Presenter Spotlight: Christi Taylor

Each week we'll feature a new presenter and let you know some personal and professional details about him or her. This week we feature Christi Taylor. Getting to know Christi over the past several years as a colleague, a presenter and as a friend has been a wonderful experience. Christi is so warm, so wise and yet so down to earth, in spite of being a “superstar” in the industry! She has produced and starred in 23 fitness videos in a career that has spanned over more than twenty years. Christi has presented all over the world and is very popular in Asia. I will never forget when she first presented for FitnessFest in Tucson…a woman came all the way from Japan just to see Christi present her step workshop!

Christi is married and has two boys, ages 19 and 25. Her husband, Robert, (who often accompanies her to FitnessFest and is always very helpful and friendly) trains law enforcement and military personnel. He has assisted in producing many of Christi’s videos. Christi is now producing other presenters’ videos and says she loves directing and being behind the camera, and helping to guide new talent.

When I asked Christi why and how she got into the fitness industry she was quick, sincere and confident in her answers. “I was in business and I was very good at it. However, I wanted to ‘move.’ It was in my blood since I was a child. And when you want something badly enough, you go after it. I tapped into every avenue and I did it.”

Christi never planned on getting into videos, but she did want to present. Often conferences ask you to send a video to decide if they want to hire you. That was her starting point, and Christi was chosen to present at IDEA (the largest fitness conference in the world!) after they viewed her video and hired her immediately many years ago. This year, Christi and another favorite presenter of ours, Jackie Camborde, will be team-teaching a business networking workshop at IDEA World. It’s an idea that came about while Christi and Jackie were chatting at our last presenter party for FitnessFest. How’s that for effective networking?!

Christi also loves to write about what she knows and has a passion for. She writes for magazines worldwide and for many fitness journals, as well. I know Christi as the “queen of choreography”, “the master of music”, and also as a wonderful lecturer who always encourages and mentors other instructors to follow their passion and be the best that they can be . . . just like she did!

For more on Christi's bio, click here.