My name is Shawn Healey. I've owned multiple businesses, been a movement practitioner, an educator and consultant for over 20 years. Like many business owners, my career started with a passion. For me it was to help people feel better in their bodies and live better lives. I went to the University of Oregon, where I received my Bachelors Degree in Exercise and Movement Science and my Masters Degree in Sports Medicine. During and just following my college career I was a personal trainer at a local athletic club. I started my first personal training business in 1996. In 1997, I opened my first fitness studio, which ultimately developed into a 9000 square foot complex offering a range of services that included traditional fitness, Pilates and CoreAlign training specialties and Physical Therapy. I've been a educator for Polestar Pilates Education, sat on the Board of Directors for the Pilates Method Alliance for 7 years, and am a master trainer for the CoreAlign Training System. My wife and I have developed teacher training programs for both the Pilates setting and the CoreAlign setting, and have partnered and opened a number of additional studios with a replication model in mind. Over the last 6 years I have consulted many small business owners and independent contractors, helping to guide them through their business development and challenges. As any business owner knows, you have fantastic highs and terrifying lows owning a business. I was no different. In early 2015, we made the decision to consolidate and downsize for a number of personal and professional reasons. We unwound our partnerships, and ultimately and somewhat unexpectedly, closed our flagship studio. In July of 2015, my family moved to beautiful Sedona, Arizona. It is a true paradise for recovery and enlightenment. After an entire career of business ownership in the movement industry, there is one thing that I've realized both through my consulting clients' experiences, and surely through my own... Many of us get caught in the business trap of chasing the dream and ultimately lose the day. We get burnt out, our relationships suffer, we lose the passions that started the dream in the first place. Because of these experiences, I've committed myself to helping other business owners to not lose their day. To look forward to their future. To help them understand how to improve their lives each day, WHILE they are pursuing their dream. Just like the mighty koi that makes it to the top of the waterfall and ultimately turning into a dragon, with smart (and hard) work and dedication any of us can conquer any challenge, while living each day to the fullest and without losing it. Dragon Koi Consulting has been born out of over 25 years of experiences with business, people, successes and failures. My experience with the design, opening, development, systemizing and structuring the owning and running my own business, as well as dealing with those challenges that none of us want to face (which happen to most of us), gives me a unique ability to help you through with almost anything that your business can and will throw at you. More importantly, my focus is to help my clients understand and strive for what makes their life meaningful WHILE developing a successful business. I hope to have this opportunity with you. DON'T LOSE THE DAY WHILE CHASING YOUR DREAM!