64. Avrum Elmakis, CEO of CLMBR

Today I’m joined by Avrum Elmakis, founder and CEO of CLMBR — a
connected vertical climbing machine. 


 


I this episode, we talk about launching a company during a
pandemic, introducing a new piece of equipment to the connected
fitness category, why CLMBR plans to target the commercial sector
in addition to at-home, and how the company landed investors like
Jay-Z, Pitbull, and Novak Djokovic. 


 


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Avrum Elmakis is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at
CLMBR. A serial entrepreneur, Avrum has founded and sold many
successful businesses, and won EY Entrepreneur of the Year in
2013. At CLMBR, he is responsible for leading a team of design,
fitness and tech visionaries in creating the world’s most
advanced climbing machine. He is also the owner of two Rise
Nation climbing studios in Colorado and still serves as the
chairman of the board of TDBBS, his business which scaled quickly
into a behemoth in the pet industry. He is an avid skier and
enjoys spending time with his wife and four daughters and loving
the great state of Colorado.


 


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