Industry Advisory Board Members

( partial member listing in alphabetical order )

These advisory board members are clients that are actively involved in helping us determine future enhancements and the direction of Jackrabbit Class.

Jeff Gershe

Jeff Gershe Director and Head Instructor Just Swim, Inc. Davie, FL Email: CoachJeff@justswim.us www.JustSwim.us

Coach Jeff Gershe began his competitive swimming career at the age of 8. He competed nationally and internationally and earned a swimming scholarship to LaSalle University . While earning a Bachelors degree in Finance at LaSalle, his swimming accomplishments included multiple conference championships, member of All-East Swim Teams, Conference MVP's, team records and many more top achievements. Coach Jeff found his passion for teaching children how to swim when he was sixteen years old. Inspired from the coaches he had through his career, Coach Jeff has developed his own special technique, which shows his great enthusiasm for teaching children how to swim. Because of his love of swimming, JUST SWIM's program has evolved into one of the premier swim schools in South Florida . "I could go on and on with all the terrific options, but the bottom line is, I could not imagine running our swim school without JackRabbit Class. I highly recommend Jackrabbit to all schools."

Sue Mackie

Sue Mackie Executive Director of the United States Swim School Association Aquatics Unlimited - Owner Office: (480) 837-5525 Email: office@usswimschools.org www.USSwimSchools.org

Sue Mackie has served children in the swim industry in a myriad of capacities for over 17 years. Having been a member of the United States Swim Schools Association since 1994 and a member of the Board of Directors for four years, Sue was took over the position as the Executive Director of the Association in 2005. The U.S. Swim School Association is an association of quality schools devoted to aquatic education for lifelong safety, fun and health. Formerly the National Swim School Association, the Association was founded in 1988 to provide a formal trade association for swim school operators in the United States. The United States Swim School Association currently consists of more than 280 national and international swim schools. Having completed a number of certification courses relative to her positions in the swim industry, Sue is also an experienced presenter for Association conferences and in her capacity as Executive Director, now also organizes and oversees all association events, and member services. In addition to her Association involvement, Sue has been committed to teaching kids water safety, swimming lessons and aquatic fitness since 1994 through her back yard swim program, Aquatics Unlimited Swim School, in Fountain Hills, Arizona. While safety and fun are Sue's first priorities with the kids, she also recognizes the more intrinsic value of her program, including the development of self reliance and self confidence that typically occurs as goals are achieved. These are attributes that will stay with the kids throughout their lifetime and, according to Sue, is what really makes her job worthwhile.

Jeff Metzger

Jeff Metzger President Kids First Sports Center Office: 513-489-7575 7900 East Kemper Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45249 Email: gymclub@aol.com www.KidsFirstSports.com www.MetzgerBootCamp.com

Jeff Metzger, a native Cincinnatian, is the Founding President of Kids First Sports Center, a $4.5M, 86,000sf kids' tuition-based sports center. With 5100 students, Kids First is widely recognized as an industry leader in size and scope, exceeding industry averages in enrollment, revenue and profit by factors of 10x, 12x and 14x, respectively. Kids First houses over a dozen separate venues including: Queen City Gymnastics, Starfish Indoor Swim School, Tumble Bees, soccer, basketball, dance, martial arts, cheer, tramp & tumbling, World's Greatest Birthday Parties, CAMP-a-palooza as well as the Beehive Gift Shop and the Uneven Bar Café. Additionally, Jeff is the Founding President of The Metzger Small Business BOOT CAMP, a 4–1/2 day, total-immersion leadership, marketing, management workshop for the children's instructional sports industry. With over 1,000 graduates, BOOT CAMP has changed the face of the industry, teaching owners and managers how to reap the financial and emotional rewards owning a small business has to offer. The Small Business BOOT CAMP is guaranteed to be the best educational investment you will ever make!

Frank Sahlein

Franklin B. Sahlein, CBI CEO - 3rd Level Consulting & Business Brokerage President - Wings, Inc. 1875 Century Way Boise, Idaho 83709 Office (208)376-3641, ext. 103 Cell (208)869-3656 Email: Business@WingsCenter.com www.3rdLevelConsulting.com www.WingsCenter.com

Frank Sahlein has been involved with the sport of Gymnastics since 1967 - as Gymnast, Coach, Club Owner, State Director, Consultant and Business Broker. Frank is a native of San Mateo, California and graduated from Hillsdale High School. He attended San Jose State University on a gymnastics scholarship, graduated in 1976, and moved to Boise, Idaho. The amazing WINGS Center (under Frank's continuous direction since 1976) is a 35,000 s.f. "working lab" of synergistic programs. Frank pioneered the Children's Learning Opportunity Center (CLOC) concept - a unique blend of Sports Instruction, Child Care & Education, Entertainment and Outreach. The operational systems that Frank has designed allow the affairs of the Wings Center to be managed on a part-time basis. His wife, Shauna Swank-Sahlein has taken the lead at the Wings Center on a daily basis and also coordinates all Marketing efforts. These operational systems have set a viable template for Children's Activity Centers, and as a result Frank is sought nationwide by clients in our industry for customized consulting, expansion, valuation and brokerage services. 3rd Level Consulting & Business Brokerage offers detailed solutions that are complete, confidential and customized to each business. Business Systems Analysis helps owners add value to their businesses through the use of organized, integrated SYSTEMS. Business Expansion Planning is available for either expanding current operations or starting a brand-new business. Business Valuation is a professional service giving a solid indication of value for many purposes. The Business Brokerage service lists and brokers business transactions in our industry from start to finish. 3rd Level Consulting & Business Brokerage is a USAG Industry Member. Frank is a member of, and certified by, the International Business Brokers Association, as well as being a member of the Institute of Business Appraisers.