Johanna Quinn is the founder of JQ Fitness and the creator of iluvthis Bootcamp. She has helped shape and inspire the lives of thousands over 18 years in the fitness and health industry through group fitness, personal training and corporate wellness seminars. As a fitness expert, Johanna has a unique connection with her audience and clients that stems from her own personal journey for wellness. Coming from an overweight family and having gained over 80 pounds in her pregnancies, Johanna has the ability to understand and help those who need to get on the right track and lose weight. Along with her passion to help people, she inspires and motivates those through her workshops and speaking opportunities. Johanna is an Honours graduate from the University of Toronto. She currently resides in Oakville, ON with her husband and three children aged 7, 4 and 4 months.
Johanna also shows interest in social responsibility by hosting an annual event, BE[CAUSE]-Workout for Freedom, that raises awareness and funds to abolish human trafficking in Canada. In the past 3 years. Through this event, JQ Fitness has been able to raise over $32,000 to help rescue and support survivors through FREE-THEM.
Come together on the morning of Family Day, February 16 in Oakville and sweat as one big happy family! Bring your friends, bring your family and yes, even your kids.
This morning is a blast… you choose what you want to do:
- Form a team of 4 and compete for bragging rights and great prizes in the team challenge event
- Come for our large bootcamp class where we get 150 people covered in sweat and fun with all our trainers!
- Got kids? That’s sweet, they get their own bootcamp and we look after them while you workout!
This is open to all whether you’re in shape or out of shape! We have lots of fun things planned this morning and it’s all for a great cause! All the funds we raise go to the survivors of human trafficking right here in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton region.
Bonus time! If you’re one of the first 50 adults to register for the event, you get a fancy iluvthis Bootcamp performance t-shirt! On top of that, everyone that comes to the event gets free swag bags.
**For additional event info and to register, please click here**
Our Q & A with Johanna:
- What inspires you?
Strong, mature women who have sown into the next generation through both raising their own children and making a difference in the world often sacrificially. They did so when it wasn’t the thing to do. This motivates me and inspires me to think big and act on it.2. As a small business owner what achievements make you most proud?
Seeing a need in the fitness industry seven years ago and developing my own unique iluvthis Bootcamp program from the ground up. In addition, our annual charity event – iluvthis Bootcamp BE[CAUSE] – Workout for Freedom allows us to give back as a JQ Fitness community and help stop human trafficking in our own backyard which is a cause I am most passionate about.
3. What advice would you give to others aspiring small business owners?
Get your business on the ground before you have kids! Seriously though, your time becomes much less when kids appear on the scene. Don’t just create a job for yourself, trading time for money and without vacation pay, health benefits and savings programs. You need to create a business that doesn’t revolve around you and builds systems that you can replicate. Great book to read is “E-Myth Mastery” by Michael Gerber.
4. What new things can we look forward to from your business in the upcoming year?
This year I plan on simplifying things and really focus on the core business as it has grown so quickly. It’s time for me to regroup, seek business mentorship and get a great social media strategy in place.