Bjørn Bjerkøe

Chief Technology Officer

Bjørn (pronounced “B-yearn”) serves as Daxko’s Chief Technology Officer. He has a successful track record developing people, process and innovative software solutions as a servant leader in the software industry. He is passionate about customer-centric focus in all sides of the business, from support to product strategy as well as development. With 17 years of experience leading operational and software development teams, Bjørn uses innovation as a tool to benefit customers and team members alike. Bjørn grew up in Norway. He now lives in Denver, Colorado with his family, where he enjoys snowboarding, mountain biking and eating a lot of pizza.

Concetta Lewis

Vice President of People Development

Concetta oversees all initiatives relating to Daxko’s culture and exceptional team members, including our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program. A graduate of Stillman College, she began her career focused in accounting. Concetta discovered her passion centered more around interacting and advancing people over numbers, and she transitioned into the world of human resources.

Concetta is certified as a Senior Professional of Human Resources (SPHR) and a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SRHM-SCP). She has served as the president of the Birmingham Society for Human Resources Management (BSHRM) for the past two years, where she has pivoted the organization to meet the programming and networking needs during this virtual time.

Stefani Thornton

Chief Revenue Officer

Stefani leads Daxko’s revenue growth efforts in the boutique fitness and nonprofit market segments. Thornton brings a strong 22-year track record to Daxko with experience in training, product demonstrations, and sales for companies like Oracle and Reynolds & Reynolds. During her 15-year sales career, she achieved Sales Club 12 times, President’s Club 8 times, and won the highest sales achievement award in the company. Stefani graduated from Baylor University with a degree in Psychology, which she uses daily combined with her love of people. When not at work, Stefani spends her time traveling the world, hiking mountains like Kilimanjaro, and competing in triathlons, and running events.

Jeff VanDixhorn

Chief Revenue Officer

Jeff leads Daxko’s revenue growth efforts in the enterprise club market. He is an entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the athletic club industry. Jeff purchased his first club in 1995 and over the course of the next 8 years grew the organization to include multi-purpose athletic facilities in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. In 2007, Jeff founded Club Automation, a sophisticated club management system used today by over hundreds of facilities nationwide. Club Automation joined the Daxko family of brands in 2018 and Jeff continues to oversee the growth efforts of that brand and CSI Spectrum.

Matt Popinski

Senior Vice President of Payments

Matt manages all electronic payments endeavors across the entire Daxko portfolio of brands. He joined the Daxko team in January 2007 after spending over 15 years working with sales and services organizations like AT&T and Johnson and Johnson. At the core of Matt’s passion is delivering exceptional experiences for customers and for team members. Matt holds a BS from UAB and is a multi-time graduate of the Disney Institute. Matt lives in Helena, AL with his wife and four children and is an active member of his local church. He is a self-proclaimed soccer enthusiast and is a nationally licensed competitive soccer coach.

Brittany Richards

Senior Vice President of Services

Brittany Richards leads the services organization at Daxko, including customer support, professional services, and technical services. Beginning her career in customer support, she learned firsthand the potential behind delivering exceptional customer experiences. Brittany couples her passion for delivering top notch service with a keen eye towards operational excellence, driving significant business impact and long-term loyalty. A Birmingham native, Brittany received her B.A. and M.A. in History from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She now resides in Chicago and divides her free time between mentoring rising leaders and traveling the globe.

Joe Grieshop

Chief Marketing Officer

Joe has served as a software technology executive for over 25 years as a Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, President, and Managing Officer. He is known for leading organizations to reach untapped markets, develop innovative solutions, and establish undeniable brands. His work has earned more than 150 awards in research, innovation, design, branding, product development, and marketing, while serving such clients as the New York Stock Exchange, Eastman- Kodak, EDS, General Motors, BF Goodrich, Reynolds and Reynolds, Huntington Banks, IBM, LexisNexis, NCR, GMAC, Procter and Gamble, Rockefeller Center, Incisent Technologies, North American Aeroflot, and Titleist. Joe has led three companies to be recognized on the Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies list, #4, #252 and #323 respectively.