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The Fitness Business Podcast

The Fitness Business Podcast is the most unique podcast, as it dives deep into educational topics and action items to make a difference in your fitness business - no matter the size or role. Since 2015, there has been a weekly show, making it the longest running podcast to help fitness business owners, managers, career individuals and entrepreneurs lead, manage and run their businesses. There are 2 spin off shows: The Value Proposition, where you find out the value industry suppliers bring to your business; and Thinking Ahead, is a show to challenge how we should be doing things in the future. The show is supported by Active Management, MyZone, KeepMe, Hapana, REX Roundtables, ISSA, MX Metrics and Bodymapp
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Nov 29, 2018

Katie Bossie is the Senior Business Manager, Health & Fitness for Listen 360. She  joined the Listen360 team in 2015 and oversees business development and service delivery of Listen360's member feedback and reviews management system for all health and fitness clients. Having worked with clubs and studios of all types and sizes, Katie is keenly suited to share insights and best practices on what drives member loyalty in the health and fitness industry.

Nov 19, 2018

Before launching her own company, FORTË, Lauren Foundos spent a decade working on Wall Street, with the last five years in finance on the trading floor as an Institutional US Government Bond Broker at Whitaker Securities where she helped to dramatically increase UST Short Coupon and Bill desk revenues. Prior to that she worked at Deutsche Bank in Synthetic Equities and Cloudview Capital Management, a global-macro hedge fund, on their trading desk. Lauren graduated from the University of Maryland in 2006, with a BA in communications and concentration in business. She earned ACC Academic Honor Roll, and Intercollegiate Athletic Honor Roll during her time at Maryland. 

Nov 16, 2018

David Steel is the Chief Viral Officer of Sneeze It, a division of The Steel Method.  In his role, he educates companies on how to attract prospects, build a lead pipeline, and convert those leads into customers. He is a best-selling author and online marketing expert who has given speaking engagements in the United States and abroad on how to create successful—and lucrative—digital and social marketing campaigns.

Nov 1, 2018

Amanda Bond is owner of The Ad Strategist and the creator of the StrADedy System.

Entrepreneur Magazine calls her a “Facebook advertising genius”, Social Media Examiner named her “the brightest mind in Facebook advertising today” due to her unique mix of creativity and her vast analytical experience from analyzing hundreds of millions of client ad impressions.

Amanda joins us in this episode to talk about conversational selling on Facebook.

Oct 31, 2018

Josh Leve is the Founder & CEO of the Association of Fitness Studios (AFS). AFS is the most trusted and fastest growing business association, dedicated to current and aspiring fitness owners.

Josh has been featured in all major news outlets and is a featured speaker for all major fitness events such as IHRSA, Athletic Business, Club Industry, NSCA, NASM Optima, EMPOWER!, and ZUMBA.

Oct 26, 2018

Mike Jesowshek is a Certified Public Accountant with both a Bachelor and Masters in Accounting. He is the founder of JETRO and Associates, a cloud based accounting firm. Mike has a strong passion for technology as his firm helps provide digital accounting, bookkeeping, tax and payroll solutions for small business owners. With clients all over the U.S., his goal is to help these businesses pay the least amount of taxes as legally possible while helping them grow personally and professionally. In this show Mike shares Tax and Accounting Advice every fitness business owner and fitness professional needs to know. 

Oct 26, 2018

Sue Richard has excelled in the fitness industry for over 20 years. Through her various roles as a Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor, Team Trainer and Club Manager she has inspired thousands of health club members towards incredible results. Sue currently owns her own health and fitness club and is the co founder of TRIBE Team Training.

Oct 19, 2018

Brian Zehetner is an accomplished registered dietitian and strength and conditioning coach with 20 years of experience in the health and fitness industry. He is currently the Director of Health and Fitness at Planet Fitness World Headquarters and is the former Chief Science Officer at Anytime Fitness Corporate.

Oct 12, 2018

Robert Gerrish is a Venture Strategist and he supports individuals starting, growing, fine-tuning or exiting their business. 
 This episode is perfect for new Personal trainers and fitness professionals. Robert takes us through the steps to ensuring there is a market out there for your business idea, how we best ensure we have our service offering right, the steps to create our ideal client profile and the 3 most important things a fitness professional should do to succeed as your own boss.

Oct 10, 2018

Randy Hetrick is Founder and CEO of TRX.  Over the past three decades he has built a record number of unique accomplishments including: collegiate athlete, 14-year Navy SEAL Officer, bootstrap entrepreneur, multi-patented inventor, and growth company CEO whose company earned multiple placements on Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies List  and Outside Magazine Best Places to Work list.

He earned a bachelors degree from the University of Southern California; a master degree from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey; and an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where he is a contributing lecturer on entrepreneurship, branding and leadership.

Oct 3, 2018

James Breese is the founder of Strength Matters, a business that not only offers Online Personal Training to consumers, but also services fitness professionals with educational events, certifications a print magazine and online community.

Via Strength Matters, James has created a system of growing and scaling online Personal Training and he joins us on this intensive show to walk us through the steps he has taken to build a successful online PT business.

This show is perfect for Personal Trainers who want to start their online PT business, heres what we discuss:

  • Part 1) Where to get started including software options and testing before launch
  • Part 2) Creating and Planning your system of training
  • Part 3) Onboarding your online clients
  • Part 4) How to set your prices.
Sep 28, 2018

Josh York is the Founder & CEO of GYMGUYZ, an in Home Mobile Personal Training franchise company, headquartered in Plainview, NY. Since its inception in 2008, Josh has been valued for his hands-on leadership style growing the business and profitability to more than 10,000 clients, over 150 employees and a fleet of vans in less than 5 years. Today GYMGUYZ is the fastest growing franchise brand with over 200 locations in 28 states and 3 countries.

Sep 21, 2018

Henna Inam is the CEO of Transformational Leadership Inc. She is an executive coach to C-level leaders who are creating transformation within organizations. She helps them transform from within, to create cultures of innovation, trust, and inclusion. Henna has more than 20 years of experience in marketing, finance, and sales and has lived or worked in seven countries across four continents. She is the author of Wired for Authenticity, which won Leadership Book of the Year 2016. During this episode you will learn:

  • The practices of an authentic leader
  • Ways to build yourself as an authentic leader
  • How to understand your strengths and saboteurs and how we can develop better self-awareness around those areas
Sep 16, 2018

Frank Nash is the owner of STRONGER Personal Training. For the past 20 years Frank has been committed to achieving excellence in the field of Fitness Training and Performance Enhancement. He is an experienced fitness business owner,  best Selling Author and International Speaker. During the interview we discuss:

  • What to consider before re-branding your business
  • How he ensures his coaching team consistently deliver an amazing experience for their members
  • Frank shares his experience and opinion on the Employee Vs Contractor question
  • We discuss using technology and how gamification can be a game changer for member engagement and retention
  • Tips for fitness owners who want to stand out in a crowded market
Sep 8, 2018

Joey Gonzalez is the CEO of Barry’s Bootcamp.  Barry’s is known as the original cardio and strength interval workout that innovated group fitness and started a global boutique movement.  In this episode: Joeys journey to becoming the CEO, their formula for success, Joey shares how they ensure their brand message remains consistent across multiple countries and locations and we discuss Barrys retail and how it has grown to become an important and profitable part of the business.

Aug 31, 2018

In this weeks show we discuss 3 Ways to make more Revenue in your Fitness Business, How to increase your prices each year, Tips for getting new members into your club. Rachel Cosgrove, 2012 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year, co-owns and has operated Results Fitness, a fitness center in Southern California, for the past 16 years. Results Fitness was named one of the top ten gyms in the United States by Men’s Health Magazine three years in a row and was voted a Best Gym by Women’s Health Magazine in 2011. 

Aug 24, 2018

How can we use pricing psychology to influence consumer behavior?This weeks expert guest is Mike Arce the Founder and CEO of Loud Rumor, the fitness & wellness industry's leading source for lead generation. Mike is also the host of the GOAT Show - a podcast that interviews those who are arguably the Greatest Of All Time at what they do.

Aug 20, 2018
  • The relationship between group fitness and member retention
  • The effect virtual fitness has on the member experience
  • Why its important to go back to basics with our class names and schedules
  • How to use group exercise to optimize retention

Amy B Thompson is a national account executive for Les Mills USA, she is experienced  in leading operations, sales, training and programming for her own studio, several multi-club fitness chains and franchise fitness brands.

Aug 8, 2018

Travis Barnes is a Multiple Business Owner, Speaker, Author and Founder of FITBIZ
Mastery. He has two books. Journey Fitness. And 52 Amazing Journeys. His most recent
accomplishment is becoming a franchisor and he is far from an overnight success. Travis
had to overcome a decade of incarceration to get to where he is at.

Aug 5, 2018

Greg Justice, MA, is a best-selling author, speaker, and fitness entrepreneur and was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame in 2017. He opened AYC Health & Fitness, Kansas City’s Original Personal Training Center, in May 1986. 
Greg is the co-founder and CEO of the National Corporate Fitness Institute (NCFI), and the co-founder of Scriptor Publishing Group.

Jul 27, 2018

Mark is a speaker, consultant, and co-founder of Mark Fisher Fitness, the fitness industry’s most eccentric gym, and Business for Unicorns, a company that helps awesome humans become successful entrepreneurs. 

Jul 23, 2018

Zack Bell is a wellness professional, coach, and educator.  During this episode Zack shares:  the Orange Theory approach to their coach recruitment strategy, Methods for communicating to team members across multiple locations, Team KPI's for measuring performance, 3 traits to look for when recruiting new coaches for your fitness business.

Jul 17, 2018

Sam Mutimer is the Founder and Director of Social Media at Thinktank Social. During this weeks show you will learn, where you should start to develop a social media strategy, The key components of a Facebook strategy, The key components of a Instagram strategy, Top Tips on developing a social media strategy.

Jul 11, 2018

Ryan Holiday  is the bestselling author of Trust Me, I’m LyingThe Obstacle Is the WayEgo Is the EnemyConspiracy and other books about marketing, culture, and the human condition. His work has been translated into over 30 languages and has appeared everywhere from the New York Times to Fast Company. His company, Brass Check, has advised companies such as Google, TASER, and Complex, as well as multiplatinum musicians and some of the biggest authors in the world.

During his interview on The Fitness Business Podcast, we focus on The Obstacle Is the Way in which Ryan shares stories and strategies on how to turn even the most insurmountable obstacles into advantages.

Ryan is the Key Note speaker for the 2018 Athletic Business Show https://www.abshow.com/

 

 

Jun 22, 2018

How to turn employees into stakeholders

How distributed decision making can transform your fitness business

How to measure performance in a business using distributed decision making

Chuck Blakeman is a serial entrepreneur, an internationally acclaimed speaker, weekly Inc. Magazine contributor, best-selling author and world-renowned business advisor who has built ten businesses in seven industries on four continents. 

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