This document provides a summary of Christopher L. Bowman's qualifications and experience as a fitness professional and general manager. He has over 12 years of management experience in the hospitality industry and 3+ years as a fitness club General Manager. His experience includes managing all departments at fitness clubs, including membership sales, personal training, and facilities. He has a proven track record of consistently achieving and exceeding sales goals.

1. 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

2. 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.