AYSO Youth Soccer Coach, Chicago, IL 2014 - present, U14 Co-Ed and Girls
Natalie Machado-Michaux
STUDIO MANAGER + FITNESS INSTRUCTOR
Denver,NC
Summary
Experienced fitness, yoga, and Pilates instructor with management responsibility. Skilled in Critical Thinking, Creative Design Management, and Customized Problem Solving. Strong desire to foster movement awareness and understanding through community outreach and education.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
7
7
Certifications
Work History
Studio Manager
Whole Body Studios
09.2021 - Current
- Create policies and procedures for company and delivered company-wide training to employees with follow up reviews.
- Select, maintain at least $3000 worth of branded retail.
- Track accounting for payroll and billing.
- Cultivate positive rapport with employees, promote employee and client retention, increasing sales by 10k and memberships by 100% since 2021.
- Recruit and develop yoga, Pilates, and Barre instructors through studio led teacher trainings, increasing yoga attendance by 62%.
Instructor, Yoga, Sculpt, Pilates, Barre + HIIT
Whole Body Studio
09.2021 - Current
- Promote alignment focused classes across multi-modalities bringing education to the athlete and non-athlete alike.
- Increase student participation via engaging in their daily life demands and challenging them to align their imbalances.
- Initiate new movement methods (HIIT and sculpt) to studio, eliminating modality gaps and improving student development through in-person increasing attendance 200% in one year, livestream, and onDemand classes.
Digital Marketing Manager
Inversion Yoga Studio
10.2020 - 08.2021
- Establish quality in all digital classes, workshops, and events, both OnDemand and Livestream.
- Train 100% of employees and contractors in how to use technology, troubleshoot and maintain.
- Develop content, motivate teachers to livestream and record OnDemand classes, creating the studio's first digital library.
- Direct Digital Strategy to increase digital users, digital sales, and establish marketing plan to attract both users and teachers.
- Create and maintain inventory for transitional and stationary equipment tracking systems.
Instructor, Yoga + Barre
VIM
12.2019 - 08.2021
- Applied various coaching aids to minimize learning gaps and instruct and motivate students.
- Navigated student progress, frequently checking in with new students and identifying areas of improvement.
- Initiated new movements and cues, eliminating instructional gaps and improving application.
Instructor, Yoga, Sculpt, Pilates, Barre, + HIIT
Inversion Yoga Studio
08.2019 - 08.2021
- Increased student participation via engaging personal goals and injury prevention education.
- Evaluated and revised class plans for inclusivity and injury awareness.
- Optimized instruction to align with mindful movement strategies with industry best practices.
Middle School Science Teacher
Chicago Public Schools
08.2016 - 08.2019
- Organize, design, and facilitate Earth Science, Life Science, and Physical Science curriculum featuring labs and technology. Create new module for curriculum utilizing rockets (8th grade) and dissections (7th grade) as supplemental units.
- Improve standardized test scores for science standards by 15% by implementing student choice, creative coursework.
- Organize and facilitate STEAM Night as leader of Science PLC
- Coach 5/6 and 7/8 Boys and Girls Skinner North Soccer team; 5/6 Boys Soccer Team 2nd place finish in 2016 season.
- Initiated and coached middle school debate team. 2017 season, 11 of 14 students and 2018 season, 10 of 13 students received multiple individual and team speaking awards.
Instructor and Studio Experience Team Onboarding Coordinator
CorePower Yoga
08.2015 - 08.2019
- Instruct and facilitate heated full body circuits inspiring students to grow physically and mentally.
- Improved Studio Experience Team training format to ensure 100 percent of team members are informed of all regulations.
Project Engineer
James McHugh Construction Company
04.2014 - 04.2015
- Submit RFI's and Submittals required by contractor and sub-contractor to architect and owners
- Maintain weekly reports to update site progress for upper management and owners
Quality, Safety, and Environmental Analyst
The Coca-Cola Company
03.2014 - 04.2015
- Manage all location's environmental, safety, and fleet data, standardized reporting processes to decrease error rate, decrease lag time by 60%, increase facilities reporting safety metrics by 80%
- Certified Internal Auditor for ISO 9001 standards
Education
Masters of Education - Science Instructional Leadership
University of Illinois At Chicago
Chicago, IL 01.2017 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science & Art
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA 08.2009 - 01.2012
Skills
Operations Monitoring
Process Improvement
Customer Service
Performance Tracking and Evaluation
Training and Development
Certification
Pre + Postnatal Athletic Training
Interests
Chicago City Soccer ClubAssistant Soccer CoachChicago City Soccer Club, Chicago, IL 2016 – 2017, GU16, GU17
MtBethel Youth Soccer Coach, Marietta,GA 2014, GU8
Publications
"Use of Non-traditional Multimodal Methods to Construct Scientific Discourse in Middle School Science," Project Science Eduction for Excellence and Equity in Chicago/Noyce Fellowship
Timeline
Pre + Postnatal Athletic Training
03-2023
E-RYT 200
01-2022
Studio Manager
Whole Body Studios
09.2021 - Current
Instructor, Yoga, Sculpt, Pilates, Barre + HIIT
Whole Body Studio
09.2021 - Current
500 Hr Pilates
05-2021
Digital Marketing Manager
Inversion Yoga Studio
10.2020 - 08.2021
Bosu
05-2020
Above Barre
01-2020
Instructor, Yoga + Barre
VIM
12.2019 - 08.2021
Instructor, Yoga, Sculpt, Pilates, Barre, + HIIT
Inversion Yoga Studio
08.2019 - 08.2021
RYT 200
07-2019
Sculpt
05-2017
Masters of Education - Science Instructional Leadership
University of Illinois At Chicago
01.2017 - 05.2018
Middle School Science Teacher
Chicago Public Schools
08.2016 - 08.2019
Instructor and Studio Experience Team Onboarding Coordinator
CorePower Yoga
08.2015 - 08.2019
Project Engineer
James McHugh Construction Company
04.2014 - 04.2015
Quality, Safety, and Environmental Analyst
The Coca-Cola Company
03.2014 - 04.2015
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science & Art
Allegheny College
08.2009 - 01.2012