Who We Are
We are Gavin, Skylar, and Millay Jennings — founders of SVRN Strength.
Both raised in Taney County — Gavin in Protem and Skylar in Hollister — it’s not lost on us what it means to be back home, building something meaningful in the place that helped shape us. This isn’t just where we’re from, it’s where we’ve been called to plant roots, raise our family, and serve our community.
For over 15 years, fitness and nutrition has been a constant in our lives, but it wasn’t until living in Cookeville, Tennessee, training at CrossFit Mayhem, that we experienced not just a workout, but community, accountability, and a shared pursuit of growth that extended far beyond the gym floor.
It was there that the vision began to take shape.
Not just a gym, but a place where people are sharpened, where discipline is built, and where community actually means something.
But more than anything, SVRN Strength exists because we believe this:
God is sovereign — but we are called to steward what He has given us.
We don’t control the outcome.
We don’t force the doors open.
But when He opens them, we walk through in faith and obedience.
Or simply put:
God steers the boat. But we still have to row.
SVRN is built on that tension — trust and responsibility. Faith and action. Surrender and discipline.
We want this to be more than a place you work out.
We want it to be your third space: Home. Work. SVRN, or for the early crew— SVRN. Work. Home.
A place where:
You are known
You are challenged
You grow — physically, mentally, and spiritually
Our prayer is that you don’t just find a gym here, but a community….a family….a group of people you can truly do life with.
When we’re not in the gym, you’ll find us spending time together as a family, outdoors, cooking, or attending Woodland Hills Family Church. Skylar also serves as a real estate agent with Murney, which means life often looks like juggling showings, workouts, and family time, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
This opportunity is not something we take lightly. It is a gift. A responsibility. A calling.
And it would be an honor to have you be part of it.
Lain & Aspyn McCanless
We are honored to be a part of what's being built here.
We're a family first. Married, two crazy boys, Shepherd Thomas and Banner Banks, and doing our best to lead our home with intention, keep our sense of humor, and never take ourselves too seriously.
If you've spent any time around Gavin and Skylar, you already know their heart. The way they approach health and wellness — not just physical, but holistic, for every season and stage of life — is rare. And when that vision collided with our passion for community and helping people become who God is calling them to be, this felt less like a business decision and more like an obvious next step.
We believe SVRN Strength is more than a gym. It's a place where people can show up, do hard things, and leave a little more like the person they were created to be.
We'll personally be training here. Our boys will grow up in these walls. And we mean that… this isn't something we're attached to from a distance. We're in it.
Outside of SVRN, Lain serves as a teaching pastor at Woodland Hills Family Church, co-founded Rally Your Family, a family branding agency helping families build legacies with the same intentionality great businesses apply to their brand, and is a speaker and author with a passion for marriage and fatherhood.
We're here because we believe in this mission and in these people.
We hope you'll join us.