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The Movement Mentality
Missy Bunch is a multi-certified movement coach, entrepreneur, speaker, educator, and podcast host with over 15 years of experience helping health and wellness professionals build expertise, confidence, and thriving businesses.
Her journey began as a professional dancer battling injuries—until one brain-based session erased four years of chronic knee pain. That breakthrough didn’t just transform her movement; it reshaped her career. She went from mastering neurology-based movement strategies to scaling successful businesses and is now on a mission to empower other professionals to do the same.
As the Founder of The Movement Mentality LLC, Co-Founder of Movement IQ, a Z-Health Master Trainer, and host of The Movement Mentality Podcast, Missy blends cutting-edge neuroscience with proven business strategies. She helps movement professionals go beyond technique—teaching them how to attract clients, increase income, and create lasting impact. Whether through mentorship, education, or real-world business coaching, Missy is on a mission to turn passion into profit while making the wellness industry stronger, smarter, and more sustainable.
Beyond her professional achievements, Missy is a dedicated mother, wife, and advocate for health, movement, and family. She is passionate about helping others build businesses that support the lives they truly want to live.
The Movement Mentality
Meet my husband!
The Movement Mentality Podcast
with Missy Bunch
Ep. 19 - Meet my husband!
In this intimate and inspiring episode, Missy sits down with her husband, Ryan Steenrod, to talk about his winding path from bartender to brick-and-mortar gym owner to six-figure virtual corporate wellness coach. They dive into his origin story in the movement industry, lessons learned from running a gym, their early entrepreneurial days as a couple, and how they’ve designed a family-first life and business together.
This conversation is full of heartfelt reflections, real-talk business lessons, and advice for movement professionals looking to expand their impact without burning out.
In this episode
03:00 - Ryan’s journey from unhealthy college student to movement professional
06:59 - The flight of stairs that sparked a life transformation
09:00 - First triathlon: cramps, heat stroke, and a life-defining decision
13:23 - Discovering kettlebells and the philosophy that shaped his gym
15:13 - Gym ownership realities: high overhead and relentless hustle
21:20 - Pivoting during COVID: entering the corporate wellness world
25:00 - Why office wellness fails and how Ryan’s approach is different
29:09 - Tactical tips for coaches wanting to get into corporate wellness
36:00 - Building a life by design: how Missy and Ryan support each other’s businesses
41:22 - Advice to his younger self: it’s all figureoutable, just keep going
Quotes
· “I shouldn't be winded after this flight of stairs.” [07:00]
· “You might be making money, but you’ll never make enough money if your overhead is too high.” [20:00]
· “Go do hard things. Get the reps in. There's no substitute for time spent with real people.” [44:58]
Connect with Missy & Sydney
· Instagram: @missybunch15.
· Instagram: @themovementmentality
· Watch this episode on YouTube: @TheMovementMentality
· Movement IQ Membership: movementiq.co
· Connect with Ryan on LinkedIn: Ryan Steenrod
· Email Ryan Ryan@movementIQ.co
About Missy
Missy is a multi-certified movement therapist who has been educating and coaching for over 14 years.As a young professional dancer, she battled many injuries over her career and one day she found someone who studied neurology (the study of the brain and nervous system). After one session with this person, her 4-year knee pain was completely gone. She knew she wanted to teach this approach to the world.
The importance of brain function and using the nervous system to rapidly “debug” movement patterns, decrease pain, and increase performance, has led her to teach and create lightning-fast improvements with people from all walks of life. Her specialties include injury prevention, injury rehabilitation, joint mobility, and decreasing pain, holistically.
