Fitness Administration Specialization

Micah Logan is a career entrepreneur.  His career started in the Fitness and Wellness Industry. Micah began his career as a Personal Trainer in 2003.  Over the last 17+ years he has not only worked with hundreds of clients and trained more than 20,000 thousand hours, he’s also built one of Boston’s most reputable fitness and wellness companies.  Next Level Fitness & Wellness is a small group training studio concept with multiple locations in Boston and the surrounding area.  In 2020 Micah decided to Franchise his small group training studio concept and plans to launch the Franchise late 2020 – Early 2021.  Micah is an Executive Board Member of MIFO (Massachusetts Independent Fitness Operators) association and a member of Association of Fitness Studios.  In addition to his work in the fitness industry, as a small business consultant, Micah consults with small businesses of varying types to increase profits and to create sustainable business models.  In January 2020 Micah became the CEO of a manufacturing company called HushFrame.

Micah has built an excellent reputation as a business owner, entrepreneur and small business consultant which was reflected in his training facility being awarded the prestigious Boston’s A-List top 5 for Personal Trainers in 2013 & 2014 and the Best of 2015 of thumbtack service award and was honored as #1 rated fitness company in Massachusetts by Top Rated Local for customer service 2019.

Ryan Obernesser is the CEO of O.B. Training Inc., Gym Profits LLC, and creator of the Take Back Your Life 6 Week Challenge™ program.  Over the last decade, Ryan and his wife Christina, have built O.B. Training into a specialty training facility that transforms the minds, bodies and lives of every adult and athlete that walks through their doors.

In that time, O.B. Training has grown into a profit machine.  Churning out multiple 6-figures in profits each year despite being located in Utica, NY - a city Forbes named the third-worst place for business and careers in the U.S. in 2015 with a median household income of less than $35,000.

Paul Brown is an undisputed fitness business master, known globally as Mr. Retention for his ground-breaking work systemising the most innovative and successful ways to find, win and keep more members and clients. He is the creator of Face2Face Retention Systems, operating on five continents since 1995 and which has been implemented by many of the world’s leading health and fitness groups, independent clubs, and studios.

Over a 27 year consulting and speaking career, he has trained and certified thousands of fitness professionals and business owners, specializing in the highest standards of member and staff retention, exercise adherence, and client engagement. An award-winning Keynote Speaker, best-selling author, and Australian Presenter of the Year, Paul has presented at almost every major fitness conference in 37 countries. A registered Fitness Leader at the age of 16, group-ex instructor of over 10,000 classes, and Personal Trainer to celebrities and world champion athletes, he is also a four-time Australian Aerobics Champion and two-time Australian Footballer Masters National Champion with current All-Australian honours, so you know he walks his talk. He and his son Benjamin recently launched their latest fitness studio model, Paradise Fitness Clubs and his business skills transcend beyond the fitness industry as he also owns, develops, and manages an extensive portfolio of commercial and industrial property.

Jersey Giambrone is the owner and founder of Fuel Bootcamp. A motivational speaker and a 16-year recovering addict. He's spent over 14 years in the fitness industry and is passionate about creating a real impact in people's lives through fitness.

He's a Super trainer, an Entrepreneur, and a believer in God. He is also the published author of the book Too Fit To Quit.

Shannon Fable is a sought-after speaker, author, and thought leader in strategic innovation, implementation, and integration. Over the past 25 years, she has helped impressive brands, including ACE, Anytime Fitness, Schwinn®, Power Systems, Silver Sneakers, FIT4MOM, and BOSU®, as well as solopreneurs, create, clarify, and simplify their products and services to increase their impact.

Fable served as Chair of the ACE board of directors, co-founded and successfully sold GroupEx PRO®, and is recognized as the 2013 IDEA and 2006 ACE Instructor of the Year. As a Book Yourself Solid® Licensed Professional and an EOS® Integrator Mastery Forum Pro Member, she helps companies build scalable and sustainable businesses.

Michael is a certified and accredited personal trainer and nutritionist who has helped hundreds of clients reach their health and fitness goals. Michael is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Health Science and finishing his MBA.

He received a Master’s of Science in Exercise Science & Health Promotion and a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology & Psychology. He currently holds several nationally recognized personal training certifications through accredited organizations such as NASM, NCSF, PFIT, NFPT, NSCA, CrossFit, FMS, TRX, USAW, Cooper, and ISSA.

He also has seven advanced specializations in nutrition, PEMF, corrective exercise, performance enhancement training, rehabilitative exercise training, physical therapy, and strength and conditioning.

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.

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” 

Robert Linkul is the owner of TOA (TrainingTheOlderAdult.com) a personal training studio and online continued education provider for fitness professionals in Shingle Springs, California.

Robert is an internationally known continued education provider for fitness professionals with his area of expertise being in resistance training strategies for the Older Adult with physical limitations and/or decreased quality of life.

Linkul has his master’s degree in personal training, is the NSCAs 2012 Personal Trainer of the Year award winner, a 2017 NSCA Fellowship inductee and was voted on to the 2021 NSCA Board of Directors (Personal Trainer Position).

Ashley Selman is an international presenter and business consultant who is passionate about coaching fitness studio owners across the country to run more successful, profitable and THRIVING studio businesses.

As the founder of Evolution Trainers - a seven-figure personal training and wellness studio that operates with a world-class team of more than 35 expert health and fitness professionals serving over 600 clients - she has seen it all and has many lessons to share to help other owners reach higher levels of success faster.

She serves on the advisory committee for the Idea World Club and Studio Summit, and has spoken at many industry leading events such as BOLD - The Mindbody Conference, IDEA World, IHRSA, IDEA PTI, MANIA Fit Pro Convention and now SUCCEED!

Josh Leve is the founder and CEO of the Fitness Business Association (FBA) and SUCCEED!  With over 60 industry partnerships including all major certifying organizations, Josh and the FBA has been featured in all major fitness publications. In addition, Josh has been a featured speaker for all major fitness events such as IHRSA, Athletic Business, Club Industry, NSCA, NASM Optima, EMPOWER!, ZUMBA, and others. He holds a bachelor's degree in strategic communications from the University of Kansas.

Sean Greeley is the founder and CEO of NPE. He’s also a coach, family man, author, and speaker who helps fitness entrepreneurs build sustainable 7-figure businesses.

Since 2006, NPE has helped over 53,000+ fitness businesses in 96+ countries grow to the next level, and is responsible for driving over $1.1 billion in client revenue. NPE has been featured 8x on the Inc 500/5000 list of fastest growing companies, and has a global team based in the USA, Canada, UK, and Australia.