Coach Kari (she/her)

Coach Kari is the Creator, Connector & Head Coach of The Golden Life Project.

Kari is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS®)  and a Precision Nutrition Level 2 Master Health Coach! She is also a Certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Coach and Practitioner, and certified in both Hypnotherapy and Time Line Therapy®. And while these certifications have brought her a lot of knowledge and perspective, it is Kari’s experience as a coach that has done that ten-fold. She has been coaching for nearly ten years, all across the health and wellness industry - from life coaching to CrossFit coaching and everything in between.

As your coach, Kari promises to listen, empathize and connect, meeting you where you are at. She will hold you at your best and cheer for you. Kari will help you learn and create perspective. She promises to commit to you and your goals, and lead you to where you want to be.

Kari’s Golden Life is full of love, health and happiness, and she lives it daily as your coach, ultra-distance runner, dog-mom to Sababa, wife to Niall and beer lover. She is so grateful for her Golden Life and more ready than ever to support you with yours.

Coach Shani (she/Her)

Shani started her fitness journey in her early 30’s when she joined a local kickboxing gym here in Lafayette. She quickly fell in love with strength training, endurance, nutrition and deep health. Shani continued her fitness journey at a CrossFit gym, where she first met Coach Kari. Shani has also been an educator in the public school system for almost 15 years. Shani is excited to combine her love of fitness and her background in education in her role as a coach at the GLP. 

Shani’s core values are love, wisdom and community. She leads with her love of people, leverages wisdom in how she coaches, and is deeply dedicated to the GLP community. Shani has her Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification as a Stress, Sleep and Recovery Coach and is pursuing her next certification as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS®). When Shani is not at The GLP, she is working in her garden and hanging out with her friends and her dog.

Coach Amanda (she/her)

Hey hey, Coach Amanda aka Baumann here. Amanda is so excited to be on this wellness journey with you. After chasing her passion of fitness for many years, she earned her NASM Personal Training Certificate and a spot on the coaching team at The GLP! Amanda also holds a bachelor’s in Human Development with focus in Early Childhood Education. She has always been passionate about helping others and achieving her goal of becoming a Coach is a true honor. 

Amanda’s  values that help her live her Golden Life are: Empathy, she has the ability to feel a sense of what you are feeling and imagine perspective. Balance, being true to myself by juggling all the things in life that can be thrown at her - whether it is work, school, family and kids. Last but not least, Community, being a part of something that has made her strive to be her best self and allow her to celebrate the breakdowns.

When Amanda is not at the GLP, she is spending time with her four beautiful children, husband and friends. She enjoys the Colorado Buffaloes, camping, hiking, traveling (Switzerland) and most things outdoors. Amanda says, “You only get this one life, so I live it to the fullest by doing the things I love with those I love! Prost!”