Presenters and Topics One-Day Tacoma

BRANDON MARCELLO, PhD, CSCS, pES, CES

Sleep: The Only True "Fix-All" of Health & Performance

- Currently tasked with defining the future of soldier performance for the US Department of Defense

- Over 20 years of experience in the area of athletic performance enhancement

- Formerly served as the Director of Sports Performance at Stanford University

- Served as the Director of Performance for USA Softball

- Helped create Athletes' Performance (EXOS) with Mark Verstegen

Sleep: The Only True "Fix-All" of Health & Performance

Sleep has become a hot topic over the last 10 years, but is it really a powerful as we think? Are naps bad? Does alcohol help you sleep? Is it okay to sleep in? What about sleep apps and wearable? This lecture will provide details about sleep, its impact on healthy and performance, sleep mythology, and answer many more questions regarding this essential element to live and well-being. In the hands-on, Brandon will cover lateral speed development and go into detail of the exercises, progressions, prescription, and implementation of movement in the frontal plane.

RACHEL COSGROVE, CSCS, CISSN

Fitness Business Truth or Dare

- Co-owns and operates Results Fitness, in their 16th year of business

- Named one of the top ten gyms in the US by Men’s Health

- 2012 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year

- Best Selling Author of The Female Body Breakthrough and Drop Two Sizes

- Consultant for Nike, Livestrong.com, and Women’s Health

Fitness Business Truth or Dare

In this powerful talk, Rachel will reveal the lies you've been telling yourself that are holding you back from reaching your potential in the fitness industry. She will dare you to take new action to take your career as a fitness professional to the next level. It's time to help more people, change more lives & accomplish more than you ever thought possible.

MARTIN ROONEY, MHS, PT, CSCS, NASM

10 Ways to Inspire Your Clients (and Yourself) for Amazing Result

- Founder of Training For Warriors, now with 300 affiliate locations in 30 countries

- Certified over 5000 trainers worldwide in the TFW Certification & Coaching Greatness

- Consultant to numerous Professional Sport Teams, Division I Universities, Fortune 500 companies and Military Organizations

- Trainer of multiple World Champions and Olympic Medalists

10 Ways to Inspire Your Clients (and Yourself) for Amazing Results

Want to inspire more people? Do you need to reignite your own “fire” for fitness? Martin, known as one of the most motivating coaches in the industry, will show you the 6 Mindsets and 10 Skill Sets needed to get the best out of your people. If you would love to connect with more people and build a bigger community around your program, you cannot afford to miss the tips and tactics of this energizing lecture and hands on.

TODD DURKIN, MA, CSCS, NCTMB

CONTAGIASM – Building & Scaling Your Brand to IMPACT the Universe

- Founder of Fitness Quest 10 (San Diego, CA)

- Lead Training Adviser, Under Armour

- Top 100 Most Influential People in Health & Fitness, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015

- Conducts Mastermind Groups for fitness professionals desiring business, training, and personal mastery

CONTAGIASM – Building & Scaling Your Brand to IMPACT the Universe

We all have dreams and aspirations that we can change the world. Unfortunately, sometimes we get caught in the everyday minutia of training clients or running a business that can leave us feeling tired, stuck, or even burnt-out. This can negatively effect your sessions, your culture, and your business success. In this talk, Todd will share his 7 “MUST-DO’s” to thrive personally, succeed locally, and explode your brand universally. This will include top-level business strategies to grow a fitness brand, how to best build and lead a team to grow your tribe, marketing hacks to scale your message, and a few secret tactics to gain a competitive advantage over your competition. It’s time to catch some CONTAGIASM!