Ashley Barber Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas Area

Simply Maven empowers you to clear space, organize, and truly transform your life for simplicity and ease. Through in-home sessions, virtual coaching, and public speaking, we give our clients confidence, support, and accountability to declutter, get organized, and focus on what matters most.

Houston, Texas Area

• As of Nov 2016, led 3300+ group fitness classes to over 9K unique clients in multiple methods including indoor cycling, yoga, barre, myofascial release and hammock inversion• Maintained an average 4.8/5 star rating on ClassPass by ensuring all clients have an experience that exceeds their expectations and produces results• Maintained calendars and studios schedules for 4 studios and 30+ instructors adjusted quarterly • Recruited, interviewed and auditioned prospective instructors• Led instructor training groups for corporate studios in Houston • Supervised instructors, evaluate instructor performance, and refer instructors to classes for skill development

Houston, Texas Area

• Improved communication and franchise relations through weekly or bi-weekly one-on-one check-ins and monthly company-wide teleconferences• Organized and facilitated Annual Leadership Retreat for franchises and corporate employees, and increased overall attendance 5% between 2015 and 2016• Enhanced franchise profitability by streamlining instructor training processes and reducing training costs 30% • Implemented sales, marketing, and management trainings to help franchises attract and retain clients• Created standard forms to review performance data (financial statements, sales and activity reports, new client leads and retention, studio memberships, capacity utilization, and weekly attendance) to measure productivity and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement• Analyze implementation of corporate operating system, culture, and brand standards• Work with CEO/Founder and Co-owner to establish and implement franchise policies and goals• Establish action plans to attain sales goals and increase market share• Collect and analyze data on market competitors and client demographics; analyze prices, sales, and method of marketing and distribution; determine preferences, needs, and buying habits to identify potential markets and factors affecting product demand• Advise on staff management and development, including recruiting, hiring, scheduling, and performance reviews• Monitor industry statistics and follow trends in fitness and health and wellness literature

Define Body & Mind

• Trained 100+ instructors on 5 separate methods in 2016 among 11 existing studio locations and 4 new locations• Decreased need for on-site training from 5 days to 3 days, cutting franchise travel expenses for training 40%• Reduced franchise on-boarding training time by 4 weeks• Redeveloped training curriculum to increase training offerings from bi-annually to quarterly • Led training team staff of 12 senior instructors, prepared work schedules and assigned specific duties• Designed, planned, organized and directed a quarterly 5-day training orientation and intensive for all new instructors at corporate headquarters• Coordinated recruitment and assessment of instructor training program participants• Developed, created, updated, organized and managed all training procedure manuals, guides, and course materials including handouts, workbooks, presentations, training videos, and DEFINE’s exclusive online training platform• Utilized a variety of instructional techniques, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, and lectures • Offered specific training programs to help instructors maintain and improve skills and developed alternative training methods if expected improvements were not seen• Monitored and recorded training activities • Evaluated program effectiveness and training needs through surveys, interviews with instructors and trainees, and consultation with owners, trainers, instructors, and franchisees

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Public Health, Healthcare Management

Public Health Certificate, Public Health

Bachelor'S Degree, Philosophy

Graduated Summa Cum Laude with Honors