ELEV8 History
ELEV8 was founded in 2007 as the first and only year-round Bootcamp in Tacoma's historic North End. In a park, with a handful of recruits who met at 5:00 AM 3 days a week, ELEV8's signature Bootcamp was born, revolutionizing fitness in Tacoma. With the opening of ELEV8’s first studio space in 2009, ELEV8 quickly grew into Tacoma's premier choice for cutting-edge, life-long fitness. Today our signature Bootcamp offers multiple classes throughout the day, 7 days a week, with locations in Tacoma, University Place, Gig Harbor, Seattle (Lake Union), and Southern California. ELEV8 also provides personal training for individuals, as well as corporate fitness programs for clients such as Amazon.com and K2 Sports.
ELEV8 Staff
Kjersten Salzman
owner, lead trainer
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Kjersten studied Exercise Science and Sports Psychology at Western Washington University, finishing at the Masters' level. She also holds certifications with nationally ranked organizations including ACSM, ACE, and NSCA. Kjersten has been training clients for over 10 years, ranging from youth to senior, health seeker to collegiate athlete and everything in between. She currently works with businesses in the corporate fitness realm and athletic teams at the University level. Her areas of expertise include sports performance, sport-specific training, and injury recovery, as well as goal setting and weight loss. She is passionate about helping people obtain their health and wellness goals, and that passion has fueled her mission to ELEV8 personal fitness to the next level.
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Rich Thompson
operations
rich@elev8fitness.com |
Rich comes to Elev8 with more than 10 years of experience in business operations, national markets sales, and business management. He started building his passion for fitness when he joined the Cub Scouts at 7 years old, actively participating in Washington State's largest "high adventure" troop from Cub Scouts on into Boy Scouts and throughout high school. He has continued building on that passion for fitness and the outdoors over the past 20 years, staying active in rock and mountain climbing, soccer, trail running, and other fun family activities with his two kids. Rich's forward-thinking business savvy combined with his life-long passion for extreme outdoor sports makes him an exciting addition to the Elev8 team of trainers and professionals.
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Linda Hannigan
marketing
linda@elev8fitness.com
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Canadian who studied Fashion Arts & Design and Marketing Management, Linda
has held management positions in the marketing field in several industries: telecommunications,
fashion, public relations, and advertising. She has over 10 years of experience
with national promotions, brand development and gatekeeping, brochures and collateral,
market research, and cause marketing. When Linda's not at ELEV8, she chases around her three small boys, and tries to fit
in sprint triathlons and 5-K and 10-K road races.
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Janet Lowen
communications
janet@elev8fitness.com |
Janet has 13 years of experience in the technical communications
field and received her BA in English Literature from Western
Washington University. She has worked as a managing editor and senior technical
editor for Boeing, Microsoft, and Linda Werner & Associates. “What I have realized about myself is that I need accountability and camaraderie to motivate
me to exercise. ELEV8 gives me fun people
to work out with and someone who’s going to call me to task if I don’t
show up.”
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ELEV8
Trainers
Emily Bruce (Tacoma)
Emily has been an athlete her whole life and played sports such as basketball, soccer, softball, and track and field. In college at PLU she played lacrosse while earning her degree in Exercise Science. In addition to her Exercise Science degree, Emily has experience in personal training and children's fitness and tumbling. The main way Emily likes to stay in shape is running. She also plays adult rec sports like softball and lacrosse. When Emily isn't training at ELEV8 or working out herself, she enjoys her full-time job as a nanny and spending time with her 2-year-old German Shepherd.
Dawn Riley (Tacoma)
Dawn studied at Washington State University and holds a B.S. in Kinesiology. While completing her studies, she interned in the strength and conditioning department, helping train all athletic teams at the D1 University. For the last 5 years she has also been an assistant coach for Charles Wright Academy’s Volleyball program. In her spare time Dawn likes to stay active with her dog, Turkey, and participates in numerous recreational sports. Dawn believes that staying fit is the key to living a long, healthy life and has a passion for educating people about the benefits of exercise and nutrition.
Jessica Dahl (Santa Monica)
Jessica's passion for fitness and nutrition has been life-long and includes playing competitive sports. Working in the fitness industry has allowed her to realize her love for helping and inspiring people to reach and maintain their fitness goals. Her life motto is, “ Nothing in life is better than helping people look good and feel good about themselves.” In addition to Jessica’s love for fitness, she is a talented hairdresser working in Los Angeles and Seattle on fashion shows, photo shoots, and with her everyday clients. She is an all around fun-loving person and enjoys snowboarding, hiking, running, kickboxing, hot-yoga, volleyball, traveling, and wake boarding. Jessica is ELEV8 trained and certified and is currently gaining qualifications for her ACSM-CPT certification.
Opportunities
ELEV8 is looking for qualified personal trainers.
If you are interested, send your CV
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