LEAP!
Leaders
Experts You Can Trust
Frank Sahlein
Co-Founder
Partner
Jeff Lulla
Co-Founder
Partner
LEAP Managing Director
Jeff Lulla
With a lifetime of experience as a gymnast, Coach, Program Director, and 35 years as the owner of multiple clubs, Jeff has helped hundreds of gymnastics businesses grow with his curriculums and staff training systems. As a USA Gymnastics University Instructor, he has lectured, written curriculum and taught safety, preschool, recreational and hands-on training courses for decades, and received their Business Leader of the Year award. He has provided training in Australia, Canada, China, and in gyms across the USA. Jeff sold his clubs in December of 2019 and now enjoys providing consulting, inspiration, and education for gymnastics businesses globally.
Karissa Johnson
Karissa is an industry expert in special needs programming and neurodiversity. She owns and operates Spectra Gymnastics- which is a gymnastics and therapy clinic exclusively catering to children with developmental & intellectual disabilities. Through her 20 years of experience, she has developed online training courses and curriculum available through our spectrAbilities licensing program. Karissa is also an ambassador for Tumbl Trak and enjoys being active in her community.
Lorraine Currie
Lorraine Currie is the Owner of Dragon Ninja. They have 4 locations with well over 1000 Ninjas. With a background in Gymnastics, Martial Arts, Parkour and Tumbling, their team of experts have created a comprehensive program for Ninja Clubs of all levels from Curriculums to Staff Training and so much more!
Gina Walters
Gina creates lesson plans that make coaching young children easy. She combines her experience as a collegiate basketball player with expertise as a degreed exercise science professional to create the type of 5-star curriculum that parents are looking for. Her teaching style has been shaped by 25 years of successful class leadership. Skills and drills are formatted to naturally encourage good behavior, and positive reinforcement is weaved into every lesson. LeapStar Kids Preschool Sports Curriculum empowers owners, managers, and coaches to build a thriving preschool movement program with a proven format that keeps students coming back for more.
Sharon Crowley
Sharron is the CEO of Aquaventures Swim Centre, Really Cool Pool Stuff and Swimagine. She has been involved in the Learn-to-Swim industry for 40+years as a swim teacher, swim school owner, consultant, author and international presenter.
Sharron is passionate about best practices in Learn-to-Swim teaching and sharing knowledge globally.
Joy Umenhofer Stovall
oy provides education and consulting for clubs, coaches, and athletes. Her expertise is in demonstrating how to use the trampoline to build a strong foundation of learning flipping and twisting for all acrobatic sports of all ages and abilities. She is a Master of Sport in Trampoline, Tumbling and Double Mini Trampoline and a Rebound Therapy Tutor/practitioner. Joy provides an easy approach to mastering the basics to enhance accomplishing the more difficult skills. Her knowledge and energy will inspire and motivate students toward optimal learning!
