( partial member listing in alphabetical order ) |
These advisory board members are
clients that are actively involved in helping us determine
future enhancements and the direction of Jackrabbit Class.
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Sam
Beckford
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Sam Beckford
Founder - Successful Studio Strategies
Co-Founder - Academy of Music and Dance
Vancouver, Canada
www.MusicStudioSecrets.com
www.DanceStudioSecrets.com |
Sam Beckford is the co-founder of one of North
Americas largest Music and Dance Studios based in Vancouver,
Canada with 3500 active student . He has a degree in business in
addition to an arts background and is the co-author of 2 general
small business books. Since 1999 he has been doing seminars,
coaching and consulting about the business side of running a
studio.
In the last 5 years Sam already has shared ideas with 831 studio
owners across the country and has given away 2 Alaska cruises, a
trip to Italy, and a brand new car to studio owners that have
used his ideas to improve their business over the last 18
months.
Each year he will do it all over again and give you the ideas
and tools to reach your business goals and give you a chance to
work with him and his team and win a new car just for improving
your studio!
You don’t want to miss the next annual Successful Studio
Superconference which will be held in Vancouver and Dallas.
Discover 139 strategies to get more students, run your business
better and be able to have a studio that can run well without as
much of your direct input.
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Sue Mackie
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Sue Mackie
Executive Director of the United States Swim School Association
Aquatics Unlimited - Owner
Office: (480) 837-5525
Email:
office@usswimschools.org
www.USSwimSchools.org |
Sue Mackie has served children in the swim
industry in a myriad of capacities for over 17 years. Having
been a member of the United States Swim Schools Association
since 1994 and a member of the Board of Directors for four
years, Sue was took over the position as the Executive Director
of the Association in 2005. The U.S. Swim School Association is
an association of quality schools devoted to aquatic education
for lifelong safety, fun and health. Formerly the National Swim
School Association, the Association was founded in 1988 to
provide a formal trade association for swim school operators in
the United States. The United States Swim School Association
currently consists of more than 280 national and international
swim schools.
Having completed a number of certification courses relative to
her positions in the swim industry, Sue is also an experienced
presenter for Association conferences and in her capacity as
Executive Director, now also organizes and oversees all
association events, and member services.
In addition to her Association involvement, Sue has been
committed to teaching kids water safety, swimming lessons and
aquatic fitness since 1994 through her back yard swim program,
Aquatics Unlimited Swim School, in Fountain Hills, Arizona.
While safety and fun are Sue's first priorities with the kids,
she also recognizes the more intrinsic value of her program,
including the development of self reliance and self confidence
that typically occurs as goals are achieved. These are
attributes that will stay with the kids throughout their
lifetime and, according to Sue, is what really makes her job
worthwhile.
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Jeff
Metzger
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Jeff Metzger
President
Kids First Sports Center
Office: 513-489-7575
7900 East Kemper Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45249
Email: gymclub@aol.com
www.KidsFirstSports.com
www.MetzgerBootCamp.com
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Jeff Metzger, a native Cincinnatian, is the
Founding President of Kids First Sports Center, a $4.5M,
86,000sf kids' tuition-based sports center. With 5100 students,
Kids First is widely recognized as an industry leader in size
and scope, exceeding industry averages in enrollment, revenue
and profit by factors of 10x, 12x and 14x, respectively. Kids
First houses over a dozen separate venues including: Queen City
Gymnastics, Starfish Indoor Swim School, Tumble Bees, soccer,
basketball, dance, martial arts, cheer, tramp & tumbling,
World's Greatest Birthday Parties, CAMP-a-palooza as well as the
Beehive Gift Shop and the Uneven Bar Café.
Additionally, Jeff is the Founding President of The Metzger
Small Business BOOT CAMP, a 4–1/2 day, total-immersion
leadership, marketing, management workshop for the children’s
instructional sports industry. With over 1,000 graduates, BOOT
CAMP has changed the face of the industry, teaching owners and
managers how to reap the financial and emotional rewards owning
a small business has to offer. The Small Business BOOT CAMP is
guaranteed to be the best educational investment you will ever
make!
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Sha'rae Roper
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Sha'rae Roper
Before & After School Program Director
Wings Center
1875 Century Way
Boise, Idaho 83709
Office (208)376-3641
Email:
elemed@WingsCenter.com
www.WingsCenter.com
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Sha'rae Roper is the director of the Wing's
After School Program and has owned and operated a successful
in-home childcare business in prior to joining Wing's. She is
from a large family and has five children of her own. She
understands how important it is for parents to know that their
children are happy, safe and being well cared for. Sha'rae
really enjoys helping children learn and grow.
She thrives on the challenge of making childcare the best that
it can be. She is fortunate that the owners given her the
support and tools that I need to be creative, have fun and run a
high quality program. Sha'rae is happy to be working at a
facility where all the programs promote the same philosophies
throughout and strive to set a good example for children and
adults alike.
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Frank
Sahlein
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Franklin B. Sahlein, CBI
CEO - 3rd Level Consulting & Business Brokerage
President - Wings, Inc.
1875 Century Way
Boise, Idaho 83709
Office (208)376-3641, ext. 103
Cell (208)869-3656
Email:
Business@WingsCenter.com
www.3rdLevelConsulting.com
www.WingsCenter.com |
Frank Sahlein has been involved with the sport
of Gymnastics since 1967 - as Gymnast, Coach, Club Owner, State
Director, Consultant and Business Broker. Frank is a native of
San Mateo, California and graduated from Hillsdale High School.
He attended San Jose State University on a gymnastics
scholarship, graduated in 1976, and moved to Boise, Idaho.
The amazing WINGS Center (under Frank's continuous direction
since 1976) is a 35,000 s.f. "working lab" of synergistic
programs. Frank pioneered the Children's Learning Opportunity
Center (CLOC) concept - a unique blend of Sports Instruction,
Child Care & Education, Entertainment and Outreach. The
operational systems that Frank has designed allow the affairs of
the Wings Center to be managed on a part-time basis. His wife,
Shauna Swank-Sahlein has taken the lead at the Wings Center on a
daily basis and also coordinates all Marketing efforts. These
operational systems have set a viable template for Children's
Activity Centers, and as a result Frank is sought nationwide by
clients in our industry for customized consulting, expansion,
valuation and brokerage services.
3rd Level Consulting & Business Brokerage offers detailed
solutions that are complete, confidential and customized to each
business. Business Systems Analysis helps owners add value to
their businesses through the use of organized, integrated
SYSTEMS. Business Expansion Planning is available for either
expanding current operations or starting a brand-new business.
Business Valuation is a professional service giving a solid
indication of value for many purposes. The Business Brokerage
service lists and brokers business transactions in our industry
from start to finish. 3rd Level Consulting & Business Brokerage
is a USAG Industry Member. Frank is a member of, and certified
by, the International Business Brokers Association, as well as
being a member of the Institute of Business Appraisers.
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Kevin
Schaelling
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Kevin Schaelling
Owner
Schaelling Music Studios
2300 Highland Village Rd. Suite 220
Dallas, TX 75077
Phone 972-317-9015
Email:
schaelling@peoplepc.com
www.schaellingmusicstudios.com
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Kevin holds a Masters degree in Music Education
from the University of North Texas and a Bachelor's degree in
guitar performance from Utah State University. He is currently
the guitar professor at Tarrant County College(southeast campus)
located in Arlington, Texas.
Kevin's musical styles include Flamenco, Jazz, Classical, Pop,
Country, Blues, and Rock. This diverse background is evident in
his original compositions. While living in Texas, Kevin
discovered the art of Flamenco guitar and was mesmerized by the
intricate rhythms, technique, and passion of this style of
music. After studying Flamenco, he began to blend these sounds
and techniques with other styles of music such as Pop, Latin,
and Jazz. Most of his compositions include three- part nylon
string guitar, violin, keyboards, percussion, and bass.
Kevin resides in the Dallas area where he continues to teach,
compose, and perform.
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Master K.O. Spillmann
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Grandmaster K.O. Spillmann
American Training Centers
American TaeKwonDo Centers
Corona, CA 92879
Email: info@atctkd.com
http://www.atc-tkd.com/ |
USA-Vice President TaeKwonDo International
USA-Vice President World Brazilian JiuJitsu Federation 7th Dan
TaeKwonDo 6th Dan HapKiDo 4th Dan Karate Black Belt - Rocian
Gracie JuiJitsu Holds Ranks In Several Other Styles.
Master Spillmann has been training in the martial arts for over
40 years as well as operating martial arts school and consulting
for many world famous Grandmasters, Masters and martial art
academy owners. He has been instructing for over the past 28
years and curently has 7 locations.
Master Spillmann the Author of "The TaeKwonDo Buisness Manual"
is sought after worldwide for his martial art and business
knowledge and has been written about in dozens of new paper
articles. Master Spillmann has also written dozens of articles
for many magazines and newspapers. He has been seen on TV and in
several movies. He has performed demonstrations, instructed
self-defense seminars and consulted for many large organizations
across the United States, including the U.S. military and
motivational seminars for Mervyns, Universal Studios, Boeing,
Edwards, CBS Studios and Mission Viejo Company.
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Jason & Amanda Williams
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Jason & Amanda Williams
Owners
Elite Cheer & Tumbler
Office: 757.487.1864
Chesapeake, VA
Email:
info@elitecheertumble.com
www.EliteCheerTumble.com/ |
Jason & Amanda Williams founded Elite Cheer &
Tumble in 2003 with 25 athletes in what they affectionately call
‘the hallway gym’. Since it’s inception in 2003, Elite has grown
into an 8000 square foot facility with multiple floors, offices,
a massive live feed video screen for the parents lobby and just
recently added the 1000 square foot “Cheerleading Store” on the
front of the gym. Elite is also officially the only exclusive
cheer training gym in the nation. They have no in house squads,
and no gymnastics programs. Elite is entirely focused on the
training of individual cheerleaders and outside squads, and now
trains nearly 300 athletes on a weekly basis, and over 1000
cheerleaders every year through camps, squad training, skills
clinics and choreography. Elite now includes 3 full time staff
and 10 – 15 part time staff depending on the time of year.
Jason & Amanda have a combined experience in the world of
cheerleading and tumbling of nearly 40 years including
experience throughout the country with Fellowship of Christian
Cheerleaders, time at Asbury College and Liberty University. In
addition to cheerleading, they also own Elite Sports Photography
(www.elitecheerphotos.com, Ultimate Inflatables
(www.uiparties.com) (children’s parties) and The Cheerleading
Store. For Jason, this is all part time as his full time
position is with East Coast Church in Chesapeake, VA as the lead
pastor. Jason & Amanda also have three children ages 3, 5 & 7.
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