Practical tips, strategies, and tools to help fit pros succeed in a position of leadership as a team or facility manager. Learn how to communicate effectively with your team, set and meet goals and expectations, delegate tasks, provide feedback, inspire and motivate, and much more.
This Seminar is For
Fitness professionals responsible for managing teams or providing leadership in a fitness facility, or seeking to expand their skill set to pursue senior roles.
Why this Seminar
The program covers a wide range of essential topics for team success, from team building and mindset development to customer service and inclusive leadership. By studying these areas, fitness professionals gain the skills and confidence to tackle the challenges of leadership responsibilities and help create more effective, productive, and inclusive fitness environments.
Key Learning
- Cultivating organizational culture to drive performance
- Developing a growth mindset for personal and professional success in the fitness industry
- Implementing business management strategies focused on teamwork, leadership development, and community building
- Creating an inclusive work environment that promotes accountability, diversity, and employee engagement
- Building and managing high-performing teams through effective management, recruitment and development strategies
- Prioritizing customer service by building a team dedicated to exceptional client experiences
From an Association Focused on Your Career Success
FBA develops education programs for in-demand skills, so you can build a long-term successful career delivering great results for your clients while enjoying a profitable profession.
100% Online and Self-Paced: Access the course materials anytime, anywhere, with 24/7 availability on any device. Benefit from videos with captions, searchable transcripts, and adjustable playback speeds.
Expert-Led Sessions: Learn from vetted top industry experts who provide actionable insights and strategies based on their extensive real-world experience.
Resume Enhancement: Build upon your existing certifications and gain focused skills that will make you a more valuable asset to clients and fitness clubs.
Course Details
- 100% online.
- Self-paced, on demand, available 24/7 on any device.
- 2-year access to all materials.
- Enjoy the best online learning platform for video education.
Videos with captions, searchable transcripts and speed controls.
- No formal prerequisite.
Recommended to start: Training certification and work experience. - No renewal requirement nor cost.
- Unlimited quiz retakes at no extra cost!
Final quiz: 20 questions in open-book format, requires 80% passing grade. No penalty for retaking it.
About FBA Seminars
The essential professional education to increase your skills and impact. FBA Seminars take you deeper into important topics, to empower you in your performance and strengthen your resume.
There is no formal prerequisite, although technical certification (such as CPT) and FBA Certification are recommended as a foundation before starting the seminar.
Deliver a Higher Level of Service
Gain Important Skills and Confidence
Vetted Education from FBA and Top Experts
Increase Your Value as a Practitioner to Clients and Clubs
Why FBA?
As the Fitness Business Association, all our education has a focus on developing the skills for long-term success in the fitness industry. Our programs have the dual purpose of making you a confident and skillful practitioner in fitness, and to empower you with the tools and practices to succeed in your career or business.
FBA is the parent company of the SUCCEED! Virtual Conference, the largest and highest rated virtual conference in the fitness industry. With the backing of over 100 industry brands and major certifying organizations, FBA and SUCCEED! have served world-class video education to tens of thousands of fitness professionals.
The FBA Seminars take advantage of 1000+ hours of video education content in the FBA catalog, delivered by 300+ expert presenters. Each Seminar is designed by conducting an expert panel review of our education catalog to select the best and most impactful education for your career success.
Education in the Fit Pro Leadership Seminar
Video education from selected sessions recorded at SUCCEED! events.
As an author, speaker, facilitator and coach, Greg now specializes in leadership development and has national clients in the retail and media broadcasting industries. Greg has worked in health and fitness for over 25 years, presenting to more than half a million people in 55 countries on behalf of companies and sponsors including Nike.
As a previous International Presenter of the Year, he has a Diploma in Coaching, Leadership & Mentoring, is and LSI-accredited practitioner and a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
Don’t let your staff become idle learn how to effectively manage them to their strengths and set them up for success and continued growth.
With 20 years in the fitness industry, Josh has been fortunate to experience many platforms and maintain success in various economic times. As a graduate of Monmouth College Josh began his training as the first personal trainer for his college rec center. While working at Fitness Formula Clubs for 14 years Josh started as a personal trainer and spent the following 8 years as a fitness director. Passionate about growth and new styles of training CrossFit and Endurance training became calling, working at local Chicago boxes and training triathletes in Lake Michigan.
Currently, the Director of Training and Development for LifeStart Wellness Josh has found his fitness calling. He has a team of 120 employees which he oversees for education, development, on-boarding, strategy, and overall support.
Josh has been able to lead teams and be successful post 9/11, Great Recession and now a Global Pandemic. Josh says; “I am exactly where I wanted to be in my career. I am in a position that I can give back and support the community that has been there for me over the past 20 years”
As the health and fitness industry continues to reinvent itself there is one concept that has stood the test of time; mindset! Life has its ups and downs just as each rep does but it's the ability to Master your Mindset which allows you the opportunity to thrive.
With 20 years in the fitness industry, Josh has been fortunate to experience many platforms and maintain success in various economic times. As a graduate of Monmouth College Josh began his training as the first personal trainer for his college rec center. While working at Fitness Formula Clubs for 14 years Josh started as a personal trainer and spent the following 8 years as a fitness director. Passionate about growth and new styles of training CrossFit and Endurance training became calling, working at local Chicago boxes and training triathletes in Lake Michigan.
Currently, the Director of Training and Development for LifeStart Wellness Josh has found his fitness calling. He has a team of 120 employees which he oversees for education, development, on-boarding, strategy, and overall support.
Josh has been able to lead teams and be successful post 9/11, Great Recession and now a Global Pandemic. Josh says; “I am exactly where I wanted to be in my career. I am in a position that I can give back and support the community that has been there for me over the past 20 years”
In this session, you will assess leadership styles, the strengths and weaknesses of daily habits, and how making a few small changes will increase the productivity of a team.
A seasoned entrepreneur and executive, Ann owns Shapes Fitness for Women where she dedicates herself to the success of her teams and members. An award-winning leader in the fitness industry, Ann promotes active longevity through innovative programs. She can be seen as part of the FOX 13 family in Tampa Bay and works with a multitude of events and organizations. With over three decades experience helping her communities thrive in their health, Ann is a sought-after speaker and inspirational leader.
Discover the insights to enhancing your business by focusing on the PEOPLE that create your business and bring you revenue. Who is on your team and who do you need? What are the needs of the team and community? Learn what it takes and how to successfully elevate the people around you that will elevate yourself and your business in turn.
Tasha is a 20 year professional in the fitness industry and currently is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Facility Manager, and Personal Trainer Mentor at PRO Sports Club near Seattle, WA where she has been awarded multiple times, Coach and Trainer of the year.
Additionally, she is a Master Instructor for the Pain-free Performance Certification Course where she leads and instructs on Program Design, Advanced Training Protocols, Movement Quality, Mastery and Strategy to keep people pain-free and progressing toward their goals. Tasha holds multiple degrees including Anthropology, Archaeology, Exercise Science, and Dance. Tasha also competes at an elite level in Powerlifting and Strongman.
Learn how to get everyone working together and take personal responsibility and accountability for their actions. Create a culture where individuals want to help others succeed, and understand that when the team wins, they win. And during this time of the “great resignation”, learn how to lead with inclusion to inspire, motivate, engage and attract new employees.
David studies the root causes or keystones for success and achievement in the areas of Leadership, Communication and Personal Performance. He studied over 3,000 top performers to find what the best performing employees do, what the best leaders do, and what the best communicators do. And more importantly, he discovered the roadblocks that hold people back.
For over 25 years, David has worked with hundreds of clients of all sizes in many industries such as technology, banking, communications, healthcare, manufacturing and distribution. He specializes in leadership, communication, emotional intelligence, sales and personal development and brings his insights to you to create breakthrough solutions.
David presents over 140 times/year, has spoken to over 200,000 people in the US and internationally. He delivers engaging, inspiring and energetic presentations.
Have you ever been frustrated to find that the rest of your team just simply doesn't deliver the level of service that you do? If so you are not alone! Inconsistent customer service can be a major detractor for your business.
Hank Ebeling is a small-business entrepreneur and the founder and owner of H4 Training gyms in Illinois. He's built his career on a passion for customer service and customer experience, and he shares his insights in interviews and conversations with a range of other small-business owners in his popular Success Trails Podcast.
Hank recently authored the book Crushing the Competition with Service, which is available on Amazon.
Fear not! You can learn to be an exceptional leader who inspires and motivates your team to greatness. There are 5 key elements to master in becoming an outstanding leader and they are the topics of this presentation. This session is for owners, managers, and anyone who aspires to lead others.
Mark Nutting, CSCS*D, NSCA-CPT D, RCPT*E, ACSM HFD, ACSM CEP, Owner and Master Trainer of Jiva Fitness in Easton, PA, Author of The Business of Personal Training book for Human Kinetics (2018), PFP 2016 Trainer of the Year Legacy Award, NSCA 2009 Personal Trainer of the Year, NSCA Recognized Certified Personal Trainer Emeritus.
Mark holds 12 certifications in the field, 38 years in personal training and health club management, and has been educating and coaching Personal Trainers for 36 of those 38 years. Mark is a leading business coach for personal trainers and club managers.
Explore the fundamental concept of psychological safety and its pivotal role in the fitness industry. As a wellness professional, creating an environment where clients, colleagues, and management feel safe to express themselves, learn, and grow is essential for your success and the success of your clients.
Jenna is a dynamic leader who offers education for your brain, body and business through professional coaching, movement experiences, writing, and speaking. The balanced alignment of this trifecta is the platform from which Jenna helps hundreds of fitness and wellness professionals access mindset shifts, physical resiliency and empowered individuality in their business practices.
Jenna is a seasoned Pilates Teacher Educator, a Small Business Coach, and a Certified Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. She has evolved her small business from a multi-purpose movement center to an online educational hub and support system for wellness pros. Motivated by her own personal recovery from professional burnout, Jenna hosts online support programs, tours internationally with her speaking and coaching courses and hosts her wildly popular podcasts, Pilates Unfiltered™ and Moving.
FBA Education FAQs
Are there any prerequisites before I purchase this education program?
There are no formal prerequisites for adults pursuing FBA education.
Please keep in mind that FBA education like FBA Certification, FBA Specializations and Seminars is designed around the needs of fitness professionals working in the industry. Therefore, FBA education is tailored to fitpros that are already certified for training through a technical certification like CPT or GFI, and have some work experience. Learners that are not currently certified might struggle with the depth and complexity of the topics covered.
As a reminder, fitpros that are certified through a technical certification should be at least 18 years of age, be current with their technical and first-aid certifications, and be familiar with the appropriate scope of practice pertaining to their certification.
How long does it take to complete the education program?
All education becomes available on-demand when you start the program. Programs that lead to a certificate of completion such as Specializations and Seminars will consist of video education, and completed with knowledge checks and multiple-choice quiz(s).
Most Specializations are intended to be completed in about 3 weeks, and Seminars in about 1 week. However, you are welcome to take your time, or pursue faster progress at your convenience.
How is the program completed?
When pursuing a certificate of completion, after watching all videos make sure to complete any applicable knowledge checks and module quizzes. Follow instructions on the page that will show you which education elements are not yet completed. After all requirements are met, you'll see the option to submit a request for audit and be granted your certificate.
How can I retake a quiz or knowledge check?
There are no penalties for retaking any mandatory education elements. If you fail a quiz or knowledge check, take time to review your notes and the education content, and then simply follow the instructions on the page to start a new attempt.
Will this program expand my scope of practice for training clients?
FBA education is intended to increase your skills and effectiveness as a fitness practitioner, while respecting your current technical scope of practice.