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Management Team Staff
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Tracie Mathewes
Tracie's Father was a major influence on her decision to pursue fitness as a career. His natural athletic ability served him through many college sports. Likewise, Tracie found a natural athleticism that led her to study Exercise Science at the University of South Carolina.
Tracie's career in fitness began with a job in college selling memberships to The Firm, located in downtown Columbia, SC. One of her favorite memories is selling memberships and collecting the money in a cigar box! Tracie was blessed to learn how to teach classes as well as work on a video production set by the best of the best, Anna and Cynthia Benson. Tracie worked in a multitude of roles behind the scenes as co-choreographer, lead and cast trainer and floor manager as well as in front of the camera in both cast and lead roles. After 13 years of working for The Firm Tracie began her family and took a hiatus from making fitness videos. In 2003 she began working with her team of Blue Fish Fitness Club women to make functional fitness DVDs for the same market who enjoyed her appearance in The Firm titles. With the stage name "Tracie Long" (short for Tracie Longerbeam, her maiden name), Tracie Long Training produced Health Magaizine's "Fitness Video of the Year" for 2006 in the strength category.
Education and Certifications:
Graduated from The University of South Carolina with a degree in Exercise Science, Certified by Precision Cycling, Mad Dogg Athletics (spinning), AFFA, NASM, Group Power
Hobbies:
Running, Music, laughing with her 2 fun girls Francesca and Makayla.
What's most important to Tracie?
Remembering to be grateful everyday for what we have. It's so easy to get sucked into negativity and a bad attitude. Life IS good.
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John Mathewes
Born and raised in South Carolina, John was the son of a military Father and considers himself lucky to have lived all over the world including Germany and the Philippines.
Living in Charleston, SC made it very easy for John to fall into a career in the restaurant business at a young age. He started washing dishes and bussing tables and ended up working in management in some of Charleston's most prestigious restaurants. John mastered the art of service to the locals as well as tourists. Fifteen years later John owned his own restaurants including Planet Smoothie and Wrap City Grille.
After his children were born John started his own landscaping business. With a knack for creating beautiful yards there were many disappointed clients when John decided to join his wife in the fitness business at Blue Fish Fitness Club in 2006.
Education and Certifications:
Brevard community college, Trident Technical college
Hobbies:
Landscaping, surfing and boating
What's most important to John?
His health, family and a good hurricane swell.
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Jen Wells
Jen Wells has been a fitness instructor for over 12 years. Her formal training started at The FIRM in Columbia, SC where she was the student apprentice under Tracie Long (a.k.a. Tracie Mathewes). Jen was a natural and soon became a lead in The FIRM fitness videos in 1996.
While also serving as the national spokesperson for The FIRM, certified master instructor and personal trainer Jen Carman led and performed in over 10 award winning The Firm Workout videos. She is currently the Sales Manager at Bluefish Health Club, where she teaches group fitness and does personal training. She also led Strength in
Movement video DVD in 2005.
Education and Certifications:
Physical Education and Exercise Science from the University of South Carolina (GO GAMECOCKS!). Group POWER
Hobbies:
Jen lives for my early morning runs and I love interval training.
What's most important to Jen?
It is important to keep a positive approach when it comes to working out and your health - everything else for that matter!
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Poppy McLoud
Born and raised in Charleston, SC Poppy has been an avid athlete and gym goer for over 15 years. She has spent much of her time traveling and surfing the Pacific side of Costa Rica.
Poppy is now expecting a baby girl in December 2007 and is anxious to get back into shape.
Education and Certifications:
text to come?
Hobbies:
surfing, cycling, dancing
What's most important to Poppy?
Being surrounded by positive and friendly people.
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Scott Kirby
Scott was born and raised in Aiken, SC. As a graduate of Clemson University with a degree in Recreation and Tourism Scott has found the right town to pursue his career in the Food and Beverage industry. You can find Scott working at the Vendue Inn in downtown Charleston when he is not at Blue Fish Fitness Club.
Hobbies:
running the Arthur Ravenel Bridge, watching football (especially Clemson)
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