MEET THE FOUNDERS
I’M Strong® I IMS Human Performance was created around a simple idea: performance cannot be understood by looking at one variable in isolation.
Training, physical capacity, recovery, movement, individual characteristics, and the demands of the environment continuously interact.
Our work brings these pieces together through assessment, professional interpretation, education, strength & conditioning, and individualized performance strategies. We collect relevant information, interpret it within the context of the individual or organization, and translate it into strategies that can actually be used.
Whether we are assessing an athlete, educating a group of dancers, working with coaches, or building a partnership with an organization, the process begins the same way:
ASSESS WHAT MATTERS.
INTERPRET THE BIGGER PICTURE.
EXPLAIN THE PRIORITIES.
APPLY WHAT WE LEARN.
Two Backgrounds. One Approach.
IVAN MASCIO, MS, CSCS
Ivan is a Co-Founder of I’M Strong® | IMS Human Performance and leads the performance and training systems within IMS.
His work focuses on designing structured, data-informed strength and conditioning programs that turn health and performance insights into real, measurable results.
He approaches coaching as a system.
Assessment, training, recovery, and long-term planning are integrated to build durable performance and sustainable progress.
Ivan helps athletes, teams, facilities, and organizations move away from intuition-based decisions toward repeatable, sustainable performance models.
Co-Founder & Strength & Conditioning Specialist
SIMONA DI NARDO, BA, BS, MS
Simona is a Co-Founder of I’M Strong® | IMS Human Performance and leads the health, recovery, and lifestyle strategies within IMS. Her work focuses on understanding how health markers and daily habits influence performance and long-term adaptability.
She leads coaching strategies grounded in a pyramid approach to performance, designing integrated systems that prioritize foundational wellbeing, optimize physiological adaptation, and support sustainable performance for performers and athletes.
Simona supports athletes, dancers, teams, and organizations by strengthening health foundations supporting consistent, sustainable performance over time.
Co-Founder & Human Performance Specialist