Team SHF

All the men in my family are “Jacks-Of-All-Trades”. Growing up my Dad made sure my brothers and I knew how to do a bit of everything. I knew that to being a Herman meant I needed to be a hard worker and if I were to do any job I was expected to do it right the first time. This mentality helped shape and mold me into a young entrepreneur. I began mowing lawns in my neighborhood when I was twelve for spending money. By the time I was fourteen I was working in a maintenance position at a local Gold’s Gym. My duties were to ensure that all the equipment was cleaned each week. The owner took a quick liking to my hard work and enthusiastic attitude. I taught myself how to repair broken down equipment and by the time I was fifteen I was running the front desk, making protein shakes, and signing up new members.

The gym was always priority number one, but I had a few side projects. When I was sixteen my best friend Joe and I started our own DJ business called Galaxy DJ’s and we earning close to $1500 a month. We even DJed our own sophomore and junior proms. When it was time to go to college I had transitioned from my position as maintenance manager to a personal trainer. I was still DJing on the side and even found the time to get my real estate license. At this age I began to start fitness modeling as well and was featured several times in Men’s Health Magazine. However, as my college graduation neared I had condensed all my interests and side professions to only a few things; running a high end gym, fitness modeling and a dream to revolutionize the Fitness industry.

The dream of ScottHermanFitness, LLC was born in 2007. My idea was to teach fitness to the world in a way that was easy to understand and FREE. But there was one problem; the world had no idea who I was. Then, as fate would have it a few short months later I found myself on my way to Brooklyn, NY to film the 21st season of The Real World as one of the 8 cast members. This was the opportunity I needed to finally figure out the equation of how I could do what I love but on a much larger platform. The rest is history.

My journey into fitness began when I was twelve. I was a quiet as a kid and constantly picked on by my older brother and his friends. I found comfort in the solitude of my basement surrounded by nothing but my music and my Dad’s old weight set. When I was fourteen one of my friends on the wrestling team asked me if I wanted to work with him at a local gym on the weekend for a free membership. Having started to outgrow my basement gym, I quickly jumped at the opportunity to earn a free membership.

From that point on I was hooked. As I got older and learned more about fitness the need to want to share my knowledge and help others grew as well. When I turned eighteen I became a certified personal trainer. I love helping people; it is what I was meant to do. When I finished my Bachelor’s degree in Business Management I transitioned form fulltime trainer to General Manager of the club I was working in called “Answer Is Fitness”. It was at Answer Is Fitness that I realized my true potential and started ScottHermanFitness, LLC. It began as a way for me to help members for FREE to learn how to use the equipment in the gym if they couldn’t afford a training. Now we are a global business helping more people than I ever thought possible. I am very thankful for not only the opportunity to run a successful business, but to have the opportunity to help complete strangers on the other side of the world.