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10 Keys to Improving Your Fitness Business and Making More Money in 2025
A few weekends back, I was working full steam ahead at my “other” full time job in life. Now most of you know me as a guy who trains people in the gym and creates content like this, with the goal of making everyone I come into contact with better. But this was my OTHER […]
Continue ReadingAndy McCloy on Entrepreneurship, Becoming an Elite Coach and “Playing Business”
So you’re having some success training and coaching, and that’s got you thinking about opening your own gym. Congrats! But before you do…listen to this episode FIRST! Andy McCloy is not only one of the realest dudes I know, but someone that practices what he preaches. He’s running one of the most successful coaching gyms […]
Continue ReadingEric Guthrie on Hiring Great People, Developing Coaches, and the Biz of Collegiate S&C
Have you ever thought about the BUSINESS SIDE of collegiate strength and conditioning? For instance, how do you go about hiring high-quality staff? How do you develop them and ensure they’re growing while under your tutelage? And how the heck do you decide what to spend money on? Well lucky for us, today’s guest has […]
Continue ReadingLuka Hocevar and Andy McCloy on Building the Life You Want and a Gym that Lasts
What can I even say about this episode? If you want to be a more successful trainer or fitness business owner, then this is the show for you. With close to 50 years of combined knowledge, Andy and Luka are not only two of my best friends, but guys that have worked tirelessly to not […]
Continue ReadingDan Uyemura on Scaling Your Business, North-Star Metrics, and Making Sales Easy
I think I know the answer to this question, but I’m going to ask anyway… …have you ever built a business that’s worth $100m? I can tell you for a fact that I have not – but I definitely want to talk to the man or woman who HAS! Which is why I’m so excited […]
Continue ReadingPat Rigsby on Accountability, Winning the Week, and “The Process”
Pat Rigsby is a fitness business coach who has been in the industry since 1994. Growing up in Portsmouth, Ohio, Pat never had an interest in entrepreneurship and wanted to be a Major League Baseball player. And even though he had a season in professional baseball, he eventually realized playing the sport wasn’t his calling […]
Continue ReadingHow to Get Started with Online Coaching
Between my website, social media, and my podcast, I get asked a ton of questions. But one question I get asked time and again: How did you get started training clients online? So let’s start this off with a little history lesson… The year is 2006, and I’ve been writing quite a bit for major […]
Continue ReadingMike’s 2015 Goals
First and foremost, Happy New Year! I hope you’re ready to make 2015 your best year ever, because I know I am. You should know right off the bat I’m not a big New Year’s Resolution (NYR) guy. I think, by and large, they’re pretty much worthless and rarely supported by actionable items. But in […]
Continue ReadingAiring of Grievances – 2014 Edition
One of my favorite TV shows of all time was Seinfeld. In particular, the Festivus episode was one of those episodes that lives in our brains for years after it’s gone, simply because it was so damn funny. In the Festivus episode, Festivus replaces Christmas because George’s dad, Frank, no longer wants to believe in […]
Continue Reading5 Fitness Business Tips and Tricks
Running a fitness business is one of the hardest things I’ve done in my life. Needless to say, it’s a lot more difficult than that whole “Field of Dreams” mantra: “Build it and they will come.” That makes for awesome cinema, but if you try to pull that in the business world, it’s only a […]
Continue ReadingSemi-Private Training
Last week, we did a lot of talk about online training and coaching. If you missed those posts simply click here, here, and here. When I decided to open a gym, I chose semi-private training because I think it blends the best of both worlds. In a semi-private environment, you provide awesome training for your […]
Continue ReadingInterview with Jonathan Goodman
Jon, thanks for taking the time to be with us here today. Could you start by telling us a little bit about yourself? Oh hey brah, thanks for asking. Originally a personal trainer, I wrote a book called Ignite the Fire and started a website called the Personal Trainer Development Center (the PTDC). My career […]
Continue Reading4 Steps to Solve Every Major Issue a Personal Trainer Faces
I know I promised a Q&A later this week, but I’ve got something extra for you today as well… Below is a guest post from Jon Goodman of the Personal Trainer Development Center. Jon has some really good ideas on how to grow your fitness business, and he’ll explain some of them in detail. And […]
Continue ReadingOnline Personal Training
(Photo courtesy of Allen Sky) For the next couple of weeks, we’re going to dive head first into the realm of running a fitness business. I’ve been thinking a ton about both my online (Robertson Training Systems) and offline (Indianapolis Fitness and Sports Training) businesses, and I feel I’ve got some really cool stuff to […]
Continue Reading5 Reasons You Should Take Interns
It was really weird walking into IFAST yesterday. I came in a bit earlier than usual to get my training session in, but around 9 am, it was more quiet than usual. The reason, you ask? Our awesome spring interns (Pat, Conor and Kyle) were no longer with us. Now my little girl is only […]
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