Austin Cohen
Austin is an entrepreneur and innovator who has helped build market-leading franchises in the private aviation and health & wellness sectors. He has drawn upon broad based skills and experience in strategy, business development, finance and capital raising to create strong consumer demand for participants in the health & wellness, sports, entertainment and technology verticals.
Austin is the Founder & CEO of FlexIt Inc. (founded in 2018), whose mission is to create exceptionally flexible and empowering fitness experiences for consumers and businesses around the world. FlexIt is designed to deliver unparalleled convenience, accessibility, accountability & customization. From a product and delivery perspective, FlexIt provides access to live 2-way private wellness and fitness sessions to consumers and enterprises -- all sessions are led by certified personal trainers, nutritionists, physical therapists and coaches from a variety of modalities, accessible from any device, wherever the customer is.
Earlier in his career, Austin was a Founding Team member and Chief of Staff at industry-leading private aviation unicorn, Wheels Up (NYSE: UP), which went public in July 2021.
In 2020 he was named a IHRSA Rising Star -- an accolade that recognizes the top talent under 35 years in the fitness industry. He frequently represents and advocates on behalf of the fitness industry as a featured guest speaker and is sought after by fitness and business-oriented media for his insights on developments in the fast-changing world of fitness and wellness.
Austin is an advisor at Columbia Business School's Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center and a board member of the Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center. He is also a Columbia Business School Startup Track Advisor and a frequent guest lecturer at Columbia Business School.
Austin is a widely-regarded media personality, as he regularly lectures at a number of universities, writes/contributes for Forbes, is a recurring guest for Cheddar TV, is host of the podcast Just FlexIt and the fitness video interview series The Morning Flex, and is regularly featured in NBC, ABC, Entrepreneur and others.