Founder, Zalio

Zack Leaudais

Zack Leaudais is the founder of Zalio and a co-owner of Momentum Health + Fitness, a commercial gym on the Central Coast, NSW. He builds gym software from inside a gym.

Zack Leaudais, founder of Zalio, at Momentum Health + Fitness

Zack Leaudais at Momentum Health + Fitness, Charmhaven NSW.

Why an operator built the software

Zalio didn't start as a product. It started as an internal project to solve a problem Zack Leaudais had in his own business: more than ten separate tools running a single gym, none of which talked to each other, and none of which ever turned their data into something the team could actually act on.

Every gym operator knows the shape of it. The membership system knows who's lapsing. The billing system knows who's failed a payment. The lead form knows who enquired and never got called back. Between them, nobody is told to do anything about it, so it lands on whoever happens to be at the front desk that morning.

Twenty conversations that changed the plan

After speaking with more than twenty other gym owners, it became obvious the problem wasn't Momentum's. The same fragmented stack, the same admin shift eating the owner's week, the same reporting that describes what already went wrong instead of preventing it.

That turned an internal tool into a company. Zalio is one platform that genuinely combines the stack — not another empty all-in-one claim — with an AI employee that takes the admin shift off the owner's plate.

What he's building now

Zalio is currently in its founding-partner phase, working with a small group of gym owners who help shape what gets built first. Zack Leaudais is also behind GymFactories, a directory connecting gym owners with equipment manufacturers and fit-out suppliers, and continues to co-own and operate Momentum Health + Fitness — which remains the place every Zalio feature gets tested before anyone else sees it.

Common questions

Who is Zack Leaudais?

Zack Leaudais is an Australian gym owner and software founder based on the Central Coast of New South Wales. He co-owns Momentum Health + Fitness, an 1800sqm commercial gym in Charmhaven that he designed, sourced and hand-built, and he is the founder of Zalio, gym management software built from inside that gym. He also publishes GymFactories, a free public directory of gym equipment manufacturers.

What does Zack Leaudais do?

Zack Leaudais helps gym owners improve their business operations by systemising broken workflows, focusing on money, compliance and procurement. Day to day he runs Momentum Health + Fitness with co-owner Michael Perry and builds Zalio, the software that came out of running it.

What is Zalio?

Zalio is gym management software founded by Zack Leaudais. It began as an internal fix for Momentum Health + Fitness, which was running more than ten separate tools that did not talk to each other, and became a company after conversations with more than twenty other gym owners.

Where is Zack Leaudais based?

Zack Leaudais is based on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Momentum Health + Fitness is in Charmhaven, NSW.

Elsewhere

Work with Zalio

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