Aaron Styles discovered yoga in 2011 when he was dealing with many struggles in his personal life. He obtained his yoga teacher training certification in 2012 and has been a team member at The Hot Yoga Spot ever since. Yoga helped Aaron get his life back on track and he enjoys being able to share his love for the practice with others. Aaron has acquired more than 1,000 hours of training under highly regarded instructors including Vidya Heisel and Jennifer Yarro of Frog Lotus Yoga as well as Tiffany Cruikshank, founder of Yoga Medicine.

Aaron has evolved as an instructor and leader alongside The Hot Yoga Spot as it grew from a single small studio to multiple New York locations. He has many studio roles including manager, event coordinator, and creator and lead educator for The Hot Yoga Spot’s teacher training program.

Aaron will help you understand what The Hot Yoga Spot is all about as you embark on your journey toward opening your studio. He’s truly committed to The Hot Yoga Spot’s values and policies and will educate you and your studio manager how to open and run one of our franchises successfully. He will continue to be a source of training and support as your studio grows.

Jamie Tario will guide The Hot Yoga Spot franchisees and staff through all communication-related efforts and will serve as a readily available support resource, directing all internal and external strategies and for new locations.

Jamie first found her way to The Hot Yoga Spot in 2011 and hasn’t left yet. Over the years, her friendship with Jessica evolved into a professional relationship, one which has led to an increase in general awareness and strict brand guidelines for The Hot Yoga Spot. She is a crisis management and content development expert and continues to skillfully create and execute positive local and national media campaigns, which generate impactful press coverage.

To enhance her personal practice, she completed Aaron’s inaugural 200-hour yoga teacher training program at The Hot Yoga Spot in 2015 and continues to enjoy time spent on the mat across all of The Hot Yoga Spot’s locations. Jamie has been a volunteer with the local chapter of The American Cancer Society for several years and has partnered with Jessica on a number of community projects, including Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build initiative. The two worked tirelessly with a small team to create an Albany-based chapter of Yoga Reaches Out and had the good fortune to bring Baron Baptiste to the Capital Region in 2015.

Peter VanBortel has been a member of IKON Realty Group, LLC since 2010, focusing his practice on the representation of expanding, retail-based tenants throughout the Northeast (tenants ranging from small, regional tenants to large, international brands). Peter has worked with The Hot Yoga Spot since its very first location—helping the company to strategically grow into a market-dominant brand. Given Peter’s involvement in the growth of the business, he is uniquely suited to serve as The Hot Yoga Spot’s Master Broker as he is intimately familiar with the requirements of The Hot Yoga Spot and the importance of selecting the right location, at the right price and terms, in order to put the brand in a strong position to succeed.

Peter and the IKON team have access to industry-leading technologies and will provide real estate support services to The Hot Yoga Spot’s franchisees ranging from demographic materials (maps, reports, aerials, etc.), identifying potential sites and coordinating market tours, the drafting and negotiating of the leasing proposal/term sheet, and serving as the initial point of contact between potential landlords and the franchisees. Moreover, Peter and the IKON team are members of the Site Source Retail Broker Network (www.sitesource.org) – a national brokerage network with affiliate offices in most major markets throughout the United States. Harnessing the expertise of Site Source’s member offices (like-minded, retail focused real estate firms), IKON is able to offer The Hot Yoga Spot real estate services that are national in scope but personalized on a local, market-specific level.

Sarah Brown is a franchise brand ambassador and Business Development Consultant with The Hot Yoga Spot. Sarah has been in the franchising world in a variety of roles for more than a decade and she is passionate about working with candidates to find the best fit for them and helping people explore their dream of small business ownership.

Sarah proudly represents franchises in the wellness space, like The Hot Yoga Spot. The Hot Yoga Spot is a great fit for Sarah since she is passionate about health and fitness. Sarah helps candidates explore franchises and discover their unique positioning, strong franchise systems and support all wrapped up in ground floor opportunities with wide availability. Sarah is new to yoga, but has quickly experienced the benefits to include better breathing, sleep and flexibility.

Sarah’s background in both franchising and wellness related industries make her the ideal fit to represent The Hot Yoga Spot. She was a Franchise Owner as the Regional Developer for Synergy HomeCare where she owned the state of Colorado and grew the concept from one location to five in three years and successfully sold her business and moved to Las Vegas. Sarah has also been a Franchise consultant, and she understands how to best help professionals conduct due diligence and find the best opportunities that fit their skills, goals and lifestyle.