Meet Miles Thomas

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

Miles, looking forward to learning from your journey. You’ve got an amazing story and before we dive into that, let’s start with an important building block. Where do you get your work ethic from?

I get my work ethic from multiple sources. God first he’s instilled it in me. Then my family, I come from a lineage of hard workers on both my mom and dads side, they’ve had to work for everything they have. And then experiences that I’ve had throughout my life that have caused me to develop that work ethic, such as being a business owner and starting with nothing.

Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?

I am originally from Mobile.AL born and raised. I moved to Nashville 4 years ago in pursuit of my personal training career. The first 6 months I lived here were the toughest because I couldn’t get a personal training job, I applied to countless places and positions and Im also certified, have a degree, and 4 years of experience. Throughout that time I learned a lot of things. Trust God and the art of preparation. Staying ready so I don’t have to get ready instead of drowning in discouragement. I landed a training position at a gym shortly after and that was my foundation here in Nashville. From there six months later I left and went to another gym but it was an independent contracted position. From there I was able to also develop my own cliental through other people in the area and 8 months later I branched out fully Independent in 2023. My training business is called Transparent Fitness Training, things were great starting out and then slowed down a few months later, then fast forwarding a year later In 2024 I’ve established a consistent cliental base. In 2024 I also started another business in dog care. What led me to doing so is, I’ve always loved dogs and owned a few and right before I moved I would dog sit as well. So I decided why not start a dog care service where I dog sit, do drop ins, walks, and boardings. My dog care business is called Miles Of Smiles Dog Care Services and I started it in August of 2024. Between then and now I’ve serviced over 65 dogs and consistently see 15 dogs a week for various services. Business took off really fast and hasn’t slowed down which im very grateful for, My focus for both of my businesses moving forward Is for them both to continue to grow, have more outreach, and double our monthly revenue by developing a local team here in Nashville.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

3 qualities I had to develop and the most impactful on my journey are: Patience, Consistency, and Faith. I had to have the patience to wait for these opportunities to present themselves at the right time in my career which was challenging to develop, I had to learn the art of consistency and no matter how many times I failed or wanted to stop I had to keep going because eventually things would work out. And I had to have faith that things would work out exactly how they are suppose to. My advice to people who are early in their journey is to develop those qualities I mentioned and also the relationships you develop. Those are you most valuable assets are the people you encounter and how you treat them and make them feel.

What’s been one of your main areas of growth this year?

My biggest area of growth in the past year has been my own self development internally. By me focusing more on areas I need to heal in its allowed everything and everyone around me in my life to flourish and blossom. I can’t take credit for all of the great people and resources God has placed in my life. I have an amazing girlfriend who supports me so well in everything I’m doing and helps with anything I need. I have a well established and very supportive clients and also going to therapy and using the tools and resources I’ve learned and applying it to my life.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @transparent.fitness, @milesofsmilesdogcareservies615
• Facebook: Miles Thomas
• Youtube: Transparent.Fitness