About
I have a personal passion for coaching others to optimal wellness. My special interest is working with professional men and women who struggle to balance personal health needs with career demands. My background in business as well as health & fitness affords me a particularly good understanding of how to get back in the driver’s seat and out of that dilemma.
For the record, I earned a BA in Psychology from Duke University and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management. My experience spans both large companies such as The Disney Company and The Tribune Company, and high tech start-ups where I contributed as a vice president of marketing. More recently, I owned and operated a personal fitness studio in San Francisco and co-founded a corporate wellness company, Resolve Today. I am certified by the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Academy of Sports Medicine as a health & fitness instructor.
Look, I know it’s not easy. Over the last 20 years, I’ve joined numerous gyms, sweated in countless aerobics classes, competed hard on the court, pushed myself under the supervision of some great personal trainers, and read volumes on the latest exercise and nutrition science. At work and home, I have proselytized the virtues of living an active, physically fit lifestyle even organizing several fitness challenges with coworkers and friends with a $1,000 ante. It’s amazing how motivated people can be with money on the line!
Twice, in my early 30’s I have participated in Bill Phillips’ Body-for-Life Challenge. You can see from the examples of my before and after pictures that when you are focused, and know what to do, you can accomplish a lot in a short time.
I know from both personal and professional experience that to achieve success, you have to know where you’re going and how you’re going to get there — strategy and structure. This is how I make the difference for my clients between good intentions and actual success. I’m over 40 now with a toddler at home and a small business to manage so more then ever I empathize with you. My priorities, lifestyle and commitments have changed over time. That doesn’t mean that I can’t be fit, lean and healthy. In fact, it’s more important for me to be energectic and productive. In our 20’s and 30’s, we could get by with sloppy workouts and inconsistent eating strategies, but now we must be smarter, more efficient and driven by personal values rather than vanity.
If you have the best intentions to get fit and keep setting goals for yourself but can’t get any traction towards achieving them, then it’s time to give me a call.
