In-person marketing · South Florida

Great products don't scale on ads. They scale on people.

I help health and wellness brands get into real hands, real events and real stores, and I document all of it.

Tell me about your brand See how it works

Is this you?

  • Your product sells where people have tried it.
  • Outside that circle, ads cost more than they bring back.
  • You want South Florida, and you don't know the room yet.

Then here's the part most agencies skip.

What this is

This isn't influencer marketing. It's in person.

I don't post your product to followers. I put it in people's hands at run clubs, saunas, gyms, races and events, and I build the relationships that get it on shelves.

Face to face. Relationship by relationship. That's how a small brand earns a new market.

A Reup sampling table outside a gym, with a cooler and rows of smoothie pouches, while people train in the yard behind it
Reup sampling table, set up where people train

How it works

Plan. Sample. Place.

Plan

Find the people who'll buy it first.

RIVYN: a plan to put COREFLO in front of Hyrox athletes.

Sample

Real product, real hands, real events.

Reup: sampling events at Sauna House and Lift ATX in Austin.

Place

From the sample table to the shelf.

Reup: now on the shelf at Sauna House, North Loop, Austin.

Reup · Protein smoothies

Three events. One shelf.

Reup makes protein smoothie pouches with real fruit and collagen. I met their founder, Bob, through a referral about three years ago.

I ran sampling events at Sauna House and Lift ATX in Austin and did the product marketing around them. Reup is now on the shelf at Sauna House in North Loop.

3sampling events in Austin
1store placement
An athlete in a HYROX Miami tank holding a Reup protein smoothie pouch
Reup, in hand
Max behind a Reup table against a black and white painted wall, holding up two pouches
Max at a Reup sampling table
Max and a teammate in Reup shirts in front of a Reup table inside a Crunch Fitness gym
Reup at a Crunch Fitness gym, February 2026
An open Reup box with smoothie pouches, a flyer and a handwritten thank you note
What a Reup sample box looks like
Two people on the beach smiling and holding up cans of Joggy Energy

Joggy Energy

getjoggy.com

Sampling at events, plus conversations about regional distribution.

In progress

RIVYN

rivyn.com · COREFLO

A plan to reach Hyrox athletes with COREFLO, a caffeine-free hydration mix. Samples shipped in September 2026.

Just started

In person, on camera

Every event becomes content.

You get the room, and you get the footage: real people, real product, shot on the day.

Tap to play. Sound on.

The network

100+ events a year in South Florida.

My network is what you're buying. These are the rooms I'm already in, week after week, with people who train, recover and show up.

  • Lauderdale Run Club
  • Waterway Wellness Run Club
  • Sila Recovery Studio
  • Portal
  • Thermoculture
  • Stride Socials
  • Endurance Department
  • Sauna House
  • Lift ATX
The community

Training for people who'd rather be on the start line than scrolling past it.

train4adventures.com ↗The proof, on film

I shoot the road on 35mm. Real people, real places, no staging.

lifeelevatedfilm.com ↗
A crowd gathered on the beach at the end of The Crossing, shot in black and white on 35mm film
The Crossing, Bimini to Florida · 35mm
Max sitting on a training tire in a HYROX Miami tank, holding a can of Joggy Energy

Who's behind it

I'm Max.

I left a sales director job in late 2025. Now I spend my time where active people actually are: run clubs, saunas, gyms, races and events.

That's the network I put your product into. You get me, and you get everyone I know.

Questions founders ask

Before you fill in the form.

Will this actually move product?

Sampling puts it in people's hands. Placement puts it where they can buy it again. Reup went from sampling events to a store shelf.

Does it fit my market?

That's what Plan is for. We pick the people most likely to buy first, before a single event. For RIVYN, that's Hyrox athletes.

Is this influencer marketing?

No. I'm not selling followers. I'm in the room with your customers, handing them your product and building the relationships that lead to a shelf.

What does it cost?

It depends on where your brand is. Some brands work on a monthly retainer, some by the event, some on distribution. I'll give you a real number on our call.

Who is this for?

Health, wellness and adventure products: drinks, supplements, recovery and adventure gear. Usually a brand that has proven itself in one or two markets and is ready for the next one.

Work with me

Tell me about your brand.

Two minutes. Seven short questions.

  1. You tell me about your product.
  2. I reply within 48 hours.
  3. We get on a call, and I bring ideas.

Rather email? max@lifeelevatednetwork.com

I read every one myself and reply within 48 hours from max@lifeelevatednetwork.com. Your details are used only to reply. Privacy

Your product already works. Put it in front of people.

Real hands, real events, real stores. And the photos to prove it.

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