Introduction: The Inevitable Crossroads Every gym owner, boutique studio operator, and personal trainer running a business will eventually face a critical decision: stay in, scale, or sell. Whether that decision comes 3 years or 30 years after launch, the truth...
Introduction: The Unexpected Can Be Your Biggest Opportunity Every gym owner has experienced the stress of disruptions—unexpected weather closures, national holidays, facility maintenance issues, sudden power outages, or even large community events that take attention...
Introduction: A Win-Win Prospecting Strategy In today’s competitive fitness marketplace, one of the most powerful strategies you can implement is creating strategic partnerships with local businesses. The “Business of the Week” program is a low-cost, high-impact...
Introduction: “I Don’t Want to Be the Best Kept Secret in Town” I received a call one morning from a gym owner who had been visiting my website every day for nearly a month. He was finally ready to get started. Curious, I asked, “What made you pull the trigger today?”...
How Broken Hiring Processes Sabotage Performance, Culture, and Profit—and What to Do Instead Introduction: The Turning Point in My Third Club I remember it vividly. I was working on launching my third gym. Business was good, but the demands were growing fast—and I was...
Introduction: Sales is a Math Problem, Not a Mystery For many gym owners and studio operators, sales performance can often feel like a roller coaster—up one week, down the next. But the truth is, sales isn’t random. It’s a math equation. Let’s say your goal is to make...
Introduction: The Turning Point Starts TodayGym owners often ask: How do we fix sales fast? The answer isn’t always new software, expensive marketing campaigns, or a complicated rebrand. Often, it starts with a shift in focus, urgency, and culture. Let me share the...
Introduction: The Friday Afternoon Conversation That Said It All It was a Friday afternoon—one of those rare moments where I wasn’t neck-deep in operations, sales meetings, or problem-solving across the four gym locations I owned at the time. A familiar face dropped...
Introduction: The Sale That Almost Didn’t Happen In the early days of my gym business career, I learned one of the most powerful lessons in sales—and it wasn’t about scripts, pricing psychology, or high-pressure tactics. It was about something much simpler… asking. I...
