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  • Angie Prentice - Careers Advisor

    Angie Prentice Before joining Premier, Angie worked as a Fitness/Aerobics Instructor and qualified to an advanced instructor level. She then progressed into a sales and marketing role and was involved in opening a number of new health and fitness clubs around the country for some of the industry's leading suppliers, such as Esporta and Next Generation. Her success in sales then enabled her to fast track into a management position, where she headed up and trained a sales team which went on to win 'Sales Team of the Year', with an annual turnover in sales membership exceeding £300,000. Her fitness background, marketing skills and industry contacts are all invaluable tools when it comes to advising students on their career options once they have graduated.

  • Carolyn Marshall - Sports Therapy Trainer

    Carolyn Marshall Carolyn graduated from Portsmouth University in 1996 with a BSc (Hons) in Exercise and Health Science and has completed a PGCE. She has worked as a fitness instructor, swimming teacher, research assistant (looking at diet and breast cancer), sports massage therapist and teacher of sport-related topics. Carolyn currently teaches on the sports massage therapy course at the London Academy.

  • David Fiala - Sports Therapy Trainer

    David Fiala Dave graduated from Pretoria Technikon University, South Africa, in 1998 with a HND in Sport and Exercise Technology. He first worked as a High School Basketball Coach in South Africa before returning to further his studies in Atlanta USA in 2002, where he became certified as a Clinical Neuromuscular Therapist. Prior to joining Premier in 2003, he also worked as a freelance therapist in both the States and the UK. Dave currently teaches on the Sports Massage course at the London Academy.

  • Jo Tavener - Careers Advisor

    Jo Tavener Jo has been working in the health and fitness industry for the last 7 years. She started at the Holmes Place Health Club in Nottingham before moving to Virgin Active Health clubs in the Midlands and London areas. Jo was a top performer within the sales team at Virgin Active and it was here she gained the foundations of her industry knowledge. She has a keen interest in sports and particularly enjoys playing netball both socially and competitively. She joined Premier last year as a Careers Advisor and along with her industry experience and passion for health and fitness she is looking forward to helping students move into a new career in the fitness industry.

  • John McMullan - Sports Massage Therapy Trainer

    John McMullan John’s career in the fitness industry started in 1996 after he left the army when he completed numerous fitness and therapy courses including the Premier Diploma. After working as a Fitness Instructor in private and corporate gyms in the City of London he then worked as a Personal Trainer for a high profile personal training company in Mayfair. John graduated from university in 2003 with a BSc. in Sports Therapy. After assessing and advising workers with musculoskeletal issues in a Whitehall department, John then spent over 3 years teaching the fitness elements of the Premier Diploma. After a brief break in which he started a personal training business, John has returned to Premier and now teaches the sports massage therapy course.

    • London

    London Unit 30 City North
    111A Fonthill Road
    Finsbury Park
    London
    N4 3HN