IDEA Personal Trainer Institute 2023 | IDEA World Convention | 9 March 2023 | Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, 5000 Seminary Rd, Alexandria, VA 22311, USA

Today’s top fitness entrepreneurs know that one of the best ways to ensure sustainable success is to learn from the best about how to be the best. From foolproof program design ideas and attention-grabbing marketing messages to innovative behavior change tactics, this year’s IDEA Personal Trainer Institute has everything you need to build a fulfilling, long-lasting, unbreakable business.

Join hundreds of fellow fit pros for an invigorating, career-changing event that will help you unlock your true potential and provide new and effective strategies to support those you serve. Whether you’re new to the industry or have been training for decades, you’ll discover best-in-class education, networking opportunities and experiences that will leave you confident and motivated to impact positive, lasting change.

Why you should attend:
• Earn up to 21 CECs from over 100 intensive workshops and lectures—10 per time block— each designed to provide you with in-depth knowledge on the career-building topics that matter most.
• The brightest minds in the industry are eager to share with you the paths they took and the systems they implemented to become the most sought-after experts in their communities.
• Top vendors will be on hand at the Marketplace with the latest tools and trends that will help you challenge your clients, upgrade your facility and make your business run more smoothly.
• A vital benefit of in-person events are the connections you make in and out of session rooms. You never know what doors might open through the various networking and socializing opportunities.

2023 Speakers

Lewis Agnew
Chief Operations Officer, Fitii Ltd

Michelle Alencar, PhD
Chief Science Officer, inHealth Lifestyle Therapeutics

Sarah Apgar, MBA
Founder and CEO, FitFighter

Carrie Armacost
Owner, CPT- ACE, CareFit Personal Training Studio

Dina Blair
Health and Fitness Consultant, Inspire Fitness and Wellness

Caren Boscaino
Co-Owner, CLEAN CUT FITNESS & NUTRITION

Fabio Comana, MA, MS
Faculty, San Diego State University

Tasha Edwards, MS
Health and Wellness Professional; Personal Trainer, Instructor, Speaker, Hip Healthy Chick LLC

Robby Febo
Adaptive Fitness Specialist, DPI Adaptive Fitness

Mark Fisher
Owner, Mark Fisher Fitness

Nico Gonzalez
Global Movement Educator & Trainer

Gini Grimsley, MS
Director of Fitness Product, VASA FITNESS

Doug Harrison
CEO, The Rise Club and Board Chair, ChooseLoveMovement.org

Greg Johnson, MS
Owner & Personal Trainer, Varimax Fitness

Adam Jongsma, MSc
Founder/CEO, KP Movement Institute Inc.

Zachary Mang, PhD
Teaching Assistant at the Exercise Physiology Laboratory, University of New Mexico in Albuquerque

Jessica Maurer
Director of Operations & Product, FIT4MOM

Sherri McMillan, MSc
Owner, Northwest Personal Training

Jonathan Mike, PhD
Under Armour Community Partnership, Product Seeding Reviewer and Online Review, Under Armour

Evan Osar, DC
Owner, Institute for Integrative Health & Fitness Education

Devon Palermo
Adaptive Fitness Specialist/Principal Director, DPI Adaptive Fitness

Michael Piercy, MS
Owner/Founder, The LAB

Krista Popowych
Director, Keiser Corporation (Keiser Fitness)

Brian Richey
Personal Trainer, Educator, and Industry Leader in the Fields of Medical Exercise and Corrective Exercise

Rick Richey, DHSc
Founder, ITS

Dane Robinson, BS, PES, NASM-CPT
Certified Fitness Professional and Performance Enhancement Specialist, National Academy of Sports Medicine

Jan Schroeder, PhD
Application Manager, Leica Microsystems

Cody Sipe, PhD
Co-Founder, Functional Aging Institute

Emily Splichal, DPM
CEO / Founder, Naboso Technology

Brittany Todd, MA
Course Reviewer, Human Kinetics

Helen Vanderburg
Co-Owner, The Academy YYC

Kellie Walters, PhD
Assistant Professor, California State University-Long Beach

Melissa Weigelt, MS
Owner, Flow Fitness Training

Kia Williams, MBA, MS
Award-Winning Fitness Trainer, DE&I Advocate, and Business Strategist

Sarah Zahab
Kinesiologist, Continuum Fitness and Movement Performance