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  • 280. The business of strength training - 25 years of industry evolution

    280. The business of strength training - 25 years of industry evolution
    2024/11/03

    We welcome returning guest Matthew Januszek to the show - founder and CEO of leading fitness equipment brand Escape and host of the Escape Your Limits podcast - to talk all things strength training in the fitness industry and how the space has developed from a business perspective since Escape was founded in 1998.

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  • 279. How and why you MUST increase your prices in 2025

    279. How and why you MUST increase your prices in 2025
    2024/10/27

    Gym owners and personal trainers aren’t good at increasing prices. They either don’t do it at all or often enough, or they communicate poorly. It needn’t be that way - this episode will talk you through how best to do it and why it’s so important to do it, and do it right.

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    18 分
  • 278. From Rock Bottom and Addicted to building a $100 million company: Dan Uyemura, founder and CEO of PushPress

    278. From Rock Bottom and Addicted to building a $100 million company: Dan Uyemura, founder and CEO of PushPress
    2024/10/20

    We welcome Dan Uyemura who shares his incredible story of being at rock bottom and facing jail to building one of the fitness industry’s most exciting and fast-growing gym software companies.

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    54 分
  • 277. How to end 2024 profitable and strong (act now)

    277. How to end 2024 profitable and strong (act now)
    2024/10/13

    Many gym owners write off December as a lost month. Here’s how you can make December strong and profitable, and set yourself up for a great 2025!

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    13 分
  • 276. Bringing the New York fitness franchise Physique 57 to Bangkok, Thailand

    276. Bringing the New York fitness franchise Physique 57 to Bangkok, Thailand
    2024/10/06

    Jack Thomas welcomes good friend Khemika ‘Lynn’ Chivapornthip to the show to discuss bringing a US fitness franchise successfully to Bangkok. Lynn operates multiple locations and has been in business for over 10 years, with other health and wellness businesses in the city.6

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  • 275. The most impactful ‘quick fix’ to improve your club’s experience

    275. The most impactful ‘quick fix’ to improve your club’s experience
    2024/09/29

    Host Jack Thomas was recently asked what was the quickest fix or first thing a club should look at to improve their experience. This service and hospitality essential was his answer - with six tips today to get it right in your club.

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  • 274. What we can learn from the world’s leading restaurants and hotels: Matt Lavender of The Fit Guide

    274. What we can learn from the world’s leading restaurants and hotels: Matt Lavender of The Fit Guide
    2024/09/22

    Host Jack Thomas welcomes good friend, business partner and veteran of the hospitality industry, Matt Lavender.

    Matt was global director of evaluations for Forbes Travel Guide before founding Enlites, a consultancy working with world’s leading hotels, restaurants and spas. Together, Jack and Matt founded The Fit Guide.

    Today, Matt shares what the world’s leading hospitality brands do, and how we can adopt some of these practices and techniques to become fitness industry leaders.

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    50 分
  • 273. Eight Leadership Tips For Fitness Business Owners and Managers

    273. Eight Leadership Tips For Fitness Business Owners and Managers
    2024/09/15

    Today’s episode is required listening for managers, business owners or coaches who aspire to be managers. The eight tips will help you be a strong, effective leader, get the most out of your team and retain your star players.

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    16 分