Fitness & Lifestyle Coaches

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mena spodobalski

FITNESS & NUTRITION

EVOKE Warriors™ Founder, Mena Spodobalski, has a passion for helping people find confidence through fitness. 14 Years in the fitness industry has found Mena training mothers in a park, to being certified and teaching through Golds Gym, to training at MRI and then purchasing and rebranding Evoke Fitness. Her years of experience helped her create fitness program for Breast Cancer women and now create Evoke Warriors!

Mena is a mom of 2 grown amazing men, Logan and Luke. She’s married for almost 28 years to her greatest supporter, Rob, and is a mom to her 3 rescued furbabies - Bella, Lola and Klein.

She puts her whole heart into everything she does, because she believes in leading with compassion. She an avid hiker, loves a good love story and indulges in Margaritas and Cheesecake!

She tries to live up to her nickname “Mean Mena” at Evoke with tough love and even tougher workouts!

"Helping one person may not change the world.   But it could change the world for one person."  - Anonymous
 

 
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MADELINE HARDACRE

NUTRITION & WELLNESS

I am a physician, board certified in gynecology and lifestyle medicine. More importantly, I am a Wellcoaches Certified Health and Wellness Coach. My practice, Women’s Health Elevated, is focused on coaching women to optimal health and well-being thought long-term, sustainable lifestyle change.

I understand the challenges of a busy family life. With a physician husband and 3 children (now teens and young adults), I appreciate the struggle that unfolds when we try to juggle the schedules and family obligations while also prioritizing our health. I work with my clients to develop manageable strategies regardless of what else is going on in their life.

I practice what I preach when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle. I am a strong advocate for the benefits of plant-based nutrition. I am an avid distance runner and plants fuel me for all of my running adventures on the trails of Tahoe. I am so excited to be sharing experience, skills and passions with the Evoke Warriors.

"I was beyond excited when offered an opportunity to work with the Evoke Warriors.  It immediately felt like the perfect place to share my knowledge, expertise and truly make a difference in cancer survivorship through focusing on healthy lifestyle and well-being" - Madeline

Carrie Vestbie

PERSONAL TRAINER
Multi-Unit Franchisee & Special Needs Advocate

I am a personal trainer, a multi-unit franchisee, a special needs parent and advocate.  

This country girl was born and raised in the "Biggest Little City in the World."  While I gave up the horse and cow life a few years ago to give more needed support to my special needs daughter, we still have a homestead where I am a beekeeper, raise chickens and make time to enjoy our fruit trees, garden and dogs.  I am blessed to be married, have two beautiful children and an amazing extended family.

I love how movement and awareness have the power to improve our health.  I love how positive interactions with others lift our spirits.  And I love that being a personal trainer gives the opportunity for both.  

Participating as a trainer in the Evoke Warrior program allows me to give the Warriors back some confidence through motivation and compassion.  I get to meet such brave and strong people who become close friends.

Participating in this program by being on the board of directors has given me the opportunity to help build a strong and meaningful program for those given a cancer diagnosis.  I am extremely proud to be a part of this team.

"As I've aged, I've learned many things about myself.  The most important is that helping others is truly where I find my own joy." – Carrie

BRUNO carlini

PERSONAL TRAINER

Evoke is excited to have Bruno Carlini join the Evoke family and is currently accepting clients!

Bruno has spent the last 33 years as a Radiation Therapist and Dosimetrist eventually selling his company, Incline Planning Solutions, to Varian Medical Systems where he is now a Senior Operations Manager.

Bruno has participated in many athletic pursuits including wrestling at the CIF championships in high school and running the CIM (California International Marathon) in 2010.

In July of 2019 he was diagnosed with Metastatic Melanoma and began a course of Immunotherapy. Since then he has received radiation therapy and numerous surgeries. In 2023 he was introduced to Evoke Warriors, applied, and completed the six-month program. His life and outlook on fitness have radically changed. Because Evoke Warriors gave so much to him, he decided to become a Certified Personal Trainer and begin working with the next class of Warriors.

"Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion." - Michael Jordan
 

CAROL green

PERSONAL TRAINER

Carol has been passionate about fitness for most of her life and has always enjoyed spending time outdoors. It was a natural progression for her to become a personal trainer. She believes that workouts should be both fun and challenging, and loves to combine her love for the outdoors with fitness to help her clients achieve their goals. 

For most of her adult life she worked in public service working as a paramedic and was a firefighter for the last 27 years. Being physically fit was crucial for the demands of the job, so fitness has been a way of life for her. During her shifts, she led workouts which was extremely fulfilling and paved the way for Carol to become a personal trainer. 

In 2022, Carol was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was fortunate enough to participate in the Evoke Warriors program last year which was a life-changing experience for her. The trainers were top notch and it inspired her to pursue her personal training certificate. Carol felt that she needed to pay it forward and help others. 

Carol is a NASM-certified personal trainer, and CPR/AED certified. She is passionate about helping clients improve their fitness and wellness and making positive changes in their lives.