Fitness Business Podcast: Leadership, Innovation, and Profit

Join host, Sarah Pellegrino, as she speaks with NRG Lab's Luther White and Camio's Carter Maslan and Larissa Duzhansky on Camio, a long-awaited tailgating solution for the fitness industry! Learn how this global product can help you stop tailgating, while also providing a solution for mask detection, gym area usage, equipment theft/damage, and how it ultimately provides an archive for slip and fall/security claims!

Finding a personal training sales advisor amongst your pt staff is the key to success in increasing your pt revenue. Not all trainers are good at selling pt, but they don't have to be if you can put together a pt sales advisor to handle all the fitness sales. In this episode, Jeff explains how to create a pt sales advisor that focuses on selling fitness not memberships....watch your pt sales revenue sore!

Rick Morgin is from The Franchise Consulting Company. Rick's passion for Franchise consulting comes from helping clients through their journey toward entrepreneurship with a Franchise model – business ownership, the American Dream. This includes identifying the types of industries, types of franchise businesses, and the costs involved to help you make the right decision. A decision that is as individual as you. Rick guides you so that you can make a sound business decision that will give you the best chance for success.

On today's show we welcome Sunjay Nath. Sunjay is a world renown motivational speaker and author of the 10-80-10 principal. In this show we dive into varying strategies in which owners and operators can empower their staffs through the achievement of small victories. Sunjay also shares why our leaders should spend more time focusing on developing the top ten percent of their staffs as opposed to losing time trying to manage the bottom ten percent.

In this episode, our industry experts Jon Nasta, Allison Flatley and Seth Hazen will discuss their views on how covid has affected the fitness industry. Struggling to find staff seems to be top on the list of how covid has effected and altered the industry and this all-star panel discusses many ideas on best practices to fill your "help wanted" positions. Jon, Allison and Seth have not only worked in the industry for most of their careers, but have been long time supporters and advocates for the industry. Their wisdom certainly has been a leading force during these challenging times. All three are here today to give ideas and to produce thought provoking ideas to rebuild your team. Stop what you are doing and take a listen...it just might save your business.

Dylan Webster is the Managing Director of the Fitness Sales Academy and the author of Fitness Sales: Logic, Seat, Emotion. Dylan is motivated to change the way members and guests are exposed to fitness by upgrading the sales skills of fitness professionals/ Dylan leverages his extensive knowledge of fitness, social psychology, and human behavior, to coach others to unlock their full potential

It's no secret that the real estate market and interest in fitness is at a peak high right now, so Sarah Pellegrino, host of The Value Proposition found it necessary to speak with an incredibly successful franchise out of Canada, Oxygen Yoga and Fitness. Jen Hamilton, CEO and Melissa Hanssens, COO – chat with Sarah to discuss everything from how to franchise your business, how to evolve with your business, tips on how to best lead and support your franchisees and creative additional revenue stream ideas for franchisees!

Kia Williams provides an eye opening episode about inclusion and diversity. Kia preaches that not only is this important amongst your staff, but your members too! Be creative, be open and be inspiring to everyone around you by talking about ways to bring people together and make them feel apart of your community. Listen for Kia when she states: You won't be creative without diversity!

Did you ever want to check off a personal goal off your bucket list? Today's guest, Keith Burnet, did exactly that! Keith Burnet the CEO of Global Market for LesMills International is going to tell his story about his drive and determination to complete a 42 day journey across the Atlantic Ocean! This episode is all about inspiration and determination!

Do you ever feel like you spend hours creating and posting content on your social media pages, but it just doesn't get the response, cut through or engagement you're hoping for? This episode will walk you through 4 content creation exercises to increase customer engagement and 5 call to action methods to help generate conversations and leads.