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Chris Smith is a 5th generation native of Arizona. His family arrived in Arizona in 1877 and has farmed, ranched and rodeoed for each of those 5 generations. He comes from a lineage of entrepreneurs. He was raised in a rodeo family and still competes in rodeos across the southwest in the team-roping event and is beginning to introduce his children to the cowboy lifestyle. Having been around cowboys and their stories for most of his life, Chris is a storyteller at heart. He loves nothing more than being a husband and a father. His wife and four kids are truly his best friends. Chris helps businesses of all sizes, startups and entrepreneurs fundamentally rethink their approach to cultivating life changing stories within their businesses, and exposing those stories to the world. He helps align the founders’ and employees’ stories with the brand of the company. Helping them grow their revenues rapidly, gain and retain more customers and help them create amazing experiences. You can learn more and connect with Chris at: www.thecampfireeffect.com/

Mark Warren, Co-Founder of FitVine Wines, lives about 20 minutes outside of Boston, with his wife and 2 boys, 14 and 9 years old. Before FitVine, Mark had built and sold a tech company that focused on being the behind the scenes support for large companies executing national rollouts of technology products. He has always been involved in fitness at some level since he was a child. Mark began playing soccer at 5 and by the time he was 12, that changed over to a much stricter discipline, TaeKwonDo. He studied intensely for 10 years, 6 days a week, many of those days were 5-6 hours at a time, and competed at a national level for almost 10 years during which he obtained his 4th degree black belt. He continued to train with it on a lesser degree for another handful of years, but in that time frame, worked with and learned a great deal about overall health and fitness from multiple backgrounds. Mark had a break for a few years until 2011 when he discovered CrossFit. CrossFit had almost the same intensity of his early days of training in martial arts and he has been hooked ever since. Now at 40, Mark doesn't have the time to train multiple hours a day and compete, but more to stay healthy and be a good example for his boys. The overall love of fitness is what brought he and his friend and also Co-Founder, Tom Beaton, to search for a healthy solution to incorporating alcohol into fitness. They’ve always been huge wine fans and knew that wine in essence, already had healthy components to it and how could they improve upon that and bring it to the fitness and active community…hence, FitVine Wine was born.

Madly in love with his wife. Natural philosopher. And producer of his own life. These three things pretty much sum up Zach Slobin and his insatiable desire to knock, question the everyday rules and then bend life to create massive freedom, joy, and abundance. After weathering life’s natural ups and downs, being lost in “finding his purpose,” and navigating through the inevitable entrepreneurial storms, he can tell you the stories of hitting several physical, emotional, spiritual and financial bottoms. He’s the athlete who almost went pro, but severe injuries kept him from his dream. He’s the top guy who walked away from a good corporate job (and the money), because it was suffocating. He’s the man who wouldn’t settle until he found his soulmate. And he’s the entrepreneur who was so committed to excellence, he created financial freedom at just 34 years of age. Grateful for the lessons all the losses have taught him, one thing is for sure–he can show you how you to play the game of life and win it. As a Master Speaker, Trainer and Coach, Zach’s greatest thrill in life is showing people how to go from where they are to where they deserve to be by removing the BS lies they tell themselves, so they can be, do and have ANYTHING they desire. Learn more about how to upgrade your life and never, ever settle at www.zachslobin.com.

Cesar Santana has five years of experience in branding and marketing in the fitness industry. He has worked with numerous companies and athletes within the industry and he focuses on helping companies and athletes develop or expand their brand. Cesar also caters to the fitness competition industry, where he manages athletes from all over the globe build their brand and also get them sponsorship opportunities.

Shelby McDaniel is owner operator of TNT Nutrition an online nutrition coaching company. TNT Nutrition offers personalized nutrition coaching through a range of services including but not limited to one on one coaching, mindful eating workshops, and self paced programs. One of Shelby's many degrees and certifications includes an ENW Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist so Shelby has a history and soft spot for (you and Lucho). She has held a coaching position in the health and wellness industry for over 12 years, and has solidified a full time profession as a nutrition coach and for the past 6 years. In 2016 Shelby gave her business a makeover and rebranded, expanded her team of coaches, added more consumer products/services, and within 4 months of this TNT Nutrition was voted 12th amongst the top 50 online weight loss coaching programs which included celebrity trainers such as Jillian Michaels, Chris Powell, Julie Lohre to name a few. She was also just sought out by Kevin Harrington (the original Shark Tank) and his "As Seen on TV" campaign as a potential candidate for an upcoming 2017 TV campaign.

Unquestionably, the greatest kickboxing champion of all time, Don “The Dragon” Wilson is the only kick-boxer to win 11 world titles in 3 weight divisions (light-heavyweight, super-light-heavyweight, and cruiserweight) and for 6 sanctioning organizations (WKA, STAR, KCIK ,ISKA, PKD, AND IKF). Along the way, he defeated 11 other world champions, 12 number-one contenders and 15 champions on 4 continents. Don’s impressive career record consists of 71 wins, 47 by knockout, and 6 by kick-knockout, and he was also the first kung-fu practitioner to become a World Kickboxing champion. In 1996, Don was named the Greatest Competitor of All Time by Kickside magazine-Europe. As Don’s phenomenal kickboxing career was winding down, he came to Hollywood at the suggestion of his friend and fellow martial artist, Chuck Norris. After hooking up with agent Ray Cavaleri (who is still his agent), Don got a national commercial, and a stint on the soap opera “General Hospital”. Shortly thereafter came a fateful audition with the legendary filmmaker Roger Corman, who had discovered such talents as William Shatner, Jack Nicholson, and Robert DeNiro. Corman was so impressed with Don’s kickboxing career and his natural charm, that he immediately signed him to a non-exclusive seven movie contract, and Don starred in the huge hit, “Bloodfist”. Since Don was still fighting, Corman actually once insured Don’s face for $10 million with Lloyd’s of London. Don has established himself as a hard working Hollywood action star, having starred in 29 films since his film career began in 1989. He has had as many as five films released within a fourteen month period. His most recent project is a movie entitled “Paying Mr. McGetty.”

Dre Baldwin is the world's only Work On Your Game expert. A 9-year professional basketball player, Dre teaches Mental Toughness, Self-Confidence and Self-Discipline to athletes, entrepreneurs and business professionals. Dre has worked with Nike, Finish Line, Wendy's Gatorade, Buick, Wilson Sports and DIME magazine. Dre has been featured on the EOFire podcast and done recordings with Eric "ET" Thomas. Dre has been blogging since 2005 and started publishing to YouTube in 2006. He has over 5,000 videos published, with daily content going out to his 115,000+ subscribers and being viewed over 35 million times. Dre's "Work On Your Game" show on Grant Cardone TV is consistently top-5 in views on the network. Dre speaks, coaches and consults business professionals on mental toughness, confidence and discipline. He has given 3 TED Talks, published 7 books and has a daily podcast, Work On Your Game with DreAllDay. A Philadelphia native and Penn State alum, Dre lives in Miami.

Manny Patrick Vargas is an, author, speaker, coach, host, and former restaurant owner. He grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, one half mile east of the world famous strip on the patch of land that is now home to terminal three of McCarran International Airport. Manny nearly lost his life, twice, before the age of five, once due to a severe asthma attack that left him in the hospital hooked up to respirators and the second time the result of a harrowing car accident that left him unconscious for several days and clinging on for dear life. At six years old, he suffered a broken right arm that left him behind in school and feeling senseless compared to his peers. Adversity has been a consistent companion in his life from the start, and, as if growing up with an absentee mom wasn’t disheartening enough, at ten years old his mother passed away after a battle with ovarian cancer. In his youth there was a bright spot - baseball. Manny found the sport of baseball offered him a chance to thrive. He was good enough at it to dream big, expecting to make it to the majors one day. He was recruited to play baseball at the University of San Francisco hoping to propel himself into a professional baseball career, but alcoholism and poor decision making ended his college playing days, and life long dream when his desire to party all the time resulted in him being blacked out drunk and missing games. Now sober and loving life, Manny Patrick Vargas is fast becoming the person he always could have been. We are all a work in progress, but losing almost everything and bouncing back has given Manny the determination to enact big plans. He authored his first book, a chance for him to inspire others by telling his story of overcoming adversity and reinventing himself after leaving his vices behind. He's already finished his second book project and is planning on having the third book to be complete in less than six months. As a certified social and emotional intelligence coach and speaker, Manny has set out to help as many people reach their dreams as possible. His goal is to help ten million people close the gap on suffering. He firmly believes everyone has a choice when it comes to creating the life they want.

Rodney Hughes is the Founder of MarketingSS, based out of Atlanta, GA. Rodney is an Author, Professional Speaker, and Sales & Marketing Coach that focuses on delivering accelerated results through collaborative and creative problem solving. Whether conducting a speaking session, training or coaching session, he has the strong reputation for delivering tangible outcomes and over-delivering on results. Having served clients in over 12 countries and 42 US states, Rodney has a tremendous amount of experience helping people who genuinely want to experience significant change in their lives.

Seth Humphrey is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and the CEO of Fitness Together, Stretch U & The Gorilla Alliance. He has been married to his college sweetheart Courtney for nine years and they have a 14-year old son, Colton. In 2014 Seth set new highs in his business and in doing so lost sight of really matters. In 2015, Seth set out to find true balance in his life and since then has been coaching male entrepreneurs to live a more balanced lifestyle.

Dr. Michele Summers Colon is the author of Body Wisdom: 10 Weeks to Transformation So You Can Get and Feel Healthy Again. She is also a physician, entrepreneur, yoga instructor, and a motivational speaker offering workshops and online courses based on her book. She hopes to inspire women to live happier, healthier lives that honor their own bodies, wants, and desires. She is a holistic podiatrist in Southern California and lives with her daughter in a suburb east of Los Angeles, California where she hikes and practices yoga. Visit her website at www.drmichele.com

In this special episode, we have the second part of our talk with Dr. Chris Friesen, who's a psychologist, author and Director of Friesen Sport & Performance Psychology.

Dr. Glenn Livingston is a veteran psychologist and long time CEO of a multi-million dollar consulting firm which has serviced several Fortune 500 clients in the food industry. Dr. Glenn's work, theories, and research have been published in major periodicals. Disillusioned by what traditional psychology had to offer the overweight and/or food obsessed individual, Dr. Livingston spent several decades researching the nature of binging and overeating via work with his own patients AND a self-funded research program with more than 40,000 participants. Most important, however, was his own personal journey out of obesity and food prison to a normal, healthy weight and a much more lighthearted relationship with food.

Rich Jacobs is a functional medicine practitioner who loves helping women, 25-45, overcome common health issues such as fatigue, insomnia and low libido. As a former collegiate strength and conditioning coach, Rich understands the spectrum of health from athlete to non-athlete. He became passionate about helping others holistically through his own health issues that doctors couldn’t resolve. He now works with people all over the country using his health detective skills to find the root cause of common health issues to eliminate symptoms for good.

David Pitts is the co-founder of Off Day Trainer, a text message automation, lead generation, and client management platform built specifically for fitness professionals. As a former gym owner, a Fitness Sales Manager, and personal trainer, David knows fitness. More importantly, he knows how to make fit pros successful using technology to make their sales cycle faster and client retention last longer.

Tina Anderson has over 30 years in health and fitness as a group exercise instructor, personal trainer, continuing education provider, master trainer, content creator, consultant, program manager, voiceover and on camera talent and journalist. In addition, she has been in the media business since the mid 80’s with a background in broadcasting and marketing, and now focuses more on the mental and spiritual components of fitness. Tina is featured in several training and educational videos and audio tutorials for the American Council on Exercise (better known as ACE) and has been lucky enough to interview and work with fitness icons such as Linda Shelton, Kathy Stevens, Aileen (Eye-leen) Sheron (Sure-Own), Jay Blahnik (who now works with Apple), Rob Glick, MaDonna Grimes and Julz Arney (who also now works for Apple in their fitness division). She was a master training for one of the original indoor cycling programs created by Jay called Precision Cycling. Tina has an MA in management/leadership with emphasis on emotional intelligence, BA in journalism, cert’s from ACE and AFAA; multiple fitness trainings; Reiki Master, Master Clairvoyance Training, Angel Card and Angel Intuitive Certified.

Kathy Gruver, PhD is an award-winning author and hosted the national TV show based on her first book, The Alternative Medicine Cabinet (winner Beverly Hills Book Awards). She has earned her PhD in Natural Health and has authored five books including, Body/Mind Therapies for the Bodyworker, Conquer Your Stress with Mind/Body Techniques (Winner Indie Excellence Awards, Beverly Hills Book Awards, Global E-book Awards, Irwin Awards, Finalist for the USA Best Books Award), Journey of Healing(Winner USA Best Book Awards, Beverly Hills Book Awards, Pinnacle Awards and the non-fiction category of the London Book Festival) and she co-wrote Market my Practice. She has studied mind/body medicine at the famed Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine at Harvard Medical School and has been featured as an expert in numerous publications including Glamour, Fitness, Time, More, Women, Wall Street Journal, CNN, WebMD, Prevention, Huffington Post, Yahoo.com, Ladies Home Journal, Dr. Oz’s The Good Life, First, and Women. Dr. Gruver has appeared as a guest expert on over 250 radio and TV shows including NPR, SkyNews London, Every Way Woman, Morning Blend in Las Vegas, CBS Radio, and Lifetime Television, and has done over 200 educational lectures around the world for everyone from nurses in the Middle East to 911 dispatchers in New Orleans, corporations around the US and teachers in her own backyard. She just completed work on a project for the military to create and institute a stress reduction program. For fun and stress relief Dr. Gruver does flying trapeze and hip hop dance. A past winner of NAWBO’s Spirit of Entrepreneurship Awards, Kathy maintains a massage and hypnotherapy practice in Santa Barbara, Calif. She has also produced an instructional massage DVD, Therapeutic Massage at Home; Learn to Rub People the RIGHT Way™ and is a practitioner with over 25 years of experience. Her award-winning book, The Alternative Medicine Cabinet was turned into a national talk show. More information can be found at www.thealternativemedicinecabinet.com.

Lisa Dougherty graduated from the University of Ca, Irvine, Fitness Instructor Program, and went on to get her Certified Personal Trainer and Health Coach Certifications through the American Council on Exercise. She has many specialty certifications to work with those with medical conditions, post surgical/rehab as well as pre & postpartum fitness. Lisa is the founder of the Medical Fitness Network. The (MFN) is a free online resource directory for consumers to locate fitness & allied healthcare professionals interested in working with those with chronic disease/medical conditions or those with women's health issues. The MFN donates its services as a national database management company to medical, health organizations that do not offer resources for locating fitness & allied healthcare professionals interested in working with their populations. https://medicalfitnessnetwork.org/welcome

Dr. Chris Friesen is a psychologist who has always been fascinated by what makes people successful. He is a licensed clinical, forensic, and neuropsychologist but now primarily helps professional, national/Olympic, and up-and-coming elite athletes, as well as other high achievers such as professionals, entrepreneurs, executives, academics, and writers, achieve their personal and professional potential. He is currently director of Friesen Sport & Performance Psychology and is the author of Achieve: Find Out Who You Are, What You Really Want, and How To Make It Happen. To follow him or to find out more, visit FriesenPerformance.com

Anna Renderer is the creator of The Sexy Confident Woman Formula and 7 Day Fat Furnace. She is a certified High Performance Coach and the host of POPSUGAR fitness, creating new workout video's each week to over 700K subscribers. She is a 1-Star Diamond coach for Team Beachbody, growing a network of fitness professionals and fitness enthusiasts to develop online businesses and brands to change more lives around the country." Anna has a Masters Degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology and 11 years experience as a health and fitness coach.

Steve de la Torre is the host of the Fitpro Inferno fitness/business podcast and creator of FitnessLeadsOnDemand.com - a library of done-for-you marketing funnels, tools and resources. Steve has worked in the fitness industry for 19 years and has done everything from working as a personal trainer in a big box gym, to owning his own facility and even running the fitness program for a major fast food corporation. Steve now spends his time helping fitness and health coaches to raise their marketing and business to the next level.

Vito La Fata is the founder of Fitness Profit Systems, host of The Fitnesspreneur’s Life Show, creator of The Online Business Blueprint, a certified high performance business, Superstar Diamond Beachbody Coach, and overall fitnesspreneur. He has impacted thousands of people with business coaching, fitness programs, weight loss and helping create online businesses. Vito helps fitness professionals and fitness business owners develop a plan to take their passion for fitness and turn it into profit so that they can live “the Fitnesspreneur’s Life” which is an abundant life with skills and abilities to launch their business, income and lifestyle above the industry norm. Vito’s business and marketing strategies help fitness businesses attract income, generate wealth and create high performance success. As an internationally recognized speaker and writer, he has contributed to IDEA Health, IHRSA World Conference, MindBody Conference, Australian Fitness Health Expo, Todd Durkin Mastermind Group, Canfitpro, Fitness Business Summitt, Fitness and Club Industry.

Forbes Riley is an award winning national TV host, one of America’s leading health & fitness experts, keynote speaker, author and Founder/CEO of the best selling fitness system, SpinGym. Perhaps considered one of the most inspiring people on television, stage and for her coaching, Forbes’ unique connection with her audience stems from her own personal journey towards wellness and has helped her create a worldwide brand name in fitness, personal empowerment and business growth and success.

Stacy Moutafis is certified by the International Sports Science Association as a fitness therapist, personal trainer, sports nutritionist, and New York State Strength & Conditioning Coach, and author of THE BRIDAL BODY: Your Workout Workbook And Recipes For Success. With nearly two decades of experience, Moutafis works with a wide-range of clients including brides-to-be, fitness competitors, athletes, and those wanting to lead healthier lives. By building fitness and nutrition programs tailored to each individual's needs, Moutafis helps clients reach their weight, fitness, and health goals. For more information, please visit bridalbodybook.com or stacymoutafis.com.

From kindergarten classrooms to corporate boardrooms, Kathryn has inspired tens of thousands of individuals to improve their health and happiness. Guylay is constantly admired for her effective and fun wellness education. Never wanting to be perceived as the food police or convey guilt, Kathryn uses positive messages as well as games and activities to bring lessons to life. Kathryn Kemp Guylay is a speaker, certified nutritional counselor and coach with a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from the University of Texas at Austin. She is the founder and executive director of Nurture, a national nonprofit that provides nutrition and wellness education to children and adults. Kathryn also collaborates through several health initiatives such as Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move, the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Wellness Council of America. Kathryn is also an award winning and bestselling author. Her first book, Mountain Mantras: Wellness and Life Lessons from the Slopes, presents stories and experiences from her personal life, using skiing and snow sports as metaphors for success in life and health. In her new children’s book, Give It a Go, Eat a Rainbow, Kathryn educates kids about the importance of eating a colorful variety of fruits and veggies. Illustrated by her son Alex, the book inspires children to try new foods. Kathryn and Alex applied augmented reality, an art medium that mixes real life photography with Alex’s whimsical hand-drawn images. Give It a Go, Eat a Rainbow will be published in July 2016. Kathryn learned early in life how the food you eat directly affects how you feel. She quickly became hooked on nutrition. She fully embraced her passion for nutrition professionally after her children were born. Through her work with Nurture, Kathryn credits her family for her continued passion for nutrition and healthy living. Her husband Jeff is her trusted recipe reviewer and is a consistent Nurture volunteer. Her daughter (15) and son (13) love growing and preparing food. Kathryn’s interests include running, skiing, yoga, music and sustainable farming. Kathryn is honored to be a member of women’s alpine skiing and Nordic skiing teams. Learn more at: makewellnessfun.com.

Jessica Bailey has been an active member of the fitness community in NYC for 15 years. As a certified fitness instructor, she has taught at Physique 57, Exhale Spa, Pure Yoga, Reebok Sports Club, Sports Club/LA, Chelsea Piers, Be Fit NYC and Mercedes Club. As a personal trainer, she has helped hundreds of clients lose weight, tone up and train for various athletic events. She is certified in group fitness, senior fitness, Pilates, and yoga; and she is trained in Barre, bootcamp and pre/post natal fitness.

Alex Genadinik is a successful entrepreneur, software engineer, and a 3-time bestselling Amazon author who helps fitness pros make money by teaching their skills online.

Neil Cannon is a health coach and the author of a no.1 bestseller, The Vitality Secret, and a previous book to help men increase testosterone completely naturally, called Mojo Multiplier. Neil stumbled upon his passion in nutrition and fitness in 2011 when figuring out how to solve a health problem for himself. Since then, he has read many books from leading authorities in "alternative? health, interviewed experts in the field and learned from the best. Neil is a firm believer that most health conditions can be healed naturally and drugs should be the absolute last resort. He helps his clients reduce high blood pressure and inflammation, burn considerable amounts of fat with ease, balance unhealthy cholesterol levels and he has helped reverse pre-diabetes as well as helping men increase testosterone naturally.

With only a high school diploma, Deborah grew from answering phones as a receptionist to become the owner and CEO of a $20 million commercial construction company. She learned how to go beyond the expected and succeed. Known for her ?No BS? approach, Deborah?s speaking, trainings and coaching methods have attracted national and international audiences and clients. These include top performing business professionals, sales experts, pro golfers and NFL players.

Jaana Kunitz started her dance journey over 25 years ago, back home in Finland, and made her mark in the Ballroom industry by winning numerous medals in the US, North America and World DanceSport Championships. Jaana is more than a lean, beautiful dancer. She's an cutting-edge dance fitness innovator too. Jaana has designed, choreographed and directed home fitness exercise programs which have sold millions of copies around the world. Jaana is ACE certified fitness instructor and certifies instructors and master trainers in Figure 8 Fitness. Jaana is an expert on how the human body functions and what you need to do in order to achieve a dancer's lean body, she's the go-to girl for total-body transformation through dance. She loves to help people to unleash their body's natural power to melt stubborn fat layers as well as tone incredibly strong and powerful core muscles. Entertainment is in Jaana's DNA - no wonder her dance exercise programs gets millions of people to get up and move. She knows exactly how to carefully handpick dance movements and fuse them with the rhythms and music so that they are incredibly motivating and inspiring to perform. Jaana is known for her over-the-top, hyper- enthusiastic personality. She makes the class intense yet very fun, and has a way that makes everyone want to DO MORE!

Previously a personal fitness trainer and author of The Lunch Box Diet (2009 Harper Collins), Simon mentors fitness/ health professionals on how to improve their income in 30 days or less so that they can have the freedom they want and to have maximum impact around the world. / / He is now the founder of Fitpreneurs and has mentored with the likes of Tony Robbins, one of the world?s leading motivation experts. Simon has also rubbed shoulders with the likes of Sir Richard Branson on his own private Island (Necker) and has a strong passion for helping fitness professionals grow to their true potential / / He doesn?t take himself seriously but he?s serious about one thing? results and taking action! -

Best Selling Author and International Speaker/Personality Frank Nash is one of the most in-demand and exciting coaches, writers and presenters in the Fitness industry today. He currently spends his time lecturing, teaching, training and writing and as the owner of Frank Nash Training Systems in Worcester, MA. Frank consults and works with Training Gyms and Club all over the globe.

Rick Mayo is the founder and CEO of North Point Fitness (est. 1992) and Alloy Personal Training Solutions. As the owner of North Point Fitness, Rick and his team conduct over 50,000 personal training sessions a year. In 2010, Rick created Alloy, a consulting and licensing company as a platform for the North Point business/personal training systems. Alloy has consulted with over 500 clubs and has licensees worldwide in markets as far away as Tasmania and Poland.

Michelle Pellizzon is a certified health coach, holistic nutritionist, and personal trainer who specializes in helping her clients transform their bodies and brains for the better.  She is the Fitness + Nutrition Editor for Thrive Market, and most recently authored Thrive's first print publication, "The 5-Day Thrive Detox", a Paleo-friendly detoxification program.  A former professional dancer and Boston-qualifying marathoner, Michelle lives what she teaches her clients: Intuitive eating combined with nutrition science can help you unlock your body's full potential—it's all about finding your personal formula.  She received her bachelor's degree from New York University and certification from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. 

Ishveen Anand is the founder and CEO OpenSponsorship, a two-sided marketplace connecting brands to the worlds’ largest network of sponsorship opportunities in professional sports. Ishveen, a graduate of Oxford University, is of Indian-British origin and now lives in New York. She was included in the Forbes 30under30 sports list in 2015 and OpenSponsorship was named a finalist in the 2015 Sports Technology Awards.  

Best described as an "Edutainer," and known by his fans as the "Rapping Stress Doctor," Nima captivates and educates audiences of all ages with his unique ability to share his message of love, wisdom and life mastery through words, music and humour.  With his audacious goal to bring stress and resilience education to groups worldwide, especially high school students, Nima is leading a global movement inspiring individuals to fall in with love their most authentic selves and live a life on purpose and in service to others. After 15 years in practice, Nima became increasingly frustrated when he realized that stress was one of the most common underlying causes for his patient visits.  He discovered that chiropractic care alone could not address why people get sick, stressed, and stuck and became determined to find a solution. Fascinated by the various healing methodologies he had studied for more than 20 years, he decided to combine all of the wisdom of his teachers to formulate his own simple-to-follow tool, The Overview Method™.   Nima's unapologetic, unconventional and innovative views on human behaviour have attracted international attention and earned him invitations to share his message with a wide array of audiences such as the Government of Canada Ministry of Social Services, the Dynamic Growth Congress, Australia, Chiro Europe, Spain, Nelson Mandela High School, New York, BC Teachers Federation, Canada and CTV’s Breakfast Television.   When not on stage Nima can be found immersed in one-on-one sessions with clients ranging from high school students to entrepreneurs to celebrities or teaching The Overview Method™ in workshops all over the world.  When not in hotels he lives in Vancouver, BC where he sees patients at Westgate Wellness Center.

Dr. Susan M. Kleiner is a titan in sports nutrition. A renowned authority on eating for strength, endurance, power and speed, her POWER EATING® program has reshaped the lives of thousands. Dr. Kleiner is the co-founder and co-CEO of Vynna®, LLC, an evidence-based, female-centric performance nutrition brand. She is an international columnist and speaker on the subject of High Performance Nutrition©, and has consulted with professional teams, Olympians and elite athletes in all sports. Dr. Kleiner has been a faculty member at several esteemed universities, has authored numerous academic chapters, articles and scientific manuscripts, and has penned 7 books, including the bestselling POWER EATING, 4th Edition (Human Kinetics, 2014). Dr. Kleiner is a co-founder and fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition and a fellow of the American College of Nutrition, a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians, and The National Strength and Conditioning Association. Bernie Wooster is an award-winning designer, athlete, and entrepreneur. Growing up in the Midwest in a household of boys, she’s learned to hold her own not only in the weight-room but also in the boardroom. She’s worked with countless Silicon Valley companies, both start-up and Fortune 500, helping to develop and define their brands. Clients have included E*Trade, Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, Wells Fargo, Sony, TIBCO Software, United Colors of Benetton, and Vitargo Global Sciences to name a few. Bernie has donated countless hours of her time and talents to non-profit organizations including Special Olympics, Rebuilding Together Peninsula, Redeemer Lutheran Church & School, and Carlmont High School. Driving the Vynna brand is a perfect combination of her love of sport and her passion for creating a female-centric brand having purpose and proof. Fun Fact: She was a contender on the 5th season of the American Gladiators.

Tim Lyons is the founder of Pro-Fit Marketing Solutions. Having owned and operated Pulse Fitness (Scottsdale, Arizona) since 2009, Tim has built a thriving business in a competitive market. As a gym owner, Tim is recognized for providing an effective training model, complimented by the highest quality of training programs and exceptional customer service. Opening Pulse Fitness in 2009 at 3,200 sq. ft. and recently expanding the facility to 7,800 sq. ft. in 2015, Tim knows firsthand the challenges of gym ownership and understands the need for reliable, results-driven marketing solutions. Driven to help other club owners get better results for their business, Tim has now developed Pro-Fit Marketing Solutions.  As the creator of Pro-Fit Marketing Solutions, Tim is building his reputation for equipping businesses to successfully market their products and services. Pro-Fit is developed to help club owners get better results for their businesses through effective, reliable marketing strategies and solutions. 

Guy Arad is a father, entrepreneur, Veterinary surgeon and was previously in the Israeli military. He is now a plant based TRX coach and author who loves helping people change their lives through their health and fitness. Guy is the creator of the sexytrxabs.com platform.

Khaled, a San Luis Obispo native, has been in the fitness industry as a personal trainer and Fitness Director for 10 years and has worked with a wide variety of clients with goals ranging from weight loss to body transformation to clients wanting to put on muscle and gain strength. Currently, Khaled is the Regional Fitness Director for the Bay Club Company, located in San Francisco, California.  Khaled’s work as the Founder of the Nor-Cal Fitness Summit as well as a consulting business (RISE Fitness Business Coaching) helps fitness entrepreneurs 1-3 years into their business lay the foundations needed to create a successful business. Both companies serve to connect fitness professionals worldwide and bringing them together at a world-class venue to educate, motivate and grow. During the past 10 years, Khaled has developed, coached and led more than two hundred personal trainers. He practices what he preaches, and is a standout member of the Todd Durkin Platinum Mastermind Group where he continues to educate himself to become his personal best in business and life.  Khaled’s mission is to “inspire you, to inspire one, to inspire millions to greatness”, and to help people live a healthier life, he wants to help you achieve the results you’ve always dreamed of getting.  

Gator Family Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Owner and Lead Instructor Wallace "Gator" Bailey is dedicated to helping each student achieve their goals. He trains directly under 8X World Champion Robson Moura and has attained the rank of Purple Belt. His passion for sharing BJJ is evident. He works one-on-one with each student to ensure all the details of techniques are understood. Although he has trained in Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Muay Thai, and has helped train several successful amateur MMA fighters, his true passion has always been Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Anthony L. Almada started in the natural products industry in 1975, working in retail health food stores. He has a BSc in Physiology (Cal State U, Long Beach) and performed his Masters thesis research in Nutritional/Exercise Biochemistry at UC Berkeley. In 1990 he created the  “thermogenic” category of dietary supplements. In 1992 he co-founded EAS, which pioneered creatine monohydrate and evidence-based sport nutrition in most of the world, and was the first company to introduce Vitargo® outside of Scandinavia (in 1997). He has collaborated on over 50 university-based clinical trials (nutrition intervention, in health and disease), is a co-author on over 30 peer reviewed scientific journal articles. He is a frequently sought out nutrition business, science, and intellectual property expert, having been quoted in the New York Times, Business Week, and Forbes. He is on the editorial board of several scientific journals and is a member of the editorial advisory board of Nutrition Business Journal. He is a co-founder and Fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN). He is the Founder and CEO of Vitargo Global Sciences, Inc.

Lucho Crisalle, CEO, BS, brings more than 28 years of experience as a nutrition and fitness expert to ENW Inc. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition and Dietetics with a minor in Kinesiology and Exercise and Sports Sciences from The University of Florida, Gainesville. Lucho is credited with developing world class custom nutrition programs for Americas’ top CEOs, not for profit Latin Health Organizations, multi-million dollar health clubs, and enterprising fitness professionals. He has authored certifications in nutrition for the advancement of personal trainers, coaches and health practitioners world wide. His clients often thank him for “demystifying nutrition” and motivating them to achieve life changing results. After placing third in the 1990 Ironman Bodybuilding Competition (a National Qualifying event), he decided to return to school and become a Registered Dietitian instead of pursuing a career as a competitive bodybuilder. He received his Bachelor’s Degree at The University of Florida, Gainesville. Lucho is also a certified clinical hypnotherapist and a certified Hemispheric Integration™ and NLP Master Practitioner. Lucho has been coaching individuals on lifestyle enhancement for over 30 years. As a Clinical Dietitian, he worked at Torrance Memorial Medical Center and Barlow Respiratory Hospital where he worked closely with highly compromised patients in the Burn, Intensive Care, Orthopedic and Oncology Units. After his tenure in the clinical field, Lucho went on to Head the Nutrition Department for The Sports Club Company at The Sports Club/Irvine, one of the country’s most exclusive health clubs. He is now committed to sharing his knowledge by creating business coaching and continuing education courses for fitness and wellness professionals and entrepreneurs.

Bria Pittman is a wife and mother of two energetic boys. Bria's own struggles to lose weight inspired her to help other women lose weight and get healthy. At the end of 2011 she hit rock bottom as she realized she was the heaviest she had ever been in her life, weighing in at 236lbs. After joining Weight Watchers in December 2011, she lost almost 80 lbs and kept it off for three years. In the time it took her to lose the weight, she not only lost weight but gained a wide range of knowledge of what it takes for wives and mothers to lose weight and keep it off. She was determined to share that knowledge with other women who were struggling to find the time and energy for proper nutrition and exercise. Bria started a blog called From Fluff 2 Fit in 2013 to share that knowledge.  Her readers found the blog helpful and began reaching out personally asking Bria to help them with their goals. After doing this for several months Bria realized it was time to officially start offering coaching services. She now takes a grace filled approach to coaching other women. She teaches them to change their habits one day at a time and to have grace for themselves as they work through the process. Her motto for her clients is "Progress Not Perfection." 

Gary and Rob are managing partners and the founders of Axcess Global Sciences, the company that licensed their current ketone technology from the University of South Florida.  They started the company in May 2012, and now after a lot of work are launching Kegenix, a product that puts ketones in your body in less than 60 minutes

In the past decade Pat Rigsby has built over a dozen businesses as a CEO and Co-Owner, with five becoming million dollar or multi-million dollar ventures.  Two of those businesses, Athletic Revolution and Fitness Revolution, have been multiple time winners on the Entrepreneur Franchise 500 with each being the #1 franchise for it’s respective market.  Another business, Fitness Consulting Group, was a multiple time honoree on the Inc. 5000, placing as high as #580 on the list of fastest growing businesses in the U.S. He’s also been a Best-Selling Author 6 times over, presented in front of thousands of entrepreneurs and been featured in Entrepreneur, Men’s Health, USA Today and on hundreds of other media outlets. When it comes to sales, Pat’s personally sold as many as 116 franchises in a single year and been the strategist and copywriter for over 10 million dollars in online sales from his own businesses and millions more in sales for his clients. Pat’s coaching & consulting clients have been featured in places like Men’s Health, USA Today, Men’s Fitness, Shape, Women’s Heath, Huffington Post and on ABC, CBS, NBC and pretty much any other media outlet you can think of.  In addition to that, they’ve built some of the most successful businesses and brands in ever corner of the industry, from local business and supplement companies to online businesses, certification organizations and even became best selling authors. In fact, many (if not most) of the experts providing business coaching in the fitness industry have been his clients, customers or franchisees.

JV Crum III is a certified Food-Healing Instructor, business and life coach, and host of the top-ranked Conscious Millionaire Health Reality Podcast that focuses on Health & Fitness for Busy Entrepreneurs. He is a speaker, marketer, Huffington Post Columnist, best-selling author, and founder of ConsciousMillionaire.com, a global coaching and wealth product business that helps conscious entrepreneurs build six and seven figure businesses. He holds an MBA, JD, Masters in Psychology, and has built and sold successful companies.

Nicole Matthews is a mother of 2 beautiful children, wife, certified personal trainer, studio owner and business owner. Fitness has been a big part of her life for the past 6 years, and she is a nationally placed fitness competitor. She helped put on a fitness competition this year as well as a recent fitness education event called FITposium. As well as developing an online program called “Imprint” with her friend and business partner. Their goal is to inspire healthy and fit living from the inside out, with their first program and e-book launching in January 2016. Details can be found at www.ImprintFit.com .

Jennifer Urmston Lowe has been the national account manager for Sports & Fitness Insurance Corporation (SFIC) insuring health clubs and fitness centers since 1998. She helped her father, John Urmston, found the IHRSA Insurance Program for Property and Casualty Insurance in 1999. Prior to joining SFIC, Jennifer was the general manager of two personal training fitness centers and three corporate wellness centers in the Charlotte, NC market. She become certified as a personal trainer in 1995 and has conducted thousands of training sessions and managed a staff of personal trainers. Jennifer graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. As the daughter of John Urmston, former Chief Operating Officer of Nautilus, Chairman of the Fitness Products Counsel and Member of the President’s Counsel on Fitness, Jennifer grew up in the industry and began attending Nautilus Seminars in the 1980s.

Dave Dreas is a fitness model, owner of Arizona Training Lab and creator of Modestly Refined.com.  He is a signed talent that has appeared on multiple covers and spreads, worked with ESPN the Magazine, filmed multiple Reebok commercials and appeared on the Men's Health Next Top Trainer Reality Show. He also was awarded the ISSA's famous Alumni Award.  Dave is a contributor for Men's Fitness Online, Ironman Magazine Online and is a Reebok Sponsored Athlete.

Dr. Darian Parker earned his Ph.D in Sports Education Leadership from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He also earned his Master's and Bachelor's degrees from James Madision Univeristy in Kinesiology with concentrations in Exercise Leadership, Athletic Administration and Advanced Coaching.  Dr. Parker is also a certified personal trainer through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. During Dr. Parker’s undergrad at JMU he was a scholarship track and field athlete. Dr. Parker earned all-conference and all east honors while a member of the JMU track and field team.  For the past 8 and a half years Dr. Parker has been with WTS International and currently serves as General Manager for Club Ridges, an upscale private fitness club located within the gates of the exclusive Ridges community in Las Vegas.  In addition to this Dr. Parker is the Regional Account Director on the West Coast for WTS assisting in oversight and support of facilities in Nevada, Nebraska, California and Internationally in Malaysia. Prior to working with WTS Dr. Parker worked in both the university and career college setting as an instructor. Furthermore, Dr. Parker has received such prestigious accolades such as the NAACP Arthur Ashe Award, The Marilyn Crawford Scholarship Award and the VAPHERD Graduate Students Award. Dr. Parker has also been featured on FOX 5 News Las Vegas and the Healthline Today Show. Furthermore, Dr. Parker serves as an advisory board member for the Nevada Chapter of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.