Sam Wood runs his own children's health and fitness organisation that operates in 35 locations across the country. He also runs an adult fitness business based in Melbourne. Starting his career as a fitness trainer, Sam began working with junior athletes while he completed his Bachelor of Applied Science.

Passionate about the positive effects of an active lifestyle on children, he was inspired to found his company Gecko Sports which nine years on, reaches thousands of children each week.

In 2015 after starring in the Bachelor, Sam Wood found demand for his training programs was so great that he set up an online health and fitness program 28 by Sam Wood which has now helped over 100,000 people, in Australia and many other countries, to lose weight and get fit.