We believe health and fitness professionals provide preventative medicine, helping society become healthier and happier—one client at a time.
Who We Are
At the Personal Trainer Development Center, we believe health and fitness professionals have the ability to create sustainable businesses that provide them with the freedom that comes with breaking away from the standard 9-to-5 career path. We provide our students with the tools they need to give clients the programs they deserve. We equip our students with the skills and confidence they need to grow their businesses and create positive change for their clients.
The PTDC team includes fitness, marketing, and publishing professionals with decades of experience in our specialties. We combine the skills we honed at some of the world’s top brands to bring you the most complete and authoritative career guidance in the fitness industry.

Jonathan Goodman
Jon launched the Personal Trainer Development Center in 2011 with the goal of bringing his fellow fitness professionals the information, support, and business guidance they needed but couldn’t find anywhere else. He published Ignite the Fire, the first of his 11 books for personal trainers, in 2012; and founded the Online Trainer Academy, the first-ever certification for online fitness and nutrition coaches, in 2016. Originally from Toronto, Jon spends his winters traveling the world with his wife Alison and son Calvin. They’ve lived in 10 countries, including Mexico, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Thailand, Greece, and Montenegro.

Jason Maxwell
Jason is a former rocket scientist turned fitness professional. He’s the program director brains behind the Online Trainer Mentorship. He built his online fitness business to multiple 6-figures and it’s his passion to help others to do the same. He also makes a mean cocktail.

Amber Reynolds
Amber is an OTA Level 2 graduate, OTA coach, podcast production manager, and our team’s gifting guru. When she’s not helping students, she’s running her own online personal training business and managing the chaos of a toddler and three rescue dogs.

Misty Overstreet
You never know where Misty may be when she’s responding to your messages! She’s our digital nomad, adventurer extraordinaire. She splits her time with her hubby between Texas, the island of Roatan, and wherever else adventure calls.

Ren Jones

Jim Gazzale

Carin Timskog

Kaye Otis

Tanvir Hasan

Jason Chartrand

Elena Da Cova

Andrea Maxwell

Yegor Adamovich

Nick Bland

Conor O'Shea

Chloe Shovein

Jon Vlahogiannakos

Alex Harriman

Carmelina Karas

Sven Drumev

Senka Stevanovic
