Minority & Small Business Week
Page 6
September 30, 2015
Business
Professional
Finds a Niche
Mobile fitness training
for people on the go
A mobile fitness training and lifestyle coaching
company is reaching out to change how people think
about health and exercise. Established in 2003 by
owner and
fitness professional Tami Williams, Wild-
fire Fitness focuses on helping clients to adopt
healthy
habits and lifestyle goals while eliminating the need
to sign up for a gym membership.
“Even at a young age I knew that I wanted to own
a business,” Williams says, “though I had no idea it
would be in fitness.”
Williams began her career in accounting and while
working as a bookkeeper she began teaching fitness
classes on the side for fun, but it wasn’t long before
participants began asking her to train with them pri-
vately.
Soon she had to make a choice due to the demand
and found that she had a knack and a passion for
helping people learn to move and live better. She
then became a certified personal trainer and began
teaching classes in gyms around the Portland area.
C ontinued on P age 8
Wildfire Fitness owner and fitness trainer Tami Williams coaches a client through a personalized
exercise routine.