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Founder & CEO
I’m a lover of yoga & a huge believer in possibility. There is nothing in my life that yoga doesn’t make better. Here’s a little about me.
I’m a 50 + year old mom in Burlington, North Carolina, with two teenage boys & one wild, yoga pup, June.
Besides yoga, I love live music, natural light, painting & reading, especially biographies & in the area of personal growth. I love to create & share with others all the things that light me up. I feel tremendously lucky EVERY DAY that I get to share what I love, empower other people to create their own best lives & share what they love.
I discovered heated power yoga during a crazy hard time in my life, in my mid forties, & I will forever be grateful for it. I used to have so much anxiety & worry, I felt bogged down with stress & “what if’s.” Yoga changes how I see things & especially how I react to them. I yoga to not get better at yoga, but to get better at LIFE. Yoga 100% makes me a better mom, friend & person
in general.
I opened the first FBY YOGA because I wanted to share with others what makes my life so much better. I have always been an entrepreneur. For 12 years, I created a personalised gift company that grew to be in over 400 stores and major catalogs. For 10 years, I worked in news broadcasting and shared stories of people doing exciting things. I truly and so fully loved both careers, however, THIS is the one that makes my heart the happiest. I honestly feel grateful every day that I get to be a part of this adventure.
PRESIDENT
I have two boys and a chill labradoodle named Boo.
My passions are running, swimming, and auto racing (a little different from yoga). I love yoga and what it does for me as an athlete and entrepreneur.
I’ve spent my career marketing consumer brands in the health & wellness space – everything from fitness equipment to nutritional supplements.
I have extensive experience in the field of brand management, turning around underperforming brands and launching new brands – and entire companies. I have a wealth of consumer marketing knowledge, so you don’t have to. Everything from e-commerce to retail brick ‘n mortar, TV, social media, brand licensing, athlete and event sponsorships.
CFO
I am a CPA with 13 years of experience with franchise accounting.
My husband & I own 3 small businesses and we love creating opportunities for people in our community. I love the positive impact that yoga has had on my life & I can’t wait to help other people experience it.
I earned my undergraduate degree from Duke University and my
Masters Of Accounting from Kenan-Flagler School of Business at UNC.
DIRECTOR, FRANCHISE RELATIONS
I love FBY YOGA. I have a natural feeling of community & being a part of this collaboration makes my heart so full. I work from “love” in all of my interactions with people at FBY.
Besides being a RYT 200 and working on my 500 RYT, I am the longtime studio manager at FBY YOGA. Before that, I also owned and operated other small businesses. I believe all of my experiences led me to this opportunity, to help empower YOU to create your own highly impactful FBY YOGA studio.
I am a mom to two girls, a wife, a master figure-outer and a YES for possibility. I am also MindBody certified, Baptiste Yoga Certified and Yoga Nidra Certified. I share yoga because yoga has made my life better in every way and helps me be my best self as a mom, studio manager, wife and friend. I am your go to for Franchisee Support and will be with you and guide you through all of our proven methods to make your FBY YOGA a complete success.
DIRECTOR, SPECIAL EVENTS
I discovered FBY in 2018 as a form of exercise, not knowing anything about the poses or philosophy. After my first class, I instantly got hooked on FBY’s community & yoga practice. I love to create connections with others. You can find me at FBY most of the time, especially if you hear loud laughter before/after class OR loud darth vader ujjayi breath in class, it’s most likely me in there! I Graduated from NC State with a marketing degree & being an EXTRA, EXTRA EXTROVERT I have always loved planning parties and events.
This includes surprise birthday parties, a neighborhood get to know everyone party, Friendsgiving, dogs birthday parties, you just name it! When it comes to planning parties, this is SERIOUS (but also super fun) business y’all! I’m organized, detailed oriented, self- motivated, collaborative. I find joy from getting together, socializing, and connecting with others. I am beyond excited to be part of the team and work with a lot of people including YOU! Yoga and party planning, These are my true callings and I cannot wait to see what we as a community can create together!
DIRECTOR, TEACHER TREANING
I share yoga because yoga has changed my life. I am committed to
self-leadership and of being of the highest contribution to myself and others. I lead teacher trainings with a fierce commitment to students’ growth and with love, kindness and vulnerability.
Students love my way of being because it is clear, so helpful and led with my heart. My experience and knowledge in yoga runs very deep. I am a 500 hour RYT and have studied under many world renowned teachers and consider myself always a student. I have recently begun another 500 hour YTT with Yoga Medicine founder Tiffany Cruikshank to deepen my understanding of anatomy and yoga medicine. My life passion is to share with others what impacts my own life so much. My other passion is ELEI, a non-profit I created to lessen the global impact of human elephant conflict.
Chief Legal Counsel
I am an attorney with decades of experience in helping small businesses grow and in serving people and families in my private legal practice. I have two teenage boys, love sports and current events and believe wholeheartedly in the power of yoga for reducing stress. I have an MBA from the College of William & Mary and a Juris Doctor (J.D) Law Degree from University of Florida.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
I have 20 years of experience in helping small businesses & startups grow & share what they’re passionate about, in a fun and impactful way. I began this career right out of college and still absolutely love it. I get to create something new every day (which I LOVE,) I get to work in my jammies & I totally dig working with people up to BIG things. I get to help others create their biggest lives by bringing their vision to life. How great is that?
I am a mom to two college students, a wife & I live in western New York. I am so grateful for the opportunity to share all of my life experiences in helping other people create the business that best serves their lives & families.