Case Study — Fit Athletic Club | Kamela Reyna
Case Study 2017 to 2019 · Fitness and Lifestyle Brand

Turning a gym's marketing into a
membership engine.

Social media strategy, email marketing, and a rebooted events program for a premier Houston fitness club — that drove a 67% membership increase and built a community of over 10,000 email subscribers.

67% Membership increase from rebooted events program
10K+ Email list built from ground up
Multi Local brand partnerships secured
1 Video commercial produced and featured in

Marketing that actually moved memberships.

At Fit Athletic Club, I led all marketing strategy and execution while simultaneously managing group fitness programming and a personal training roster. The role required balancing big-picture brand thinking with hands-on daily execution across social, email, events, and community.

The work I am most proud of here is the Fit Perks events program — a member-exclusive experience I rebooted from scratch, building local business partnerships to host curated events for members. The results were direct and measurable: a 67% increase in memberships tied to those events.

The approach

Members do not join gyms for equipment. They join for community. The events program proved it.

How we measured it

Each exclusive member event included guest passes distributed only at that event. When a guest signed up for a trial membership, they were tagged in the CRM as a lead sourced from the event. When they converted to a paying member, that conversion was attributed back to the event. Clean source tracking from the moment they walked in the door.

Community built. Memberships grew.

67% Membership increase Driven directly by the rebooted Fit Perks events program and local brand partnership strategy.
10K+ Email subscribers Built the email list from scratch through newsletter strategy tied to events, programming, and member engagement.
Multi Local brand partnerships Secured and managed partnerships with local businesses to host exclusive member events — building community beyond the gym floor.

Three programs. One cohesive brand.

🎉 Fit Perks Events Program Rebooted a dormant member perks program into a full events strategy. Partnered with local Houston businesses to host exclusive member experiences. The program became the club's primary membership driver.
📧 Email and Newsletter Strategy Built the email list to over 10,000 subscribers through consistent, brand-aligned newsletter content tied to programming, events, and member community. Managed all copywriting, design, and send cadence.
🎬 Video Commercial Participated in and helped produce a brand video commercial for the club — contributing to creative direction and on-camera presence as part of the brand storytelling effort.

The toolkit.

Social Media Strategy Content Creation Email Marketing Newsletter Strategy Events Strategy Brand Partnerships Community Building Video Production Copywriting Brand Management Canva Adobe Photoshop

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