Stealing is a unique verb in the fitness industry.   Another studio "stealing" your ideas. Another trainer "stealing" your clients. Another competitor "stealing" your workouts.   Do me...

Don't build the gym or studio YOU would love.   Go beyond that.   Building something that initially and prominently serves you first is going to prove to be a very expensive & unsucce...

Here's a fun question I ask microgym owners..."What are the core values of your company?"(insert blank stare from owner)Does this describe you?

If you're still in the infancy stage with your business, you're probably wearnig most of the hats.Here's my recommendation for those of you who are currently in "need to delegate" mode...

Making changes within your business is  percent within your control.

Typically my content is geared towards those who already own a gym. This is for anyone thinking about opening their own gym. I hope it helps.

Some of you may remember my infamous "Don't Have Dogs In Your Gym" video.  Well here's a bit more context as I sit down with a fellow gym owner and we dig into that topic.

So many of you are chasing vanity metrics and trying to grow the volume of individuals you service...when are you going to realize that's not a winning model?

"If It's Not Broke, Don't Fix It" I wouldn't put too much stock into that statement. I know there are aspects of your business that are not necessarily broke, but they aren't performing optimally either. My challenge to you is to break something in your business. Find the thing that is not performing the way you want it to and break it.

How many of you use some type of book keeping service like Intuit QuickBooks to track P&L? Please do yourself a favor and make the $15/mo investment so you actually have an idea what's going on...

When it comes to expenses this saying reigns true... "When it rains, it pours."Here's how I recommend using PIFs and budgeting to plan for months with abnormally high expenses.

Here's the full version of the keynote talk I gave at the 2017 Iron + Mortar Summit on the State of The Union in the Microgym Scene, as I see it. 

Recap of my speech at the first annual Iron + Mortar Summit held earlier this year. Had a blast speaking with all the affiliate owners and trying to bring my insight to the microgym agenda.

Don't just piss in the dark in 2018. Create an Annual Plan. Here's how.

Is CrossFit going anywhere?  Nope. But you might be if you can't create a obvious differentiation in your service vs. the guy down the street. 

Coty Bradburn, owner of Crossfit Mountain Island came on-site to talk jam on business. If you're looking to increase your revenue at the Point of Sale, how to culture hack the "competition" aspect ...

If you currently own multiple locations or have aspirations of opening more than one gym under your brand...then listen up as Nick Rybinski, owner of CrossFit Petram and CrossFit Petram MOTand I ja...

“Don’t paint a dirty car. What it needs is a good wash.” I first heard this quote from a Greg Glassman video in 2013 as he discussed the business model in which CrossFit is founded. Though the orig...

We all decided to start our business for one reason or another; and those reasons vary amongst us. However, there’s a certain gym owner avatar that I’m running into more often that perplexes me in ...

Far too often you’ll hear this story come out of a group of gym owners - “One of my coaches, who is a real dickhead, decided to quit 4 weeks ago. And today I found out that he’s opening up a gym do...