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More than a place to sweat | Maven Strong

Maven Strong is more than just a place to sweat, it is space you can build your confidence and your body. We offer a variety of classes to help you become your biggest, baddest self. Come in today!

MAVEN STRONG

More than a place to sweat.

With state-of-the-art equipment and a design aesthetic to kill for, our functional movement studio delivers the luxury of a 5-star resort coupled with group classes (link text), one-on-one coaching (link text), and kickass events (link text). From Pilates Reformers to a circus of props for strength training to plie jumps at the barre, our team of expert instructors will work your whole body across three foundational pillars: SWEAT, STRENGTH & SOUL. We believe a little bit from each every week is the magic sauce behind unleashing your biggest, baddest, most-inspired self, which is why we offer a complementary 20-minute Find Your Formula. Together, we’ll customize your action plan of change to jumpstart real results and along the way, our studio will be here, helping you track your progress and stay motivated. Because we are more than a place to sweat. We are also your safe space, one filled with people who meet you where you’re at and fuel you to fear less and fail more. We can already see your beautiful sparkle and we can’t wait for you to share its shine with the world.

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OUR COMMUNITY

We are proud to be part of Salt Lake City’s Maven District, a curated block of locally owned businesses on 900 S, that believe in diverse communities, self-growth, and dreaming big.

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Meet Our Instructors

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Tessa Arneson

Tessa Arneson

Tessa is our Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer. She’s been dreaming about building our Maven community since she got up the guts to leave the corporate world a handful of years ago. She’s obsessed with collecting adventures with her babe, learning every day, loving hard, and doing scary things.

Mission: Teach you something about your body you can apply outside of the studio in every single class.
Expect: Passion and intensity.

Rocky Donati

Rocky Donati

Rocky is our C0-Founder & Chief Misfit Officer. She has a quirky sense of humor, laughs loudly, and talks supersonic fast. When she’s not brainstorming marketing strategies for Maven or sweating in a studio, you can find her soaking up desolate wilderness with a fly rod and her pups or jetsetting around the world.

Mission: Challenge your capabilities by strengthening from the inside out.
Expect: Lots of energy and a sore core.

Jen Ungvichian

Jen Ungvichian

Jen is our Chief Operations Officer. She is no bull with a big heart. She gets to the point, gets shit done, and makes you feel magical throughout the entire journey. If she’s not changing the landscape of Maven for the better, you can find her on one of her many bikes (road or dirt) or enjoying the tastes of the town.

Mission: Work smarter, not harder.
Expect: Your wildest dreams to come true with the wave of her wand.

Sidney Smith

Sidney Smith

Sidney is our Community Manager and is ready to make Maven Strong and Maven Create your favorite places to be! She’s got a knack for remembering your name after a brief encounter and will always have an oat milk latte or bubbly water close by. She loves chatting about the SLC restaurant scene and what you thought about the latest movie release. Expect her to hop in a class with you soon or swing by for a quick hello while you work!

Mission: Collecting genuine friendships.
Expect: To fall in love with your new gal pal inside (and outside) of the studio!

Coco Hernandez

Coco Hernandez

Maria is our Community Manager, managing everything from short term (click here to check them out) to long term residential rentals and commercial rentals. She is without a doubt thorough in every sense of the word, bubbly, dedicated, and fiercely independent. An impressive master of her own fate, we have never known Maria to be incapable of anything. But hold up, let’s not forget to talk about her newest obsession… her precious golden retriever, Chili, the true motivator behind her daily success.

Mission: This is my life and I will thrive!
Expect: Creative solutions and a can-do attitude any hour of the day

Jess Klockman

Jess Klockman

Jess is our Commercial Community Manager, making her the go-to resource for all commercial tenants! Thanks to Jess’ brave move from Portland to SLC by herself, she fell into our lap as a Trade Sparkler and we gobbled her up as a full-timer as soon as we could make it happen after falling in love with her endless enthusiasm and thirst for new adventures. On her days off, you’ll catch her snapping photos on her Canon F1 Film camera… or hanging in a pool with a cocktail!

Mission: A personal connection every step of the way with a LOT of heart.
Expect: True grit that doesn’t give up.

Heather Geertgens

Heather Geertgens

Heather is our Digital Community Manager, which means she runs our brands on social media and ensures we’re always bringing the online vibe. What makes Heather the sweetest cupcake of our clan is her magical ability to make you feel like you’re the only person in the room. She’s a great listener, wonderfully considerate friend, and when she softly giggles and gives you that side smile, you’ll want to move mountains for her.

Mission: Make Maven look REALLY REALLY REALLY RIDICULOUSLY good looking!
Expect: Beautiful designs.

Zoey Sheinberg

Zoey Sheinberg

Zoey is our Sparkler and just like the name, she truly does make our space more sparkly! Whether it’s treating you like a the VIP you are with a grin or shining up the reformers or helping coordinate a community event, Zoey is always a delight.

Mission: Make the world a brighter place.
Expect: Empathy, openness, and creativity where you find her.

Sofia Deltoro

Sofia Deltoro

Sofia is young in years AND at heart. She has a knack fro making people feel at ease and her love language is baking goodies for all. When she’s not at Maven, Sofia enjoys pilates and yoga classes with her mom.

Mission: A true chameleon of customer service–adapting uniquely to your needs!
Expect: Snickerdoodles that blow your mind.

Instructors

Ashley Finley

Ashley Finley

Ashley is a force to be reckoned with! As Co-Founder of the Black Lives Matter Salt Lake City Chapter and a refuge for BIPOC communities in her work as a reproductive care advocate and a Birth and Postpartum Doula, Ashley ALSO founded Sacred Sister Doula. Besides the many amazing roles Finley works in as a doula, she is also an accomplished poet. In her poem “Brave New Home,” she says: “I want to build myself into a home for you, want to stretch out my arms, pull you in close, hold you tight, let you know that there is shelter here.” The truth is that so many of society’s troubles might be cured by extending this simple and powerful feeling to people who are struggling. Simple acts of care and love, and listening to those so often pushed to the margins are how real leaders are born. It’s no wonder that Ashley is also a phenomenal yoga instructor and we’re so proud to have her teach our FREE Community Class.

Mission: Actions starts and end with love
Expect: A no-adjustment space that’s filled with self-love movement

Bree Strong

Bree Strong

Bree is a born and bred City of Salter who grew up enjoying the best parts of Utah’s great outdoors. When this jet setting mama of three isn’t lifting weights or challenging herself with a new sport, she’s conjuring up challenging workouts that are guarantee to make you cry… for more! Bree’s goal in every workout is to ensure you work hard and push yourself past your perceived limits to feel stronger, more confident, and always successful.

Mission: Always chasing the sunshine.
Expect: A sly combo of high-intensity alongside challenging, slower-paced moves that tone muscle head to toe

Carly Herrmann

Carly Herrmann

A native of the north suburbs of Chicago, Carly Herrmann is a ballet teacher, choreographer, and artist. Before graduating from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet and a Minor in Communications, she danced with the Charlottesville Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s High School Full-Time Program, and the Joffrey Ballet Academy in Chicago. She performed as a corps member with the Dayton Ballet in their staging of Swan Lake in 2018. While in high school, she discovered how important it was to cross-train to keep her body healthy for all the hours she spent in the studio and on stage. She quickly grew a strong passion for Pilates, and since discovering it in 2015, she now wants others to experience the same joy, love, and excitement she has found as well.

Currently, she is an MFA Ballet graduate student and teaching assistant at the University of Utah, where she is focusing her study on dancers and mental health.

Mission: A true chameleon of customer service–adapting uniquely to your needs!
Expect: Snickerdoodles that blow your mind.

Heather Blackburn

Heather Blackburn

Heather is a professional when it comes to making you feel comfortable in your own body. She’s been around the block a number of times with her own injuries, so she knows every modification. When she’s not teaching, she’s chasing three munchkins from the soccer fields to the mountains.

Mission: Keeping you uninjured while you burn.
Expect: Upbeat pace with a killer knowledge base of millions of moves.

Josephine Johnson

Josephine Johnson

You know Josa’s sweet smiling face, but do you know her evil twin who makes your legs? You should come meet her. On her off days, she’s letting her inner hippy out somewhere in the mountains or at a music festival.

Mission: Help you realize that self-love isn’t selfish, it’s critical for your happiness.
Expect: Time to get serious and focus deep.

Juna Brown

Juna Brown

Juna is a a full time esthetician hailing from Reno who turned to Pilates after pain from her day job became too much to bare. Having all been super active with a deep love for fitness and strength training, Juna was instantly eager to share her knowledge with others to help them feel the same way. Thanks to her killer jams and infectious energy, she has quickly become a fan favorite. When she isn’t gracing our studio with her optimism, you can find this self-proclaimed girly girl walking her two dogs (Rocky & Phoebe), listening to murder podcasts/audible books, or shopping online for cute workout sets and clothes.

Mission: To remove that pain and brighten that smile.
Expect: Traditional mat Pilates sprinkled with barre moves and a fire playlist!

Michael Hankins

Michael Hankins

Michael is a contemporary dancer, choreographer, and Pilates instructor from Detroit. After entering the dancing world as an ancient soul (all of 17), he attended Oakland University to study movement and simultaneously jumped head first into Pilates, first as part of his personal practice and then to train as an instructor. After the pandemic finally calmed down, Michael was able to finally move to Salt Lake City follow his dream: performing and instructing in the mountains! We were lucky to snag him.

Mission: To enhance your quality of life.
Expect: High energy. Like LOTS of energy. And superb cueing.

Natasha Fett

Natasha Fett

Natasha is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, womyn’s health specialist, and certified Pilates instructor. Natasha’s practice and teaching emphasize the unique phases and needs of females and/or folks assigned female at birth. Whether you’re a novice to exercise or a high-level athlete, Natasha will help you move well, thrive, and do what you love for life.

Mission:Empower you to push past your stories and limiting beliefs.
Expect: Playful vibes and attention to detail.

Whitney Warren

Whitney Warren

Whitney has been practicing yoga for over a decade. In 2020 she decided to share her love of yoga with others by getting her 200 HR certification. Her instructional approach centers on alignment-focused asana complemented by elements of meditation and an emphasis on breath awareness. She believes yoga is a dynamic form of meditation, fostering a holistic connection between mind and body. When she’s not on her mat, you can find her playing Pickleball with friends, walking her dog, Max, or training for her next half marathon.

Mission: Leave class feeling grounded and centered.
Expect: Challenging vinyasa flows with a sprinkle of yogic philosophy.