The Fitness Gurls Podcast with Holly Barker

HI everyone! It’s Holly Barker here and today we are getting to talk with the amazing weight loss success, fitness champ, cover model mother…Chady Dunmore! Chady was raised in Miami Florida and has had a love of sports and fitness since she was a child. At the age of 4 Chady was diagnosed with a kidney disease so being active and healthy was always at the forefront of her actions. At the age of 8 she began Taekwondo, earning her black belt at age 12 and then transitioned into gymnastics. At the age of 16 Chady began modeling professionally and continued to cheer and model through her college years. Staying fit became her passion. After college and a successful modeling career Chady decided to move to California.   By this time, Chady became a mother and she put her fitness skills to the ultimate test... having gained 70 + pounds during her high risk pregnancy due to her continued battle with her kidney disease she re-sculpted her body into a bikini fitness model.  She has graced over 13 fitness magazine covers (Such as Fitness Gurls, Fitness RX and Oxygen) , and has been the ambassador for various video and print product endorsements.   Chady later went on the win the 2010 Arnold Classic Bikini Champion title and the 2010 & 2011 WBFF Pro Bikini World Champion titles as well.  She became the only female athlete sponsored by Musclepharm from 2010 -2014 and was the Lead spokesmodel for the women's supplement line called FitMiss from 2014-2015.   She is currently the founder of www.ChadyFit.com sharing her workouts, recipes, fitness tips and balancing it all from the inside out with followers all around the world through social media outlets. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Hi everyone!! It’s Holly Barker here and today I get to talk to the social media, viral video sensation Callie Bundy!! Callie is a self proclaimed professional American. She is a former athlete turned IFBB Bikini Pro and now an all-star at throwing things that gain massive media attention! Callie is a Six Star and Gronk Fitness ambassador and is a true example of living life through adventure and openness to opportunity! I’m so excited to learn more from this incredible and inspirational beauty! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Hi everyone! It’s Holly Barker here and today I am so friggin’ excited to be talking to someone I have been following for a while Christmas Abbott! National Best Selling Author of "The Badass Body Diet" and "The Badass Life", NASCAR Pit Crew Member, CrossFit Games Competitor, Weightlifter Competitor, Reality TV Star, Motivation Maker, and Transformation Guru, Christmas is not your average fitness enthusiast. Christmas has trekked through dark paths to find her biggest light, living a life worth living and inspiring others to find their light. Through struggle she found fitness and a new spirit that she came to be known as a true Badass. Brace yourself everyone!! You are about to be inspired! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Savannah Lynx, 24 year old, was born and raised in Far Hills, New Jersey. At just 8 years old, Savannah discovered her passion for singing and quickly gained national recognition when she began competing in talent competitions and pageants. At age 12, she sang the national anthem for the Detroit Tigers in front of 60,000 people, at 16 won the prestigious title of Miss NJ Teen USA, and went on to place in the Top 15 and win Miss Congeniality at the 2011 Miss Teen USA pageant. As a high school senior, she was recognized by the Papermill Playhouse for her outstanding performance as a leading actress in the musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." Savannah later attended Fordham University in New York City before putting her college education on hold in order to seriously pursue her music career. Upon moving to California in January of 2015, Savannah became passionate about fitness, helping her win the coveted titles of Miss Las Vegas International Model Search and Miss Swimsuit USA International. Soon after, Savannah started traveling and modeling professionally, even gracing the cover of Fitness Gurls Magazine. Last summer, Savannah added reality tv star to her list of accomplishments when she starred in BET's new series, F in Fabulous, which captured her musical endeavors as an up-and-coming Jazz/Blues artist. Currently, Savannah is working as a singer/songwriter and model in Los Angeles who enjoys volunteering, baking, and being a force to be reckoned with wherever she goes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Starting at a young age, Pamela discovered a taste for the limelight on a TV show, and as they say, the rest is history. While balancing education with acting and singing through her high school and college years, Miss Noble found success in movies, national commercials, and singing at venues like the famous House of Blues in Hollywood, CA. Pamela also had a recur- ring role on Fuel TV’s The Daily Habit Show. After a make-up artist suggested she try modeling, Pamela did one photo shoot and a new passion cultivated entirely. Pamela has been featured in multiple ad campaigns and publications and has an in-depth background in the MMA world and industry and has achieved a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Kinesiology from California State University San Bernardino. Holy Moly!! Can you say triple threat? In addition to being a ring card girl for several fight companies nationwide, Pamela has also conducted interviews with MMA fighters and personalities on the red carpet at the annual MMA Awards. Her drive in the fitness industry has just begun. Pamela has already been featured in several top publications and honored with prestigious awards in the fitness industry and doesn’t look like she’s slowing down anytime soon. From tv, to movies and the fitness, fashion and social media world, she is accomplished and driven and leading the way for triple threats to follow. I cannot wait to hear more and to get to know this power house better! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Hey everyone!! It’s Holly Barker here and today I have the ultimate pleasure of talking with the beautiful and my fellow Canadian girl Danielle Vaughan! Danielle is a fitness model, nutritionist and, lifestyle coach. She is a true influencer in the fitness community and loves everything about what the fitness industry provides! As a spokes model for Nutrabolics and a successful background in competing Danielle takes charge of her goals and makes her dreams a reality. Among being beautiful and confident she prides herself on imposing her will onto her clients to help them succeed in living a better life through happiness and health and has extremely impressive client results to show for it.   Yahoo! I’m so excited to introduce you all to the incredible Danielle! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Hey everyone it’s Holly Barker here and today I am so excited to be taking with the double, triple quadruple threat! The beautiful Caitlin O’Connor! Caitlin O’Connor was born in Los Angeles and raised in Uniontown, Pennsylvania where she graduated high school. She moved back to Los Angeles at age 17 to attend UCLA as an English Major.[15] She was UCLA's BruinBearWear catalog model and also worked her first job at Disneyland as a Disney princess/character actress.[16]  She loves combat sports and has worked as a ring girl for Top Rank Boxing, UFC Fight Pass' Invicta FC, GoldenBoy Boxing, BKB Boxing, and also was the lead ring girl in the 2015 feature film Southpaw.[17] We talk to Caitlin today just before she is set to fly out to the Domincan Republic with her Arsenic TV family. Caitlin has worked with Arsenic for the past 5 years and is also the host for Maxim! Caitlin has appeared on screen numerous times and has just wrapped her latest lead role in the upcoming film – Glass Jaw. When she isn’t headed to casting calls or jet setting somewhere in the world for work, she is staying fit with her boyfriend. Caitlin is an incredible Boss babe and I cannot wait to get to know her more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Hey everyone!!! It’s Holly Barker here and today I am talking with the incredible, beautiful inspirational Kendall Lou Schmidt! As a graduate of UC Davis, Kendall has received a Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences with an emphasis in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior receiving honors as an Outstanding Senior Female in her graduating class. For over a decade Kendall has been working in Fitness and Wellness as a Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor, Coach, Motivational & Educational Public Speaker, Presenter and Examiner. An avid athlete, Kendall has participated in a variety of sports, both recreationally and competitively. Her performance in bikini competitions attracted the attention of photographers and brands. In January of 2014, she was selected as one of 5 female finalists in the Bodybuilding.com BodySpace Spokesmodel Search. She has been honored as a contributing author and model for several online sites including Bodybuilding.com. Kendall is a sponsored athlete and spokesmodel for leading brands in the fitness industry. She looks forward to using these platforms to educate, motivate, and inspire on a global scale. Her first book, the Ultimate Bodybuilding Cookbook, was released in September of 2016. As a competitor and athlete with celiac disease, she is excited to offer so many fitness-friendly meals that can be prepared gluten-free. Her flavor-filled recipes set a new delicious standard for eating clean and contest preparation diets. Can I get a heck yes and a warm welcome to Kendall! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Hey everyone!! It’s hollsbarks here and today we have the incredible treat of talking to and getting to know the beautiful Dianna Dahlgren!!! Dianna is a fitness instructor/coach, entrepreneur, mother, wife, model, TV Host, 5X Miss Supercross, an IFBB Pro Athlete oh my gosh the list just goes on and after today, you will agree, she is so much more!!! From a young age as a gymnast, transitioned to successful model, Ifbb pro competitor and Miss supercross, Dianna is an Alpha, she surrounds herself with alpha’s, she get’s up and goes and you can tell with her winning attitude that anything she puts her mind to will be successful. She is an incredible and strong inspiration for everyone and I cannot wait to get to know her better!! Giddy up let’s go!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

An accomplished artist, spokes model, host, and dancer, Brittney Palmer is a modern day Renaissance Woman. A seven-year veteran of the entertainment industry, Brittney’s always been driven by her passion to immerse herself in art, whether it’s the art of painting, music, dancing, or jiu jitsu. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Hey everyone!! It’s Holls Barks here and I’m so excited to be talking today with the beautiful Janna Breslin! Janna is a professional model, Multi published Cover Model, Certified Nutritional Therapist, and NASM certified personal trainer based in San Diego, California. Janna's modeling journey started in 2008.  She found her niche with fitness and swimwear when she decided to compete in National Physique Committee competitions and took home 6 winnings in the bikini division.  This inspired her to direct her attention on her ultimate passions such as fitness, nutrition, holistic living, and overall well-being.  The fitness industry sparked a huge passion turned career choice, quite different than her previous job working as a Pharmaceutical Representative for one of the leading drug companies in the world. The most important and valuable part of life for Janna is being healthy on a cellular level.  Her belief is that once someone is nourished on a cellular level, then you can't help but obtain a healthy outside appearance.   Janna follows a micro-nutrient dense diet without any gluten, grains, dairy, soy, sugar, caffeine, processed or GMO foods, which fills her diet with organic whole foods. A majority of her time is spent listening to alternative medicine webinars to gather the newest and most up to date information to share with family, friends, and clients. Living an active lifestyle out of the gym is just as important for Janna. Some of her favorite activities include walking her dog, hiking, backpacking, biking, tennis, golfing, swimming, and hot yoga.  With a passion for travel, she makes it a point to travel to a different part of the world at least annually. Janna is now living her dream in sunny San Diego pursuing fitness and swimwear modeling full force! And today we get to talk to her and learn a little bit more about this incredibly inspring and beautiful rockstar! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Hey everyone! It’s HollsBarks and today I’m super excited to be talking with the beautiful and incredibly fit and inspiring Jordan Edwards!! Jordan is 25 years old and is from Orlando Fl. Growing up, Jordan was always an athlete. She was in volleyball, track, competitive cheerleading, college cheerleading, and college track. She has always "worked out" as a byproduct of being so active and athletic with sports, but she never started lifting in a gym until she tore her ACL in college. From that moment, she stopped playing sports and started focusing on making her body healthy. She immediately started seeing changes in her body that she had never seen before and she started posting her progress on her social media. She quickly earned a loyal following and was the go to source for many on questions about her progress. She started getting people that were extremely interested in her method of working out and she found herself giving free advice constantly. It wasn’t long before she decided to get certified in personal training and her career started to take off. Overcoming her ACL injury was the biggest challenge she has ever had to endure and overcome and it changed her completely. This life lesson has allowed her to learn her body. She now feels stronger and healthier. Jordan is now a fitness role model, positive influencer and a new NPC bikini competitor. She has just recently signed on as an ambassador for EHPlabs which has been a major goal of her and she continues to find new ways to grow every single day. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Hi Everyone it’s Holly Barker here and today I get to talk with my great friend Nikki! Nicole Amato has been in the fitness industry for over 20 years as a model, dancer, trainer and athlete.  She is not only a quadruple threat in the fitness field, she is also a very creative and driven human being with her focus now mainly in the entrepreneurial lane.  She is currently working on getting her first invention off the ground - AllBall Fitness and also has her own fitness and bikini line coming out - C33 by JustLive.  At the core of everything Nicole does lies her passion for helping others and giving back to the people and to the earth. Her biggest dream is to have her own foundation in the future, along-side her empire which is what drives her every day….and let me tell you, from first hand witness, Nicole is the true definition of boss babe and hustle.  With great big dreams like that you can imagine she keeps pretty busy. So when she is not touring with the Black Eye Peas….oh ya, did I mention Nixx sings and has toured with this incredible group as their opening act?, traveling the world helping others or at home creating the next big thing, she is just a normal girl who enjoys her morning yoga, vegan lunch with the girls, mom duties to the best dog on earth and dipping her toes in the salt water as many chances as she can. Can I get a big heck yes for the awesome and beautiful Nicole Amato!!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Hey everyone! I am so excited to be talking to the beautiful Aeryon Ashlie today! Aeryon is a Mother, Coach, Public Speaker, Fitness Competitor, Published Fitness Model and an Account Manager for one of the leading supplement companies in Canada. Since a young child Aeryon has had an unhealthy relationship with Food and her Body. This relationship led to years of struggling with bulimia. Aeryon, now in control of bulimia chooses to call her food disorder a friend and a reminder to take control of her life and deal with the anxiety that at times still comes to surface. 6 years ago she took the stand and said enough with being sick and tired all of the time. She wanted to be a leader and influence to her daughter and to others that battled this disease. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Hey everyone! It’s Holly Barker! And today I get to talk to the bombshell beauty Haley Kate yelling! Haley is 26 years old and born and raised in Los Angeles, California. One of her biggest passions in life is fitness. She is a full time fitness trainer and fitness model, as well as the 2017 Fitness Gurls Physique of the Year contest winner. Haley is currently working on building her fitness brand and transforming as many bodies as possible in 2017. In addition to training clients and helping people change their physiques, Haley is extremely excited to be launching her coaching services online and developing her very own boutique fitness apparel line. Haley is incredibly bubbly and always happy and I am so excited to learn more about this incredible beauty. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Hey, everyone!!! It’s Holly Barker and today I am supremely excited to be talking to the beautiful Ashley Kaltwasser! Born and raised in Akron, OH, Ashley started her athletic career at the young age of 4, when she began competing in gymnastics. She was always competitive and loved being active, even breaking records in jump rope, chin-ups, sprints, and pushups while in elementary school! In her sophomore year at Coventry High School Ashley found her perfect fit in track and field and she quickly began making her presence known in both cross country and track, participating in the 300 and 100-meter hurdles, long jump, and the 3.1-mile cross country run. She was ALL-STATE in both sports, running cross country solely to stay in shape on track. While competing at Coventry, Ashley broke over 7 track and cross country records, ALL of which still stand. Ashley was awarded a track scholarship to a Division I college, where her main event was the 400-meter hurdles. After her track days were over, Ashley found herself needing a new sport to dabble into satisfy her competitive urge. It was then that she discovered the NPC Bikini division, and…well….the rest is history!!! Ashley is the winner of 14 IFBB Professional Bikini titles. She is the 3x Miss Bikini Olympia Champion, and the only competitor to win as a rookie. She also holds 2 Miss Arnold Bikini International titles. And today we get to know this amazing all-star and inspiration a little bit better. I cannot wait!!!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Hey there! It’s Holls to the Barks here and today I am blessed to be talking with the beautiful Stephanie Marie! Stephanie is a simple, honest, hardworking, independent girl from a small town in Oregon. She is extremely shy & quiet until you get to know her… then, as if you didn’t love her already, you love her even more! Stephanie set out to California early to make a mark and to start a new way of living. She has worked and continues to work diligently alongside her fiancé building their private personal training business where they work closely with individuals through workout programs, meal plans, and mentoring others to live their best lives through health and fitness. Stephanie battles autoimmune/ Crohn's disease every day & she shares her story on how she overcomes day to day setbacks in hopes to inspire others to stay strong through their own struggles.  This girl is incredibly beautiful, hardworking and inspiring and I can tell that her star is only going to continue to shine a light for others to follow her incredible lead. I am so excited to learn more from this beauty! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Today I am so excited to be talking to the beautiful, goal driven, goofy, caring and big promoter of the man-the-f-up pill – Valentina Lequeux!! Valentina has recently risen to the top in the fitness field. Through hard work, dedication and a true ambition to empower self-love forward she is gaining speed and not slowing down. Born and raised in Argentina, this French/Italian is proving that a girl can be sexy and bad ass just by believing in herself and working hard towards her goals…….seriously this woman is speaking my language! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Today I am so excited to be talking with Tawna Eubanks-McCoy!! Tawna is a beauty from Dallas, Texas. She is a fitness model, swimsuit model (just recently qualifying in the top 35 for The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit series)…heck yes! She is an IFBB Bikini Pro, Posing Coach, Better Bodies Stylist and athlete and above all of that she is a Female Empowerment Enthusiast, Fashion lover and beautiful wife. Such a power combination and inspiration here. I cannot wait to get to know her better! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

It’s Holly Barker And today I am incredibly honored to be talking to the beautiful WBFF World champion Hattie Boydle as she is days away from defending her title on the London WBFF Worlds Stage!!! Hattie is the 2016 World Beauty Fitness and Fashion (WBFF) World Champion, she is a body positivity advocate, motivational speaker and business woman. Hattie the owner of the popular online fitness and coaching program, the Sports Model Project, and is on a mission to empower women to be the best they can be. Through her training program, growing community and social presence, she is hoping to inspire those that follow to push their boundaries when it comes to weight training, healthy living, competing on stage or simply being the best version of themselves. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Today I’m super excited to introduce our beautiful guest, Whitney Miller! Whitney grew up in the water. She is an avid surfer and gained a pro status in wakeboarding. In 2012 she decided to step on stage and try her hand at the pageant scene where she became Miss United States 2012. From beauty pageant, she then transitioned to Jiu Jitsu where she holds a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt. She is Glory Kickboxing’s Backstage and In Ring Reporter. She is a brand ambassador for Onnit Labs and is recently Engaged to the love of her life Aubrey Marcus, the CEO of the company. To say she lives life without boundaries is obvious. I cannot wait to get to know this amazing woman more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Today we have the pleasure of talking with the beautiful, multi Fitness Gurl Cover Girl Hope Beel! Hope lives in Dallas Texas where she a busy personal trainer and online coach. Hope loves to travel, she is a huge foodie, a wife and is a proud mom of her two fur babies Brusier and Vogue. And today we get to know a bit more about how this busy entrepreneur juggles life, travel, clients and always stays so beautiful inside and out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Today I am so excited to announce our very first guest. Mikaela Mayer! The LA native started boxing at the age of 16 and, now at age 27 is an Olympic Boxer turned Pro. She finished one victory shy of a medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics, she is a 3x US National Champion, 4x National Golden Glove Champion, 2x Continental Champion World bronze medalist, Olympic Trials Gold medalist, 2016 Olympian and is now the first female to sign with Top Rank Promotions and is debut’ing this Aug 5 in her hometown! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

She is a three time Canadian National bikini champion, Miss Bikini America 1st runner up and makeup artist extraordinaire...oh and she models sometimes too! Hailing from beautiful British Columbia, Karen Pang not only has years of experience in front of the camera and audiences, she now uses that knowledge behind the camera working with the biggest names in the fitness scene! Let’s see what our pint size powerhouse is up to these days! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Hi there! It’s Holly Barker here and today I get to meet and talk with the beautiful Jade Atkinson!! Jade is an IFBB Bikini Pro, Fitness Model, Personal Trainer, Lifestyle and Contest Prep Coach who is devoted to helping people build confidence by achieving and surpassing their health and fitness goals.  Jade is an honors graduate of the University of Windsor. She grew up playing competitive baseball and figure skating, where she eventually began coaching figure skating. Jade has over 10 years of athletic coaching experience, and 6 years of personal training and nutritional programming.  Jade has worked with a variety of clients of all ages and levels of fitness. She has an in-depth understanding of various training and nutrition systems with proven results. She uses a combination of training methods (resistance, conditioning, and weight training) that will keep training fun and be challenging.  Jade wants to inspire and encourage other people to be their best, strongest self. Through health and fitness she has helped many build their confidence simply by helping her clients do what they thought they couldn't. Jade's goal is to inspire people to believe that it doesn't matter who you are, or where you've been. It's never ever too late to become whoever you want to be! Can I get a heck yes and a warm welcome to jade! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Hi there! It’s Holly Barker here and today I get to meet and talk with the beautiful Ali Lee! Ali is a singer, actress, and most currently, an athlete. She’s had two radio singles that did hella well on Sirius XM top 20 on 20 as well as music videos that did well on MTV and Vh1. Ali has been featured in Maxim, Muscle and Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, FHM, Sports Illustrated and Esquire and became a bikini pro last year! She is currently sponsored by BSN supplements, a top 3 global brand, as well as unify water, a socially conscious, premium alkaline water, sourced in the USA.  She is working with a new app for fitness pros and is working on a cannabis gym concept and the cannabis media industry. Holy Moly, this girl is a boss! Can I get a heck yes and a warm welcome to Ali! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Hi there!!! It’s Holly Barker here and today I get to meet and talk with the beautiful Jessica Killings!!! Jessica is a fitness influencer with 1.8 million followers on Instagram.  She is also the marketing director of a social media ad agency and done campaigns for a company like Postmates, Lyft and 1st Phorm supplement company to name a few.  I cannot wait to get to know her more! Can I get a heck Yes!!! And a warm welcome for Jessica! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support

Hi everyone!!! It’s Holly Barker and today I’m so excited to be talking with the incredibly beautiful, fit and inspirational Heather Marsh!!! Heather is a trainer, WBFF Pro Diva Fitness Model and mama to a baby girl. She started her fitness journey back in 2010 and has learned a ton over the years to inspire and ignite her passion towards health and fitness. After trying a variety of different training styles and diets, she is a firm believer that there are absolutely no quick fixes to losing or gaining weight. You truly have to change your mindset and lifestyle.  Heather’s purpose is to help educate women about a healthy lifestyle and how to achieve their goals. She is extremely excited to be launching her new website heathermarshfitness.com and loves teaching her clients how to follow a purpose driven workout, what it means to follow a clean diet, and still have those sweet treats in moderation!  Can I get a heck yes and a Warm welcome for Heather! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fitness-gurls-podcast/support