• LaSalle University Master’s Degree, Business Administration Concentration in Healthcare Management and Marketing – Mandeville, Louisiana
• Eckerd College Bachelor of Arts Degree, Human Development, Concentration in Holistic Health and Wellness – St. Petersburg, Florida
• Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification – Ontario, Canada
• CrossFit Level 2, South Tampa, Fl
• 13th Annual ISSN Sports Nutrition Conference
• USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach
• Cross Country Education Comprehensive Approach to Aging Confidently: Geriatric Posture, Core and Balance
• University of Tampa ISSN’s Macronutrient Manipulation and Training Strategies to Optimize Body Composition
• Competitors Course – Reebok CrossFit One CrossFit Boston, Massachusetts
• CrossFit Mobility Course
• CrossFit Kids Trainer Course
• St. Pete College Treating Runners: Running Mechanics, Common Injuries, Treatment and Training
• Poliquin Strength Institute Certified Biosignature Practitioner
• CrossFit Gymnastics Trainer Course
• i99 Gymnastics Level 2 Coach
• CrossFit Weightlifting Trainer Course
• CrossFit Level 1 CrossFit Trainer/Coach Revalidated 2/2015
• American College of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer

3/2015-PRESENT – CO-FOUNDER/OWNER, TRAINER

Cofounder and co-owner of GrandMastersRx, an educational company focused on training CrossFit affiliates, micro gyms, and healthcare professionals through seminars and other resources about a specific exercise training method for ages 60 years of age and up.

3/2015-PRESENT – CO-FOUNDER/OWNER, TRAINER

• Legends Strength & Conditioning, now GrandMastersRx, Clearwater, FL
• Providing exercise and nutritional coaching to athletes 65-94 years of age.
• Coaching over 100 active athletes, three times a week in various settings.
• Responsible for progressing their movements and recommending advancements and progressions.
• Responsible for daily operations, events, and front-line service for the program.

2/2009-10/2020 OWNER, TRAINER AND NUTRITION COACH

• CrossFit Rebels & RebelHealth, Clearwater, FL
  Co-founded and operated CrossFit Rebels for 10 years.  At the 6-year mark, CrossFit Rebels ranked in the top 4% of over 12,000 worldwide CrossFit affiliates.
• CrossFit Rebels operated 5 lines of programming (CrossFit, Strength, Endurance, Competitors, Seniors and Kids) with 20 coaches and 300 total athletes including kids and seniors. Sam and Ed sold CrossFit Rebels in October of 2020.

2/2007-PRESENT – FOUNDER

RebelHealth, International, Clearwater, FL
General health improvement company (sole proprietorship) to provide personal training services, and nutritional coaching, including behavior modification, lifestyle coaching, basic nutritional education, meal planning, cooking lessons, and pantry “overhauls”. Sam is obsessed with using lifestyle to manage our health. From what our genetics predispose us to, to modern-day strategies for maximizing our health, she is always digging for solutions.

2/2001-5/2004 CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Tampa, FL

• Responsible for all departments within the outpatient operations division, including Patient Care, Ancillary Services, Patient Services, Facilities Management and Quality Assurance.
• Managed and coordinated the start-up of 5 in-house physical and occupational therapy clinics, the coordination of the construction and equipping of a new Surgery Center and the coordination and planning for a new 18,000 square foot Medical Office Building. Managed the implementation of MRI services including coordinating information on purchase, the structural ability of the building to support the MRI, and operational execution of services.

5/2000-2/2001 DISTRICT DIRECTOR

Kessler.RMS, Pinellas/Pasco/Hillsborough Counties, FL

• Kessler.RMS purchased Total Wellness & Rehab in May of 2000. All functions transferred to the Lakeland Regional Office and I was retained to manage the four clinics for which I had previous responsibility, including three additional clinics locally and one in Jacksonville, NC
• Responsibilities included all operational, budgetary, and development aspects of the 8 clinics, including an aggressive plan to turn a losing region into a 30% profiting region in 2 years.

12/1999 –5/2000 CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Total Wellness & Rehab, Seminole, FL

Managed overall operations for a turnaround physical therapy organization of four clinics. Accepted the challenges of a failing billing system, Medicare compliance and review issues, and understaffing secondary to budgetary restrictions. Enhanced existing billing system, stabilized billing process and cash flow within first 90 days. Instituted a compliance plan passing HCFA survey. Organized managed care contracts and created educational billing guidelines for both the billing department and therapy staff. Normalized staffing (up-staffed) to accommodate both new and return visit volume appropriately, doubling new patient volume within the first 60 days. Began community outreach programs to market directly to consumers, using physicians as cross-referral partners.

8/1999 – 12/1999 OUTPATIENT THERAPY CONSULTANT

Sarasota Therapy Center, Sarasota, FL

• Contracted to analyze and improve point-of-service billing by therapists per payer. Increased net collections from Medicare by $25,000 per month by ensuring that therapist bills reflected all procedures performed. Enhanced Workers’ Comp and Managed Care billing by outlining contracts per payer for therapist education. Established weekly procedure detail report for ongoing assessment of per-payer statistics. Assessed community outreach and marketing strategies for improved return on investment. Established electronic tracking mechanisms for tracking and evaluating return on investments for marketing efforts. Lastly, began working with a programming consultant to automate report writing and decrease double-data entry for management by statistics.
• Business Development programs included the development and implementation of, and participation in community outreach programs for osteoarthritis, back pain, and osteoporosis in conjunction with aquatic therapy services. Developed seminar outline and structure, performed community seminars, and trained personnel to continue the seminar series. Developed print media and tracked reservations and conversions from seminars.

6/1997 – 8/1999 NATIONAL DIRECTOR, OUTPATIENT OPERATIONS & DEVELOPMENT

Select Medical Corporation, Inc, Clearwater, FL

• Managed daily operations of local subsidiary (Sports & Orthopedic Rehabilitation Services) and held growth responsibilities for 22 freestanding outpatient clinic sites in five states, as well as a resource role for the entire outpatient division, consisting of over 150 outpatient sites. Responsible for initial corporate policy and procedure initiation, as well as streamlining inefficiencies within individual sites. Responsible for field staff (therapists) as well as other departments within the corporate infrastructure. Established the first turnkey Key Performance Indicator Program, built into the billing system, to train clinician-managers regarding business vitals. Responsibilities also included purchasing, cost containment, staffing and new facility development. As of 8/99, the locally run division grossed $1.9 million, netting $1.0 million monthly
• Developed and implemented community outreach programs for clinics to provide education on orthopedic-related topics.

5/1991 – 6/1997 DIRECTOR, OUTPATIENT OPERATIONS & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

RehabWorks, Inc./Florida Institute for P.T., Clearwater, FL

• Oversaw daily operations and marketing for 16 Florida-based outpatient rehab clinics. Successfully competed and dominated a market with a strong HealthSouth presence. Grew and branded dozens of local niches, including women’s health services through rehab, aggressive aquatic therapy programming, seminar programs with high conversion rates, and enterprising marketing campaigns including the sponsorship of an orthopedic surgeon-driven professional race car. Traveled nationally implementing community outreach programs and seminar programs, including performing seminars and training staff.
• RehabWorks was sold to HealthSouth in November of 1997.
• Initially employed by Florida Institute for Physical Therapy (FIPT) in May of 1991 as an Exercise Physiologist/Program Coordinator. Carried out specific aspects of patient care plans for outpatient orthopedic-based patients. Performed regular marketing to local physicians. FIPT was purchased in 1993 by RehabWorks/Continental Medical Systems. My employment status remained and advanced as outlined above.