Timeline - Miscellaneous Facts

• Jazzercise posts its ninth consecutive year of system wide sales growth topping $96 million – best in company history.
• Shanna Missett Nelson named President of Jazzercise, Inc.
• Jazzercise partners with Back in the Swing, a grassroots nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to providing awareness, access and financial support for breast cancer survivorship programs and academic research in the field of breast cancer survivorship.
• Jazzercise ranks #18 overall on Entrepreneur’s Magazine’s Franchise 500 list; #5 in Top Home-Based Franchises; #6 in Low Cost Franchises; #14 in Global Franchises; and #17 in Fastest Growing Franchises.

• Jazzercise partners with Cheryl Burke, two-time champion of the popular ABC-TV show, “Dancing with the Stars.” Burke serves as a Jazzercise spokesperson in a variety of marketing campaigns.
• Jazzercise celebrates 40th anniversary in Chicago, where Judi Sheppard Missett began with a single class in 1969; more than 1,000 Jazzercise enthusiasts from all over the world worked out together in a series of Jazzercise classes at Chicago’s Union Station.
• Jazzercise hires 92 quality coordinators to improve the quality of Jazzercise classes by evaluating and coaching instructors as well as conducting Jazzercise movement screenings and workshops.

• Judi Sheppard Missett joined a select group of women U.S. political and business leaders for the Stellar Women’s Leadership Delegation to China.  The trip included visits to Hong Kong, Lijang, Beijing and Shanghai, and enabled American and Chinese female leaders to meet and exchange ideas on vital issues.
• Judi Sheppard Missett, Shanna Missett Nelson and Jazzercise instructors are featured in a segment on “The Early Show” on CBS.
• Shanna Missett Nelson choreographs fitness routine for the Junior Miss pageant in Mobile, AL.
• Tres Jazz- Jazzercise International Convention (formerly known as Jazzerjam) returned to the birthplace of Jazz – New Orleans.  Fitness enthusiasts from 47 states and 12 countries attended the incredible event.

2007

• More than 800 people participate in a Jazzercise class at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago as part of Jazz Dance World Congress.
• Judi Sheppard Missett appears on “The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch.”
• Judi Sheppard Missett participates in IDEA Fitness Association’s 25th Anniversary celebration.
• Jazzercise On Location Spring Break in Orlando hosted 1,300 fitness enthusiasts from 42 states and eight countries at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort.

2006

• Judi is a featured entrepreneur in Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneur’s Soul, the latest release in the popular ‘Chicken Soup’ series of books.  
• Judi is a guest on Whoopi Goldberg’s “Wake Up With Whoopi” talk radio show.
• Judi attends the Giordano Celebration of a Legacy Reunion in Chicago, IL.  Gus Giordano created the Giordano jazz dance technique and is a treasured mentor to Judi.

2005

• Shanna judges the Boys & Girls Clubs of America Youth of the Year Event for the Pacific Region.

2004

• Judi is featured in the book On Stage – Bill Riley and Tales of the Talent Search, a collection of stories about the Iowa State Fair’s talent search programs compiled by Bill Riley.
• Judi is selected by the editorial board of Inside the Minds as one of the leading franchisors in the nation and authors a chapter in Inside the Minds: Buying a Franchise.

2003

• Judi is featured in the book, Believing in Ourselves: A Celebration of Women, by Nancy Carson.
• Jazzercise is mentioned in the soundtrack of New Line Cinema's Austin Powers film, "Goldmember."
• Judi is featured on national TV: the Fox News Channel's morning show, "Fox & Friends" and FamilyNet's "At Home Live."
• Judi addresses Valpak Direct Marketing Systems, Inc employees at the company's annual conference in Orlando, FL.

2001

• Judi attends special Fred Astaire Tribute given by daughter, Ava Astaire McKenzie in London.
• Judi writes a chapter, "Passion is the Key," in the book A Woman's Way to Incredible Success in Business.
• Jazzercise is featured twice on the Fox News Channel's morning show, "Fox & Friends."
• Internet technology allows continued and improved service to franchisees via the Instructor Zone at jazzercise.com.

2000

• Jazzercise is mentioned in the holiday hit movie, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."

1999

• Fox News Channel launches Fitness Fridays with Jazzercise on its "Fox & Friends" morning show, inviting Judi, Shanna and instructors/customers to appear live at their New York studios.

• Judi stars in an ad campaign for the Delirium watch made by Concord, one of the world's most exclusive brand of wrist watches. The full page color ad is featured on the back cover of Vogue, Town & Country, Lear's and other magazines.

1983

• Judi makes numerous appearances on Disney Channel's new Epcot Magazine TV shows.

1981

• Judi appears on NBC TV's "Today" Show.

1980

• Judi appears weekly on "P.M. Magazine," a national television show.