Justin Roberson
St. Paul,MN
Summary
Results focused, quality driven professional with extensive experience in wellness and wellbeing management, business administration, and personal/group fitness training, demonstrating consistent achievement of objectives, strong multi-tasking and service skills, and dedication to organizational goals. Advanced presentation and relationship development abilities, with track record of success improving sales and policies/procedures to ensure profit turnarounds.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Employee Wellbeing Program Manager
State of Minnesota
05.2017 - Current
- Responsible for the management of efforts to improve the health and well-being of the state workforce and prevent the onset of chronic illness
- Primary duties include program planning, establishing timelines and goals, implementation, and evaluating results
- As a member of the State Employee Group Insurance Program (SEGIP) Health Solutions Unit, develop and implement programs to increase awareness and promote healthy behaviors, including serving as the statewide lead for worksite wellness initiatives, providing other state agencies and offices with education, support, and coordination
- Develop recommendations for additional programming aimed at health promotion.
Personal Training Director
Anytime Fitness
05.2016 - 04.2017
- Provide leadership and direction for the personal training program
- Develop program standards and protocols for effective delivery of personal training and fitness testing
- Work closely with owner to support the delivery of quality programs and services
- Provide technical expertise and coaching as needed or develop plans for improvement or changes which contribute to the member's experience
- Develop and implement personal trainer on-boarding program and ongoing training opportunities
- Work collaboratively with club manager and general manager to optimize new member on-boarding experience
- Help lead in the development and roll-out of innovative quality programs and services
- Manage and achieve personal training revenue goals.
Manager
Profile by Sanford
10.2014 - 10.2015
- Provides leadership/supervision to the Profile coaches which entails, but is not limited to clinical needs in training, organizing, standardizing, and optimizing of workflows relative to delivery of care to the Profile Members
- Operations of the center including but not limited to: staffing, scheduling, inventory management, managing a P&L statement
- Lead and conduct orientation meetings on a rotating basis
- Introduce and effectively encourage prospects to attend orientation meetings
- Understand the details of the Profile plan to effectively encourage participation in the program
- Provide nutrition theory and practice expertise to the Profile program, consultative services to the staff and to other Profile members
- Assists in providing program development, staff education and best practices
- Collaborates and provides nutrition expertise with other Sanford Profile managers and staff
- Provide exercise theory and practice expertise to the Profile program, consultative services to the staff and to other Profile members
- Assists in providing program development, staff education and clinical best practices
- Collaborates and provides exercise expertise with other Sanford Profile Clinic managers and staff.
Health Coach
Profile by Sanford
06.2014 - 10.2014
- Use evidence-based protocols to assist Profile members through the phases of their weight loss and weight maintenance either at the Profile Center or employer site
- Developed relationships and built rapport so trusting relationships can be formed with members and potential members
- Illustrated the complexity of elevated BMI and medical risks associated to help members appreciate health benefits of participating in the program
- Motivational interviewing skills to maintain member retention, assist members with healthy lifestyle modification and weight maintenance
- Provided 1:1 coaching to members of the Profile program using a multidisciplinary approach to weight loss and weight maintenance
- Assisted in business development and evaluating program effectiveness and process improvement.
Lifestyle Health Coach
StayWell Health Management
03.2013 - 06.2014
- Supported directors in all aspects of health and/or medical education programs as sold to clients regarding health, fitness, Wellness, and/or medical education
- Main responsibility facilitating behavior change with participants enrolled in the StayWell telephone-based participant programs and services over topics of physical activity, back care, weight control, nutrition, stress management, tobacco use, blood pressure, and cholesterol
- Provided strong customer service and conflict management skills
- Follow protocols regarding client confidentiality and data privacy
- Delivery of health coaching and advisory calls to initiate employee involvement in lifestyle benefit program.
Lead Personal Trainer
YMCA of Greater Twin Cities
10.2011 - 10.2013
- Responsible for planning and leading a range of individualized and group exercise/activity sessions for clients in a fitness specialty area
- Performed a variety of fitness programs that are both educational and motivational
- Provided customer service which promotes member Wellness in accordance with the YMCA policies and procedures and creates a safe, enjoyable, positive environment
- Responsible for developing, delivering, administering, and evaluating wellness/fitness programs for the branch that includes the fitness center, group exercise, and specialty programs
- Instruct group exercise classes
- Provided a high level of customer service to members, guests, and program participants.
Fitness Coordinator
Altoona Campus
11.2001 - 08.2009
- Management of all facility operations and procedures
- Developed health promotion/wellness incentive programs for members including program evaluation
- Responsible for training and supervision of qualified staff
- Performed seminars for members on various health topics
- Involved in active workplace programs
- Engaged in community based social marketing for facility events/programs
- Responsible for all fitness testing, exercise prescription, training, and orientation training
- Instruct group exercise classes such as cycling, step, strength, cardio kickboxing, hip hop dance, and body pump
- Instructed personal/group fitness workouts.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Health Promotion: Wellness/Fitness Management
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA05.2000
Skills
- Client Relationships
- Motivational Interviewing
- Program Development
- Talent Acquisition & Training
- Independent Contributor and Team Player
- Fast Paced Environment
- Marketing/Communications
- Fitness Training
- Wellness/Wellbeing Coaching
- Attention to Detail
- Problem Resolution
- Team Management
- Strategic Planning
- Project Planning
- Customer Service
- Interpersonal Skills
Accomplishments
- Conducted discovery orientation information presentations about nutrition, activity, and lifestyle to potential members, physicians, and employer groups on a weekly basis at Profile.
- Formulated and guided body transformation program that is now Profile by Sanford's transformation program called Beat The Scale Weight Loss Challenge.
- Created four tier wellness programming for Altoona Campus that involved personal training, group personal training, wellness incentive programs, and active older adult programs.
Timeline
Employee Wellbeing Program Manager
State of Minnesota
05.2017 - Current
Personal Training Director
Anytime Fitness
05.2016 - 04.2017
Manager
Profile by Sanford
10.2014 - 10.2015
Health Coach
Profile by Sanford
06.2014 - 10.2014
Lifestyle Health Coach
StayWell Health Management
03.2013 - 06.2014
Lead Personal Trainer
YMCA of Greater Twin Cities
10.2011 - 10.2013
Fitness Coordinator
Altoona Campus
11.2001 - 08.2009
Bachelor of Arts - Health Promotion: Wellness/Fitness Management
University of Northern Iowa