Brandon Stroupe : President
Fort Worth Location :

Brandon was born in Tyler and was raised in north Texas. While attending Pilot Point high school, Brandon played football for the all-time winningest coach in Texas high school football history. After high school, Brandon graduated from Texas A&M University with honors in Speech Communications with a minor in Interdisciplinary Business from Mays Business School. In the summers of college (2008-2012), Brandon worked at APEC as a speed coach at various local high schools in the Tyler area. He then went on to move to the Fort Worth area upon graduation to work in the banking industry as a branch manager. In 2017, Brandon came to work at APEC in an operations role in Fort Worth. In the years since, Brandon has worked on marketing, operations, graphic design, agent relations, pro player relations, management, and more. He oversaw the development of the APEC app and the migration during COVID to offer digital solutions to keep APEC thriving.

Personally, Brandon is married to his wife Laura, with one son, James. He plays outdoor soccer to stay active.

Meet Other Trainers

Check out our other trainers on staff who are qualified and meet APEC standards

Anthony Angulo
Anthony was born in Waco and raised in Fort Worth, TX. He grew up playing competitive soccer from a young age all the way through college. In high school, he was selected as Defender of the Year in FWISD and was part of the Star-Telegram Boys Super Team. Anthony first trained at APEC Fort Worth, starting with Adult Spherical to College Sports sessions back in late 2016 until he went to college to finish his degree.

He graduated from the University of Texas in Arlington with a Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science, with an emphasis in sports performance and physical therapy. Anthony's background spans different sectors including rehabilitation, fitness, and performance, allowing him to understand the importance of each phase.

Dr. Chris Herrera

Professional Experience

Chris comes from a long career of high performance and sports medicine achievements. He started his professional career in 2003 when he graduated with his Doctorate degree in physical therapy from the University of Miami.  He founded Jaguar Therapeutics in 2007 where he spent 15 years as the CEO and head physical therapist. By combining his business background with his vision of physical medicine, he took a fragmented outpatient system and created a true multidisciplinary environment. By bringing together physical therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, massage, physiological testing and engineering  it with strength and conditioning and skills coaching, the ultimate environment has been created for anyone aiming to achieve their goals. Under these principles, he treated and rehabbed some of the best professional and non-professional athletes in Miami and across the United States.  During this time, Chris also spent 8 years with the USA sailing team. He was the head strength and conditioning coach and assistant physical therapist from 2009-2014. His role grew into the head physical therapist and Medical Director positions from 2012-2016 where he represented the USA as the team physical therapist at the 2012 London Olympics.  Through Jaguar Therapeutics, Chris has served as the medical director and treated as a physical therapist with Pete Bommarito at Bommarito Performance Systems from 2010-2015, Fitspeed with Matt Gates from 2015-2017, XPE with Matt Gates and Tony Villani from 2018-2023, and now APEC from 2022-Current. Through these programs he has been a leader in transitioning over 550 college football players into the professional ranks.  During this same period, Chris has also directed and treated over 300 professional NFL players during their offseason.  As the CEO of APEC the past 2 years, Chris has worked closely with APEC Founder Bobby Stroupe in growing and expanding APEC’s top training program into the multidisciplinary model intertwining top training with comprehensive physical medicine. Chris has traveled around the US, bringing operations efficiency and his medical/training system to numerous APEC affiliate sites. Education Chris graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 2003 with a Bachelors of Science in Business Management. He continued his education at the University of Miami by graduating with his Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy in 2007. Since Graduating from the University of Miami he has taken numerous physical therapy and strength and conditioning certifications achieving his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), United States Olympic weightlifting Club Coach (USAW), and Master Dry Needling Certification (MDNC). Over the past year Chris has also started his Doctorate in Chiropractic at Parker University in Dallas Texas.   Personal Originally from Peoria IL, Chris attended Macomb High School where he was a dual sport athlete excelling in baseball and basketball. He Played basketball at Eastern Illinois University helping the team to a OVC tournament championship and birth in the NCAA tournament in 2001. After graduating from EIU, Chris attended the University of Miami graduating with a Doctorate degree in physical therapy. He spent 20 years in Miami where he started his family. Chris is married and has 3 daughters and 1 son. Since purchasing APEC and taking on the role of CEO, Chris and his family relocated to Dallas, Texas and are enjoying this new chapter in their lives.
Ryan Cuento
Ryan Cuento is born and raised in Arlington, TX where he grew up primarily playing basketball. After high school, he graduated with a B.S. in exercise science from the University of Texas at Arlington. He is passionate about helping others achieve their goals by giving them the tools they need to be successful in sport. As a performance coach at APEC. Ryan is a strength and conditioning specialist who has had experience with working with athletes of all ages ranging from youth development to athletes in Draft prep. Certifications: -NSCA CSCS -CPR/AED