Meet Our Certified Partners

More Certified Partners

Beyond the Founding Network, these certified instructors and studios are bringing HEROBOARD PILATES™ to their own communities across the U.S. and abroad.

Certified Partner

Knight Fitness NJ

Sarah Knight · Bayville (Berkeley Township), NJ, US

Sarah Knight is the owner of Knight Fitness NJ, a Jersey Shore waterfront wellness facility she runs with her husband Steve. A competitive CrossFit athlete who ranked 74th in the world in her age group at the 2018 CrossFit Open, Sarah brought HEROBOARD PILATES™ into a facility already known for group fitness, personal training, and nutrition coaching. Knight Fitness is the model for HEROBOARD PILATES™ inside a strength-and-conditioning operator — Pilates that earns its spot on a serious training menu.

Website · @knightfitnessnj · YouTube

Certified Partner

PWR House Pilates

Allison Smidt · Washington, IL, US

Alli Smidt is the founder of PWR House Pilates, a HEROBOARD PILATES™ studio opening in Washington, Illinois. Certified at the January 2026 HQ cohort, Alli is building her studio around the method from day one — making her the model for the new-studio founder who chooses Heroboard as the cornerstone of the concept rather than retrofitting it into an existing program. Follow @_pwrhousepilates for the opening.

@_pwrhousepilates · YouTube

Certified Partner

VAVA Yoga & Pilates

Ava Vushaj · Romeo (Macomb County), MI, US

Ava Vushaj founded VAVA Yoga & Pilates in Romeo, Michigan, and built her studio around The VAVA Method — a blend of athletic strength and mindful control across yoga and Pilates programming. She certified in HEROBOARD PILATES™ in January 2026, and her studio represents the founder-owned boutique with a proprietary method — exactly the kind of operator who gets the most leverage out of certification.

Website · @vavayogapilates · YouTube

Certified Partner

Total Body Carly

Carly Shannon · Neponsit (Rockaway peninsula, Queens), NY, US

Carly Shannon is the founder of Total Body Carly, a self-built solo training brand on the Rockaway peninsula in Queens, New York. A former NPC bodybuilder and high school teacher, Carly blends an education background with serious strength credentials. She certified in HEROBOARD PILATES™ in January 2026 and brings the method to Rockaway Beach Pilates classes, her own clients, and her signature Sculpt + Soundbath events at boutique hotels including The Rockaway and Moxy.

Website · @totalbodycarly · YouTube

Certified Partner

The Corner Studio (Pilates & Lagree)

Kendall Volpe · Grosse Pointe Woods/Park, MI, US

The Corner Studio is a Detroit-area boutique fitness operation with three locations and one membership: Corner Studio in Grosse Pointe Woods, Pilates & Lagree in Grosse Pointe City, and Corner Pilates in St. Clair Shores. Roughly 180 classes a week across Pilates, Lagree, HIIT, and infrared sauna. HEROBOARD PILATES™ is led at The Corner by certified instructor Kendall Volpe — certified at the February 2026 HQ cohort. Book in the CORNER STUDIO GP app.

Website · @thecornerstudiogp · YouTube

Certified Partner

ERO SCULPT Studio

Alexandra Jamet & Cecilia Charpentier · Paris, FR

ERO SCULPT Studio is HEROBOARD PILATES™' Paris home — and the studio that opened the method to continental Europe. Co-led by Alexandra Jamet and Cecilia Charpentier, ERO SCULPT was certified at the February 2026 cohort, becoming the first two HEROBOARD PILATES™ certified instructors in France. In September 2026, ERO SCULPT will anchor Heroboard's first-ever international certification cohort in Paris.

@erosculpt.studio · YouTube

Certified Partner

AXIS PILATES CLUB

Sophia Renteria · Odessa, TX, US

Sophia Renteria founded AXIS PILATES CLUB in Odessa, Texas — a pop-up Pilates operation growing the West Texas Pilates community from a market that didn't exist a year ago. She certified in HEROBOARD PILATES™ in February 2026, and the method's portability is exactly why it works for her: the board fits a suitcase, sets up in minutes, and travels to every venue she teaches in.

@soph.renteria · YouTube

Certified Partner

GRIT ATX

Garland Parsley · Austin, TX, US

Garland Parsley owns and founded GRIT ATX in East Austin — a locally-owned, female-owned, instructor-owned boutique studio that runs on rhythm and intention. Roughly eight years into teaching, Garland is 'instructor first, business owner second,' and that ethos shows up in how GRIT integrates HEROBOARD PILATES™ — not as a bolt-on, but as a new modality woven into a community already moving to music.

Website · @grit_atx · YouTube

Certified Partner

Balanced by Katie Seaman

Katie Seaman · Rocklin, CA, US

Katie Seaman runs Balanced by Katie Seaman in Rocklin, California — a HEROBOARD PILATES™ practice focused on busy women building strength and balance through Pilates, strength, and wellness programming. Certified at the March 2026 Boise HQ cohort, Katie is the model for the founder-instructor building her own brand around the method. First class is free for new clients via @balanced.by.katie_.

@balanced.by.katie_ · YouTube

Certified Partner

PLAYGROUND BKLYN

Peter Rivera · Brooklyn, NY, US

Peter Rivera owns and runs PLAYGROUND BKLYN — a Brooklyn boutique gym built on an 'average to athlete' mission and a strength-and-conditioning ethos. He certified in HEROBOARD PILATES™ in March 2026, bringing the method into a context most Pilates studios don't reach: serious training environments where clients want strength, control, and athletic development.

Website · YouTube

Certified Partner

The NB Program

Nicole Berardi · Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON, CA

Nicole Berardi is the founder of The NB Program and the first Canadian HEROBOARD PILATES™ certified instructor. Based in Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario, Nicole blends Pilates and personal training inside a single founder-run program, and her April 2026 certification opens the method to Canada. Business inquiries: nicoleberardifitness@gmail.com · Follow @nicoleberardi.

@nicoleberardi · YouTube