Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to D’Angelo Walker. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
D’Angelo , looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. What’s the backstory behind how you came up with the idea for your business?
Hello my name is D’Angelo “Coach D’Lo” Walker and I am the CEO of Motivative Fitness 49 LLC. I came up with the idea to become a personal trainer after hiring one myself and realizing the importance of having a positive coach in your corner during your fitness journey. My own fitness journey sparked a fire under me after seeing how great I felt to become a better person physically, that I wanted to do the same for others in my community!
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
I want people to know that I have given this my all, I come from nothing and have finally found my passion and a way to help people be great and improve themselves through fitness! I am the type of person who is for the people because I’m of the people! I am no different from anyone else, I just simply took the chance at greatness. I want so much more then what cards I was dealt and I’m willing to do what it takes to achieve those things! With me in your corner I’m going to help you not just with fitness but anything that you may need help with! Im goal is to be your peace if there is no other place for that for you. My brand Motivative Fitness 49 is a brand that was created to help the community and I’m committed to doing everything in my power to make your life and little better.
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
This journey started off very rocking for me, upon the start of my business journey I had to take a break almost immediately as I was giving some bad news that my father was terminally ill and had only six months to live. I had to drop everything and take care of him with a couple of my siblings and wife by my side. On top of that the pandemic began and we had no idea how that was going to turn out. Through it all I handing my family business and got back to my business. During the beginning stages things were good and I had great numbers but when the big gyms opened back up I lost a lot of my clientele but I never let that deter me or get me discouraged! I stayed consistent and stayed the course, now four years in I’m more motivated then ever and determined to help as many people as I can!
Where do you think you get most of your clients from?
The best source for me to gain new clients has been social media marketing! My instagram page (@coachdlo49) I have accumulated over 4k followers and been able to reach and obtain followers often through that app. I have also gained clients off my TikTok account (@coachdlo).
Contact Info:
- Instagram: Coachdlo49
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dangelo.walker.5?mibextid=zOiqff
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@tyson91649?si=x01uY8zUGy9QnG8u