10/09/2026
TRAINER SPOTLIGHT: MEET BILLIE SULLIVAN!
We’re excited to continue introducing the incredible trainers who make up the team here at Rijk’s Strength and Performance! Today, we’re shining the spotlight on Billie Sullivan!
🎓 EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Billie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science/Human Performance from Catawba College and has nearly 3 years of hands-on personal training experience. She has also continued expanding her knowledge through ISSA continuing education to better serve her clients and help them work toward their individual goals.
Billie works with individuals ages 9 and up, serving a wide range of clients, from complete beginners and general fitness enthusiasts to experienced lifters and competitive powerlifters. She also has a special passion for working with older adults, helping them build and maintain strength, mobility, balance, and independence.
❤️ FITNESS IS PERSONAL FOR BILLIE
Billie’s passion for fitness goes beyond the gym floor. Having gone through her own significant weight-loss and fitness journey, transforming from 210 to 145 pounds, she understands firsthand that lasting change takes more than just showing up for a workout.
She’s also navigated her own experiences with injuries and the challenges that can come with pursuing fitness goals when your body doesn’t always cooperate. These experiences have helped shape her approach to training: meeting people where they are, respecting individual limitations, and helping clients work toward sustainable progress.
Billie understands that everyone’s journey looks different, and she believes that fitness should be about more than appearance. It’s about building strength, improving quality of life, gaining confidence, and discovering what your body is capable of doing.
🔥 HER APPROACH TO TRAINING
One of Billie’s biggest priorities is creating a welcoming, supportive environment where people of all fitness levels feel comfortable learning, growing, and challenging themselves.
You don’t have to be experienced. You don’t have to be in shape before you start. And you certainly don’t have to be the strongest person in the room!
Whether you’re looking to build muscle, improve strength, work toward body-composition goals, increase mobility, return to exercise after an injury, or simply feel better in your everyday life, Billie is passionate about helping you find a path forward that works for YOU.
