" The live experience is never going to be replaced. Face-to-face is never going away. "

It doesn’t get more Miami than the story of Zumba.

Alberto Perlman, who appeared at The LAB Miami for the monthly tech Brainfood series last week, is co-founder and CEO of Zumba Fitness, the largest branded fitness program in the world. He shared war stories and lessons learned.

Zumba dance fitness classes attract more than 15 million weekly participants in 200,000 locations in more than 180 countries. The brand also includes music, clothing, DVDs, video games, a charity platform and most recently its first food product.

Read more at the Miami Herald.