Esther Avant Email & Phone Number

I lead a team of health & wellness coaches who provide 1:1 & group services to working moms with health, weight loss, fitness, and nutrition related goals.

Oversee staff of personal trainers and group fitness instructors.Write monthly group fitness schedule & plan new offerings.Complete weekly payroll for staff of 10+.Complete employee reviews for staff of 10+.Help with daily operations of mulit-use city recreation center.

Create, coordinate, and oversee recreation programs.Create marketing and promotional materials for incentive programs.Oversee group exercise department.Conduct fitness center orientations, personal and small group training sessions.Interact with current and potential members, conduct facility tours, overall facility operations.

Worked closely with Events Coordinator for Inner IDEA, IDEA World, and IDEA Personal Trainer Institute events.Compiled feedback from past events to be used to improve future events.Prepared communications and mailings for selected presenters.Updated company website with changes regarding upcoming events.Worked with Excel, Outlook, Drupal, Silverpop, Survey Monkey, and additional programs for data analytics.

Planned & executed 3 group exercise classes per week, primarily boot camp and circuit training styles.Worked front desk shifts, checking in members, providing tours, answering questions.Led Island Fitness Running Club runs, complete with warm-up and cool-down

Maintained clientele of 10+ sessions per week (while in management role), 20+ prior to promotion.Developed personalized exercise programs and provide individualized training for members based on specific needs and goals. Insured all members are using equipment and facilities safely.Performed fitness assessments/orientations to determine fitness level/comfort in gym environment.

Ny, New York, Us

Consistently met and exceeded sales and revenue budgets.Increased sales and revenue by ~120% year over year during time in role.Increased active client penetration from 8.8% to 13.4% during time in role.Recruited, hired, and developed 6 full-time trainers, increasing staff from 19 to 25 trainers.Oversaw completion of ~400 personal training sessions and ~50 group exercise classes per month.Maintain fitness department at top of Northern region based on personal training sales and revenue. Brainstorm, plan, and execute fitness events for members to increase retention and improve environment.Place equipment orders according to monthly budget & schedule maintenance & upkeep.Managed overall operations of 60,000 sq. foot facility servicing 5,000 members.

Maintained clientele of 5 sessions per week (while maintaining full-time course load).Developed personalized exercise programs and provided individualized training for members based on specific needs and goals.Ensured all members are using equipment and facilities safely.Performed fitness assessments/orientations to determine fitness level/comfort in gym environment.

Selected as one of nine summer interns for prestigious 12-week internship program.Became familiar with all aspects of running a fitness center, including: personal training, group exercise, member outreach, membership sales, children’s summer camp and programming, preventative care, wellness programming, and spa services. Chosen for special project working to create state-wide relationship between Salvation Army and Cooper summer camps.

Created schedule for front desk coverage and managed front desk employees.Handled member inquiries regarding membership, billing, and general facility.Ensured locker rooms and fitness floor were maintained to company standard.