Anna Kaiser of AKT – Positively Successful
August 5, 2019
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If you could create the perfect blend of energy, positivity, strategy, and hard work, her name would be Anna Kaiser. Anna is a choreographer and fitness entrepreneur who was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Health & Fitness by Greatlist, and has been a personal trainer to big names like Kelly Ripa, Shakira, Karlie Kloss, Hilary Duff, and Sarah Jessica Parker. She’s also the founder of AKT, a fast growing prescription based dance concept, deeply rooted in movement and positive energy. She joins Socialfly Co-Founder Courtney Spritzer in the MouthMedia Network studio for a conversation about building her business and career, and describes her journey to success. Plus, a surprise and a brainstorm! In this episode:
- How and why Anna created a fitness program like nothing else out there
- Why it took two years to perfect it before moving it out of beta
- How she lives a balanced life with no two days the same
- How dance has played an important role in Anna’s life
- About her time touring with celebrities
- The risk of training new talent
- And the challenging yet exciting path to franchising
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