Sophia Asghar

My career has taken me on a unique journey and given me a diverse set of skills spanning business development, operations management, martial arts training, and fitness and weight-loss training. In my current position as VP of Persistency Center Operations at journey gym, I draw upon these skills as I lead the development of the company’s training facilities and programs. I received my B.S. in Physics from the Ohio State University and went to the University of Hawaii for graduate school in Physical Oceanography. I soon found my passion lay in entrepreneurship, wellness, fitness and nutrition and have been in those fields ever since.

I have a personal mission of improving lives through fitness and nutrition and building businesses to help ensure this mission is achieved.  Over the last 10 years I have been a personal trainer, co-founder of a fitness and nutrition center and co-owner in a series of health oriented businesses.

Prior to joining the journey gym team, I grew my own fitness facility, branded Fierce Fitness, into a vibrant business poised to be franchised.  I sold my stake in the company in 2012 and today Fierce Fitness has hundreds of clients and is thriving.

I have a proven understanding and ability to overcome the challenges fitness and retail store operations face in today's market and has a focused mantra about delivering consistent and brand aligned training and customer experience.

My background includes many years in martial arts, including kick-boxing and an adaptation of JKD, which I teach to a select group of personal training clients.  Of the 3,000 hours of training I delivered during my career, 30% was kickboxing fitness and 70% was circuit/HIIT training.