Connie Cook Saunders
Regional Group Fitness Director/Club Events Director/Fit Perx Program Manager at Fit Athletic Club- Claim this Profile
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Chad Shaw
I had the pleasure of working with Connie for twelve years at Fit Athletic. She is highly skilled, successful, and competent in all areas of her work. I watched her thrive as she assumed more roles with the company while growing the Fit brand in five locations. She joined Fit in 2004 and was truly the
Larry Murnane
Connie pushes your limits and helps you get positive results. She’s knowledgeable, experienced, and hard working, and she uses these attributes to motivate and strengthen others. She’s one of the toughest fitness coaches you’ll find, but if you want to progress and see results, I highly recommend her. She’s also a pleasant person to know outside of the gym.
Chad Shaw
I had the pleasure of working with Connie for twelve years at Fit Athletic. She is highly skilled, successful, and competent in all areas of her work. I watched her thrive as she assumed more roles with the company while growing the Fit brand in five locations. She joined Fit in 2004 and was truly the
Larry Murnane
Connie pushes your limits and helps you get positive results. She’s knowledgeable, experienced, and hard working, and she uses these attributes to motivate and strengthen others. She’s one of the toughest fitness coaches you’ll find, but if you want to progress and see results, I highly recommend her. She’s also a pleasant person to know outside of the gym.
Chad Shaw
I had the pleasure of working with Connie for twelve years at Fit Athletic. She is highly skilled, successful, and competent in all areas of her work. I watched her thrive as she assumed more roles with the company while growing the Fit brand in five locations. She joined Fit in 2004 and was truly the
Larry Murnane
Connie pushes your limits and helps you get positive results. She’s knowledgeable, experienced, and hard working, and she uses these attributes to motivate and strengthen others. She’s one of the toughest fitness coaches you’ll find, but if you want to progress and see results, I highly recommend her. She’s also a pleasant person to know outside of the gym.
Chad Shaw
I had the pleasure of working with Connie for twelve years at Fit Athletic. She is highly skilled, successful, and competent in all areas of her work. I watched her thrive as she assumed more roles with the company while growing the Fit brand in five locations. She joined Fit in 2004 and was truly the
Larry Murnane
Connie pushes your limits and helps you get positive results. She’s knowledgeable, experienced, and hard working, and she uses these attributes to motivate and strengthen others. She’s one of the toughest fitness coaches you’ll find, but if you want to progress and see results, I highly recommend her. She’s also a pleasant person to know outside of the gym.
Credentials
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American Council on Exercise/GX
American Council on Exercise (ACE Fitness) -
American Heart Association/CPR, BLS
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Athletics and Fitness Association of America
Athletics and Fitness Association of America - AFAA -
Cyclistics - The Art and Science of Teaching Cycling
Dr. Joel A. Bloom, Phd. Professor Emritus at University of Houston -
Freemotion Fitness Inc/Cable-Based Strength Training
Freemotion Fitness Inc. -
Freemotion/Cycling
Freemotion Fitness, Inc -
Joe Lewis Kickboxing
Joe Lewis -
Technogym Kinesis Wall Training
Technogym
Experience
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Fit Athletic Club
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United States
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Health, Wellness & Fitness
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100 - 200 Employee
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Regional Group Fitness Director/Club Events Director/Fit Perx Program Manager
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Sep 2007 - Dec 2020
Regional Group Fitness Director - I managed all aspects of the group fitness department, including hiring and training 150 instructors, developing fitness class programing, creating KPIs for managing and budgeting a $50K monthly payroll and overseeing 400+ classes per week. I created an extremely effiecient hiring protocol, communicated my expectations to my team and held them accountable. My team knew they were appreciated and I celebrated each of their successes. My department… Show more Regional Group Fitness Director - I managed all aspects of the group fitness department, including hiring and training 150 instructors, developing fitness class programing, creating KPIs for managing and budgeting a $50K monthly payroll and overseeing 400+ classes per week. I created an extremely effiecient hiring protocol, communicated my expectations to my team and held them accountable. My team knew they were appreciated and I celebrated each of their successes. My department consistenetly had the highest employee retention rate in the clubs. Club Events Director - I created and managed all our member events for five club locations. These included: monthly member socials, quarterly Member Appreciation Days, summer pool parties, golf tournaments, specialty fitness classes, fundraising events, and our annual holiday party with over 1500 attendees. I successfully negotiated the terms of the contracts and agreements, managed the budgets and worked closely with our marketing team to ensure successful promotion. Perx Program Manager – I cultivated and managed the business relations with local Fit Perx business partners for combined B2B events. I promoted our 200+ partners to our members via our Fit Perx website and at special events hosted at the clubs. Fit members received special discounts and the business owners advertised their product or service to our 10,000+ members at no charge. Media Liaison - I served as Fit’s media spokesperson and appeared on San Diego morning news and special interest shows more than 50 times in 13 years. As a freelance writer, my health and fitness articles were published in San Diego Downtown News, San Diego Uptown News, San Diego Gay and Lesbian News and Pacific Magazine.
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Group Fitness Director
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Oct 2003 - Dec 2008
As a member of the founding management team for a new luxury brand of health club, Fit Athletic, I hired, trained and managed our initial staff of 30 instructors and created the group fitness class programming and payroll budget. Within a few months the classes were packed and the club thrived. I generated more than $50,000 in additional revenue in three months by creating Fit's six-week Boot Camp. The success of the Boot Camp led me to become a guest speaker on the CBS Houston Morning… Show more As a member of the founding management team for a new luxury brand of health club, Fit Athletic, I hired, trained and managed our initial staff of 30 instructors and created the group fitness class programming and payroll budget. Within a few months the classes were packed and the club thrived. I generated more than $50,000 in additional revenue in three months by creating Fit's six-week Boot Camp. The success of the Boot Camp led me to become a guest speaker on the CBS Houston Morning show discussing, "The Effects of Exercise on Women’s Self-esteem", "How to Get Teens Moving" and "Workouts that Work".
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RESCUING CUJO
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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Secretary of The Board of Directors
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Dec 2016 - Nov 2020
When asked by two good friends to help start a local dog rescue (and fulfill one of my dreams) I parlayed my event experience and business contacts into a viable source of fundraising for our rescue. I organized the video production for our GoFundMe campaign, recruited and managed volunteers for all our events, and helped raise over $50,000 to start our shelter. I assisted with creation of bylaws, drafted agendas, recorded, documented and distributed meeting minutes. I also volunteered… Show more When asked by two good friends to help start a local dog rescue (and fulfill one of my dreams) I parlayed my event experience and business contacts into a viable source of fundraising for our rescue. I organized the video production for our GoFundMe campaign, recruited and managed volunteers for all our events, and helped raise over $50,000 to start our shelter. I assisted with creation of bylaws, drafted agendas, recorded, documented and distributed meeting minutes. I also volunteered my time as needed at rescue site. Show less When asked by two good friends to help start a local dog rescue (and fulfill one of my dreams) I parlayed my event experience and business contacts into a viable source of fundraising for our rescue. I organized the video production for our GoFundMe campaign, recruited and managed volunteers for all our events, and helped raise over $50,000 to start our shelter. I assisted with creation of bylaws, drafted agendas, recorded, documented and distributed meeting minutes. I also volunteered… Show more When asked by two good friends to help start a local dog rescue (and fulfill one of my dreams) I parlayed my event experience and business contacts into a viable source of fundraising for our rescue. I organized the video production for our GoFundMe campaign, recruited and managed volunteers for all our events, and helped raise over $50,000 to start our shelter. I assisted with creation of bylaws, drafted agendas, recorded, documented and distributed meeting minutes. I also volunteered my time as needed at rescue site. Show less
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Education
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1985 - 1991
Texas A&M University
BA, Journalism/Speech Communication
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