The Hosts

Dan Hollingsworth

 Dan is a long-time endurance athlete who began training under the CrossFit methodology in January of 2008. His endurance accomplishments include 30+ triathlons/duathlons, 8 marathons, including Boston in 2008, and in May of 2009, he completed his first 50-mile ultramarathon. Dan received a B.S. in Exercise Science and completed an athletic training internship working with Division I collegiate athletes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 2001 he earned his Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy from the U.S. Army-Baylor University Graduate PT program. Dan spent 8 years as an active duty Navy PT. His Navy career culminated in a 2-year assignment to the USS JOHN C STENNIS (CVN-74) followed by being handpicked as the first Navy PT assigned to the newly formed Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC). Dan is the Program Director at Kitsap CrossFit as well as a member of the CrossFit HQ Seminar Staff as a Head Trainer.  Find out more about Dan and what he does at www.kitsapcrossfit.com.

Matt Poinsett

Matt is a Michigan native that has spent most of his adult life working toward understanding the complex interaction between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.  Outside of his clinical work he as taught a variety of college-level psychology courses, presented workshops at national conferences, and teamed with a private consulting firm aiming to improve employee performance.  Matt earned his Ph.d. in clinical psychology from Eastern Michigan University.  After working in wilderness programs, inpatient facilities, partial-hospitalization units, and university counseling centers, Dr. Poinsett established a private practice where he provides outpatient psychotherapy as well as offering professional development services for individuals and teams.  Find out more about Matt at www.infinitenorth.com and www.findtheawesome.com.