The Art of a Profitable Lifestyle Gym podcast teaches gym owners who offer group training how build profitable gyms that also give them a lifestyle of freedom. We dive into strategies to grow your gym that don't just serve the business & the members but also take care of the gym owner. Our goal is to help you build a gym that gives you the income you need for the lifestyle you want.
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Chris Thorndike Podcasts
This 'podclass' is a series of discussions with the world's best investors, company builders, academics, athletes, artists and human beings devoted to exploring the joys of compounding in all its forms.
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Strategies and tools for running a better and more profitable affiliate gym. We share our mistakes and lessons learned building FitTown Jupiter (formerly CrossFit Palm Beach) in Jupiter, FL into a seven figure gym. Whether you want to create a gym with seven figures of annual revenue or just your dream gym that you love showing up to each day, we can help.
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On The Daily Battle I Anthony Campo share the trials and tribulations from my day to day of bringing my dreams of living this life to the fullest, becoming the best version of myself, and making an impact on those who I come into contact.
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Lessons from Steve Mandel - [Joys of Compounding, EP.30]
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1:24:13Our teacher today is Steve Mandel, founder of Lone Pine Capital, one of the defining investment firms of our time. For starters, Steve is, without question, among the most important leaders in the investment management industry. Consider that Seth Klarman once called him, “the best industry analyst I've ever met, who became the best long short hedg…
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Back to School with Chris Begg! - [Joys of Compounding, EP.29]
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1:33:15We've got just the class to help you get back into that learning machine mode. We're stoked to be joined by our good friend Chris Begg, founder of East Coast Asset Management and adjunct Associate Professor at the Helibrunn Center for Graham and Dodd investing at Columbia Business School. He teaches security analysis, perhaps the most legendary inv…
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Will Thorndike - Lessons from the Eternal Outsider - [Joys of Compounding, EP.28]
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1:28:54 Our teacher today is Will Thorndike, co-founder of Compounding Labs and author of the acclaimed book, “The Outsiders.” In our opinion, Will has emerged as one of the most influential and innovative investor minds of the past few decades. And if you care about long-term value creation and the art of capital allocation, chances are you've also benef…
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Katie Koch - Be A Force Multiplier - [Joys of Compounding, REPLAY]
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1:18:51Our teacher today is Katie Koch. Katie is the President and CEO of the TCW Group, a storied firm with over 200 billion in assets under management and a fascinating 50-year legacy as a pioneer in the investment industry. Katie just took the TCW reins in 2023 after more than 20 years at Goldman Sachs. She joined Goldman right after college as the sel…
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Sebastian Mejia - Scaling With Soul - [Joys of Compounding, EP.27]
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1:31:21 Our teacher today is Sebastian Mejia. He combines intellectual range with emotional depth and is the co-founder of Rappi, the on-demand delivery platform that has become one of Latin America's most influential tech companies. In this episode, we discuss resilience, identity, intuition, and building companies with a sense of urgency and wonder. We …
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Chad Cascarilla - Blockchain’s Carpenter - [Joys of Compounding, EP.26]
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1:24:16 Our teacher today is Chad Cascarilla, co founder and CEO of Paxos, the leading regulated blockchain infrastructure company that is reimagining a complete technological replatforming of our global financial markets. Paxos aims to democratize finance by enabling instant global asset movement, partnering with industry leaders like PayPal, Stripe, Mas…
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Jacqui Morby - The Queen Of Software - [Joys of Compounding, EP.25]
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40:36Today’s teacher is Jacqueline Morby. She may well be the greatest investor you've probably never heard of. For anyone who invests in software or participates in the now nearly trillion dollar global growth equity industry, chances are Jackie helped to shape and give rise to the professional world you inhabit. In 1978 at the age of 40, and with her …
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Rich Wells - Keep Moving - [Joys of Compounding, EP.24]
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1:22:22This is Rick. Today's teacher is Rich Wells, managing director of Insight Partners, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this month. I've known Rich for 20 years since our time as section mates in business school, where he was consistently recognized as the smartest person in the room. Rich is universally regarded as one of the preeminent private …
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Mitch Rales - The Art of Compounding - [Joys of Compounding, REPLAY]
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2:06:37Before we turn the page on 2024, we wanted to shine one more light on the man behind our most popular class of the last year. And that's Mitch Rales, co-founder of Danaher, one of the most impressive businesses to have been built anywhere in the world this past century. Having co-founded Danaher 40 years ago alongside his brother and best friend St…
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Marcus Freeman - Choose Love, Choose Hard - [Joys of Compounding, REPLAY]
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42:25In honor of Notre Dame clinching a playoff spot, we're replaying our conversation from earlier this year with head coach Marcus Freeman. We discuss the power of relationships and how he talks with his players about the concepts of hard work & love. Marcus delves into what it takes to focus on inputs rather than outputs, especially as the college sp…
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Patrick Griffin - The Lessons of History - [Joys of Compounding, EP.23]
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1:17:15Today’s teacher is renowned historian Patrick Griffin. Patrick is the former chair of the Department of History at the University of Notre Dame. In 2021, he was named the Harold Vivian Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History at the University of Oxford, perhaps the highest honor an American historian can receive. He joined us to explore “…
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Rich Wong - The Art of Accel-ing - [Joys of Compounding, EP.22]
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1:17:15Today's teacher is Rich Wong, general partner at renowned venture firm Accel. Rich is a very special investor and leader, and he spent many years as an operator prior to his time in VC. What was going to be a short stint as a venture operating partner nearly 20 years ago turned into a defining pivot for Rich. He not only quickly reached the top of …
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Ravi Gupta - Bring Joy - [Joys of Compounding, EP.21]
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1:25:49Today's teacher is Ravi Gupta, a partner at renowned venture firm Sequoia Capital. Ravi has had a fascinating and meandering career on his way to becoming a VC, from consulting at McKinsey to private equity at KKR to operations at Instacart as both CFO and COO. All along the way, Ravi was gathering and cultivating a unique set of skills that's equi…
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Paul, Rick & Friends - School's Out For Summer - [Art of Investing, EP.20]
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2:54:17We are back with a summer special and to celebrate, we have a cast of teachers joining us. In this episode, you’ll hear from the Mount Rushmore of business podcasters–Patrick O’Shaughnessy, David Senra, and Acquired’s David and Ben–as well as two of our favorite entrepreneurs. We’ll also reflect on what we’ve learned from our guests, from hosting t…
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Acquired - From Obsession to Profession [Art of Investing, REPLAY]
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1:38:27Today we are replaying our classroom session with Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal, founders of Acquired, the podcasting sensation telling the stories and strategies of the world's great companies. In this episode, we turn the tables on Ben and David in order to discover their own stories and the fairy dust behind acquired success. We'll cover the h…
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Ho Nam - Lessons in Venturing Differently - [Art of Investing, REPLAY]
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1:45:58Today, we are replaying our conversation with Ho Nam, co-founder of Altos Ventures. As the numbers go, Altos is one of the greatest venture capital firms of the last quarter century. We unpack Ho's origin story and the values that shaped him most as a person and investor, and then we then turn to Altos itself. Altos has emerged as one of the most e…
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David Senra - Lessons from the Founder Historian - [Art of Investing, REPLAY]
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1:25:06Today, we are revisiting our class with David Senra in honor of our upcoming event together. David is an absolute force of nature who is taking the world by storm with his podcast "Founders." In this class, we enjoy access to the full spectrum of learnings from his decade-long study of history's greatest entrepreneurs, artists, athletes, and leader…
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Marcus Freeman - Choose Hard, Choose Love - [Art of Investing, EP.19]
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44:10Today’s teacher is Marcus Freeman, Head Football Coach at the University of Notre Dame. We discuss the power of relationships and how he talks with his players about the concepts of hard work and love, and we delve into what it takes to focus on inputs rather than outputs, especially as the college sports world is changing in unprecedented ways. Fo…
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Mitch Rales - The Art of Compounding - [Art of Investing, EP.18]
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2:07:31Today’s teacher is Mitch Rales, one of the most iconic business builders and philanthropists of our time. Consider that Danaher has annualized at over 21% for four decades, resulting in an 1800-times multiple on invested capital! You’ll learn from Mitch about the key inputs to his outlier success: why greatness is a journey that takes an unusual ti…
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Drue Tranquill and Joe Schmidt - Finding Joy in Your Journey - [Art of Investing, EP.17]
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1:12:54Today’s teachers are Drue Tranquill and Joe Schmidt, two of our very best former students. You'll hear about Drue’s improbable run to becoming Super Bowl champion with the Kansas City Chiefs and get to know Joe, a former walk-on at Notre Dame turned team MVP who went on to become a venture capitalist at Excel and now Andreessen Horowitz. Stepping b…
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Chris Hansen - The Long & Short of Investing - [Art of Investing, EP.16]
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1:31:10Our teacher today is Chris Hansen, founder of Long Short Equity investor, Valiant Capital. Chris spun off from his early career at Blue Ridge to start Valiant and pursue his own unique investment thesis. We cover Chris's foray into investing in India, the training, temperament, and overall constitution of a great short seller, and building somethin…
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John Crowley - Biotech's Chief Evangelist - [Art of Investing, EP.15]
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1:38:22Our teacher today is John Crowley. It is difficult to appropriately describe John and the Crowley family's story without drawing comparisons to superheroes. Harrison Ford gave it a shot, and the result is Extraordinary Measures, a blockbuster movie he starred in, alongside Brendan Fraser and Kerry Russell. The movie is based on Gita Anand's book Th…
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Arcadea Group - Permanent Capital Investing in Vertical SaaS - [Art of Investing, EP.14]
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1:37:12Our teachers today are Daniel Eisen and Paul Yancich, co-founders of Arcadea Group. Arcadea is a private market, long-duration investor building a permanent home for high-quality, vertical market software companies. Today, we sit down with an example of next-generation talent in Daniel and Paul, who began Arcadea after having the rare opportunity t…
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Katie Koch - Be A Force Multiplier - [Art of Investing, EP.13]
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1:32:58Our teacher today is Katie Koch. Katie is the President and CEO of the TCW Group, a storied firm with over $200 billion in assets under management and a fascinating 50-year legacy as a pioneer in the investment industry. Katie just took the TCW reins in 2023 after more than 20 years at Goldman Sachs. She joined Goldman right after college as the se…
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Oliver Thomas - Bootstrapped European Software Investing - [Art of Investing, EP.12]
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1:18:09Today’s teacher is Oliver Thomas, founder and managing partner of Expedition Growth Capital. Expedition is a leading growth equity firm based in London, built to serve the next generation of capital-efficient, founder-led European software companies. Oli shares what it takes to win as an investor in this fascinating and attractive small corner of t…
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Iris Rubin and Greg Maged - Building at the Crossroads of Beauty and Science - [Art of Investing, EP.11]
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1:15:15Our teachers today are Iris Rubin and Greg Maged, co-founders of SEEN, the fast-growing good-for-your-skin hair care company creating a new category at the intersection of science, health, and beauty. This was an illuminating conversation with two people who had already accomplished so much in their lives and careers before embarking on an entirely…
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Andre Perold - Lessons from an Investor-Teacher Legend - [Art of Investing, EP.10]
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59:26Our teacher today is Harvard Business School legend, Andre Perold. Born and raised in South Africa, Andre taught at HBS for over 30 years, earning numerous awards for both his research and teaching excellence. If you were an aspiring investor attending HBS, Andre's class felt like the only class that mattered. He co-founded HighVista Strategies, a …
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Celebrating The Life Of John Glynn - [Art of Investing, EP.9]
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59:44Today we celebrate the extraordinary life of John Glynn, Founder of Glynn Capital, who passed away earlier this year with a more than 50 year career as a technology investor. As an early investor in a who's who of technology companies, from Intel to Facebook, John developed a reputation as both an astute arbiter of mega-trends, as well as a capital…
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Cal Fussman - Compounding Human Connections - [Art of Investing, EP.8]
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1:13:25Today's teacher is legendary journalist Cal Fussman. Whether you're trying to get your first job or you're leading a large company, your ability to authentically connect with others is one of the most important skills to cultivate. To help us explore this topic, we tracked down Cal, a world-renowned interviewer and storyteller. From his time at Esq…
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Jeff Marrazzo - Compounding for a Cure - [Art of Investing, EP.7]
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1:08:34Our teacher today is Jeff Marrazzo, Co-Founder and former CEO of Spark Therapeutics. Under Jeff's leadership, this biotech company was the very first in history to receive FDA approval for a gene therapy. Spark has helped to ignite and expand the art of what's possible and how we will seek to treat and potentially cure hundreds of genetic condition…
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Brad Gerstner - Investor, Essentialist, Patriot - [Art of Investing, EP.6]
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1:38:19Our teacher today is Brad Gerstner, founder of Altimeter Capital. Brad is an exceptional investor and gifted teacher with a unique ability to distill complex ideas into clear, qualitative insights. In this session, Brad will share lessons learned across the full arc of his career that has spanned everything from RV manufacturing to politics to foun…
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Jan Mohr - Lessons from a Young Investor Turned Operator - [Art of Investing, EP.5]
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1:13:20Our teacher today is Jan Mohr. Jan is an investor turned operator who is currently CEO of Chapters Group, a publicly traded holding company building Europe's home for mission-critical businesses. This class is first and foremost about a young aspiring value investor who embodies a fascinating combination of German discipline and sensibility with a …
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David Senra - Lessons from the Founder Historian - [Art of Investing, EP.4]
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1:24:59Today's teacher is David Senra. David is an absolute force of nature who is taking the world by storm with his podcast "Founders." In class today, we enjoy access to the full spectrum of learnings from his decade-long study of history's greatest entrepreneurs, artists, athletes, and leaders. The library David built reflects a range of study that is…
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Ho Nam - Lessons in Venturing Differently - [Art of Investing, EP.3]
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1:47:28Today's teacher is Ho Nam, co-founder of Altos Ventures. As the numbers go, Altos is one of the greatest venture capital firms of the last quarter century. We unpack Ho's origin story and the values that shaped him most as a person and investor, and then we then turn to Altos itself. Altos has emerged as one of the most elite venture investors by b…
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David Rosenthal & Ben Gilbert - From Obsession to Profession - [Art of Investing, EP.2]
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1:39:27Today's teachers are Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal, founders of Acquired, the podcasting sensation telling the stories and strategies of the world's great companies. In this episode, we turn the tables on Ben and David in order to discover their own stories and the fairy dust behind Acquired's success. We'll cover the history of the formation of …
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Rick Buhrman & Paul Buser - Find Your X, Nurture Your N - [Invest Like the Best]
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1:58:36This is Rick Buhrman and Paul Buser. If you've listened to our Art of Investing trailer, then you'll already know that it was Patrick O'Shaughnessy who first got us into this whole crazy podcast mess. We recently went on Patrick's show, Invest Like the Best, and wanted to share it to give you a better sense for Art of Investing's ethos and vision. …
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Todd Combs - Investing, The Last Liberal Art - [Art of Investing, EP.1]
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1:11:21Today’s teacher is Todd Combs, Investment Manager at Berkshire Hathaway and CEO of Geico. In this episode, Todd will share lessons learned across the full arc of his career, beginning in the halls of the Florida state regulator and all the way through to the great plains of Omaha, Nebraska, home of the eternal compounder. Warren Buffett and Charlie…
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Welcome to Art of Investing, a 'podclass' with Sator Grove Holding's co-founders Rick Buhrman and Paul Buser. This dialogue is devoted to exploring the vast and endless joys of compounding with the help of some of the world's great investors, company builders, athletes, academics and human beings. In this trailer, Rick and Paul share the vision beh…
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#170. The Psychology of Price: Unpacking Why Most Leads Ask For Price First
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25:54In this episode, I dive into the psychology behind why price is most often the first question people ask when contacting your gym. I'll dissect what new prospects really want from you and why it can feel like price is a make or break answer. Also, don't miss out on hearing how you can influence peoples perception of value and why you're worth more …
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In this episode, our marketing director talks about the 3 steps you need to work on in order to bring in more leads and interest into your gym. You'll see exactly how these steps stack and how to get better at each one in order to tip the scales and bring in more leads on a weekly basis. Book a call to learn more about Factory Forged Momentum.…
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#168. Enroll 5 New Members/Month On Repeat
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17:10Register here: https://www.factoryforged.com/price-correction
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#167: Lead Gen Strategies: Optimize First, Buy The Rest
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42:15In this episode, we talk about leveraging free (organic) and paid leads to create a marketing system that consistently brings in leads. You want your marketing system to be a combo of free and paid marketing strategies. But you want to be strategic in how you're spending your ad dollars. I'll introduce a concept I teach inside Factory Forged Moment…
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#166. 4 Steps To Build Out A Marketing System For Your Gym
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27:56Bringing in consistent leads & revenue is essential for your gym's growth. But sometimes it can be hard to know how and where to get started. In this episode, I talk about 4 steps you can take to build out a marketing system even if you're starting from zero. These 4 steps will get you started in bringing in lead to your gym. Register For Our Upcom…
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#164. How Nick Built The Systems Needed To Raise Rates To $240/Month
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40:01In this episode, I interviewed my client Nick. When Nick joined Factory Forged Momentum, he was undercharging and didn’t have any systems or organization when running his gym. He didn’t know how to bring new members into his gym consistently and was constantly discounting his rates. He shares his experience working with us and everything he was abl…
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#163: 10 Reasons Why Small Group Fitness Coaching Is Worth At Least $225+/Month
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40:47Your group membership is worth $225+/month, you just don’t see it…yet. In this episode, I’m making a case and selling you on the value you are already providing, in the hopes that you start seeing it yourself and start charging respectable prices. I’ll outline the 10 reasons why your group program is worth a profitable price. You’ll see the value y…
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#162: Lead Follow-Up Mastery: Proven Techniques For Gym Owners To Increase Their Booked Sales Appointments
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31:46If you have leads coming into your gym but they’re not converting into booked appointments with qualified members ready to buy…then you have a hole in your process. In this episode, I’m walking you through how to create ready-to-buy, qualified appointments from the leads you’re getting. You’ll learn the strategies to make the most of your leads com…
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#161. Money Insecurities: Why Gym Owners Struggle Selling What They’re Worth
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34:21In this episode, we talk about everything keeping you from increasing rates even though you know you’re currently undercharging. I share with you what I did to overcome my price increase fear and how I help my clients make changes so they can start selling at profitable prices to new & existing members. RESOURCES: Apply to Factory Forged Momentum t…
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#160. Building a Loyal Community: How to Create Long-Term Members
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30:28In this episode, we talk about creating a culture of members who will stay long-term. I help you identify how you can optimize your sales process to attract the right type of members and how to continue to deliver a service that members continue to invest in. Book a call to join Factory Forged Momentum: https://factoryforged.com/call…
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#159: How to Get People To See Your Value When Everyone Seems Focused On Price
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18:53In this episode, we dive into how to speak to the value of your offer when the first question is “how much is it?” I share the mindset you should approach when answering this question as well as the strategy that will engage your leads while also qualifying them. RESOURCES: Apply to Factory Forged Momentum to enroll your next 10 members into your s…
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#158: Breaking The “More” Cycle: How To Be More Successful by Doing Less
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38:01The only way you will make your career as a group fitness gym owner long-term and sustainable is by learning how to run your business in a way that is sustainable. This will require to you simplify your business model and your strategies. For too long the gym industry has sold you the idea that you have to do “more.” You’re stuck in the cycle of “m…
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