Director Of New Business & Operations

Having not worked in the fitness or gym industry before it was a baptism of fire when I first started working with Sam and Zeb who were joint partners at Samsons Fitness. A year after working with Sam and Zeb, I could see the potential with the company and how my experience from the years I spent working in the Public Sector both within the NHS at Senior Management Level; and the Private Sector. I initially trained in the legal profession and worked within this arena for a number of years both in London and then in Sussex where I settled for the past 16 years having spent two of those years in San Francisco where I undertook and and completed my Post Doctoral qualifications before heading back to the sunny shores of the South Coast. I spent three years working within Children’s Services as Head of Operations and Assistant CEO for a private organisation which specialised in working and providing specialist care as well as a Pupil Referrals Unit. I completed further Post Graduate studies in Child Development and Education and carried on working in this field until moving back to Bedfordshire back in 2014.Sam and Zeb agreed for me to undertake the Prince 2 qualification which I completed at the University of Bedfordshire where I gained the Foundation and Practitioner level and have used this throughout the process of planning the opening of our second venture. Having bought out Zeb in 2014 and working exclusively with Sam who I have known since I he was 5 and I was 9, some of you will know the story of our first meeting, which was less than favourable and have been friends ever since. Both ex competition and National level gymnasts our mutual love of sport and fitness has been apparent in what we do at Samsons and our joint vision. I represented all three of my universities at the highest levels in gymnastics, tennis and as part of the University Mens Rowing team.

We encourage young people to participate as much as possible in a wide range of combat sports, from Muay thai, Boxing, Brazilian Jui Jitsu, Taekwondo and Judo to the more conventional which most of us watch on a weekend. Our intention is to turn the company into a Charitable Integrated Organisation by the end of the year and continue to work with young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET)

As I have always said, we do not purport to be the best gym in Bedford, that would be gauche, however, we do say we are the most socially aware and conscious gym when it comes to equality, fairness and being treated as if you are more than a number or a paying member.