Today we’d like to introduce you to Brittney Cardenas
Hi Brittney, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
It was a hot summer day in Orange County May of 2020. I was sitting on the guest bed upstairs in my Aunt’s house looking at the bright yellow walls with tears rolling down my face, my belongings packed up in boxes down in the garage.
While the birds chirped and kids laughed as they rode by on scooters outside… I found myself smack dab in the middle of my greatest heart ache. A breakup on top of losing my grandma to Alzheimers had my world completely rocked.
If the grief wasn’t already enough, I felt overworked, underpaid and exhausted from 3am wakeup calls for my personal training and gym operations management position. My mental health was suffering, as I experienced panic attacks almost daily and struggled to keep up with basic daily activities like showering and getting dressed.
There I was… staring at the yellow walls, knowing I had a decade of experience in the fitness industry and had worked with some extremely high caliber companies. All I’d ever wanted was to be a role model of vibrant healthy living… yet I was struggling with anxiety and depression and couldn’t even afford my own rent.
But even in this humbling reflection and low season, I somehow still knew God had big plans for my life. I knew this season wouldn’t be my forever and that it was all intended to be part of my story.
You see, it was there, in that yellow room on that hot summer day, that God gave me the vision for my company Boldly Fit – a virtual women’s health community that equips women to find their strength no matter what challenges life brings them.
Pursuing this divinely orchestrated vision is what got me out of bed many mornings. It’s what catapulted me out of that dark time and kept me moving forward, eventually finding my way back to a fulfilling career and a life I loved. Not only that, but my knowledge of healthy food and exercise helped me heal, mentally and physically. My love of exercise gave me the energy and strength I needed to get up and face each day.
In fact, our logo at Boldly Fit is the sun coming up over the horizon. To some it looks like a flashlight. Which totally represents my desire to be a light and a guide to others on their health journey.
Boldly Fit is about finding your light even in the darkest of seasons. It’s about honoring your body, taking care of your mental health and leaning on the support of community. Our Boldly Fit babes are courageous. They have hope for a brighter future. They know the dark times never last. They share their stories of overcoming challenge as inspiration for other women.
I’m so glad YOU are here and that you’re reading this. I can’t wait to see you shine YOUR light… no matter was season of life you find yourself in.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
From a business perspective, the first two years of growing Boldly Fit were actually very smooth for me as I’d been building an engaged, warm market of followers that looked up to me for many years and this was the first time I had something to offer them. I barely had to sell my program and could rely on organic marketing. I had no systems set up in my business and was running purely off of heart… it was awesome!
Year 4 has been a different story. I hired several business mentors that helped raise my business to an entirely new level. And you know what they say… new level, new devil. That’s what business has felt like lately, but that’s also what keeps me on my toes and keeps me hungry to keep growing and learning. In a weird way it sort of makes the whole thing worth while, you know? If it were easy, everyone would be doing it, the competition would be even tougher, and the view from the top of the mountain would be far less satisfying.
We’ve been impressed with Boldly Fit, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
Boldly Fit is an online women’s health coaching company. Our 90-Day Metabolic Makeover teaches women how to break free from the struggle with nutrition and sustain a body weight they feel confident and energized in.
How do you define success?
Success to me is laying my head on my pillow each night with a quiet confidence that I grew closer to God, loved my husband well, made someone else’s day better and had quality conversations with my family and friends.
Pricing:
- 30 Min Breakthrough Strategy Session – FREE!
- 14-Day Kickstart Trial – FREE!
Contact Info:
- Website: https://brittfranks.com/what-we-do
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brittfranks/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/guidetofatloss
Image Credits
Alaina Elizabeth Lynch
Heather Nicole Johnson
