STAND AND PADDLE, OUR STORY

As a former gymnast, I have always loved fitness and movement. I grew up in the Chicagoland suburbs and moved to Laguna Niguel in 2013. In 2014, I relocated to Bluffton, South Carolina where I started my own fitness, training, and wellness business at a brand new facility called The Wellness Institute. 

Initially, I was focused on personal training and bootcamps. As business grew and I continued to expand my knowledge and expertise in the field, I chose to transition into small group personal training which at the time was in it's early stages. Business continued to grow, and I eventually went out on my own, officially launching Fusion Fit in 2018. the Fusion Brand has always been my vision and direction.  That is, the coming together of fitness/training, nutrition, lifestyle, and health and wellness in one space. 

It wasn't until 2017 that I discovered paddle boarding and became a certified PaddleFit Coach. With my love for fitness and paddle boarding, I created Paddle Fused Fitness in 2018. Two years later I completed my first SUP race.  The same year I took ownership of Stand and Paddle. Since then, I have continued with SUP racing - winning multiple races along the east coast and southeast US, and built Stand and Paddle to what it is today.