Local Business Hacks

Are you a business owner looking for tips and tricks on how to generate, manage, and covert leads? Do you wish your business was more successful? Then this week’s podcast episode is for you. Tune in as Stephanie Breaux Bradley, the founder of Breaux Bradley Consulting shares the wisdom and advice she’s learned over the years for converting leads and becoming a more profitable business.

As a Business Development Consultant and Strategist for the Fitness & Wellness industry, Stephanie Breaux Bradley works with studio owners, franchisors, technology platforms, and service providers to optimize their products and offerings to ensure easy adoption and continued customer satisfaction.

Her years as a studio owner, fitness coach, and Mind Body Consultant have given her the “feet on the street experience” to know your target audience’s goals, struggles, and requirements. Stephanie’s consulting work has honed her analytical and communications skills, making it easy for you to translate those requirements so you can deliver best-in-class products and services to your audience. Clients appreciate her straight-forward recommendations, her deep industry knowledge, and her commitment to making good ideas become gold standards.

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Have you always wanted to be an entrepreneur but have been scared to take the leap? Are you currently an entrepreneur looking for tips and tricks to grow your business? Then this week’s podcast episode is for you. Tune in as Richard Decker, the Founder & CEO of RollFast Fitness, shares powerful lessons he’s learned over the years that have led him to be a successful entrepreneur.

Richard Decker is the go-to guy for A-List Celebrities and social elites who want to firm up their body. Rich Decker gives clients complete privacy and attention and gets results that “turn heads.” He has been affiliated with the fitness industry for 30 years. 

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Do you want to start a business and are looking for tips on how to succeed? Are you a business owner that feels that your business needs more focus? Then this week’s podcast episode is for you. Tune in as Emmanuel Verduzo, the Co-Founder & CEO of Ageless Fitness, shares his story sprinkled with tips he’s learned along the way about how to be successful.

Emmanuel is CEO and co-founder of Ageless Fitness Corp. Owner/investor of 5 startups specializing in the area of services for older adults.

He draws on his experience from working in accounting for large corporations while attending college. Emmanuel is a strong business development professional with a Bachelor of Science (BS) focused in Business Administration and Management from California State University Bakersfield. After graduating in 2013, he developed his passion for helping others by becoming a social worker in Kern County under the Department of Child Support Services and was promoted to the Department of Human Services shortly after.

Inspired by his father's entrepreneurial legacy, Emmanuel embarked on his journey as a homecare franchisee in 2014. As he fostered connections with medical professionals, he recognized the unmet needs of older adults in his community, spurring his decision to establish additional specialized services. Subsequently, he founded a non-emergency medical transportation company, introduced a clinical/functional/post-PT fitness program, and initiated the establishment of two nonprofit organizations focused on advocacy.

With the immediate success of his adaptive fitness program for older adults, Emmanuel turned his exercise program into a franchise in 2020 and is now Ageless Fitness Corp. Ageless Fitness is a fitness franchise dedicated to promoting health, wellness, and vitality across all age groups. 

With a focus on providing safe and welcoming fitness studios, Ageless Fitness offers a range of programs tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of individuals. Whether it's strength training, cardiovascular workouts, flexibility exercises, or functional movements, Ageless Fitness aims to help individuals improve their physical fitness, overall well-being, and quality of life. 

They provide specialized programs for seniors, ensuring that aging adults can maintain an active and independent lifestyle. Through experienced staff and a supportive community, Ageless Fitness strives to create a positive and empowering fitness environment for people of all ages and abilities.

Emmanuel’s story in this week’s episode will inspire you to grow your business - let’s get hacking!

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Are you a fitness business owner who would like to grow your business? Are you looking for tips on how to improve your hiring, culture, and employee retention? Then this week’s podcast episode is for you. Tune in as Jess James Leyva, the President & Founder of Outlaw FitCamp shares tips he’s learned over the years about how to grow your fitness business and build a strong culture.

Raised by a single mom in some of the roughest parts of Southern California, Jesse struggled with a reading disability, Tourette’s syndrome and dropped out of high school. His athletic career began at the young age of 9 as a professional BMX rider. Later, Jesse discovered bodybuilding and was named Mr. Texas in 2010 while also coaching many pro athletes and helping thousands of clients change their lives. Today, Jesse Leyva is a recognized national fitness expert with over 22 years of experience in the fitness industry, a million-dollar personal training studio and the Founder of Outlaw FitCamp Franchise.

Jesse knows the true meaning of grit, and grit is what got him here today.

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Are you a yoga studio owner who wishes your business was more successful? Do you wish you had more clients coming in the door, that those clients would come back more often, and that your studio was generating more revenue? Then this week’s podcast episode is for you. Tune in Cindy Coats, the Co-Founder of Real Hot Yoga, shares her game-changing tips that can help take your yoga studio to the next level.

Cindy Coats is one of the original 3 founders of the real hot yoga brand and franchise. Cindy, along with partners Aaron and Jeff, opened the very first real hot yoga in Knoxville in 2012. Between 2014 and 2018 real hot yoga grew to 6 locations u see various partnerships and licensing agreements. In 2019 the partners decide to further expand the brand by forming a franchise. Real hot yoga became a franchise just before the pandemic hit and devastated many small fitness businesses. The first franchise was signed in early 2022 and opened later that year. As of June 2023, real hot yoga has a total of 12 locations with a few new ones pending and has many great territories open for development. 

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Cindy’s tips and tricks will motivate you to take your business to the next level. Let’s get hacking!

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Are you a business owner looking for secrets and hacks for growing your business? Do you want your business to be more successful? Then this week’s podcast episode is for you. Tune in as Matt Danna, the Co-Founder & CEO of Boulevard, shares secrets to success that he’s learned over the years.

Matt Danna is the co-founder and CEO of Boulevard, provider of the client experience platform purpose-built for appointment-based, self-care businesses. Matt oversees all aspects of Boulevard’s business operations while setting the vision and strategy for both short- and long-term company growth. Passionate about the intersection between design and technology, Matt has spent his entire career building technologies to empower creative professionals. Before co-founding Boulevard in 2016, Matt was head of product for the LA-based talent agency Wasserman. His career also includes product leadership positions with Awesomeness, a multi-media platform company, and the global media company Fullscreen. Matt holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and Human-Computer Interaction from the Rochester Institute of Technology. 

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Are you a business owner looking for tips and tricks to grow your business? Do you want your business to be more successful and do you want to be more comfortable taking risks? Then be sure to tune into this week’s podcast episode as Laura Coe, the Founder of Snapology, shares powerful growth mindset tips for business owners.

Laura, along with her sister Lisa, founded Snapology in 2010. She grew the company to over 180 locations in 13 countries over her 13-year tenure as CEO of Snapology. Laura retired from her position as CEO of Snapology in April 2023 and is currently providing consulting services to actuarial clients as well as providing C-Suite consulting to emerging franchise brands. 

During her time with Snapology, Laura oversaw the daily operations of the Snapology franchise; including franchisee support, lead generation, systems development, curriculum development and the growth of the local Pittsburgh-South franchise. Prior to starting Snapology, Laura held a successful career as a healthcare actuary for over 20 years. As a healthcare actuary, she held senior positions with Aetna, CVS Pharmacare, Eckerd Health Services and Mercer Human Resource Consulting. In these roles, Laura was responsible for providing actuarial, financial and strategic guidance for pharmacy products and prescription drug healthcare benefits.

Laura holds Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Penn State University.  She is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. She lives in the Pittsburgh area with her two children.

Snapology’s mission is to provide educational play to children using LEGO® bricks, K’Nex and other interactive mediums. Snapology provides coding, robotics and S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, art and math) programs to children of all abilities, including gifted children and those with extra needs.

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Are you a business owner and/or franchisor who wants to feel more fulfilled in your life? Are you looking for simple tips and tricks to implement that can improve your business and increase growth opportunities for yourself and your franchisees? Then this week’s podcast episode is for you. Tune in as Rick Mayo, the CEO of Alloy Personal Training, shares the hacks he’s learned over the years to increase his happiness in business and in life.

Rick Mayo is the founder and CEO of Alloy Personal Training, est 1992. Rick and his team have licensed the Alloy training systems to over 2,000 clubs worldwide. Alloy has recently pivoted to a full franchise model to better serve our communities and owners.

Rick is a featured speaker at conferences domestically and internationally, speaking on how to best run service based businesses, leadership and create an amazing customer experience. He has written numerous articles on the business of fitness for trade journals and contributes regularly to national publications such as Men’s Health. Rick sits on the board for the GA State exercise science department as well as the Association of Fitness Studios. Rick is also an NSCA certified personal trainer and has also been elected to the Industry Board of Advisors for the American Council on Exercise.

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Have you ever wondered how our podcast host Carl Case became the Director of Global Business Development at Referrizer? Would you love to hear some of the tips, tricks, and hacks Carl’s learned over the years from working with thousands of business owners and C-Level clients? Then tune in to this week’s podcast as we turn the camera and microphone around today and interview our very own Podcast Host and Director of Global Business Development for Referrizer, Carl Case! 

Carl is a visionary who applies years of industry experience to aiding his teams in successfully implementing disruptive technology throughout the globe. Pioneering automation/ data capturing technology throughout the globe. He has successfully implemented such platforms in US, Latin America and 20+ other countries.

As the Director of Global Development at Referrizer, he’s also responsible for generating new strategic partnerships while identifying new industries to segment the Referrizer platform. He’s been key in the numerous point of sale/ payment processing integrations in addition to creating an enterprise platform to help scale across customers with 100+ locations. Referrizer's platform enables customers to understand the true costs of obtaining new customers, retaining old customers and staying relevant via text, email and the web.

Carl is also the host of the Local Business Hacks podcast. Where he interviews CMO, CEO and COO's of large multi-unit franchises in the health and wellness space and gives them a platform to share their journey, story and hacks with other like-minded entrepreneurs.

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Are you a business owner wishing your business was more successful? Are you struggling with hiring? Do you wish your business would attract more customers and generate more revenue? Then this week’s podcast episode is for you. Tune in as Kimberly Radtke, the Chief Operations Officer for Fit Theorem shares her mindset tips that can change your life and your business.

Kim Radtke, is a powerhouse in the fitness industry with a decade of experience under her belt. Starting as a yoga teacher, she quickly rose to the top, breaking records and winning Manager of the Year in her former franchise. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kim's resilience shone through as she successfully pulled two businesses out of the crisis. As the Chief Operations Officer of FITTHEOREM, she has played a pivotal role in establishing and expanding the franchise, currently operating four locations. Now, Kim shares her expertise and inspires Fitness coaches through her corporate and local trainings, empowering them to build a career for themselves and change lives. You can follow her on Instagram for tips on how she does it all through living a healthy lifestyle. 

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