10 Life Time regional operations leaders
Area Director is the current title held by eight of these Life Time regional operations leaders, alongside a senior area director and a senior director of club operations for the Arizona area. A reader can learn how regional operations leaders run their areas at Life Time from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Ashley Sikora
LinkedInExperience: Area Director · Life Time Inc.
Ashley Sikora has been Area Director at Life Time Inc. since December 2021 and Vice President - Club Operations there since January 2025, based in the New York City Metropolitan Area. Ashley Sikora was Senior General Manager at Life Time Inc. in 2021, and the profile describes leading large teams of up to 450 people.
Dominick Delli Paoli
LinkedInExperience: Area Director · Life Time Inc.
Dominick Delli Paoli has been Area Director at Life Time Inc. since March 2026, based in New York, New York, with a profile headline of Director, Club Operations at Life Time. Dominick Delli Paoli was Senior General Manager there from 2024 to 2026 and General Manager from 2023 to 2024.
Gene Smith
LinkedInExperience: Area Director - Houston & Director of Club Improvement · Life Time Inc.
Gene Smith has been Area Director - Houston & Director of Club Improvement at Life Time Inc. since July 2007, based in Sugar Land, Texas. Gene Smith also lists Senior General Manager roles at Life Time Inc. from 2010 to 2011, from 2012 to 2013 and from 2013 to 2014, and General Manager there from 2008 to 2010.
Jocil Rogus
LinkedInExperience: Area Director - Great Lakes Region · Life Time Inc.
Jocil Rogus has been Area Director - Great Lakes Region at Life Time Inc. since March 2010, based in Rochester, Michigan, with a profile headline of Area Director at Life Time Fitness. Jocil Rogus was Senior General Manager at Life Time Inc. from 2001 to 2010, and the profile describes developing strong teams.
Johnny Groff
LinkedInExperience: Area Director - Southeast · Life Time Inc.
Johnny Groff has been Area Director - Southeast at Life Time Inc. since January 2019, based in Charlotte Metro, with a profile headline of Area Director - North Carolina @ Life Time Inc. Johnny Groff was Senior General Manager - Carolina West there from 2016 to 2018 and National Manager - Team Member Development in 2016.
Jorge Hernandez
LinkedInExperience: Area Director · Life Time Healthy Way Of Life
Jorge Hernandez has been Area Director at Life Time Healthy Way Of Life since August 2018 and also lists Senior General Manager at Life Time Inc. since December 2010, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Jorge Hernandez was Area Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Region at Bally Total Fitness from 2001 to 2010.
Josh Gibbons
LinkedInExperience: Area Director · Life Time Inc.
Josh Gibbons has been Area Director at Life Time Inc. since June 2021, based in Dallas County, Iowa, and also lists General Manager there since 2018 and Senior Training-Department Head since 2010. The profile headline names multi-unit leadership, business development and operational excellence.
Paul Russo
LinkedInExperience: Senior Area Director · Life Time Inc.
Paul Russo has been Senior Area Director at Life Time Inc. since June 2016, based in the New York City Metropolitan Area. Paul Russo was Senior General Manager there from 2012 to 2016 and General Manager International Operations Start-Up & Turnaround Specialist from 2010 to 2012, and the profile describes building collaborative, customer-focused teams.
Ryan Calrow
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Club Operations - Arizona Area · Life Time Inc.
Ryan Calrow has been Senior Director of Club Operations - Arizona Area at Life Time Inc. since July 2014, based in the Greater Phoenix Area. Ryan Calrow was Senior Director of Personal Training Division there from 2012 to 2014 and Regional Manager Director of Personal Training Western US Territory from 2003 to 2013.
Sebastian Cender
LinkedInExperience: Area Director · Life Time Inc.
Sebastian Cender has been Area Director at Life Time Inc. since January 2020, based in the Greater Chicago Area, and the profile describes leading the Illinois & Wisconsin market for Life Time with multi-unit operations. Sebastian Cender was General Manager there from 2017 to 2019 and Area Sales Lead from 2015 to 2017.
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Match the person's market and the part of the country they cover to the decision you face. Check when each person's area role started and which club roles they held, to judge how close their view is to your question.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which decisions took up most of your time while leading a market?
- 02How did you set priorities across the clubs and general managers you oversaw?
- 03What made a change across a market go smoothly or stall in your experience?
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