WIFA Week Line Up Announced!
May 12, 2020WIFA is celebrating our 3rd birthday with a 3 day virtual summit! There will be 6 workouts, 6 speakers, a happy hour and bonus family fun POUND Rockout Workout to end the week with a bang!
We have brought together some of the top speakers and instructors in the industry to share their week with you. Topics we will cover: The Future of Fitness, Generating Revenue on a Budget, Heart Centered Leadership in a Time of Change, and more. We will also be having live virtual workouts with limited equipment. From yoga to barre to dance and all the above!
FREE for WIFA Members. If you are not a member, no worries! Get a discount on your membership when you purchase a 3 day pass. Men, women, and children are invited to participate all week long. We are bringing you a variety of interactive experiences, that you won't want to miss!
Speakers
"Re-Designing the Life of Your Dreams" with Lindsey Rainwater, June 1st @12pm MST: Lindsey, is an experienced business advisor, executive coach and the founder of The Women in Fitness Association (WIFA). She is known for her work advising businesses on their internal processes and systems, her original published content, additionally supporting individuals in transformational change and leadership development. Lindsey is a widely published author, has been featured in many podcasts, books, facilitated keynote talks and workshops. In 2017, IHRSA recognized her as a “Rising Star”. Her intention is to help individuals and organizations enjoy necessary change in order to succeed. She is a mama to two dynamic little boys and doggie. Lindsey and her husband live in the Colorado Rockies where you can find them enjoying the outdoors.
"The Future of Fitness" with Emma Barry, June 1st @2pm PT: Emma, is a global fitness authority who consults to the fastest-growing segments in fitness: boutique studios, budget clubs, digital workouts and fit-tech startups. A founding member of Les Mills International and former Director of Programming for Equinox, Emma is fluent in what happens next in fitness. She is a sought-after speaker for events around the world, serves on a number of boards and advisories and delights in lighting fires under people and projects.
"Smashing Your Own Glass Ceiling" with Dynasti Hunt, June 3rd @12pm PT: Dynasti, is founder of the www.dynastihunt.com, a platform focused on developing and supporting women to break their imposter syndrome, in the fitness industry and beyond as well as a Lead Trainer and Instructor at Uforia Studios (Bay Area). As an AFAA Certified Group Fitness Instructor and Indoor Cycling (Schwinn), she is committed to leading sweaty sessions across the Bay Area that incorporate heavy-hitting beats, exercises that push you past your limits and creating environments that push you to dig deeper and go harder. Dynasti’s fitness journey started off accidentally, as she began to seek out classes as a way to stop her own personal burn-out from long days of work. Once she began taking classes, she noticed that everyone who was leading classes had the same approach: same music, same style, and externally, looked the same, from age to body type to how they identified racially. Passionate about wanting to see the group fitness space move away from a homogenous approach, Dynasti became a Group Fitness Coach and is deeply committed to helping diverse instructors own their story and their space in the fitness community.
"Heart Centered Leadership in Times of Change" with Petra Kolber, June 3rd @2pm PT: Petra, is an author, speaker, podcast host and most recently a DJ. In August 2018, Petra released her first book, The Perfection Detox which was recently translated into French and Spanish. Petra has over thirty years of experience in the wellness industry and was honored to receive 2001 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year and Canfitpro 2018 Specialty Presenter of the Year. She is a certified performance coach with a specialty in positive psychology. As a two-time cancer survivor, she is passionate about waking people up to the precious gift of time and works with individuals and companies to help them get unstuck so they can become unstoppable.
"Growing Revenue on a Budget" with KK Hart, June 5th @12pm PT:Certified Consultant KK Hart owns and operates several wellness businesses, in addition to being the CEO of a boutique sales & marketing agency specializing in the health, fitness, wellness and small business industries. With extensive experience as an international fitness and business expert, KK is regularly featured on Fox and The Huffington Post, among other media outlets. She has a Master's degree in Health and Business and over 15 years of experience specifically helping health, fitness, beauty and wellness businesses grow. As a business coach and consultant, KK coaches on strategies for revenue, retention, pricing, sales and marketing. Her passion is to help your business to become as profitable and self sufficient as possible! With many options to help clients to achieve their goals, KK is known to be a game changer and secret weapon for both boutique business owners and club leadership. Her clients consistently become the top earners in their industry! “Make your business stronger and start focusing on thriving instead of just surviving!
"Female Empowerment: Finding Insight, Resilience, and Meaning for You and Your Clients" with Leanne Shear, June 5th @2pm PT: Leanne, founded Uplift, a progressive fitness studio and female society. It offered group classes, personal training and a multitude of events outside of fitness related to career, relationships, finances, and well-being (panels, retreats, workshops) that empowered women in all aspects of their lives. She closed Uplift's doors in 2019, and is currently consulting for a variety of businesses, writing her next book, and working on a concept for her next company, centered in female empowerment education. She can be found on Instagram @leanneshearWILL.
Workout Presenters
"Off the Barre" With Becca Voelpel from Soulbody Barre, June 1st @9am ET: Rebecca Voelpel is a former professional dancer and collegiate athlete. She now takes her passion for movement into the fitness space to make fitness available and fun for everyone! Rebecca is a certified ACE Group Instructor and SoulBody Fitness Program Director and Instructor. Through SoulBody, Rebecca aims to create innovative choreography paired with motivating music to inspire our instructors to share with their own SoulBody classes, globally. Currently, she teaches locally in the Baltimore, MD area as well as virtually. In addition to her passion for fitness, she holds a Master’s of Science in Healthcare Administration and is enthusiastic about bringing her knowledge of health and wellness into the community through engaging events and classes.
"BODYCOMBAT" with Rachael Newsham, June 1st @4pm PT: Rachael is the Les Mills BODYCOMBAT™ and SH'BAM™ program director, and co-creator of Les Mills Combat.
"Booty/Core HIIT" with Jourdan Baldwin, June 3rd @9am MST: Jourdan, has been in the fitness and training industry for over 13 years. She received her BS in Health and Exercise Science from Colorado State University in 2012 and since then has helped open gyms and trained trainers in Jordan and Dubai, was voted Denver's top trainer from Spark Magazine, is the fitness event director for Nurture (Denver's new wellness marketplace) and runs her own personal training business in Denver, Colorado. She specializes in women's fitness, and approaches training from a habit and lifestyle change perspective, incorporating breath work, mindful eating and goal setting into her functional based programming.
"Hot Booty Ballet" with Suaad Ghadban, June 3rd @4pm PT: Suaad, is a leading fitness and health expert. She is well-known for her personal and unique approach to fitness that draws its inspiration from her extensive background in dance, gymnastics and circus training. Suaad is a former World Dance and Sports Aerobic Champion, and she holds a College degree in Sports and Leisure and a B.A. & Sc. in Therapeutic recreation. With 15 years of teaching experience and 22 years of training under her belt, Suaad has created a very fun, effective ballet inspired booty program called Hot Booty Ballet. You can catch her regularly as a fitness expert on Global Montreal News where she dishes out the latest fitness trends.
"All Levels Flow Yoga" with Alicia Tillman, June 5th @9am CT: Alicia, aka Awkward Yoga girl, is a former basketball player turned yogi. With her love of the traditional practice mixed with her humor and musicality, she is able to create a yoga experience like no other. Her ability to challenge students of all levels, while creating a fun and comfortable environment for the student to grow in their practice on and off the mat. With a focus on yoga for athletes and performance, she is able to create a practice to benefit the movement in all body types from professional to the everyday athlete. 
"Fierce together! Dance Like Everyone is Watching! GROOV3" with Natalie Brown, June 5th @4pm PT:
"BONUS POUND Rockout Workout for the Whole Family" with Shannon Roentved, June 6th @9am PT: Shannon, currently serves as the Director of Education for POUND Rockout. Workout. After receiving her Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in Dance, Shannon went on to pursue a Master’s in Science in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Exercise Science, focusing her research on exercise performance and perceptions in public school children grades K-8. Shannon started her career in fitness as an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, going on to receive several group fitness licenses in addition to group fitness certifications through ACE and AFAA. It was becoming a master trainer for POUND that ultimately led Shannon to discovering her passion for presenting and fitness education. 