Meet Alaina Hamade

Today we’d like to introduce you to Alaina Hamade.

So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
Similar to most girls, my struggles with confidence and body image started back in middle school. Those were the days I started to feel the weight of comparison and insecurity. I always wanted to be “as skinny” or “as pretty” as the other girls. When I started high school, I finally found my spot in the social scene, but behind closed doors I started struggling with obsessive eating + terrible anxiety. In mid-July of 2014 I started to feel really sick. After several medical tests and no answers, I was too sick to continue high school. I couldn’t even stand in the shower, so I definitely was not into health and fitness. I finally received a Lyme Disease diagnosis after five months of being sick. Lyme took all of my physical, mental, + emotional strength. After intensive treatment to reach my recovery, I knew I would never take my health for granted again. I learned that being “skinny” was not what was important but being healthy was.

After graduating high school, I started my college years with lots of McDonald’s, Cook Out, and plenty of nights in the bars. The “freshman 15 pounds” wasn’t an issue, but the “freshman 30 pounds” quickly was. I felt clueless, was a chronic yo-yo dieter, tried every detox tea, every Pinterest workout, every YouTube ab video, only visited the salad bar in the dining hall, and still saw no results. I was frustrated, angry, not confident, and SO unhealthy from the inside out. My Lyme symptoms were recurring and I knew I had to make a change.

I made a decision to try one last thing. This time I wasn’t choosing a quick fix because I needed something simple yet sustainable. That one decision changed everything! I started using virtual workout programs in the community room of my dorm. I loved the workouts, worked in a simple portion control meal plan and little did I know that my decision would result in me losing the 30 pounds I had gained. I continued using these virtual programs and meal plans for a year which resulted in losing 30 pounds and reclaiming my health!

I discovered that healthy can be a lifestyle and can be fun along the way. As more and more friends started asking what I was doing to get healthy, I decided I wanted a way to help support others on their journeys, too. I decided to become a coach in 2017 to help a few friends who felt stuck in their health and fitness routines. I never dreamed that I would turn a passion-based hobby into a 5-figure virtual coaching business, especially while I was a full-time business student at Georgia College.
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One decision changed everything for me. Sharing my journey on Instagram little by little resulted in growing my audience, my reach, and my impact. Two years later and I have now built a sustainable business, social media following, and brand that encourages women to be their healthiest. I have been asked to speak at corporate events, lead sales trainings, collaborated with major brands and seized countless other incredible opportunities. I describe my role as helping others succeed in their personal health and fitness journeys while simultaneously mentoring women to build successful coaching businesses.
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I had no idea what would grow out of my simple passion for health. I truly believe your pain can become your platform. You can find joy in your journey. You deserve a life that you’re crazy about living + you deserve to feel good living it.

Has it been a smooth road?
As with any goal or dream worth pursuing, there have definitely been struggles along the way. Sometimes I miss a sales goal, or a marketing plan doesn’t work the way I anticipated, or something on the backend unexpectedly goes wrong. What I have learned is that challenges can either break you or inspire you to find new ways to grow; that goes for both business and life.

Being an entrepreneur presents its own set of challenges as well. You deal with criticism and doubt, whether that’s from yourself or others. Starting and growing my business as a college student definitely exposed me to the critical judgment you face when you begin operating outside of what people expect you to be doing. You have to master the negativity or it can destroy your dreams and goals. Finding ways to keep your overall mission and dream at the forefront makes overcoming challenges much more meaningful.

So let’s switch gears a bit and go into the Alaina Hamade Fitness story. Tell us more about the business.
In a nutshell, daily I do two things which are helping others get healthy and helping others lead successful coaching businesses.

I lead monthly virtual boot camps to help others on their health and fitness journeys. In addition to membership to my exclusive virtual boot camps, I provide all of my clients with workouts, customized meal plans, and one on one coaching.

I mentor a team of young women to lead successful coaching businesses through various trainings, team calls, and other business strategies. I have a passion for leadership, mentorship, and content creation. Showing others their own capabilities is truly the most rewarding job.

To put it simply, I provide the tools and avenues for others to reveal their magic to themselves. I work with and alongside the most inspiring clients, team, and community.

How do you think the industry will change over the next decade?
In the next 5-10 years I see virtual coaching taking the world by storm for both fitness and business. As things become increasingly more virtual, I have no doubt that virtual boot camps for wellness or mentorship programs for business will continue to grow.

As topics like health and wellness continue to grow and become increasingly prioritized, I believe it will become the norm for everyone to be involved in some sort of fitness or wellness program.

Pricing:

• $169 Exclusive Boot Camp Access Bundle (including workouts, meal plans, starter supplements, and coaching)
• $169 Exclusive Boot Camp Access and Business Mentorship Bundle
• $99 Customized Workout Access (1 year)

Contact Info:

• Website: alainahamade.com
• Email: ahamadefit@gmail.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alaina.hamade/
• Other: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCglInYmF0GmUmK3cg8EfXGg

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