New Business Development Manager at Jonas Leisure Lifeguard, swimming instructor, facility manager and now business development manager; it’s been an eventful 20 years for Jonas Leisure’s latest senior appointment. Adelaide’s Nigel Dennis joined the Australasian software company’s leadership team a month ago, following the retirement of industry veteran Bryn Whales. His role as Business Development Manager will see him helping to drive solutions to industry issues through enhancements to Jonas Leisure platforms and working closely with clients to help them overcome their own specific challenges. “Meeting people from across the industry is one of the →

Remember 2019, pre-pandemic? Seems so long ago now. But oh how the world has changed since. Staying on top of the many changes, from customer habits and expectations to innovative technologies, is critical for anybody that wants to succeed in the leisure business. This month, we spoke with Jonas Leisure General Manager Alissa Lim, about market trends in the recreation space, as well as the changing customer behaviours in a world where living with the threat of Covid is becoming the norm. As General Manager, is keeping up with industry trends an important part of →

Power to the people: giving your customers digital freedom It’s no secret that with how accessible technology is at our fingertips that people want more freedom and control to do the things they need to at a time that suits them. Anything from booking appointments, to classes, to submitting forms. Technology has formed a key foundation in society and how consumers interact with businesses – including those in the fitness and leisure sectors. The importance of digital technology to propel the fitness industry forward hasn’t escaped pioneers in the industry. ukactive and Sport England, supported →

As Jonas Leisure’s development manager, Daniel Barndon plays a key role in the coding of our technology solutions, from our UniOne student activity management system to our Envibe leisure management software. He joined the team just a few months ago but has already been putting his skills to good use. Working from his home office with a view of the Western Australian wildlife, he’s often watching kangaroos bounding by as he works to code the next development or enhancement. What is your current role with Jonas Leisure, and what do you most enjoy about it? →

5 ways to retain your best staff Over the years of owning or managing your fitness business, you’ve worked hard to build a team of reliable, capable, and (quite frankly) irreplaceable employees. The last two years though have shown that finding and retaining amazing staff is almost impossible across a range of industries, including gyms and leisure centres. There’s a lot of turmoil in the industry, and many quality staff are opting for positions where they can work from home and enjoy a more flexible work lifestyle. So, with all this in mind, what are →

End of an era for Jonas Leisure’s veteran sales manager Bryn Whales After almost two decades meeting incredible people across the leisure industry, Jonas Leisure Sales Manager Bryn Whales will soon be calling it a day. The popular Sydneysider is retiring in early July, trading meetings, work conferences and business development sessions for sleep ins, a lot more golf and a much-anticipated trip to New Zealand with his wife Jenny. It’s a big decision for a man who has spent so many years keeping on top of the latest technology trends and helping council’s and →

Preparing for EOFY 2022 From reporting on performance to counting stock and updating pricing, there’s plenty your fitness business needs to do to prepare for end of financial year. The key to making it run smoothly is knowing exactly what you need to do in your leisure centre software to make it a breeze. To make things easier for you, we’ve some helpful tips on how to perform some of these tasks in Envibe and Centaman leisure software systems. These tips will help save you time and help you get up to speed on what →

New Jonas Leisure platform makes e-learning easy The Jonas Leisure team behind the market leading leisure management system, Envibe, has built an e-learning platform to help users get trained up and onboarded quicker and easier than ever. As with any great product, ensuring customers are using a solution to its full potential is going to forge a stronger, more positive user experience. Envibe, the hero leisure management software product created by Jonas Leisure, is no exception – with Envibe’s jam-packed feature suite, there’s a lot of powerful functionality to become a master at that helps →

Technology is playing an increasing role in the world of leisure and fitness management. New systems can seem daunting at first, but the benefits of their use – from greater time efficiency to cost savings – are often clear if the effort is put in up front. For this month’s Fast Five, we spoke with Hannah Donohoe, services manager at Jonas Leisure, to find out about current trends, how the pandemic has accelerated digital uptake, and more. What do you enjoy most about your role as Services Manager?  I love leading a team that embraces →

Strategies to help leisure centres overcome the current staffing crisis The world is slowly waking from its forced COVID-19 hibernation, with people venturing out and seeking a degree of normalcy – albeit with some precautions. Recreation and leisure centres are the ideal hub for satisfying both our craving for human contact and our need for physical exercise, yet these same hubs suffered greatly under the pandemic’s heights, with many forced to let team members go during extended periods of Government restrictions and lockdowns. Many staffers were forced to seek employment elsewhere, and now recreation →