ABOUT US

At Golden Hour Athletics, we believe the best moments in fitness happen together.

Our mission is to build a welcoming, supportive community where people of all backgrounds and abilities can pursue strength, health, and personal growth. Through functional fitness, weightlifting, endurance training, and expert coaching, we create an environment where every athlete — from beginner to experienced — can thrive.

Golden Hour is more than a workout. It's the hour you show up — even when it's hard. The hour you move, sweat, challenge yourself, and grow.

Because when we take the time to show up for ourselves, we're better able to show up for everything else that matters. For our families. For our friends. For our work, our passions, and our communities.

At Golden Hour Athletics, effort matters more than ego and progress matters more than perfection.

This is a place where everyone belongs. First-timers and seasoned athletes. Early birds and evening grinders. Those chasing any number of firsts and those chasing their next personal record.

We show up for the work — but stay for the people. We cheer for the personal records and first steps. We celebrate the quiet wins and the breakthrough moments. We believe encouragement is powerful, and a high five can change someone's whole day.

Golden Hour is where community becomes strength. Where friendships are built through shared effort. Where we challenge each other to grow. Where every person who walks through the door is welcomed and supported.

Because the strongest version of ourselves isn't built alone. It's built together.

Take the hour. Do the work. Leave stronger.

This is your time. This is your community. This is your Golden Hour.

WHAT WE STAND FOR

COMMUNITY FIRST

We believe the strongest results come from training together. Golden Hour is a place where friendships are built, support is constant, and everyone belongs.

EFFORT OVER EGO

Progress comes from consistency, humility, and hard work. We celebrate effort, not just outcomes, and support each other every step of the way.

PURSUE PROGRESS

Whether it's your first workout or your next personal record, growth looks different for everyone. Our goal is to help every athlete improve in a way that's sustainable and meaningful.

LONGEVITY MATTERS

Fitness should support a full, healthy life. We train with purpose, prioritize good movement, and focus on building skills and strength that last.

MEET THE TEAM

Six founding partners, joined by a growing team of experienced coaches.

Hailey Nolin
Hailey Nolin

Co-Founder / Coach

National Board Certified Health and Wellness CoachPNL2 Master Health CoachCrossFit L1NCCPT-CPTCrossFit Kids

Hailey is an athlete, certified nutritionist, and coach with 7+ years of experience helping people perform and feel their best. Her approach blends performance, nutrition, and real-life sustainability, because she's lived it herself. Hailey's favorite lift is the squat snatch, and off the clock you'll find her reading, surfing, running, traveling, or adventuring outside with her dogs.

Heather Geyer
Heather Geyer

Co-Founder / Coach

CrossFit L3

Heather has been an athlete her entire life and has been helping people reach their goals since 2014. She has trained in the functional fitness space since 2013 and has coached and worked out at gyms across the country and around the world. Her favorite lifts are deadlifts and cleans, and her favorite workouts are the long, grueling ones. In her off time you'll find her traveling or hanging out with GHA's Rest and Recovery Specialist, her pup Quanah.

Brooks Davis
Brooks Davis

Co-Founder / Coach

Brooks grew up a competitor, playing soccer for years all the way through club ball at Florida State. When that chapter ended, he found a new outlet for the same drive at a local gym, and he's been at it since 2020. His go-to benchmark is Jackie and his favorite movement is double unders. Brooks knows what it takes to push hard, and he's the kind of coach who'll put in the work right next to you.

Dean Mosley
Dean Mosley

Co-Founder / Coach

CrossFit L1

Dean started functional fitness and performance training over 7 years ago, and he gravitates toward the technical, high-skill side of the sport. His favorite movements are the snatch, bar muscle-up, and handstand walks.

Taylor Curlee
Taylor Curlee

Co-Founder / Coach

Taylor joined a gym four years ago and it changed her life. Working out had never been something she enjoyed or could stick with, but the people and the community changed all of that. The support and shared commitment turned fitness into something she wants to do, and the people she's met have become family. Her favorite movements are power cleans and box jump overs.

Karl Davis
Karl Davis

Co-Founder / Coach

Karl spent most of his life as a professional moto trials rider, competing around the world, and these days he travels the world as a professional stunt rider. An avid mountain biker, when Karl's not in the gym you'll find him out on the trails. He's been training since 2019, loves a squat snatch and anything gymnastics, and is a master of the short, sprinty workouts.

Kirstan Menello
Kirstan Menello

Coach

USAW National Coach

An athlete her entire life, Kirstan’s diverse background spans competitive weightlifting, dance, and collegiate rowing. For nearly a decade, she’s helped athletes reach their strength goals. She is currently the Head Weightlifting Coach and a physical education teacher at Spruce Creek High School and holds a USAW National Coach certification. In 2023, she founded the Olympic weightlifting team, Volusia Barbell. The program has more than 10 athletes ranked in the Top 10 nationwide. Kirstan strives to bring a gritty, old-school, and competitive style to the platform. Outside of the gym she’s at the beach or going on adventures with her dogs, Lilo and Zeta!

Leann Simony
Leann Simony

Coach

HYROX Performance Coach

Leann has over 10 years of fitness experience. She is a HYROX Performance Coach with a passion for pushing her own limits and those of others. After discovering the sport, she found the perfect blend of strength, endurance, and grit, completing six races before earning her coaching certification. When she’s not coaching or training, Leann works full-time as a hairstylist. She’s passionate about helping others build confidence, challenge themselves, and realize they’re capable of more than they ever imagined—both inside and outside the gym.

PROUD AFFILIATIONS

Official HYROX Training Club

Golden Hour Athletics is an official HYROX Training Club. Our Endurance classes deliver structured, race-ready conditioning — coached sessions combining running and functional stations that prepare you for the HYROX floor, or simply for a stronger everyday life.

Proud Member 2026 — Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce

We're a proud member of the Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce. This gym is built by locals, for locals — and being part of the community that surrounds it matters to us.

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