After a breakup, I decided to take a break from my journalism studies in Poland and moved to the United States as an au pair. I didn’t speak English, didn’t know anyone, and planned to stay for one year. I enrolled in community college, worked three nanny jobs, and started going to the gym, since it was an easy, free hobby.

In 2006, after gaining weight despite exercising daily, I hired a personal trainer. I was poor, but I was desperate. I fell in love with lifting weights, became a certified personal trainer, and began working with people in person right away. That’s when I chose to stay in the U.S., despite my parents’ disapproval. They made it clear I’d be on my own financially. I had no idea how difficult the next few years would be.

In 2008, I began developing what would eventually become the BBM method, focused on aesthetic results. I started sharing my own transformation and client results on Facebook, along with fitness tips.

I started competing in bodybuilding because it was the best strategy at the time. It kept me in shape, effortlessly attracted clients, built credibility, and made me the best version of myself personally and professionally.

I learned a lot, I earned awards at NPC shows and became a highly sought-after trainer, earning over six figures. In 2012, I started coaching women online. That grew naturally as I documented my prep and client transformations on Facebook and Instagram.

I had a “perfect body”, a full client roster, steady income, and was engaged, living in a beautiful apartment in Brookline. But there were areas of my life that weren’t working to the extent I wanted them to. So I committed to personal development.

I completed every Landmark Worldwide course from the Forum and Communication Courses to the Team, Management, and Leadership Program. I developed self-awareness, incredible communication skills, and I learned the meaning of integrity: doing what you said you’d do, keeping your word.

That work shaped how I operate in life and business.

I moved to Connecticut to be closer to New York City while continuing my leadership program.

In 2017, I opened my own fitness studio in an area where I didn’t know anyone. Within three months, I was fully booked thanks to organic social media marketing on Instagram.

I quickly replaced my gym income from Boston, but over time, the work became redundant and no longer challenging. What I missed most was the diversity I’d previously experienced while living in Boston.

My intention for the year was to grow my online business. When the lockdown started, I committed myself to that. Within a few months, I doubled my income.

But the pace quickly became unsustainable, so I restructured everything. I hired mentors, joined programs, and transitioned BBM into a membership-based model. I cut my workload from 12-hour days to 12-hour weeks.

That shift gave me space to launch The Monika A. Mazur Podcast, grow my online presence, and slow down enough to notice what my clients and I actually needed.

Because my business was running like a well-oiled machine, I finally had the freedom I’d always wanted. I bought my dream car, then my dream home. I began traveling to Poland quarterly, something that was absolutely impossible for so many years.

I expanded into business mentorship, first for fitness professionals, then for solopreneurs across industries. I helped solopreneurs streamline their offers, build systems, improve communication, and show up online with clarity and confidence.

Performance coaching followed naturally for those ready for next-level accountability and execution. I also reintroduced one-on-one personal training for clients looking for high-touch individualized support. With a background in journalism and over a decade of social media experience, I now help business owners expand their visibility and impact through short-form content and clear online strategy.

I’m 43. In the summer of 2025, after 9 years in Connecticut, I moved back to Boston. I lift, coach, build, and travel to Europe quarterly to see my family.

At 21, when I first arrived in the United States and lived in Melrose, I would look up at the sky and imagine what it would be like to board a plane and visit my family in Poland. Back then, travel was impossible. Today, I see planes take off and land outside my window while I work. I hold dual citizenship and Global Entry. The life I once dreamed of is now my reality.

“The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play…”

(Lawrence Pearsall Jacks)

That is how I live. I work with clients around the world through BBM, business mentorship, and performance coaching. I identify patterns, close performance gaps, and turn your visions into reality.

“I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live… Life is no ‘brief candle’ to me. It is a splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.” (George Bernard Shaw)

I moved from dreaming about freedom to structuring my life around it. If you are ready to design your version of a dream life and execute it, I will guide you there.