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About Matteo

Matteo Feriani

Matteo Feriani has spent close to 15 years working in fitness, across personal training, strength and conditioning, performance coaching and rehab. Over the last 5 years, he led operations at a leading performance facility in Kuwait, overseeing day to day business alongside the coaching staff.

That combination, hands-on coaching and hands-on operations, gives him a practical, firsthand understanding of what gyms in this market actually need, and how to properly evaluate a candidate's CV against that reality.

About Athletic Talent Advisory

A specialist recruiter for a market that's outgrowing informal networks.

Athletic Talent Advisory (ATA) is a specialist recruitment and consulting firm connecting internationally certified fitness professionals with premium gyms and performance facilities across Kuwait and the GCC. ATA works across three areas: Talent Placement, sourcing and vetting coaches for specific roles; Relocation Advisory, supporting both candidates and gyms through the practical steps of an international move; and Market Consulting, advising facilities on staffing structure and coaching standards as the market grows.

Demand for genuinely qualified, relocation-ready fitness talent in the region is growing faster than informal networks or generic recruiters can keep up with, and that gap is exactly where ATA operates.

Why ATA

What makes the search different

Rigorous vetting, built around a relocation-ready standard, so candidates presented are genuinely prepared to move and start.
No upfront cost. ATA is paid only when a placement is made, so there is no risk in exploring a search.
Direct operational experience in the Kuwait market, meaning searches are grounded in what a facility actually needs day to day, not just a job description.
Non-exclusive by design. Gyms remain free to recruit through other channels at the same time.

Coaching experience and operations experience, in one place.

Matteo Feriani

A specialist recruiter for a market that's outgrowing informal networks.

What makes the search different

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