Meet the Max Team

The MAX International Team of Fitness Professionals:

We are a very energetic, happy, positive, special and unique team here at The MAX International College for Fitness Professionals!! We are committed to helping you become a Superb international Personal Trainer / Fitness Professional and we want your journey into your new fitness career to be a WOW experience everyday at every one of the MAX International Colleges. You won’t know that unless you start the journey with us, so if you are serious about a long term career in fitness, please let THE MAX Team help you achieve your fitness career goals.

Ben Butler

Australian Director
Senior International Course Coach
International Product Development Director
MAX Coaching Team Director

A veteran of the Fitness Industry, he began his adventure in 1992 when he completed his Fitness Leader Course. A passion for sports and strength training saw him attend and graduate from Southern Cross University in Lismore and the Bowling Green State University in OHIO USA where he was able to learn more about Strength and Conditioning. He graduated in 1998 with a Degree in Human Movement Science. While he was at University, Ben spent most of his time on the gym floors with his bodybuilding buddies exploring the best way to get Bloody HUGE and experimenting with a variety of training methods, supplements and performance enhancing aids-he knows, understands and has experienced-ALL training methods. Ben has an extensive background in Strength Training, Sports Specific Conditioning, Rehabilitation and having developed three Personal Training businesses, has lots to share on the what to do and not to do side of Fitness Business. He also likes chicken and if he had a pet pilchard he would call it Rodney!!

Tom Bellman: AKA “Tommy H” Tom Tom

A superb MAX International Course Coach who is committed to helping you become the superb SUCCESSFUL International Fitness Professional / Personal Trainer that he is! Tom is a MAX Diploma College Graduate, a National College of Business and he has graduated from Bond University with a double Degree in Sports Management and Health Science. So yes a smart guy however he then applied his, “Book knowledge” to Personal Training, a Fitness Trainer for Fitkids, a membership consultant for the Beachhouse chain of health clubs and now your Coach to help you achieve his success and to share his knowledge and experience. Tom is a positive, happy man who lives what he has learnt and continues to learn, and his technical knowledge is combined with a massive personal development learning curve. We are very happy and very proud to have him on our team and to share him with you.

 
Rowena Szeszeran-McEvoy:

Rowena has over 25 years experience in the fitness industry where she started as an aerobic instructor at the passionate, young age of 13. She has been a full-time aerobics instructor, aerobic co-ordinator and international aerobic instructor trainer. She has worked full-time as a gym instructor, gym manager and a fitness centre manager in Australia, Belgium and France.Rowena presents at both national and international fitness conventions on customer service and leadership and she is a regular International corporate speaker in all areas of business. She has been a full-time personal trainer with 64 clients a week and she owned a PT business where she managed 12 Personal Trainers. In the year 2000, she owned and directed four lifestyle studios.

In her spare time she has written two special motivational books called: HOW to BE HAPPY & You Can BE HAPPY 2… Without the Cow Poo!! And with Kerry, co-authored a health and fitness book called‚ HOW TO GET FAT… And how not to without the Cow Poo!!

Hello from Rowie…Do you wake up everyday excited about making a difference-would you like to jump out of bed everyday, loving you, your life and your career-would you like to?
I wake up everyday with clear vision of a healthy world where people are fit, healthy strong, energetic and happy. Exercise and a healthy eating plan, with everything in moderation, will not only help to cure the big, killer diseases in the world-it will help to prevent them. If you would like to help make the world a happier, healthier, more positive place to live, please become a MAX International Fitness Professional and we can do it together xx

 
Kerry McEvoy

Kerry has a Masters Degree in Health Science and over 25 years experience in every aspect of the fitness industry. Kerry is recognised as Australia’s leading functional scientist in the area of strength training. His science is anatomy and physiology and there are very few people both nationally and internationally who have his applied knowledge, understanding and practical application in this exact science.

Kerry was the first International conference presenter in the area of strength training and he has been a specialist presenter, both nationally and internationally in the areas of strength training, personal training and strength training for elite athletes. He owned and directed Sports Elite, Australia’s first personal training company to train elite athletes. His clients included Olympic Gold Medallists Chris Fydler and Clint Robinson, multimillion dollar contracted US baseball players Trent Durrington, David Neilsen and John Jaha, US natural body-building champion Jackie Evans and British Open Golf Champion, Ian Baker Finch. His team clients included the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Kayak team, the national baseball team and the Australian Sports Aerobic team. Kerry began his career as a full-time gym instructor and he taught aerobics for eight years. He was the first Personal Trainer in Queensland and he owned four successful personal training businesses with a large team of Personal Trainers working with him.

He was the technical advisor to over 100 Health Clubs throughout Australia and New Zealand in the area of Personal Training and he is a National and International Corporate Trainer and Educator. He has been the national presenter to the Harvard University Good Health Management Program. Kerry has trained, and continues to train, your MAX International Course Coaches. Now you can benefit from his extensive knowledge, experience and skill base to help you to become an International Fitness Professional!! His Doctorate in Business (in progress) and 20+ years of successful fitness business ownership will be very helpful when you open your own business.

BUT WHO CARES???? What you need to know is Kerry is committed to your fitness business success and if you are serious, he will do whatever it takes to get you ready for Soooper Success in a career that has been his life and love for his entire adult life!!  

 Sooooooper Sue: Auckland International College Coach: 

Soooooper Sue is the Yummy Mummy of 2 puppies, 2 goats, 2 pigs, 2 sheep, chickens, ducks and a Fitness Business College full of students she very much cares about!! She is also a Soooooper wife to James who is currently studying at MAX and as a MAX Graduate herself, Sooooooper Sue knows what you need to do to become a superb International Fitness Professional and she will do ALL she can to help you!! From making your WOW treats to planning your Graduation, making sure you are in full corporate uniform to helping you with your MAX Blue Book, Sooooooper Sue will look after you!!

Hernan Lopez:

Les Mills International Master Instructor and The STAR in mulitiple Exercise and Group Exercise Instructor Training DVD’s, A Full-time Personal Trainer, business expereince in 3 countries and now a MAX International Course Coach. AND English is his 3rd language, he used to be a gardener and he used to be overweight with a low self esteem. WOW, a man who overcomes language barriers, crosses oceans and beats ewhat most people allow to hold them back, is in your MAX Boardroom sharing his wisdom, experience and skills to make sure you never use an excuse for not being a successful Fitness Professional

 CEO (Chief Exercise Officer) Abrahan Dyer:

Abe is one of New Zealand’s most successful, full-time Personal Trainers, his Defense force background in the NZ Special forces makes him a, “Real” expert in the skill of Exercise Bootcamps and being the Team Leader of New Zealand’s most successful PT Studio, TOMFIT, has given him “Real Life” Business skills, experience and expertise AND NOW…he wants to share all of his knowledge and experience with you, to make sure you are as successful, or even more successful than he is. Abe is in the MAX Board-room every week sharing his wisdom with YOU and he is still a FULL-Time Personal Trainer- A true example or practicing before and what you preach!!

Greg: The GGGG: 

The most successful Career Coach in Australasia: Greg is 6 days a week driven and committed to finding the very best candidates for the MAX Business DOUBLE DIPLOMA Program. If you are serious about a successful Career in the Profession of Fitness, Greg will do everything possible to help you.

If you are not serious and dedicated to being a Fitness Professional, he will make sure you find a Career you will love! Greg is a MAX Graduate, a professional speaker and a business Coach and with his superb communication skills, he will make sure yours are the very best so you add massive value to his profession of fitness! 

Savvy Steve Barry:

The MAX International College Director: An ex Westpac commercial Banker, a successful multi-Health Club Owner, a fat man who is now a fit, thin man and an experienced Business Man who is in the MAX Boardroom to help YOU become successful in the Profession of fitness!! What a privilege this man running your college and teaching you business!!