June
2023

Nikki K (she/her/hers)
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THE GYM? The basics: I’m a consultant (I mean, what the heck does that mean, anyway). I have two cats (Machu & Picchu) and a dog (Yoshi), and I share the responsibility of keeping the b...
April
2023

Stephanie G (she/her/hers)
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THE GYM? My family and I moved to Chicago about 2 years ago. I am a mom to two beautiful kids and one sweet dog! I love doing anything outdoors especially exploring all the differ...
July
2021

MICHAEL N.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THE GYM? Outside of the gym, I’m a professor at Northwestern University – I’m a psychologist, and I direct a research center dedicated to understanding health disparities that imp...
September
2021

Brian H.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THE GYM? I live in Uptown with my wife and fellow Hardware member, Jackie, and our 2-year-old daughter. For work, I run national online sales for a home fitness equipment company, and...
October
2021

Josh C. (he/him)
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THE GYM? Life outside of the gym is quite busy, but I wouldn't have it any other way! For a career, I work for an environmental non-profit and have been working in that field for about 7 ye...
August
2021

Emily V
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THE GYM? I'm the finance director for a start-up based in Seattle. I've been in tech for a long time, but took a 3 year break to attend pastry school and worked as a pastry cook in rest...
June
2021

Heather D.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THE GYM? I work for two shops in Andersonville (Milk Handmade and Honey Bridal). I also sew and recently joined Lillstreet Art Center as the Intermediate Sewing Instructor. ...
May
2021

David P.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THE GYM? Outside of the gym I am a middle school school teacher. Teaching takes up alot of my time; getting my classes to understand content material is like playing whack-a-mole. Before co...
April
2021

Christy C.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THE GYM? I've been working in university undergraduate admission for 15 years, the last 8 have been at Northwestern University working with first-year international students. I also h...
March
2021

Joel H.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THE GYM? I am currently fun employed thanks to "Rona. However, my usual job is being a Company Manager (Tour Manager) for touring Broadway musicals (Les Mis, Phantom, etc). It soun...
February
2021

Emma R.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THE GYM? Hi! Ok, this answer in the before times was less complicated than it is now, so I'll (try to) keep things as brief as possible. I'm an actor (mostly theatre), but since theatre...
January
2021

Lucy Z.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THE GYM? I am currently a senior in high school at Walter Payton, so a large portion of my time is dedicated to homework and college applications. I don’t know where I am going to college...
December
2020

Dennis G.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THE GYM? Outside of my time at the gym I am an actor as well as a live, experiential, and broadcast events producer. I also love to walk all over the city and try to get 3-5 miles ev...
November
2020

Luke S.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THE GYM? I grew up in Maryland (born in Baltimore, raised in Cumberland in western part of the state) and lived many places (D.C., Philadelphia, Seattle, western New York, central Massachus...
October
2020

Gisselle G.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THE GYM? I am originally from the Philippines, but Chicago has been my home for almost nine years now. I work as a Physical Therapist in a rehab facility on the Southside. M...