The BodyPROUD Movement was launched by  Mindy Blackstien and Jeffrey Kippel who have over 30 years combined experience in the fitness wellness industry.

Mission: 
> To be integral to the shift of consciousness and influence people globally to be bodyPROUD -- inside & out, head to toe, mind to heart -- and love living their most healthy, happy, active, and confident lives.
> To turn bodyPROUD into a dictionary term and a society-advocated mandate to 
> To popularize "I AM BodyPROUD" as the thing to be regardless of age, socio-economic situations and life challenges

Brands Connected to Achieve their Mission:

FAME Media Group Inc

> Assisting environmentally responsible brands, products, services, businesses and individuals who inspire, influence, facilitate and/or empower bodyPROUD living - FAMEmediagroup.com

BodyPROUD Community:

> A safe place for individuals who are ready to take charge of their life and conquer their physical, mental and emotional hurdles, and a collection of AHAs made by those who have already done so having also transformed themselves into happy, healthy, confident, physically-able, life-loving, bodyPROUD beings. - BodyPROUD.org

FAME World Tour:

> Providing global platforms for bodyPROUD individuals that double as incentives for people of all ages to sculpt their physique into that of their heart's desire.- FAMEworldtour.com

Truestar Health Network:
> Providing the tools and resources to help people become bodyPROUD whether they want to compete as an athlete, showcase their accomplishment in an "I AM BodyPROUD" Showcase event, or simply lose weight, gain muscle, age youthfully, boost energy, improve overall wellness, enhance physical abilities, or discover inner confidence. - BodyPROUD.com

Spearheaded and laid the foundation for an entire industry: launching multiple leading bodybuilding and fitness organizations; producing physique competitions worldwide; organizing the country's largest fitness consumer expos; hosting personal training conventions; publishing national and international fitness, swimsuit and lifestyle magazines; managing athletes and top models; training and coaching bodybuilders, fitness models, figure competitors, fitness athletes, presenters and workshop leaders; judging international pageants and events; launching the "I AM bodyPROUD" Showcase events, the bodyPROUD Community and the bodyPROUD global awakening movement; and aligning with the Truestar Health Network to create  healthy people from the inside out.

Brands Launched:
The FAME World Tour, The BodyPROUD Community, The BodyPROUD Movement, The BodyPROUD Lifestyle, TSN/ESPN Fitness Series (TV), FAME: Fitness And Model Expo (Canada's largest health and fitness consumer show for all of its 5 years running), Musclemania Canada, Fitness Canada Pageant, International National Bodybuilding Association Canada (INBA), World Natural Sports Organization (WNSO), The Grand National Obstacle Challenge, The Cat's Lair, FitConnections, The Ultimate Fitness Challenge (with Trish Stratus), Canadian Active Lifestyle Festival, FAME West, FAME East, FAME World Championships, FAME Centrals,  FAME India Tour, FAME UK Championships, FAME Philippines, FAME South Africa, FAME Africa, FAME Caribbean, ANB-WNSO (Australia Bodybuilding Organization), FAME Magazine, and many more.


Media Coverage:
NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox & Friends, Channel 5 (UK), ESPN, TSN, RDS, Telemundo, ESPN International, ESPN Radio, Army TV, Global TV,National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Life Network, Slice, CTV, CBC, City TV, Sirius Radio, CBS Early Morning Show, Pride TV, The Today Show, Breakfast TV, The Howard Stern Show.The New York Times, The National Post, The Star, Muscle & Fitness, Sun Newspapers, Playboy, Oxygen Magazine, Fitness Rx, American Health & Fitness Magazine, Chatelaine, Ironman Magazine, Exercise for Men, Men’s Health, Planet Muscle, Fitness Hers, Abilities Magazine, Musclemag Magazine, REPS!, Natural Muscle, TV Guide, and many more…