The Vision
I grew up in regular competition with my older brother — racing everywhere, playing baseball with the boys, and realizing early that movement was the place I felt most like myself.
I didn’t play on a softball team until my freshman year of high school — many years behind most of my teammates, and I was usually one of the smallest players on the field. That year, I discovered strength training and realized it would close the deficit I was experiencing in both experience and size. The progress felt good, so I kept going — and quickly became stronger, faster, and more explosive than I’d ever been. This changed everything for me in the sport. What could have held me back ended up building the mindset, confidence, and resilience that shaped who I became, on and off the field. There was an empowerment that came from the realization that being the smallest didn’t mean I had to be the weakest, and I trained until the opposite was true.
I received a scholarship to play at a nationally ranked junior college, Yavapai College. I became a two-time JC All-American, earned multiple Division 1 scholarship offers, transferred twice, and ultimately finished my career at Grand Canyon University. That path taught me how to build athletes from the ground up — because I lived that process myself.
My six-year journey playing a collegiate sport taught me more about my mind, body, and resilience than any degree or certification ever could — but I earned those too. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from California State University, Fullerton, and a Master of Science in Mental Health and Wellness with an emphasis in Family Dynamics from Grand Canyon University. I am certified through the National Academy of Sports Medicine as a Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Nutrition Coach, and Corrective Exercise Specialist — education that deepened my understanding of how the mind supports the body, and how both influence performance.
Today, I coach across three spaces — personal training, my online strength program, and baseball & softball development — all with the same intention: helping people build real strength through nutrition, movement, and mental focus.
I work with athletes as young as six and clients in their 70s — proof that strength and progress don’t come with an age limit. So no, I don’t believe in choosing a niche. I train the mind, I train the body, and I train the person — because performance, well-being, and confidence belong to everyone, and we’re all human and capable of more than we think. Every session, every rep, and every moment inside the gym or cage is about building something real: confidence, consistency, and a standard you can hold yourself to.
Constant change. Constant betterment. Always learning, always striving, always trying to do something new — and something better.
See you in the work.
— Mia