Joanie is the founder of Transformation Nation, (Formerly Strong Mom Society). She designs on-demand programs to educate and strengthen your body through every transition, from fertility to parenthood. With a full circle program tailored to your needs, we'll hold you accountable as you prioritize your health and wellness once and for all. She's formerly the co-founder and COO of FPC, Fit Pregnancy Club, NYC's premier pre&postnatal boutique fitness studio. She works for Fit For Birth, the #1 Holistic Pre & Postnatal Certification as a Head Coach, Graduate Liaison and Pregnancy Safe Licensing Program Coordinator. She is passionate about driving the fitness industry towards establishing safe, smart and research forward standards when it comes to training preconception through postpartum birthing bodies. Joanie earned a BA in dance from Slippery Rock University and moved to New York City to pursue her lifelong dream as a dancer. She became a company member with HT Chen and Dancers for 9 years and also danced as a member of Valerie Green Dance Entropy. She is a certified holistic health coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where she trained in more than one hundred dietary theories and a variety of practical lifestyle coaching methods. She is a certified Pilates instructor, NCCPT Personal Trainer, certified Pre/Post Natal Corrective Exercise Specialist, and Diastasis and Core Consultant through Fit For Birth. She has more than 20 years of experience teaching dance and fitness. Additionally, a multi month backpacking adventure across Asia also earned her a certification from The Chiang Mai School of Thai Massage and a tip of the iceberg study in Ayurveda at the AyusKama Ayurveda & Panchkarma center in Rishikesh, India.