I am super excited about today's episode, I sat down with my business bestie that you should all know by now, Jen Dalton!

Jen has created an incredible studio owner conference called "The Business of Dance" that I couldn't possibly recommend enough to studio owners.

We sit down to talk about the WHY she created this event, what benefits studio owners get out of these events & what a conference like this did for Jen that helped her grow her business exponentially.

If you are interested in coming to the event, click here.

A little more about Jen:

Over the course of three decades. Jen Dalton has built a dance studio empire from teaching dance in her parent’s garage to owning multiple studios with over 1200 students and teams of 30+ staff.

She is a well-respected figure in the industry, renowned for her expertise as a studio owner, business coach, and industry leader.

Accomplished author and host of her weekly podcast, Dance Studio Empire, Jen explores what it really takes to take you dance studio to where you want it to go. She is also a frequent guest speaker at the Australian Dance Festival and Victorian Dance Festival where she shares her valuable insights with the dance community.

Jen is dedicated to empowering fellow studio owners specialising in helping them navigate the journey towards $1m success, while providing opportunities for connection, collaboration and personal growth.

Ever wondered my process on hiring new teachers!? Well, now you have it!

In this episode, I take you through my EXACT process on how I go about hiring new teachers, where to start, the interview process... all of it!

We touch on what I look for in a resumé, my absolute NO's and how to get yourself the BEST team members who want to stick around for years to come!

Last week, we spoke about the importance of retaining your students and this week we are touching on all things tracking! It's all well & good to put plans into action for retaining your students, but is it working? and how do you know?

Mariah & I fill you in on why you should be tracking, the benefits of tracking, how we currently track our student numbers and how this information will help

you grow your studio!

Don't forget to join me for my May monthly masterclass! 

https://assembledancestudiocoaching.com/masterclass/

This month's masterclass is SO important. I hear all the time that studio owners want to grow their studio and a lot of the time they think it is by getting new students through the door, I mean that's all well in good but you will never be able to GROW without KEEPING the students that do walk through your door in the first place! You will learn my top tips for studio consistency to help retain your students, strategies to increase the amount of students that stay at your studio, events/opportunities that encourage your students to continue on for years & also how to track your student retention.

If you want more students to stay with you year after year, be sure to join us live, catch the recording or listen to the audio version!

Welcome back to another episode!

Today, I am filling you in on how consistency within your studio boosts student retention.

I give you my strategies that INCREASE the amount of students that stay in my studio... there are so many layers of consistency like:

- Consistency in team members

- Consistency in your calendar

- Consistency in your enrolment process

- Consistency in your timetable

- Consistency in your events/shows/performances

Let's chat about how this in turn helps you GROW your studio instead of replenishing it!

Don't forget to join me for my May monthly masterclass! 

https://assembledancestudiocoaching.com/masterclass/

This month's masterclass is SO important. I hear all the time that studio owners want to grow their studio and a lot of the time they think it is by getting new students through the door, I mean that's all well in good but you will never be able to GROW without KEEPING the students that do walk through your door in the first place! You will learn my top tips for studio consistency to help retain your students, strategies to increase the amount of students that stay at your studio, events/opportunities that encourage your students to continue on for years & also how to track your student retention.

If you want more students to stay with you year after year, be sure to join us live, catch the recording or listen to the audio version!

Are you a dance teacher considering opening your own studio? Are you a new studio owner in your early planning stages? Are you a studio owner who just wants to check in & make sure you're on track? Or maybe are you a well established studio owner and you're ready to expand?

This episode is for you! I chat you through my best tips & strategies to starting your own dance studio, we touch on what I think is the MOST IMPORTANT starting out, this biggest piece I have for LONGEVITY and what to look for in a studio space!

Don't forget to join me for my May monthly masterclass!

https://assembledancestudiocoaching.com/masterclass/

This month's masterclass is SO important. I hear all the time that studio owners want to grow their studio and a lot of the time they think it is by getting new students through the door, I mean that's all well in good but you will never be able to GROW without KEEPING the students that do walk through your door in the first place! You will learn my top tips for studio consistency to help retain your students, strategies to increase the amount of students that stay at your studio, events/opportunities that encourage your students to continue on for years & also how to track your student retention.

If you want more students to stay with you year after year, be sure to join us live, catch the recording or listen to the audio version!

In today's episode, I chat you through how I deal with industry drama!

Maybe there is some animosity between studios in your area? Here is my best tips to get yourself OUT of the toxicity.

Want to learn more from me!?

Join me for my May masterclass "How to retain your students for years to come" on the 2nd May 9:30 - 10:30am AEST! You will learn my top tips for studio consistency to help retain your students, strategies to increase the amount of students to stay at your studio, events/opportunities that encourage your students to stay & also how to track your student retention.

If this sounds like something you're interested in!? Book yourself a spot!

https://assembledancestudiocoaching.com/masterclass/

In today's episode, we are jumping into all things lesson planning!

I have SO many tips to help you introduce, structure & get your team thriving with lesson plans. It's all well & good learning new tips & tricks about growing your studio through marketing, social media etc. but at the end of the day, you need to make sure your end product (in this case being dance classes) are of great quality! This is the BIGGEST way to retain your students.

Join me for my April monthly masterclass all about curriculum & lesson planning! We will be going into depth about what curriculum is, the difference between a syllabus & a curriculum, how to create your own, buying vs creating, keeping your teaching team on top of it, how to keep it up to date and how to lesson plan from the curriculum. Interested?

https://assembledancestudiocoaching.com/masterclass/

We are onto our next day in the life episode & this one is a day in the life with me!

We get VERY real & honest in this episode about navigating this period of dance studio ownership for me.

Questions answered:

Join me for my April monthly masterclass all about curriculum & lesson planning! We will be going into depth about what curriculum is, the difference between a syllabus & a curriculum, how to create your own, buying vs creating, keeping your teaching team on top of it, how to keep it up to date and how to lesson plan from the curriculum. Interested?

https://assembledancestudiocoaching.com/masterclass/

In today's episode and in line with our April monthly masterclass, we are chatting about CURRICULUM! 

This is something we use to help with class cohesion, teacher check ins, teacher on-boarding/class prep & it allows for creativity in the classroom! 

We touch on: 

Interested in learning more about curriculum & lesson planning? Join me for my monthly masterclass on Monday 3rd April! 

https://assembledancestudiocoaching.com/masterclass/

We are onto our next day in the life episode!

Today I am interviewing my marketing manager, Mariah about her typical day in the life... or if there is even a typical day...

Join us for our Monthly masterclass TOMORROW all about marketing! 

https://assembledancestudiocoaching.com/masterclass/