Gym Accelerator Summit
Bridging The Gap Between Fitness & Health Inside Your Gym
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
APRIL 18TH - 20TH, 2024
The Gym Accelerator Summit Will Help You Learn...
How To Become A Better Leader
How To Create Alignment Between Business Vision & Personal Mission
How To Establish Partnerships With The Right Companies
How To Develop Your Coaches
How To Become A Better Nutrition Coach
How To Increase Your Confidence In The Sales Process
How To Prioritize Mental Health Inside Your Gym & Coaching Program
And So Much More...
Why Attend...
The goal of this event is to gather gym owners, managers, and nutrition coaches looking to bridge the gap between fitness and health inside their gyms.
This event includes keynote sessions, interactive breakout sessions, and networking opportunities to connect with like-minded fitness professionals.
Come to learn and stay to have fun and connect.
Together, we are empowering a health through nutrition, fitness and accountability.
Live Event For Gym Owners & Coaches
In Nashville, TN
- Learn how to build your business into a house of wellness to promote optimal health and fight chronic disease
- Impact more people through employee wellness and partnerships
- Breakout sessions led by the experts to provide you individualized feedback
- Workbook to help you apply the information shared and create a clear plan to take action
- This live event is limited to 200 participants
MEET THE SPEAKERS
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
MIKE MICHALOWICZ
Mike is the entrepreneur behind three multimillion-dollar companies and is the author of several business books, including Profit First, Clockwork, The Pumpkin Plan and his newest book, All In.
Mike is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and a business makeover expert for MSNBC. He regularly travels the globe as an entrepreneurial advocate.
Mike will present the opening keynote on Thursday afternoon.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
NICOLE AUCOIN
Nicole is a Registered Dietitian and gym owner on a mission to help people take control of their health one step at a time to prevent and reverse chronic disease.
She’s the founder of HSN Mentoring, which provides a turn-key solution for gym owners and coaches to build, launch and scale a professional nutrition coaching program using a habit-based approach.
Nicole will present two keynotes on Friday and Saturday as well as lead panel discussions during the weekend.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
JASON FERNANDEZ
Fern is a CrossFit L3 trainer, Seminar Staff FlowMaster and the Co-host of the Best Hour of Their Day Podcasts, which focuses on Affiliate Ownership and Coach Development within the Affiliate Model. Affiliate University is a program designed specifically for CrossFit Affiliate Owners to maximize their businesses for impact. He is a 13+ year affiliate owner of CrossFit Rife in Virginia Beach, VA and the head of curriculum for Affiliate University.
Fern will host a precon session on Thursday a, keynote session on Friday and a breakout session.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
MIKE GIARDINA
Michael Giardina started CrossFit in 2005. He has worked as a trainer at a CrossFit affiliate and as a CrossFit Seminar Staff Flowmaster and Content Supervisor. He has competed at the CrossFit Games and served as a CrossFit Games Head Judge. He is a Certified CrossFit Coach (CF-L4), has a Master of Science degree in exercise physiology, a Master of Public Health degree, and works as CrossFit’s Senior Manager of Health Education.
Mike will present a keynote on Fitness For Longevity.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
CHRISTINA MIGLIARA
Dr. Christina is a licensed mental health practitioner with a doctorate in psychology. She is also a gym owner and combines mental health, nutrition and CrossFit to provide a total wellness practice for her clients.
Dr. Christina is the author of the MentalFit & Mindset Course, which teaches coaches how to prioritize mental health for themselves and their clients.
Christina will present a keynote and host a breakout session on mental health and burnout.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
DAN UYEMURA
Dan is a career web technologist who scratched his lifelong entrepreneurial itch working in the Los Angeles startup scene. He found CrossFit in 2008 and fell in love with both the humanity of the communities being formed and the new “technology” of fitness and opened a gym in 2010. This gave him the perfect opportunity to blend his expertise in technology with the pain points of gym ownership as he built PushPress with his co-founders and team.
Dan will present a keynote and host a breakout session.
BREAKOUT SESSION SPEAKER
LORRAINE MORALES
BREAKOUT SESSION SPEAKER
AMANDA HAAR
BREAKOUT SESSION SPEAKER
BRITTANY WHARTON
BREAKOUT SESSION SPEAKER
ATHENA PEREZ
BREAKOUT SESSION SPEAKER
LINDSAY MCDONALD
BREAKOUT SESSION SPEAKER
PATRICK COADY
2024 BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Breakout Sessions Focused Around What You Want To
Learn More About
Listen To Panel Discussions & Ask Leaders In The Industry Questions
Interactive Learning Experience To Help You Apply & Take Action
Business Specific Breakout Sessions
Learn how to become a house of wellness, grow a nutrition team and increase engagement with your nutrition coaching program during the HSN Mentoring nutrition business breakout sessions.
The nutrition business breakout session topics are:
Business Branding: Creating Alignment Between Your Personal Mission, Business Vision & Your Team
The Secret To Building & Leading A Rockstar Nutrition Team To Accelerate Your Impact
I Want In: Roadmap To Increase Membership Engagement With Your Nutrition Program
Nutrition Coach Specific Breakout Sessions
Learn how to increase engagement and retention with your nutrition clients with the help of the Registered Dietitian Team at Healthy Steps Nutrition.
The nutrition coach breakout sessions include:
Understanding Hormone Health & Menopause When Coaching Clients
Addressing Physical & Social Environment To Empower Health & Longevity In Your Coaching Program
Let’s Get Unstuck: How To Navigate Clients Who Hit A Plateau
Additional Breakout Sessions
This year we have a variety of outside expert coming to lead topics related to mental health, business and working with different populations.
Outside expert breakout session topics:
Unlocking Success in Your Gym: The Unspoken Power of The MentalFit Mindset Integration with Dr. Christina Migliara (MentalFit & Mindset Course)
The Best Organic Lead Generation Tool In CrossFit: How to get 25 new Clients without spending a Penny with Jason Fernandez (Best Hour Of Their Day)
Coaching Larger-Bodied Athletes On Their Fitness Journey with Athena Perez (Scaled Nation)
The Gym Mayor Audit: How To Work On The Things That Matter And Avoid The Things That Don’t with Jason Fernandez (Best Hour Of Their Day)
Gym Accelerator Summit Schedule
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to be an HSN Mentoring client to attend this event?
No, this event is open to any gym owner, coach, manager or aspiring nutrition coach looking to prioritize health inside their gym.
When should I arrive?
Plan to arrive Wednesday afternoon or Thursday AM by noon.
Do you offer refunds for this event?
No, we do not offer refunds for this event.
What airport should I fly into?
We recommend flying into BNA, Nashville International Airport.
Where will this event be held?
The Gym Accelerator Summit will be held at the Spark Learning Center in Downtown Nashville.
Where is the welcome reception?
At PINS Nashville, there will be games and drinks. Plan to eat dinner after (on your own).
Thank You To Our Summit Partners:
