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West Bloomfield Mi

FIT Enterprises is a comprehensive fitness and wellness consulting business specializing in; personal training, aqua, yoga, pilates, TRX suspension training, Drums Alive, all facets of group fitness instruction, staff training and development, Strategic planning, trouble shooting, program design for all health club operations, group exercise, continuing education programs; workshop presentations, master class instruction, internet marketing, event planning, and corporate fitness and wellness. Specialized in stress reduction in the work place and creator/developer of the popular, Stress Busters Express, workshop.During my tenure at Life Time Fitness, I placed my company, FIT Enterprises, on hold to comply with LTF's conflict of interest policy.

Novi Mi

Contracted as the Executive Group Fitness Director: 10/1/11 through 12/31/11. Contract completed. Responsible for overseeing the entire group fitness operations; bringing in new members, hiring, training, evaluating employee performance, creative program design for all classes in the pool (aquatics) and in the studios including all group exercise, mind/body classes (yoga and pilates) and cycling; scheduling, maintaining inventory, payroll, budgeting, member retention, web marketing, and event planning. Currrently working there as a Personal Trainer.

West Bloomfield Mi

I currently teach AQUA CARDIO-CORE every Monday at 10:15am, ABS N Up every Tuesday at 8:15am, and DRUMS ALIVE every Friday at 9:15am for which I am a Master Instructor Trainer. For more info on Drums Alive, visit: www.drums-alive.com.Personal Training packages are available for all land based training and aquatics. Sub work includes: all body conditioning/weight training classes, aqua and yoga

West Bloomfield Mi

This is another great neighborhood club with a beautiful yoga studio, group exercise classes, spinning studio, a pool, tennis, kids activities, gymnastics and more. This is a family oriented establishment with lots of amenities. Currently teaching on Wednesday at 9:15am, Full Circuit and in the rotation for Saturday 10:20am Body Conditioning.

Currently teaching a Yoga Core Fusion class twice weekly to staff and students

West Bloomfield Mi

I am a NASM certified Personal Trainer and Master Group Fitness Instructor (ACE, AFAA, and AEA certified) currently teaching Booty, Balance & Stretch on Monday at 8:30am and BUILD that BODY, on Thursday at 8:00am. Showers and locker rooms available. Come join me in this beautiful, relaxed- atmosphere, neighborhood establishment for excellent class room and personalized instruction.

It was an outstanding educational opportunity for growth and development with this company. I managed the entire department; directed a team of 30 instructors; developed and taught many continuing education workshops and master classes; taught several fitness classes per week and created new and exciting feature classes that had never been seen before. I loved my job very much and look forward to carrying all of the additional skills learned into other successful endeavors.

No Frills (as it was called in the day) was a unique bare bones health club that offered, excellent group exercise instruction with a live DJ; a variety of martial arts including a full size regulation boxing ring, ongoing continuing education and instructor training, pilates, yoga, cardiovascular and weight equipment, personal training and community service for youth with the additional not for profit organization called YEA (Youth Education through ART)Another unique feature to this organization was the added benefit of an entertainment license where great events with live music and other culturally enriching performances were held for the community to participate in and enjoy.

Music Therapy/Therapist

Part time budding music therapist and loving every minute!

Recording Arts Certificate Program

Learned the art of music production and sound engineering.

Business, Marketing And Management

Continued to work in fitness (sales and exercise instruction) and as a professional musician. Received full scholarship to the Business.

Associates, Business, Marketing, Music And General

Activities and Societies: HFCC Jazz Band, performed in Jazz festivals in Detroit, New Orleans and Montreaux SwitzerlandWorked.