Andrew Wyant
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{{Short description|American health and fitness entrepreneur (born 1968}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Andrew S. Wyant
| birth_name = Andrew Scott Wyant
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|11|22|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
| alma_mater = University of Pennsylvania (BA)
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
| relatives = Jack Wyant (brother)
| awards = Full list
| occupation = Entrepreneur
| years_active =
| employer =
| organization = International Sports Sciences Association|
| spouse = {{marriage|Kelly Geary
|2015||}}
}}
Andrew Scott Wyant (born November 22, 1968) is an American health and fitness entrepreneur who served as president and CEO of the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA).{{Cite web |date=2021-01-20 |title=Kai Greene Has Appointed As First Global Fitness Ambassador By ISSA |url=https://www.sportzbusiness.com/kai-greene-has-appointed-as-first-global-fitness-ambassador-by-issa/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Sportz Business |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=International Sports Sciences Association {{!}} Better Business Bureau® Profile |url=https://www.bbb.org/us/az/phoenix/profile/training-program/international-sports-sciences-association-1126-1000061591 |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=www.bbb.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Govinda |date=2023-06-22 |title=ISSA is Transforming the Industry and Empowering Fitness Trainers |url=https://globalbusinessleadersmag.com/issa-is-transforming-the-industry-and-empowering-fitness-trainers/ |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Global Business Leaders Mag |language=en-US}}
He previously served as president of the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).{{Cite web |title=ChampionScott {{!}} Andrew Wyant appointed President & General Manager of the National Academy of Sports Medicine |url=https://www.championscott.com/andrew-wyant-appointed-president-general-manager-of-the-national-academy-of-sports-medicine/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |language=en}}{{Citation |title=Andrew Wyant Interview: The New NASM-Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT) Programs | date=June 16, 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LexdzovSlBw |access-date=2023-12-20 |language=en}} Before joining the fitness industry, Wyant was responsible for leading the sales and marketing of LifeLock.{{Cite news |last=Rehfeldt |first=Courtney |date=2009-02-25 |title='Celebrity Apprentice' Stars The Donald, A Playmate -- And Your Product? |work=InformationWeek |url=https://www.informationweek.com/business-e-business/celebrity-apprentice-stars-the-donald-a-playmate----and-your-product/d/d-id/1076977/ |access-date=March 31, 2023}}
Early life and education
Andrew Scott Wyant was raised in Hamilton, Ohio, and moved to the Philadelphia Main Line suburb of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, in 1984, where he graduated from Harriton High School in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, in 1987.{{Citation Needed|date=February 2025}}
He attended the University of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1991, where he received his BS in economics from the Wharton School of Business.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-01 |title=1991 Commencement Program, University Archives, University of Pennsylvania |url=https://archives.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/commencement-program-1991.pdf |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=University of Pennsylvania Penn Libraries University Archives & Records Center}}
Career
After graduating from Wharton in 1991, Wyant worked in management consulting for the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). After BCG, Wyant joined the Specialty Foods Corporation in 1993, where he served as executive vice president of Metz Baking Company. In 1997, he became president of Natural Golf Corporation,{{Cite web |date=2004-09-28 |title=2004: IPO, TV deal enhance Natural resources |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2004/09/28/2004-ipo-tv-deal-enhance-natural-resources/ |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Golfweek |language=en-US}} and was still in this leadership position when the company completed an IPO on the American Stock Exchange in 2003{{Cite web |date=2004-07-15 |title=Unassociated Document |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1039387/000114420404010232/ex99.htm |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=www.sec.gov}}
In 2007, Wyant joined the start-up LifeLock, where he served as the head of marketing and was responsible for the growth and development of the LifeLock CEO's social security marketing campaign.{{Cite web |title=Andrew Wyant made company changes based on his own healthly pursuit |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/print-edition/2014/06/27/andrew-wyant-made-companychanges-based-on-his-own.html |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=www.bizjournals.com}} Controversy over the Lifelock campaigns led to significant FTC settlements, while the company grew from $18.9 million in sales in 2007 to $193.9 million in 2011 under Wyant's marketing leadership.{{explain|date= December 2024|reason= Explain what the controversy was.}} {{Cite web |title=Form S-1 |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383871/000119312512372029/d361263ds1.htm |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=www.sec.gov}} LifeLock was sold to Norton Symantec for $2.3 billion in 2016.{{Cite web |date=2016-11-21 |title=Symantec to acquire LifeLock for $2.3 billion |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/21/symantec-to-acquire-lifelock-for-23-billion.html |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=CNBC |language=en}}
Wyant was named the president of the National Academy of Sports Medicine in 2011.{{Cite web |last=Zabonick-Chonko |first=Rachel |date=2014-07-04 |title=President of NASM Wins Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award |url=https://clubsolutionsmagazine.com/2014/07/president-nasm-wins-ernst-young-entrepreneur-year-award/ |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Club Solutions Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2014-06-27 |title=President of NASM, Andrew Wyant, Wins EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award |url=https://www.clubindustry.com/president-nasm-andrew-wyant-wins-ey-entrepreneur-year-award |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Club Industry}}
In 2018, Wyant joined ISSA as its president and CEO.{{Cite press release |date=2023-03-07 |title=With a Two-Year Revenue Growth of 126%, ISSA Ranks No. 107 on Inc. Magazine's List of the Southwest Region's Fastest-Growing Private Companies |url=https://www.newswire.com/news/with-a-two-year-revenue-growth-of-126-issa-ranks-no-107-on-inc-21974973 |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=www.newswire.com |language=en}} In 2021, ISSA was acquired by Tailwind Capital{{Cite web |date=2021-03-01 |title=Tailwind Capital Acquires ISSA to Build the Leading eLearning Platform for the Fitness & Wellness Industry |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210301005680/en/Tailwind-Capital-Acquires-ISSA-to-Build-the-Leading-eLearning-Platform-for-the-Fitness-Wellness-Industry |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}} in a transaction advised by Harris Williams.{{Cite web |title=Harris Williams Advises International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) on its Sale to Tailwind Capital |url=https://www.harriswilliams.com/our-insights/harris-williams-advises-international-sports-sciences-association-issa-its-sale-tailwind |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=www.harriswilliams.com |language=en-US}}