Kelly Abanda

Kelly's Congress Sessions

Saturday
8:15 - 9:15am
Room 229
The Mental Operating System Every Gym Owner Needs for Sustained Success
Saturday Professional Development
Presenter(s): Mark Mahoney Kelly Abanda
Session Summary

As a gym owner, you don’t just manage facilities, you run a high-pressure business built on performance culture. Every decision, every challenge, every conversation is filtered through one system first: the brain.

When your mental operating system is optimized, you’ll easily lead with clarity, confidence, and consistency, no matter how chaotic the day gets. Ready to build your business with less stress? Then don’t miss this interactive, high-impact session.

Join Jackrabbit Class and The Better Brain Project for a practical, energizing look at the neuroscience behind high-performing gym leadership. You’ll discover how mental fitness helps you:
Make faster, higher-quality decisions
Handle tough conversations without stress
Strengthen time-management and boundaries
Maintain resilience so you can lead at your best

You’ll also see real-world outcomes through a gym case study and leave with simple tools you can put into action immediately to elevate how you lead your athletes, your staff, and your business.

12:30 - 1:00pm
Room 225
Power Lunch Session: Explore your Unique Inner Saboteurs
Saturday Professional Development
Presenter(s): Kelly Abanda
Session Summary

The Saboteurs Running Your Gym
10pm parent emails, schedules rewritten four times, working overtime to fill gaps. You’re exhausted and ready to quit, but nobody knows it. Join Kelly Abanda, PQ expert, for a working session built around your unique inner pressures. Click here to take the free Saboteur Assessment before lunch, then come find out what your results mean for how you lead, and how shifting your inner critic can help you get to your goals with less stress.