Rising Stars: Meet Elise Joan of Playa Del Rey, CA

Today we’d like to introduce you to Elise Joan.

Hi Elise, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
After graduating from The College of William and Mary, I kicked off my professional journey doing Musical Theater in New York, which at the time was my dream career! During the run of a Broadway Tour, I realized I had vocal damage that ended my singing career in one doctor’s visit. I found yoga as a means to heal, and was compelled to get certified and share the mental, physical and emotional power of movement with others. After being a professional dancer for 10 years, I had a good awareness of the human body, and yet I became voraciously interested in learning every modality of fitness I could, and developing my expertise, so I could then create innovative mind/body programming that was specifically designed to optimize an under-researched / under-served demographic: Women.

Soon after launching an online platform, I was tapped by Beachbody to create their barre, yoga, mindset and fitness programming. After 10 years as a Supertrainer for them, I began to expand my expertise and my platforms to develop and launch my own longevity app: THE AGELESS PROTOCOL designed to support Women over 30 in fitness/ mindset/ nutrition frameworks/ breath work/ hormone balance/ bio-hacks and more. Putting it all in ONE place, in your pocket

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Every success I’ve ever had was built on a previous foundation crumbling. My interest in longevity itself was born from the many times my own body failed me. Losing my voice and ending my dream career… a long and expensive fertility journey which ended in heartbreak… family genetics that gave me a high risk for obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. I decided, I wasn’t going to let these difficulties define me. I was going to use them as fuel for my mission: To help women of all ages & demographics,Thrive. To build content and a platform to help us optimize our bodies and minds so we can age powerfully and make our Second Act even more impactful than our first.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
Beyond being a fitness and wellness expert of 20+ years, I’m actually a comprehensive Vitality Architect and women’s health & longevity expert. My work blends science (I’m currently studying in a professional program through Harvard Medical School), movement, mindset, and lifestyle design to help high -achieving women of all ages build strength, energy, and emotional resilience that last for decades.

I’m known for functional strength training, and disrupting the tired narrative that old -school fitness (which was designed for young, healthy men) is the only option we have to build muscle. I create achievable hormone-aligned nutrition frameworks, nervous system regulation, and identity-shifting practices that help women reach their goals powerfully. I’m known for my BODi programs like LAVA & the Barre Blend Series, my high-touch point Limitless Life Blueprint course & community, and my new wellness brand, ARC Longevity, which brings science-backed DEFINE creatine , wellness products and education directly to women who want to “age in reverse” with confidence and clarity.

I’m most proud of the transformation I see in women who finally feel stronger, leaner, clearer, and more vibrant in midlife.

What sets me apart is that I hybridize dozens of fitness and mind/body modalities to curate efficient comprehensive training systems to optimize the human body. Workout programs you can’t find anywhere else. I don’t teach quick fixes or the same 30 fitness moves. I teach consistency, positivity, and longevity as a lifestyle. My approach is rooted in research but delivered in a way that feels personal , actionable, and empowering. And as I just turned 50 myself, I’m the living proof of what I teach: aging can be your greatest expansion.

We’d love to hear about how you think about risk taking?
I believe you won’t find a successful entrepreneur, disruptor or innovator who is afraid to take risks. I take them every day because I believe deeply in creating something NEW. Any time we build something truly innovative, rather than just re-purpose or re-brand the status quo,… we risk people dismissing us, or even condemning us for disrupting what they’ve been told or taught their entire lives. Women have often been conditioned to trust society or ‘the literature’ or ‘podcast ‘experts’ more than our own body, intelligence or intuition. Empowering women to lean into our own body & emotional literacy, takes power away from others, and puts it back in our hands. Not everyone likes this message. But I am on a MISSION to help Women Know ourselves on a deeper level and trust ourselves. My systems are designed so we can feel our best, and make every decade our Prime.

So I’m happy to take this risk day after day, as I build something meaningful, that never existed before.

Pricing:

• My app launches 12/03, and I will share a link
• Here is a link with info to my limitless life blueprint: https://courses.elisejoanofficial.com/limitless-life
• My instagram is @elisejoanofficial

Contact Info:

• Website: Www. Elisejoanofficial.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisejoanofficial?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@elisejoanofficial?si=veBzAK7z1LBufNDL