Episode 89: Transitioning to Being A Business Owner with Lisa Mecili Standage

Growing up with an older brother in a neighborhood of all boys, Lisa's love for competition and sports was developed early on.  Lisa continued her athletic career in high school by playing Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer and Golf at Ursuline Academy in St. Louis and then went on to play Basketball at Truman State University. She earned a degree in Business Administration with a double emphasis on Marketing and Management. Immediately out of college she worked for 24 Hour Fitness, first as the front desk manager (earning $8/hr) and quickly moved into Operations Management and within a year was promoted to District Manager and moved to Los Angeles County. In 2009, she started as an Independent Consultant for Life Fitness and Hammer Strength with Advanced Exercise Equipment. In 2011 she was given the opportunity to be the Regional Sales Manager for Spalding Team Sports. She spent the last five years on the road growing the Spalding Brand, negotiating contracts, working with Sporting Goods dealers and teams from Little Leagues to Professional sports teams. In 2015, she married the man of my dreams and soon after their honeymoon they discovered they had a beautiful little girl on the way. Now a Mom and a full time employee, she decided to take a leap of faith to solely run my own business in the Fitness and Sports Equipment Space. She is the proud co-owner of Eco Fit Equipment and Consultant with Advanced Exercise Equipment for Life Fitness and Hammer Strength. Eco Fit Equipment is a sales and service organization that has stemmed from the demand of getting high end refurbished commercial fitness equipment for small business and personal use. Eco Fit Equipment Service is focused on offering the very best commercial fitness equipment service to assist in equipment repair and preventative maintenance while using technology and good old fashion customer service skills to help increase the level of communication and satisfaction to our clients. She has always had an entrepreneurial spirit and knew that as the time was right she would operate her own business. She has spent the last 11 years working in mostly male dominated organizations, which has challenged her to excel in every role. She attributes that being an athlete has helped her during difficult situations and has given her the work ethic, confidence and has empowered her to live and work in the industry that she loves. She hopes to spend the next chapter of her life successfully growing her business, but most importantly, being a role model to her daughter so that she has the confidence to do whatever it is that she is compelled to do as an adult.  Website www.ecofiteequipment.com