For more than 15 years, today’s guest Jonathan Pritchard has traveled the world as a professional mentalist entertaining troops stationed overseas, performing on Vegas main stages, appearing on national television, and writing books including ‘Think Like A Mind Reader’ and ‘Learn Like A Mind Reader’.

Today, Jonathan spends his time working with entrepreneurs and business owners to show how the psychology he uses on stage is the same psychology that drives effective communication, influence, negotiations, and sales.

Today's guest is an Entrepreneur, Profitability Consultant and hosts his own daily podcast, Peak Performers Podcast.

Thor Conklin has a talent for slicing through the noise of every day distractions and help business owners break through to the next level of achievement.

He serves as a professional mentor and facilitator of entrepreneur groups within Atlanta’s Entrepreneur’s Organization, and he has been a Senior Leader within the Tony Robbins Organization for the past 13 years.

Did you know that 200 million people use Pinterest every month, with over 80% female, including 52% of US millennials?

Not only does Pinterest drive users – known as ‘pinners’ – to your website, but research shows that more than 87 percent of Pinterest users have bought a product because of the site. In today's episode, you'll discover exactly what this exciting news means for your studio!

Today's podcast is all about standing out from the crowd with maximum exposure and minimal cost. With special guest Josh Ellidge, you'll unlock the secrets to becoming a local 'celebrity' as well as public relations hacks that will ensure you are leveraging publicity opportunities without putting in any extra hours.

In the last episode of Season One, Jane and Mel draw back the curtain on a core value that has had a tremendous influence on their studio and their identity as studio owners - Inclusivity. In this discussion the pair discuss what does and doesn't work for them in nurturing an inclusive environment, and the impact it has had on their teams. You're going to love this honest insight into the Inclusive dance studio.

Does your heart skip a beat when you hear the word ‘feedback’?

Or ‘constructive criticism’?

Most of the time the answer is yes – you’re only human after all, and nobody likes to hear that aspects of their work or business are underappreciated or simply not working. Not to mention how harsh feedback can stay with you for a long time, keeping you up at night or distracting you from what you should be focused on.

Positive feedback is a different story. We, of course, love and thrive on it. BUT that feeling can be short-lived. Ten compliments in one day can easily be overshadowed by one piece of negative feedback.

Whether we like it or not, ALL feedback is crucial in growing and improving your dance studio, so it’s time to take your ‘emotions’ hat off and replace it with your ‘CEO’ one so that you can learn to embrace feedback from your students, staff, clients, family and friends and step out of your comfort zone for the greater good of your business.

So, let’s get comfortable with being uncomfortable!

Getting things done is a LOT harder than it sounds when juggling the demands of dance studio life, and in today's episode Jane and Mel share their hottest tips for productivity in your business.

Welcome to Episode #5 of our brand new podcast series, "At The Barre" with your special guest hosts, Jane Grech and Melanie Gard. This is the podcast for dance studio owners, by dance studio owners.

Jane Grech and Melanie Gard both run successful dance studios of their own while also raising families and navigating the ups, downs and in-betweens of being a business owner - and they have a whole lot of fun along the way!

Being a dance studio owner can certainly come with it's own set of unique challenges, and in today's episode your 'At The Barre' hosts, Jane and Mel share their own experiences and unlock the keys to resiliance both personally and professionally.

P is the letter of the day in today's podcast special, where we are drawing back the curtain on your dance studio's recital and concert season. Mel and Jane unleash their hottest tips around structuring your shows for success, creating a flawless communication philosophy, and easing the stress of 'show season'. You also won't want to miss the pair's top 3 tips for a successful show (including some outsourcing advice that is guaranteed to rock your dance world).

Today we are digging in deep on the subject of managing poor performance in your team.

In this week's episode, Jane and Mel discuss how, when and why you need to manage poor performance with insights into:

- Looking out for the early warning signs of poor performance and when to jump in

- Strategies to prevent poor performance in the first place

- How much time and resources you should be spending on poor performing team members, and your role as a leader in doing so

The dynamic duo also chat about the steps in addressing a performance issue and more!