Episode #7: Khalil Zahar, co-founder & CEO of FightCamp

Today I’m joined by Khalil Zahar.


 


Khalil is the CEO and co-founder of FightCamp. 


 


On today’s episode, we talk with Khalil about the evolving
definition of wellness, the disruption taking place in the
fitness industry, how FightCamp plans to own the boxing vertical,
and what it takes to stand out in the connected fitness
category. 


 


I had a great time chatting with Khalil and I hope you enjoy
listening.


 


More from Khalil & FightCamp >> 


 


An engineer by profession, Khalil Zahar was completing his master
thesis in Microelectromechanical Systems when he discovered
his passion for boxing. Training with some of the best boxing
coaches in the region, Zahar realized that quantifying his
progress in the ring was a near impossibility. He saw the need
for an interactive device that would provide users real-time
stats and accurate feedback on each of their punches, and it was
then that the idea of FightCamp was born. 


 


Zahar has since grown FightCamp from a tracking system loved by
MMA and the UFC’s biggest stars into an at-home fitness
experience that enables everyone, no matter where they are on
their boxing journey, to enjoy the mental and physical effects of
the sport. 


 


In addition to creating FightCamp and its parent company, Hykso,
Zahar is also a mentor at the Founder Institute, where he was a
top graduate and was selected as the International Startup
Festival’s Best On-Stage Pitch. Zahar is an alumnus of Y
Combinator, a prestigious Silicon Valley startup incubator
that accepts less than 1% of the hundreds of applicants that
apply to its program. 


 


With FightCamp, Khalil Zahar has grown the venture into an
expansive and nurturing community and has made boxing an
accessible and convenient workout for everyone.


 


Website >> https://joinfightcamp.com/


 


Instagram >> https://www.instagram.com/fightcamp_/


 


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