Simone is the founder of Gold Lion Pilates, a comprehensively certified Pilates instructor, and Pilates educator with nearly two decades of personal practice and years of teaching experience. She holds two comprehensive Pilates certifications and has continued to deepen her education in the Pilates method, anatomy, biomechanics, and working with a wide range of bodies and abilities.

Today, Simone teaches clients while also educating and mentoring future Pilates instructors. Her approach is rooted in intentional Pilates—honoring the traditional method, principles, and repertoire while leaving room for thoughtful exploration, functional movement, and the needs of the individual in front of her. She believes in understanding the purpose behind an exercise and that creativity in Pilates should always have intention.

Her own love for Pilates began nearly two decades ago after stumbling into a mat class in Huntington Beach, California. After years of struggling to connect with traditional workouts, Pilates was different. It made her feel strong, energized, capable, and genuinely excited to move. That connection eventually led her from student to instructor and, in 2022, to opening Gold Lion Pilates as a small home studio before expanding into its brick-and-mortar location in 2024.

For Simone, Pilates is about so much more than exercise. It is a practice that teaches you how to understand your body, move with greater awareness, build strength and mobility, and feel confident in what your body can do. Whether she is teaching a client or mentoring a future instructor, her goal is to help people move with strength, confidence, curiosity, and intention—and to create a practice that supports them both inside the studio and throughout their lives.