Fitness has been a part of my life since starting wrestling and hapkido at age eight. I began MMA training at age 22 and retired from fighting in 2010, after which I started coaching MMA. I started my journey with Elite Edge as a challenger in 2014, and joined as a coach in 2015 at the Waukee location. I received my RKC (Russian Kettlebell Certification) that same year and became ACE Certified in Group Training in 2017. My coaching background is in wrestling, kickboxing, and group fitness. I’ve always had a passion to help others achieve their goals and to inspire others with my journey and knowledge. You can catch me every day at the noon class kicking things into high gear! Namaste.

I received my certification as a Training For Warriors (TFW) Coach in 2016 and started coaching at Elite Edge that same year at the Ankeny TFW program. I moved over to coach at Elite Edge South Des Moines in 2017. Fitness has always been a big part of my life, and a passion since I was young. I love what I do and the reason I do it–to help others achieve their fitness goals! I’m always striving to learn new things and to be the best coach I can.

After college I joined the rat race of corporate America and worked my way up to a management position in a large, national insurance and retirement provider, but had stopped taking care of my health. Realizing the stressful job was part of the problem, I took a step back and started at the new South Des Moines location as a 6 Week Challenger. I was determined to start getting healthy again! I came on board as the office admin around the same time and have been taking back my health day-by-day. I love working at Elite Edge and using my own personal story to help motivate others to meet their own personal health goals!