Meet Marcus Brown | Owner of Kid Fit 360 and Savannah Legacy Academy

We had the good fortune of connecting with Marcus Brown and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
Marcus Brown is born and raised in Savannah, Ga. Marcus Brown is a serial entrepreneur, investor, educator, and husband. The goal is not to be rich but to be wealthy and wealth is so much more valuable than money.Kid Fit 360 is an overall health education program teaching children and families in the areas of fitness, finance, and nutrition to create an all-around education experience. Kid Fit 360 started as a passion project virtually in 2020 at the peak of COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning with virtual finance workshops, virtual workouts, and virtual yoga sessions, Kid Fit 360 is born. After doing the virtual route, Lekyra and Marcus knew that was not enough and began to travel to different facilities, schools, childcare, and nonprofits to deliver the 360 message. They want children to become prosperous adults by getting an all-around education program that would give them the tools to not just live but to thrive on the next level. Kid Fit 360 was started by husband and wife, Lekyra and Marcus Brown, but the love for children and entrepreneurship did not begin with them. Their parents both are entrepreneurs that started with impacting the youth in their select cities. Lekyra’s parents are owners of Smith Family Childcare and Marcus’ parents are owners of Ash Tree Organization (Savannah Legacy Academy).

So this dynamic duo can safely say entrepreneurship and the love for the next generation’s success is in their blood. The Brown family continued Ashtree Organization with Savannah Legacy Academy which is a K- 8th private school. Kid Fit 360 is known for the introduction to yoga as young as 3 years old for emotional regulation and our finance workshops for ages 6-18. They love giving the youth the tools to think through different situations and control themselves no matter what scenario they are put in. We pride ourselves on being an impact to the next generation. The love and passion for fitness, finance, nutrition, and entrepreneurship is great but without expertise in these areas, the impact would not be effective. Entrepreneurship has formed and shaped their lives from childhood to adulthood. The inspiring athletes met playing college basketball at Point University and transferred to Georgia Southern University where Lekyra received her BS in Kinesiology and Marcus received his BA in Finance. Furthering their education, Lekyra is a certified yoga teacher, nutritionist, and personal trainer and Marcus is a certified financial instructor and professional life coach. They have tried to incorporate the principles of finance literacy, physical education, and wise eating habits subtly in their everyday careers, but it just did not feel like that was walking in purpose. The combination of ambition, passion, and individual expertise mixed so well to create Kid Fit 360.

The saying goes “reach one, teach one” and that is exactly what they did in business. In 2021, Kid Fit 360 expanded from the Savannah, Ga area to Rincon, Guyton, Richmond Hill, Springfield, Hinesville and Pembroke. They were very proud that the 360 message was reaching many of the youth in the Southeast Ga region. Receiving a lot of positive feedback and constructive criticism, Lekyra and Marcus were exciting more than ever to continue changing the lives of the youth. Marcus created 360 Finance workbook to help families talk through their finances, short-term and long-term goals to have the vision to make their dreams a reality.

In 2022, Marcus and Lekyra began the process of looking for Kid Fit’s own facility to call the 360 Home. The process did not come easy and ran to a few stumbling blocks with location, zoning, etc. Since they met, Marcus have always said a plan + passion = prosperity. . It is all about perspective and willingness to act when the road gets rough. With the struggles of not knowing what you just do not know, God, faith, family, and friends are making the journey worth getting to the destination. A plan is nothing without action. Passion is nothing without guidance. Prosperity is nothing without purpose. The most difficult part is starting, staying the course, and not straying away from YOUR purpose. August 2022 was the first day of the opening of Kid Fit 360 very own 360 Home: Kid Fit 360 Childcare.

Kid Fit 360 is currently split into three sectors: The 360 experience, 360 Finance, and KF 360 Childcare. The 360 experience is where we come to your facility to teach yoga, different sports, and nutrition talk time. 360 Finance is virtual and in-person workshops for children and families teaching the principles of saving to invest and budgeting for a purpose, KF 360 Childcare is more than childcare teaching ages 3 and 4 about yoga, money recognition, and the core subjects needed to be successful for school-aged education.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
-Everyday will get w workout out in either at Daffin Park, Planet Fitness, or the YMCA -Delicious food at Cava, Java Burrito, Kayak Kafe, Hungry Vegan, Zunzi’s, Green Truck Pub, and Flying Monk Noodle Bar

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My journey would not be a story worth telling if it was not for God, my wife, and family. My wife has inspired me to be better daily and my family has motivated me to be the best i can in all endeavors of life. I thank God for placing such beautiful people in my life.

Website: www.kidfitness360.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidfit360.llc/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SavLegacyAcademy/

Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/kid-fit-360-savannah

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuyLBvroIR1P0CvVxTRteTg