Rick Richey is the owner of the Independent Training Spot brand. He has worked with numerous celebrities and traditional clients to help reach their goals. Rick teaches exercise science and speaks at conferences world-wide on strength and conditioning, fitness assessments, exercise selection and programming, injury prevention and resilience, and wellness coaching and goal setting. He is a senior faculty instructor for the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Rick has his undergraduate education from the University of North Alabama, and his Master’s in Exercise Science and Doctorate in Health Science from California University of Pennsylvania.

Marc Miller is the co-owner at each of the Independent Training Spot locations. For 19 years, he has woken up everyday with the singular goal of bettering his clients and himself through intense focus, commitment and performance. He brings unparalleled passion to the craft and a personalized approach to each client to ensure he has a customized method to meet their goals. You can find him practicing what he preaches in the gym everyday and even training alongside his clients to help push them further. To help those clients really exceed their goals he employs his signature brand of sports psychology and has a no-nonsense attitude about never making excuses or backing down from a challenge. His loyal clientele, who have become a fitness family, appreciate how his tried and true method is not a gimmick or the work of marketing - what you see, is what you get. In addition to the work in the gym, he understands clients cannot always spend every day with him at Independent Training Spot and will provide comprehensive at-home or travel plans based around an integrated fitness program.