CHRISTOPHER L. BOWMAN

858.255.9051 | CHRISBOWMANMAIL@GMAIL.COM

Fitness professional with 12+ years of management experience in the hospitality industry and an additional

3+ years of experience as a fitness club General Manager. Knowledgeable and passionate about health and

fitness and looking for a challenging leadership position.

Qualifications Proven successful track record as General Manager in the fitness club industry with experience managing all

departments including membership sales, personal training sales, personal training, front desk, facility,

maintenance, kids club, group fitness, marketing, social media, corporate wellness, hiring, training, recruiting

and promoting.

Other skills include:

• Exceptional leadership skills including recruiting, promoting, presenting and training

• Ability to consistently achieve and exceed sales goals

• Ability to constantly improve upon, create and evolve sales processes, strategies and procedures

• Ability to work efficiently under pressure and achieve tight deadlines

• Strong conflict resolution and negotiation skills

• Efficiency in team building and moral

• Strong managerial and organizational skills

• Time management and planning skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Knowledge of standard office procedures and computer software

• Extensive understanding of the fitness industry and experience in multiple club models

Experience

General Manager

Evans Fitness Club Express

April 2015 - Present

Responsibilities included: selecting a team of successful fitness professionals, managing and directing all

business operations, personal training, front desk tasks, and facility maintenance. Developed customized daily

trackers, report systems and daily closing trainings for membership sales, which led to an increased contract

value at point of sale by 30% and an increased club closing rate from 70% to 98%.

Compensation Structure: Base, Commission, Bonus Structure on Memberships, PT EFT, Gross, TSP and Unit

Volume

General Manager

Anytime Fitness

Grovetown, GA Nov 2014 – Feb 2015

Responsibilities included: all management aspects of facility and membership sales, customer service, and

retention.

Compensation Structure: Hourly & Commission

General Manager

LA Fitness

Encinitas, CA Oct 2012 – April 2014

Responsibilities included: hiring, training and recruiting sales team, leading daily sales trainings, achieving

daily sales goals, submitting daily sales reports, management and creation of our inside and outside marketing

strategies and creating and leading regional General Manager trainings.

Compensation Structure: Hourly, Overtime, Commission, EFT Bonus, Overtime on Commission, Overtime on

EFT Bonus

- LA Fitness Awards and Achievements

o Oceanside Grand Opening #1 GM Top Producer Mont Blanc Pen

o Achieved the position of General Manager in 6 months

o Largest EFT Growth in San Diego Region

o Top Producing GM in San Diego Region

o Top Promoting GM in San Diego Region

o Top 10 World Ranking (Out of 700 Clubs)

Certifications and Achievements - Cross Fit L1

- NASM CPT

- Red Cross CPR Certified

- NLPU NLP Trainer

- Twin Lakes CMT

- Kirby DPS / DT

- Toastmasters International Award Winning Speaker

*Professional references, personal references and performance documents available upon request.