Our Team

  • Ben Wadham - Founder

    Having spent 9 years in the Royal Marines, 4 of which as a Physical Training Instructor, Ben has a comprehensive understanding of fitness. After leaving the Marines he completed a degree in Strength & Conditioning to further his knowledge and to better help his clients.

    Ben currently holds REPs Level 3 and CrossFit Coaching Level 2.

    Ben’s hobbies include Rugby, Mountain Biking and competing in CrossFit competitions.

    Ben is available for 1-2-1 personal training sessions and bespoke fitness programming. Please book in HERE.

  • Georgie Dawson - Coach

    Georgie started CrossFit in 2021 and has focus on weightlifting with the occasional WOD thrown in for fun. She has a degree in Sports Therapy and is currently working towards her masters in Nutrition. Georgie holds a British Weightlifting Level 2 qualification, Level 2 Gym Instructor and Spin qualifications.

  • Shannon Skae - Coach

    Shannon is a certified CrossFit Level 2 Instructor, Sports Masseuse, Spin Instructor and Health & Life Coach with over 5 years of experience in the fitness and wellness industry.

    Specialising in functional fitness, Shannon is passionate about helping people move better, improve performance, and achieve lasting health and vitality.

    As a spinning instructor and a dedicated coach, Shannon uses a holistic approach to empower clients, blending physical training with mindset coaching to foster both mental and physical well-being.

  • Tandiwe Wallace-Sims - Yoga

    Tandi completed a 200 hour yoga teacher training course and is also a qualified sports therapist and personal trainer. She has experience working in the Physiotherapy department at Derriford Hospital, specialising in rehabilitating knee replacements. Then on to Help for Heroes, working with veterans to improve their physical health and well-being and more recently as a Health Improvement Practitioner.

  • Asmae Jalili - BJJ

    Asmae has joined the Pantheon BJJ coaching team by heading up our BJJ Kids classes. Asmae, a 29 year old originally from Italy, is a blue belt under Jamie Horsman.

    Asmae started training BJJ for fun in her living room 2 years ago and fell in love with the gentle art. A few months ago she started competing and is definitely growing as a successful BJJ competitor.

  • Carl Drake - Muay Thai

    Carl Drake has been a combat sports instructor for 12 years, this is paired with his knowledge and experience from the titles he has gained whilst competing.

    These titles include; British Masters Pro Boxing Champion, Western Area Pro Boxing Champion, ABA National Novice Boxing Champion, ABA Western Area Boxing Champion, WUMA Wold Kickboxing Champion, WUMA English Kickboxing Champion, WUMA British Thai Boxing Champion, WKA SouthWest Thai Boxing Champion and WAKO English Kickboxing Champion.

    Carl also holds a black belt in Karate and was twice the Western Area Light Contact Champion.