Recently retired after 20+ years of active duty service in the U.S. Army, I'm excited to join Lise's all-star team on a more full-time basis. Full of gratitude for being married to such a talented, caring, and thoughtful woman. Full of love being Daddy Dan with our two wonderfully awesome boys who bring joy to all. Full of appreciation and respect for small business entrepreneurs. Full of experience with nearly 12+ years as a small business owner and nearly 20 years as an attorney. Full of humility as I strive to learn from every person I encounter.

Liz is a recovered ex-professional actress turned versatile sales maven with over 15 years in the fitness industry.  She spent 11 years at MINDBODY as an inaugural team member through a Nasdaq bell ring. She then led a team of 9, developing and launching US strategies at Esquared Fitness. Her uniquely creative consultative approach to driving recurring revenues, developing new business channels and building long-standing client relationships makes her a standout in the field. A born story-teller Liz champions her clients with her unique combination of empathy and grit. She leverages her exceptional listening skills and stellar intuition alongside analytical data to recommend optimal solutions for problems big or small. Her life has been a grand experiment in duality (please see her college essay as supporting documentation) which makes her skilled in handling challenges in all areas of business. She is known by her clients, colleagues and friends as “the keeper of the keys” as she's never found a door that couldn't be opened (one way or another) and knows when to throw on a red nose and laugh at herself. A proud Miami native and NYC transplant she is often found near water and skyscrapers. Liz is not only a lover of fitness, fine food and travel but is lucky enough to indulge in all three often. 

Nathan Wisdom served as the Director of Community Development for a chain of successful heated yoga studios in Austin, TX. His outside-the-box approach to the business of yoga combined with 10 years of tenure in the industry helped him create a unique class structure and community at his studios. After two years of feeling like there was still an opportunity for growth, he found The Client Cure. Within a few months, he implemented the strategies taught in The Client Cure and churned out a 60% increase in new student conversion rates, leading to the highest profit margins the studio had ever seen.

Nathan’s goal in coaching with The Client Cure is to inspire other boutique studio owners to not just “hang in there” or “make it through” but to thrive. He fully believes that everyone deserves to find freedom in their business and is wholeheartedly committed to helping his clients achieve that. Nathan's professional superpower is being able to see the bigger picture and direction of a studio and provide small, attainable steps to get there. When Nathan is not coaching, he teaches yoga and meditation, volunteers for The American Cancer Society, and spends time hiking and traveling with his husband Brad, and dog Rayna.

Niki knew she would one day open a studio when she was just five years old and then worked to make that dream a reality ever since. Over time, the plan morphed from a dance academy into Flex Fusion Studios, a gorgeous barre, yoga, TRX, and boot camp studio in Silicon Valley, California. When people would remark how they thought Flex was a giant company thanks to its appearance and operation, she would respond that she had “plenty of time to dream it into fruition” and felt so fortunate every time she walked in the doors that she was living her life-long goal. Niki noticed a need for a community-oriented, mutli-modality studio and jumped in, ready to compete in a packed market full of big name gyms and studios of every type. Part of her long term entrepreneurship preparation was from her education. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Idaho studying Business and Dance and then went on to receive her Master’s in Business Administration with an emphasis in small business and Entrepreneurship.

One year after opening Flex Fusion, she found The Client Cure and everything clicked. Although Flex Fusion was successful in its first year, The Client Cure modules and coaches were exactly what she needed to propel her studio to a level she never dreamed of. After years of business ownership in California, Niki sold her studio and moved for her husband’s job promotion. She is so excited to be coaching other studio owners in a program she wholeheartedly believes in. Niki’s hands are pretty full with her son and “zoo” of 3 rambunctious pets. Luckily, she’s a big fan of always being busy. When she isn’t taking or teaching various fitness classes, she enjoys volunteering with The Junior League and spends her summers in Alaska commercial fishing for wild salmon. She is thankful everyday that she gets to do what she loves and help others reach their goals at the same time.

A native of New York City, Carolyn has been a Green Bay, WI resident for 10 years. She is a graduate of St. Norbert College with a B.A. in English and Theatre and earned her M.A. in Shakespeare at Royal Holloway University of London. Carolyn’s introduction to the online industry was in 2014 when she created the Social Media and Publicity Manager position for Play-by-Play Theatre (a professional theatre company in Green Bay). 

Carolyn has been with the Studio Grow team since 2018 and continues to work on social media marketing, strategy, and copywriting for a variety of other businesses, from interior design to performing arts to business coaching. 

Professional super-power: Staying on top of social media trends and figuring out how to best use them for business, all while pursuing her own theatrical endeavors and being the best cat mom.

Professional motto: “Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.” - William Shakespeare (from the play Measure for Measure).

In other words -- Don’t doubt yourself or be afraid to try!

Rory is a University of South Carolina grad, but a “Jersey Boy” at heart. Growing up in an environment where “gym, tan, laundry” was life, he developed a passion for the fitness industry as it was a second home for most. Working most of his teenage years in a mixed martial arts studio, Rory pursued a degree in Sports Management at the University of South Carolina. Upon graduation, he began a career in business development with The Wildflower Group. Working closely with brands like Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Runner’s World, and Bicycling magazine he strategized and executed licensing and brand extension initiatives leading to major brick and mortar retail programs in the US and abroad. After spending 4 years with The Wildflower Group, Rory left to head up business development for Skinnygirl and Bethenny Frankel. Working hand-in-hand with the founder and CEO, Rory generated over $5,000,000 in contractual guarantees in 2017 in addition to leading the [5] straight quarters of incremental growth. Upon leaving his role with Bethenny, he went out on his own and began a small marketing and business development consultancy. With a natural talent to connect with people, a creative sales approach, and a genuine passion for helping people Rory always “finds a way.” Often described as resourceful, reliable, and available, he now leads on business development for multiple products and brands in the marketplace.  

Since starting R1SE and taking his previous process, marketing and tech experience Chris immersed himself in using the latest software and hardware to make R1SE run as efficiently as possible.  Firstly Chris embedded ChatBots into every process at R1SE, massively decreasing time spent on admin whilst improving the customer experience.  Secondly, from March 2020 Chris spent hundreds of hours in creating his perfect virtual studio.  The end was result was R1SE being able to professionally offer classes as In Studio Live, In-Studio On-Demand, At Home Live and At Home On-Demand.  Chris is now able to share this knowledge and skills with Studio Grow clients.

Professional mottos are;

"Take massive imperfect action."

"You never know how far you can go until you've gone too far."

"Never stop growing."