“Monarchi fit·ness is designed to provide inclusive training services based on the individual, while offering membership in a community of like-minded people hellbent on finding joy and celebrating life for all of its different shapes, colors, sizes, and faces – and we would love to have you join the party.” - Michaela, COO This company was born out of love, fear, and pure stubbornness. I fell in love with fitness young – but it wasn’t till much later that I realized how much good I could do by sharing that love with others. The fear came later, when I began to understand what it would take for me to be “successful” in the fitness industry as it stands today. The existence of this company in and of itself is evidence of my stubbornness… or maybe just my unwillingness to give up on an idea. The idea is simple: to elevate people through regenerative lifestyle practices using elements of education, empowerment, and empathy. We achieve that idea through the same means it was developed - love, fear, and stubbornness. Specifically, a deep seeded love for what training, nutrition, and community can do for a person and their life. Fear of what it does to people when they feel unseen, or unaccounted for by a company claiming to do good. And a stubborn drive towards helping people – in whatever way, shape, or form I can. Plus, as a bisexual womxn in today’s world, I would like to feel comfortable in a gym someday, too.