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Marc Marano

Proud Husband and Father | Co-Founder - P3 Global | Founding Investor - F45 | Co-Founder - Playfair | Former Partner - The Oxford Agency |

📍 Australia🔄 Updated November 2026💼 2 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2020
Operator-angel🌍 Australia
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Founding Investor
Apr 2020
Hi there, we’re the team behind CHKN Not Chicken! We have a secret to share—we love a good piece of meat every now and again (bacon, we’re looking at you!). But for a variety of reasons we each made a personal decision that we wanted (or needed) to eat less meat. We had most of the usual reasons: cut back on fat and calories, reduce our footprint on the environment, lose a little weight, and we felt increasingly guilty about shielding our eyes from those documentaries about how meat is ACTUALLY made. But we also had one other thing in common—we weren’t all that excited to give up meat. Most of the products out there either tasted terrible, took way too much time to prepare, weren’t any better for you than the meat we wanted to avoid, or were the result of a science experiment. So, we decided we would make a product that would make it easier to eat less meat and CHKN Not Chicken was born! If you’re passionate about helping build a brand that will make a big difference by encouraging people to make small (and delicious) changes in their diet, we’d love to meet you!
Founding investor & President US expansion
2014
Team Training. Life Changing. Rated #1 Best US Gym Chain by Mens Journal. F45 Training is a leading boutique fitness franchise platform operating the F45, FS8 and Vive Active brands. F45 is a high-intensity (HIIT) interval training workout that utilizes proprietary technology, including a proven fitness platform that leverages a rich content database of thousands of unique functional training movements that offers members a new workout experience each day. FS8 is a progressive new fitness concept that remixes the best elements of pilates, tone and yoga. Vive Active is an innovative, high energy fitness concept that focuses on athletic reformer pilates. F45 is committed to supporting our expanding global franchise network in the high growth boutique fitness category. Adored by celebrities and athletes alike, F45’s commitment to innovation goes well beyond the gym floor, with an ever-growing suite of proprietary fitness and business technology giving an unprecedented level of insight and control for both clients and franchisees. F45’s immensely popular training method, together with its scalable franchise business model, has seen this fitness phenomenon explode across the globe, with over 3,000 franchises sold across 67 countries since 2013. Work With Us Not only is F45 Training a great place to work out, it’s also a great place to work! Make your living making an impact and put your passion to work. Whether you’re at a desk or on the studio floor, you can change lives every day as an ally and expert in training, IT, finance, management, operations, business development, marketing, and much more. Join the F45 Training team to become part of dedicated crew of fun-loving fitness enthusiasts. We firmly believe in people laughing, collaborating and enjoying themselves. Above all, we’re extremely proud to be a part of what we are creating and sharing with the world. Franchise Opportunities Available Now! https://functionalinspiredtraining.com/franchising/
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2023
2020
Founding Investor
Apr 2020
Hi there, we’re the team behind CHKN Not Chicken! We have a secret to share—we love a good piece of meat every now and again (bacon, we’re looking at you!). But for a variety of reasons we each made a personal decision that we wanted (or needed) to eat less meat. We had most of the usual reasons: cut back on fat and calories, reduce our footprint on the environment, lose a little weight, and we felt increasingly guilty about shielding our eyes from those documentaries about how meat is ACTUALLY made. But we also had one other thing in common—we weren’t all that excited to give up meat. Most of the products out there either tasted terrible, took way too much time to prepare, weren’t any better for you than the meat we wanted to avoid, or were the result of a science experiment. So, we decided we would make a product that would make it easier to eat less meat and CHKN Not Chicken was born! If you’re passionate about helping build a brand that will make a big difference by encouraging people to make small (and delicious) changes in their diet, we’d love to meet you!
2019
Co-Founder
Nov 2019
Welcome to Position Pivot. We welcome the challenge to work with businesses at any stage of their life cycle, and commit to helping them exceed growth expectations. Fresh views, different experiences, ground-breaking knowledge on various industries - we want it all. At Position Pivot, we value the expertise all staff can provide, from those behind the scenes to those in senior management. Our team stems from an extremely diverse industry background, bringing together a very unique set of skills. We understand that achievement is the work of many hands and minds, not by one person alone. Support through partnership creates real opportunity to experience true accomplishments. On the forefront of cultural and financial trends, it is the philosophy of Position Pivot that tomorrow’s success is built today. The companies that we’ve partnered with at Position Pivot have afforded numerous value-added benefits. Through our founders and their strategic associates, our partners have access to invaluable executive insights and perpetual networking opportunities. Our talent offers diverse, intangible services and matchmaking to ensure your business has all that it needs to reach prominent success. We support founders and their teams on marketing and communications strategies, architecture of narrative, concreting brand presence, future forecasting, and strategizing brand opportunity.
2014
Founding investor & President US expansion
2014
Team Training. Life Changing. Rated #1 Best US Gym Chain by Mens Journal. F45 Training is a leading boutique fitness franchise platform operating the F45, FS8 and Vive Active brands. F45 is a high-intensity (HIIT) interval training workout that utilizes proprietary technology, including a proven fitness platform that leverages a rich content database of thousands of unique functional training movements that offers members a new workout experience each day. FS8 is a progressive new fitness concept that remixes the best elements of pilates, tone and yoga. Vive Active is an innovative, high energy fitness concept that focuses on athletic reformer pilates. F45 is committed to supporting our expanding global franchise network in the high growth boutique fitness category. Adored by celebrities and athletes alike, F45’s commitment to innovation goes well beyond the gym floor, with an ever-growing suite of proprietary fitness and business technology giving an unprecedented level of insight and control for both clients and franchisees. F45’s immensely popular training method, together with its scalable franchise business model, has seen this fitness phenomenon explode across the globe, with over 3,000 franchises sold across 67 countries since 2013. Work With Us Not only is F45 Training a great place to work out, it’s also a great place to work! Make your living making an impact and put your passion to work. Whether you’re at a desk or on the studio floor, you can change lives every day as an ally and expert in training, IT, finance, management, operations, business development, marketing, and much more. Join the F45 Training team to become part of dedicated crew of fun-loving fitness enthusiasts. We firmly believe in people laughing, collaborating and enjoying themselves. Above all, we’re extremely proud to be a part of what we are creating and sharing with the world. Franchise Opportunities Available Now! https://functionalinspiredtraining.com/franchising/
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