Future of Fitness

Nicole is a former fitness studio owner turned Authentic Marketing Mentor for Fit Pros. She successfully started, ran, and sold her boot camp for a 6 figure profit in just 3 years and ran an online weight loss coaching business. She has dedicated the past 5 years to serving other fitness business owners as a coach. Her specialty is building businesses from $0 to over $10k/month in less than 6 months in both the online and brick + mortar space. Nicole now teaches the precise strategies she used to create her success in both her brick and mortar fitness studio and in her online coaching business through her company, Authentic Conversion. After seeing so many Fitness Professionals struggle to earn a living, despite being in the business of changing lives, she’s passionate about showing them there’s a better way to impact more people, earn more money, and work less hours. She’s determined to show fitness professionals that the freedom they crave is much closer than they can conceive!

Aaron is the founder of the movr app - an accessible training platform and movement108, a boutique movement studio in Vancouver, Canada. He's committed to delivering accessibility in movement. Discovering new ability and awareness in the body is a daily pursuit both personally and professionally. Aaron plays soccer, hikes and loves spending time with family. Movement is a lifestyle and Aaron aspires to embody this - day in and day out.   Where you’ll find him: Working with the movr team, coaching classes, personal training sessions, leading our Bell Sound Kettlebell Course, hiking in the woods or having a nap.

Mark has been in the fitness industry for 24 years and has worked in big box gyms as a trainer, fitness manager, and regional VP. He has started four companies and helped launch Massage Envy. Mark worked as a success coach at NPE for four years working with fitness business owners. His newest venture is with RedLine Xpress and developing micro-franchises to help new and struggling trainers to create rewarding and profitable businesses.

Ariel Garten is the Founder of InteraXon, makers of Muse: the brain sensing headband. Muse is the award-winning headband that makes meditation easier. 

Dr. Sean believes that people should be able to get out of pain without going to the doctor or missing the gym. He founded Active Life as a resource to Humanize Doctors, Professionalize Coaches, and Empower Individuals. Having helped over 10,000 people, Dr. Sean now leads a company who is paving the way for the future of pain resolution in active populations.

Sam Pogue is the co-founder of Fitness Break Room, an online fitness community that specializes in telling the stories and strategies of some of the industry’s most successful players. Sam specializes in helping fitness trainers and fitness professional pivot into the industry. He is also the Director of Communications and Senior Coach for the Onnit Academy Education Team. He spent the last nine years in the fitness industry as a membership councilor, personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and fitness educator. Originally from Portland, Oregon, he was in search of personal development, which led him to his current HQ of Austin, Texas. Sam Pogue was tired of seeing countless internet marketers lying to aspiring trainers chasing their dream and convincing them this industry is easy to make hundreds of thousands of dollars write workout programs online or generate new leads for your in person training business. Sam helps people not only get into the fitness industry and chase their passion but helps provide realistic expectations and strategies to help build a successful career. He believes that “Fitness is about community” and that we should give back to those who are starting out. We all have a mentor or someone that helped us out along the way. And while the fitness industry is very rewarding, it’s also filled with challenges. He believes that by bringing the fitness community together, we can help the industry thrive. “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”

Christine M. Conti: Conti Fitness and Wellness, LLC., Owner Two Fit Crazies and a Microphone, Podcast, Co-Host/Owner International Fitness Presenter Motivational Speaker: Fighting Autoimmune Disease through holistic approaches, Women's Empowerment, and How to Infuse Fitness into your Daily Life: Kids and Adults! Rheumatoid Arthritis Fighter & Advocate Competitive Marathon Runner/Triathlete/IRONMAN Former Secondary English Teacher, Investment Banker, & All-American Collegiate Athlete, Mother of Alexander & Lauren, Wife of Michael Conti Secretly moonlights as Wonder Woman Christine Conti is determined to inspire the world with her "Yes You Can" attitude! Her extremely moving, but comical autobiographical anecdotes about her struggles growing up with the pressures to be perfect strikes a chord with all she meets. Pivoting her career from investment banking, to teaching, to being a full-time educator and presenter in the fitness and corporate arena, Christine will inspire you to follow your heart and chase your dreams in the face of adversity. Using her own experiences battling depression, addiction, and autoimmune disease, she presents workshops for people seeking alternative or holistic approaches to lead a more fulfilling and healthy lifestyle through functional fitness, wellness, and nutrition. Brian Prendergast: Founder and Head Coach of High Five Health and Fitness, Co-Creator/Co-Host of The Two Fit Crazies and a Microphone Podcast and Creator of #DadsWhatsUp, a free, social media home base for anyone (especially the dads) looking for a starting point for improving their health. Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Certified Personal Fitness Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor USA Track and Field (USATF) Level 1 Coach and Competitive Masters Runner. Training, racing, coaching, developing fitness programs, mentoring aspiring athletes, improving health through nutrition and developing friendships; for me, it is all part of the journey. I have a passion for running, fitness and helping people. I help people get out of their heads and into their hearts, to become the “healthiest person that they can be.” You don’t need to be great to start. But you need to start to be great! My only requirement of you is a desire to be better, healthier, fitter, stronger and most importantly, happier. High Five! Brian Prendergast

Author of the Ultimate Guide Fitness Business Book Series National Speaker on helping fitness professionals grow their business Founder of Gabriele Fitness & Performance Founder of Fitness Business University

Lisa Simone Richards is a PR & visibility strategist for health, fitness, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to get seen as experts and go from invisible to influencer. She’s here to show you how to build your brand, business & influence. Lisa Simone helps her client get free visibility using PR to get in front of their ideal client, but also build the credibility that gets clients to take the next step and invest in working with you. When she’s not shooting national TV segments or working with editors on magazine features, you can find her swinging a kettlebell, getting her zen on at hot yoga, or shopping at her local farmer’s market.

Scott Rawcliffe is a fitness professional who was born and raised in Canada but now resides on the Gold Coast in Australia. The purpose of his site scottrawcliffe.com is to share his insights and knowledge with his fellow fitness professionals, as well as fitness enthusiasts. Building a better educated and informed industry without the dogma of the mass media. Scott has presented at some of the world's largest fitness conventions, including Australia's FILEX convention, IDEA World Fitness Convention, IHRSA, IDEA PT Institute, NorCal Fitness Summit, as well as some of the most successful gyms around the world.