{"id":11973,"date":"2026-01-20T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T05:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/?p=11973"},"modified":"2026-02-01T18:45:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T23:45:34","slug":"workout-anytime-appoints-savannah-baseball-star-kyle-kj-jackson-as-first-ever-chief-aura-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/chains\/workout-anytime-appoints-savannah-baseball-star-kyle-kj-jackson-as-first-ever-chief-aura-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Workout Anytime Appoints Savannah Baseball Star Kyle &#8220;KJ&#8221; Jackson as First-Ever Chief Aura Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Workout-Anytime-300x87.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"87\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3109\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Workout-Anytime-300x87.png 300w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Workout-Anytime-200x58.png 200w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Workout-Anytime.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Workout Anytime<\/p>\n<p><strong>ATLANTA, GA<\/strong> &#8211; Workout Anytime, the premium 24\/7 fitness franchise with more than 190 locations nationwide, has appointed the viral Savannah baseball star and influencer Kyle &#8220;KJ&#8221; Jackson as its first Chief Aura Officer, reinforcing the brand&#8217;s commitment to intentionally leading culture, connection and community across its clubs.<\/p>\n<p>KJ, known for his high-energy presence and ability to connect with fans across generations, will serve as a culture-focused ambassador for Workout Anytime. The role is designed to extend beyond social media into the member experience, from digital welcomes and club-level storytelling, to new ways for members to share their own stories.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Workout Anytime has always been more than a place just to work out,&#8221; said Lynsay Flynt, Director of Marketing at Workout Anytime. &#8220;Over the past year, especially through The After campaign, we realized we weren&#8217;t just talking about fitness results. What truly makes the journey transformative isn&#8217;t access or equipment alone, it&#8217;s how people feel when they walk through our doors. It&#8217;s the energy, the consistency, and the human connection that reminds them they belong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Flynt said the Chief Aura Officer role is meant to steward and lead the brand&#8217;s culture with intention as the franchise system continues to grow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When we talk about aura, it&#8217;s not about hype or volume, it&#8217;s about presence,&#8221; Flynt said. &#8220;From the first time I met KJ, he showed a rare ability to walk into a room and make people feel seen, welcomed, and inspired. His personal journey, overcoming injuries and obstacles that could have derailed his path, instead became a launching pad for his growth and success. Like so many people, KJ faced real hurdles, and it&#8217;s that authenticity, that lived experience, that makes his aura such a natural fit for the culture and message that Workout Anytime is championing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The partnership between Workout Anytime and KJ gained national attention through &#8220;The After&#8221; campaign in 2025, which proved to be a defining moment for the brand, demonstrating what&#8217;s possible when an athlete becomes embedded in a brand&#8217;s culture and story, rather than simply representing it. This moment became a natural bridge for KJ to step in as Chief Aura Officer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Aura isn&#8217;t something you claim, it&#8217;s something people feel,&#8221; said KJ. &#8220;For me, it comes from being real, relatable, and grounded. I never want to feel above anyone. I want people to know that if it&#8217;s possible for me, it&#8217;s possible for them too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For KJ, partnering with Workout Anytime as Chief Aura Officer is deeply personal, and a passion for him to continue to use his platform and influence for good.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve faced injuries, setbacks, and moments where everything felt uncertain, but I learned that small wins, the right people, and the right environment can change everything,&#8221; KJ said. &#8220;Workout Anytime creates that environment, a place where people belong, feel supported, and are empowered to become their best selves, one step at a time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>By introducing the Chief Aura Officer role, Workout Anytime is taking an industry-first approach, placing culture, energy and authenticity at the center of leadership, not as a campaign or tagline, but as a lived experience across every club and community it serves.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This partnership with KJ feels like a natural next step for our brand,&#8221; said Jerry Pugh, CEO of Workout Anytime. &#8220;He doesn&#8217;t just understand our culture, he lives it, and we&#8217;re excited to grow together.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ATLANTA, GA<\/strong> &#8211; Workout Anytime, the premium 24\/7 fitness franchise with more than 190 locations nationwide, has appointed the viral Savannah baseball star and influencer Kyle &#8220;KJ&#8221; Jackson as its first Chief Aura Officer, reinforcing the brand&#8217;s commitment to intentionally leading culture, connection and community across its clubs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[342],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11973"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11973"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11974,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11973\/revisions\/11974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}