Open Gym

Dan Uyemura is the CEO of the gym management software company PushPress. When gyms started closing their doors, his team worked quickly to build a Gym Survival Guide to help. Here's his take on where we are & where we're headed.

Patrick offers his three big takeaways from this week's interview with John Briggs, author of Profit First for Microgyms & co-owner of CrossFit GSL.

John Briggs is the author of Profit First for Microgyms, founder of Incite Tax & Accounting, & co-owner of CrossFit GSL. Here's the financial advice he's giving the gyms his firm works with to best weather the current storm.

Patrick gives his top three takeaways from this week's interview with CrossFit One Nation's co-owner James Hobart.

James Hobart is a co-owner of the One Nation gyms near Boston. In the wake of going dark during the virus response, they worked fast to get virtual classes online. Here's what they're doing & his thoughts on the road ahead.

Zach Even-Esh operates two Underground Strength Gyms in New Jersey & has been building a brand online since 2002. While the gyms are closed during the pandemic, he's pointing even more energy toward his digital business.

Chris Cooper is the founder of Two Brain Business. In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, Two Brain is working with gyms all over the world on how to turn this obstacle into an opportunity to become more resilient.

Nicole Christensen started CrossFit Roots in 2008. These days, Roots boasts a 10,000-foot facility & seven CF Level 3 or 4 coaches on staff. Attracting & developing that kind of coaching expertise didn't happen by accident.

Jeremy Thiel co-founded CrossFit Central in 2005. Through the boom years of affiliate growth, Central stretched to 5 locations. But that kind of scale ultimately didn't work for them. Here's where his ambitions are these days.

Brianna Battles teaches coaches who want information & context to become more valuable to their pregnant & postpartum athletes. Her contention: That more coaches with this skill-set are good for members & good for business.