Dave Burgis:
Dave Burgis is the founder and director of the National Health and Fitness Academy and is one of Australia’s leading health and fitness educators. He has educated thousands of personal trainers, trained hundreds of clients & had the honour of speaking in front of tens of thousands of people on motivation, health, fitness, weight loss, business and coaching all types of strategies to help people achieve their goals. Dave’s major passion is educating people in Health and Fitness. He is well known for taking the complicated subjects and making them simple for people to understand but more importantly implement into their everyday lifestyles.
After becoming a Personal Trainer in 2006 he quickly became aware that he would only ever be able to assist a small number of clients. He realised that to assist more people, he would have to develop his only Academy and produce more great trainers.
Dave started the National Health & Fitness Academy with the vision of creating Australia’s most superior fitness education institute. His teachings focus on the majority of the population and how the trainers can assist more everyday people to live a healthier and happier lifestyle.
Dave is extremely well know for his drive and dedication in ensuring not only his own success but also particularly that of his students on their mission to assisting more people to gain a more healthier and fulfilling lifestyle. The winner of multiple fitness industry awards, Dave is also a successful entrepreneur and nationally renowned speaker and leading fitness educator.
He continues to be a keynote speaker at various events, as well being a guest contributor to various health and fitness magazines. Dave is the author of numerous publications including ‘The Secret Psychology of Weight Loss Success’ and ‘The Secret Strategy Behind Success’.
Ryan Elliott:
Ryan is a small-town country boy who dropped out of high school in year 11. At 17 years old, Ryan started his career in the fitness industry as a personal trainer, then membership consultant and manager. Ryan used that experience to go on to found multiple software companies, raising venture capital money from Australia's top-tier firms and is a 2x Entrepreneur of the Year finalist. Ryan has the experience and knowledge to help coaches accelerate the growth of their business.
Phil Kolaric:
Phil The Fatburner, as he is commonly known, has been in the fitness industry for over 13 years. After completing a Bachelor in Business majoring in Marketing, Phil went through his own personal weight journey, and this inspired him to become a Personal Trainer. Since then he has run successful fitness businesses in Melbourne, London and the Gold Coast.
Phil's fitness businesses have included Personal Training, Small Group Training, Bootcamps, hiring other Personal Trainers and Online Coaching. He currently works at Goodlife Robina as the Personal Training Manager while also running a successful Small Group Training business and Online Coaching business!
Phil is super passionate about helping new or soon to be PT's with the sales and marketing side of their business. He has a no fluff approach to teaching and is always happy to go the extra mile for students and new Personal Trainers. He has mentored hundreds of Personal Trainers while being a PT Manager and coach at NHFA.
