Leisuredb appoints glen thurgood as chief strategy officer

Data, research, and insight specialist Leisure DB has appointed Glen Thurgood as Chief Strategy Officer to help it accelerate its digital transformation and broaden its market reach.

An accomplished entrepreneur, Thurgood is the founder and CEO of Training Shed, a multi-site gym operator with four locations. He is also co-founder of two fitness tech ventures – MiOP, a surgical care pathway app and Huumans, a wellbeing tech platform.

Beyond his work in business and technology, Thurgood is a prolific author, having written nine fitness books that have collectively sold over two million copies worldwide. His career also includes a decade as a performance director in professional sports, where he worked alongside some of the world’s best coaches to drive elite athletic performance.