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Meet our Team

Being a passionate and disciplined student of life that spans his expertise spans over service, education, entrepreneurship, public speaking and personal training industries. Our Founder, Juan’s vision to give to everyone is interwoven within every action provided to the modern day G.I.F.T. Fitness students in order to help them reach the realization that they have everything they need within them. Juan aims to lead by both example and through the teachings that are created specifically to impact every student that experiences both the G.I.F.T. Fitness gym after school programs.

Juan Vargas, Founder

Preston is the Head of Operations at G.I.F.T. Fitness. He specializes in continually optimizing the G.I.F.T Fitness experience to be easy, correct, and enjoyable so that all students can achieve their fitness goals. Preston’s own fitness journey began at age sixteen. Being 6’8, undermuscled, overweight and bearing a mindset that desperately needed to be shifted he recognized that he needed to undergo a quest to achieve fitness. As he acquired knowledge through his own experience Preston realized that he could apply the information he had learned over time to a personal training setting. Since then he has achieved Bachelors in Science in Exercise Science from the University of Montclair. Furthermore, he has attended numerous fitness seminars and is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Preston is passionate about showing to all those he comes in contact with what the true potential of their bodies are through semi-private/private and virtual training sessions. He also enjoys sharing his passion with high school and college athletes as well as the geriatric population. He actively utilizes his 10+ years of experience in personal training to guide both G.I.F.T. Fitness leaders and students through our process that empowers EVERYONE to do the impossible.

Preston Kowalczyk, CEO

Shenai is the Director of Operations at G.I.F.T. Fitness. She oversees and establishes the multiple systems we have in place for our leaders and teachers in both gym and school environments. By exposing herself to experiencing and teaching throughout every aspect of G.I.F.T. Fitness she is able to reinforce and contribute to the evolution and refinement of G.I.F.T. Fitness practices. She truly is the heart of G.I.F.T. Fitness and is always observing the production of our leader’s teaching, services and content before they are unveiled to the world. She gives unconditionally to all while ensuring that the whole team is always at G.I.F.T. Fitness standards.

Shenai Fraticelli, Director of Operations

Margeaux “Muggs” is our content creator. Her experience of 10+ years encompasses every aspect of media creation. Muggs and her team display your authentic brand and image to the world with an understanding that comes from a lifetime of working alongside trailblazers from all industries.

Margeaux Zablan, Creative & Media Director