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John Mitchell 2022 SUPER P&E
attributes to the miraculous anointing of God transforming him into the Man of God that he is today, who has never lost his method, mission, and message. Strongly believing in the Scripture, "Your gift will make room for you" and identifying with the lyrics to the song by Patti LaBelle, "When You've Been Blessed,” he has committed his life to helping others become their best. Whether it be in fitness, finances, facts of life, or in faith, John is dedicated to the betterment of people. Since PHAT BODY SPORTS TRAINING has been placed in the heart of John, he has increased and shared with others his entrepreneurial accomplishments that include:
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ohn Mitchell is a native Houstonian and a product of Houston Public Schools, Texas Southern University, and Baylor College of Sports Medicine.
For the past 23 years, he has been an award-winning athlete and the owner and CEO of PHAT BODY SPORTS TRAINING (formerly American Lady's Spa and Men's Gym and Phat Body Gym). With determination, his facility is one of the best and most highly sought after exercise facilities in Houston and the State of Texas. Since its inception, which began as one facility, it continued to become the 1st Black-owned gym franchise in Houston in 2006, with locations in the North, South, East and West sections of the city. After a few years, the facility continued to thrive with clients such as TV anchors, beauty pageant queens, professional wrestlers, athletes, radio disc jockeys, politicians, social activists, and other notables. The name was eventually changed to PHAT (People Having All 82
• Author Of His First Book, "God Is Bigger Than Your Strongest Weakness" • Founder Of M.u.s.c.l.e.s. (Men Utilizing Spiritual Counsel With Leadership Empowerment Strategies) • Phat Boy Movers • Mitchell Collection Clothing Line • That Stuff Nutrition Smoothies And Healthy Station (Co-Partnership) That) Body. The name signifies that we are a people who have the ability to help • Extraordinary Expo (Extraordinary Way To Expose Greatness) others. Being the visionary that Mitchell is, he continues to maintain the vision of As an entrepreneur for over 23 years, what Phat Body Sports Training CAN and John understands how hard it can be to WILL continue to be. build a business from the ground up. He Within these facilities, powerlifting teams is a tactician and believes in purposeful were formed and comprised of men planning and solid strategies and women who religiously trained to designed to give desired results. compete in competitions in Houston and John is an active member of Sugar Creek the surrounding areas. Many first place Baptist Church, resides in Rosenberg, trophies, plaques, and ribbons are now Texas, and is the proud father of 3 sons, displayed on the shelves and walls of the Christopher, Blair, and Xavier. facility to further validate the fact that we take pride in and are serious about what John Mitchell we do. Many of the clients previously trained in the past are now personal trainers themselves, with many opening their own facilities in different parts of the city and state, thus transforming personal desires from concept to reality. Numerous accolades and television and radio infomercials have been bestowed upon PHAT BODY SPORTS TRAINING and the name John Mitchell, which he
TOP 50 BLACK P&E 2022 - 10TH ANNIVERSARY
Owner Phat Body Sports Training 10315 West Airport, Suite 7 Houston, Texas 77477 phatbody46@gmail.com www.johnalecmitchell.com
