Club Pilates

Bios

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  Adriana Puppin

  Owner

  Adriana, Club Pilates Ft Lauderdale East owner, started her career working in banking on Wealth Management, but soon decided to pursue her passion as a Fashion Designer. She holds a BA for Fashion Design and a MBA focused on Retail Management, Adriana grew herself from designing women clothes to leading a Fast Fashion Women Clothing store to franchise their business and go from 4 own stores to 35 franchises. She was responsible not only for the relation with Franchisees, but also on re-sizing the business and developing a new supply chain in China. Adriana brings to the team a deep knowledge on Retail and Franchises. Fun facts about Adriana is that she grew up in the famous beach neighborhood of Copacabana in Rio de Janieiro - Brazil, has 2 kids, loves to travel to new countries and is simply crazy about PILATES.

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  FELIPE WANCE

  Owner

  Felipe, Club Pilates Ft Lauderdale East Owner, is an economist and a savy business entrepeneur. Felipe's carrier includes 15 years in Banking in relevant Banks such as Citibank, UBS AG Switzerland and BTG Pactual, most part in a Sales and Trading role. He founded his first company, a Travel Agency focused on the corporate market in 2011 (www.carpus.com.br), to become today a relevant independent player in the travel market for Brazil. Today, as the CEO of Fit & Suave LLC, Felipe is finally mixing his favorite worlds, bringing together his financial background and abilities with his fitness passion, developing the trendiest fitness concepts in America. Fun facts about him is that he is a former soccer player in Brazil, has lived in 4 different countries, speaks 5 languages and has visited over 50 different countries. Felipe is married and has 2 kids.

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  Julie Friel

  Instructor

  Julie Garcia Friel has found a passion for health, fitness and teaching through her love of dance. Julie holds her master's degree in Dance Education from New York University and her bachelor's degree in Communications with minor's in Dance and Spanish from Jacksonville University. She is a fully trained Pilates instructor. Julie also holds her Da Vinci BodyBoard and Barre Bellas Certifications. As a professional dancer in a variety of styles, she has performed internationally and has taught at Broadway Dance Center, STEPS on Broadway, 92nd Street Y, the American Tap Dance Foundation, Boston University, New York University, Long Island University, Jacksonville University and the Florida State College at Jacksonville. When taking Julie’s class you can expect a welcoming environment! She aims to challenge her clients while working to ensure that the movements are available to any fitness level. Julie challenges her clients to push themselves all while having fun!

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  Wadha Eid

  Instructor

  Wadha is a graduate of University of Maryland, College Park and currently studying Occupational Therapy. She has been teaching Pilates for over 5 years and started off teaching Mat Pilates, then moving on to teach the full apparatus in the Washington D.C. area and South Florida. Her loves are Pilates, the beach, and her dog Tater Tot.

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  Brooke Sams

  Instructor

  Brooke has been studying and teaching Pilates and Fitness for over a decade. In 2008 she received her Comprehensive Teacher Training Pilates Certification through BASI ™ Pilates (Body Arts & Science International). In 2013 she completed her TRX Suspension Training certification. Brooke is also certified in Yoga, Ballet Barre, Sports Nutrition and Personal Training. In her free time she loves to cook, go to the beach and travel.

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  Eva Orlando

  Instructor

  Eva Orlando has been in the fitness industry for over 15 years .She currently holds a Power Pilates certification, Personal Training, Nutrition, Yoga 200 and 500 hr. Eva also has been a part of many retreats through Wendi Blum in Ft Lauderdale. Eva is passionate about the power of movement!

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  Gabriel Cepeda

  Instructor

  Gabriel first became interested in fitness in 1995 as a means of dealing with his poor body image and years of being an overweight adolescent. In the early part of his career, Gabriel was a fitness instructor and personal trainer at Williams Island Spa and Bonaventure Resort & Spa. 1998 he started working at the prestigious Fisher Island Resort & Spa where his knowledge and experience elevated him to Fitness Director. It was at Fisher Island where he found a passion and obtained certification in the Pilates method. He took his career to the next level which led him to own and operate a successful pilates studio for 11 years. He sold his business in 2015 to pursue higher learning at the International Fitness Institute in Boca Raton, Florida with world renowned fitness expert, Dr. Anthony Abbott. He finds great satisfaction in helping others obtain their fitness goals while maintaining and enjoying a better quality of life.