Colleen Jolly is an AFAA-certified personal trainer, elevatED-certified pole teacher, entrepreneur and pole dance competitor. She has been poling for 10 years, is the CEO of the International Pole Convention, the Executive Director of the IPIA. She teaches pole dancing online for 123Poling.com and in the DC metro area at FIT4Polers and MyBodyShop. She has been active in leadership roles and Board positions in arts and association non-profit organizations; and is also an award-winning pole dancer, artist, writer, and speaker on visual communications and general business topics around the world.