Meet Lauren Ernst

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Lauren Ernst. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Alright, so we’re so thrilled to have Lauren with us today – welcome and maybe we can jump right into it with a question about one of your qualities that we most admire. How did you develop your work ethic? Where do you think you get it from?

Definitely from my parents. My whole childhood I watched my parents work extremely hard so my brother, sister and I could do all the things we wanted to do growing up. Especially my mum. Going through law school at 40 while raising 3 kids and also working a full time job on top of that was inspirational.

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?

I am Australian and moved to LA in 2017 at 19 years old. I now own a private Pilates Studio in Los Angeles called Le Fit Studio. I’m passionate in providing a fully personalized approach to classes to fit individual client needs and goals as every person that walks into the studio are different and unique. The studio is for private classes 1-1 and semi private 2-1 classes. When I am not teaching in my studio I am teaching Pilates at events and retreats around California and am hoping to branch out into interstate and international retreats soon.

I became a Personal Trainer and Pilates Instructor after 10 years of working in the film/tv industry as an actress. After many years of shrinking my body to be as small as I could because that’s what I thought was what I had to do to ‘get the next job’ I grew tired of it, and it messed up my relationship with my body and food. With years of excessive cardio and HIIT training I started to lift weights and strength train for a change. After a year of consistent strength training and Pilates I felt more myself than ever before and felt so strong both physically and mentally. I didn’t want girls to think that they had to eat 1200 calories and do excessive cardio every day to achieve their goals which led me to getting certified in Pilates and Personal Training. I wanted to help as many women as possible feel strong and confident in their bodies.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

1. Resilience.
2. Wanting to learn more every day
3. Having an open mind.

I’d say to anyone starting their own business to just start. It is not going to be perfect and you will grow along with it. There will be ups and downs and you will feel like your failing a lot of the time but it is important to always look back at how far you have come. There is always room to grow.

We’ve all got limited resources, time, energy, focus etc – so if you had to choose between going all in on your strengths or working on areas where you aren’t as strong, what would you choose?

I think it is important to focus on our strengths in business however it all depends on where you are in your business and what kind of person you are. Personally I love being able to wear a lot of hats in my business but also delegate tasks to people (marketing for example) that I know are far more experienced and have more knowledge than I do.

At the start of your career you will be wearing all the hats in every department, but as you grow and you have the capability to do so I think it is important to invest more in your strengths and delegate outside tasks to new hires and employees.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.le-fitstore.com
• Instagram: @lefit_studio

Image Credits

Rose Loren Photography
Ashlee Kristin Photography