8/11/14 David Bernahl Coastal Luxury Mgt

Published: Aug. 11, 2014, 8:23 p.m.

b"Mr. Bernahl is co-founding partner of Coastal Luxury Management, a company that focuses on acquiring and managing unique opportunities in the hospitality sector. The company's first major project was Pebble Beach Food & Wine, a 4-day,annual event hosted at the Pebble Beach Resorts that attracts nearly 5,000 people. Pebble Beach Food & Wine celebrates 60 celebrity chefs, 250 international wineries and provides cooking demos, wine tasting, a rare wine auction, and numerous multi-course lunches and dinners throughout the weekend. Coastal Luxury Management also operates the American Institute of Wine & Food, a 4,000 member national culinary organization with chapters in most cities.

Jennifer Maanavi has been involved in dance from early childhood, having performed many different genres throughout college. As skilled at the barre as she is in business, Jennifer left Morgan Stanley in 2005 to combine her passion for dance with her aptitude for running a world-class business. Armed with a strong Wall Street finance background and an MBA with high honors from Columbia Business School, she launched Physique 57 in 2006.

Jennifer\\u2019s fitness odyssey began when she opted out of back surgery related to dance injuries and set out to find a safe, fun and effective back- and core-strengthening exercise method. After sampling seemingly every mainstream and new age class available in New York City, she stumbled across the Lotte Berk Method, cured her back, and reshaped her body.

Saddened and desperate after Lotte Berk\\u2019s sudden closure, Jennifer wrote a business plan and recruited Tanya Becker, a star Lotte Berk Instructor, to quickly develop an updated challenging and comprehensive exercise program.

The result: Physique 57, an internationally renowned fitness company that promotes physical health and personal empowerment through a challenging, dance-inspired exercise regimen with a signature blend of fun and fine tuned choreography at its core. More than just an exercise destination, Jennifer and Tanya created and now cultivate a community of encouragement and achievement that changes people\\u2019s bodies and lives. She is endlessly inspired and motivated by Physique 57\\u2019s clients, instructors, corporate team, and of course, classes."