What if your studio's biggest growth lever isn't marketing, pricing, or even your curriculum, but your energy?

In this episode, Olivia sits down with Erin King, energy expert, entrepreneur, and founder of The Energy Institute. After building and selling multiple companies and experiencing burnout firsthand, Erin now helps leaders optimize energy for performance, clarity, and sustainable success.

This conversation dives deep into how energy is the real driver of leadership, culture, and business growth. Erin shares practical tools to help studio owners reclaim their energy, make better decisions, and lead with clarity. From tackling "heavy" tasks first to redefining success and separating identity from business, this episode is packed with actionable insights to help you grow without burning out.

What You'll Learn:

• Why energy outperforms expertise in today's business landscape

• How to stop feeling drained—even when you're "doing everything right"

• The "heavy before light" rule for daily productivity

• How unresolved decisions are secretly draining your energy

• A simple exercise to separate who you are from what you do

• How your energy directly impacts your team, students, and retention

• Why avoiding hard conversations is costing you more than you think

• How to identify and operate in your "zone of genius"

Erin King is a three-time entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and energy management expert who helps business owners lead with clarity, improve decision-making, and avoid burnout. After building and selling multiple companies, she now teaches practical strategies to optimize energy, strengthen team culture, and operate in your zone of genius. Her research with over 10,000 people has led to proven frameworks for sustainable growth, productivity, and long-term success.

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