Future of Fitness

Director of F45 Academy

Brett Klika CSCS, is an IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year, international motivational speaker, best- selling author, and Co-Founder of SPIDERfit Kids, a global innovator in youth fitness education. For over 20 years, Brett has been inspiring organizations and individuals to unleash the power of play to inspire health and innovation.

Krisstina is a real estate mogul turned Financial Health Coach and creator of several multi-million dollar businesses including Goodlife Luxury, The Paperless Agent and WealthyWellthy. She hosts a transformational mentor program that has helped everyone from modest to high income earners propel themselves into financial wellness.

Travis Barnes is owner and CEO of Journey Fitness. He is an author and nationally recognized speaker! Travis Barnes is a certified personal trainer and fitness entrepreneur who grew his million dollar fitness company, Journey Fitness, to four locations in less three years. He started over after a decade of incarceration and built his future with an unemployment check while living in a FEMA trailer. He is the coauthor of the best-selling book “Results Fitness” and author of Journey Fitness, with forward written by Todd Durkin. His company is known for exemplary customer service and business systems. He has a dream of franchising worldwide and works with other fitness entrepreneurs to help them develop their business systems.

Iron Tamer Dave Whitley is a motivational speaker and strongman based in Nashville TN. As a kid, Dave was overweight and had a terrible stutter. Retreating into a world of fantasy and comic books, he dreamed of becoming SuperHuman. Now, as a motivational speaker, he uses SuperHuman feats of strength to share his message with his audience. Dave has performed and spoken all over the US, as well as internationally in Italy, Ireland, England, Czech Republic, Australia, Japan and Korea. He was featured in the German documentary Kraftakt, a film about strength.

John is a CPA, an owner in a CrossFit gym, and author of Profit First for Microgyms. They have close to 275 active micro gym clients.

20+ years of award-winning executive leadership in Health & Wellness, Medical Education, Veterinary Associations, and Pet Health and Nutrition. Expertise in TV and Media, Public Appearances, Speaking Engagements, Live Shows and Community Events. Passion for reaching audiences, giving voice to causes, connecting with people, building relationships and changing lives. Since company inception, she has led the growth of the company to 45+ locations, overseen operations and business activities, established trust relations, key partners and stakeholders. Prior to K9 Fit Club, Montgomery served as Public Education Director and Executive Director for the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association.

Matt Walrath is the founder of the nutrition coaching company, Beyond Macros, and creator of the Beyond Macros Certified Coach program - a course that teaches nutrition coaches how to run a profitable online coaching business by providing a VIP experience to their ideal clients, and creating a plan guaranteed to get that client results that last. He lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland Australia and takes pride in living his ideal lifestyle that balances time in the surf, sharing quality time with loved ones, and pursuing his vision of helping nutrition coaches provide a VIP experience to clients without burning out.

Dr. Fergus Connolly is one of the world's leading experts in team sports and human performance. He is the only coach to have worked full-time in every major league around the world. Fergus partners with teams at the highest levels integrating best practices in all areas of performance. His highly acclaimed book 'Game Changer - The Art of Sports Science' is the first blueprint for coaches to present a holistic philosophy for winning in all team sports. His second best seller '59 Lessons: Working with the World's Greatest Coaches, Athletes, & Special Forces' reveals the secrets learned first-hand from working with the worlds greatest winners.  

Stephen Vaughn, a husband, a father, and a former PE teacher of nearly 10 years embarked on the ultimate dream chasing journey. He exited his teaching career in 2013 to fulfill the growing demand of Dream Chasers Organization. It was from the pain of losing his father and the passion for making teaching as fun as possible as the gateway for generating smiles and building confidence. His passion for empowering kids to reach for their passion, build the right team around them in life, and develop the grit to overcome obstacles in pursuit of their dreams is making an impact in and out of the classroom and is positioning kids across the nation to be Dream Chasers.