The Business Of Strength Podcast

In this episode, Dan Goodman sits down with Jimmy Contrini, the Content Manager for Alex & Leila Hormozi at Acquistion.com. 

Jimmy discusses the following in this episode:

1. What type of posting schedule/cadence would he start with as a Fitness Professional

2. How to scale your content creation on a $1,000 budget

3. How to turn 10 hours of work into 100+ pieces of content.

4. The superpower of Alex & Leila Hormozi at Acquisition.com

5. The craziest experiences he’s had in his career so far. 

Get in touch with Jimmy:

In this episode of The Business of Strength podcast, Joe Riggio gets interviewed by Power Athlete Radio about success, the gym business, and much more.

Don't forget our annual Gym Business Retreat is September 28-29 in beautiful sunny Scottsdale AZ! Two jammed packed days of learning, building, guest speakers, lunch-ins, dinners...and so much more. For more info go to www.businessofstrength.com

In this episode of The Business of Strength podcast, Joe Riggio sits down with Alex Hormozi to discuss the 6-week transformation, balancing saying yes vs saying no, and MUCH more!

In this Episode of the Business of Strength Podcast, Dan Goodman breaks down a case study of a mature gym business that has grown by 100% in the last calendar year!

The catalyst for the growth was this person letting go and firing themselves from MANY jobs that they held near and dear.

He covers:

1. The mindset shift that led to the growth 

2. The jobs that need real attention in a growing business

3. How trainers can add value in a gym beyond the training floor. 

In this episode of the Business of Strength Podcast Dan Goodman breaks down how one SYP member has gone from making $40,000 a year in personal income to $40,000 profit in one month.

There’s 5 important levers this gym owner pulled in order to make this profound difference in his business.

1. Team Accountability

2. Right Products

3. Right Prices

4. Volume of marketing

5. Sales time blocking 

Listen to the show and enjoy! 

What is up everyone I’m your host coach joe strong here to bring you another great episode of the business of strength podcast.  Where you can hear the interviews, tips, and tools to turn your passion for strength into a profitable business.  

In this episode of the Business of Strength Dan Goodman talks about creating consistency in your hiring process.  How having a choreographed process can add serious SPEED to the effectiveness of new hires.  

He breaks down the following:

1. How to get clear on the role you need to fill

2. How to Recruit

3. The first 90 days of on the job training

4. Trajectory of roles

Enjoy!

Welcome to the BOS podcast, I’m your host Adam Menner for today. 

In this episode I break down what you should be doing on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis if you are the Director of Training in your business. 

I break down the 4 tenets of success that are going to move the needle of your business forward. 

If you enjoy this episode please leave us a 5 star review! 

What is up everyone, I’m your host, Coach Joe Strong here to bring you another great episode of the Business of Strength Podcast, where you can hear the interviews, tips, and tools to turn your passion for strength into a profitable business.  

What is up everyone! I’m your host coach joe strong here to bring you another great episode of the business of strength podcast, where you can hear the interviews, tips, and tools to turn your passion for strength into a profitable business.

Don’t forget our annual Gym Business Retreat is September 28-29 in beautiful sunny Scottsdale, AZ!  Two jammed packed days of learning, building, quest speakers, lunch-ins, dinners…and so much more.

On this episode of the Business of Strength Podcast Dan Goodman reviews how to make the decision of if YOU are ready for a second location!

He breaks down the #1 question you must answer before opening another training business and the 4-step process in which to open.

On the show we review:

1. Funding

2. Building the roles

3. Find the people

4. Signing the lease

What is up everyone I’m your host coach joe strong here to bring you another great episode of the business of strength podcast.  Where you can hear the interviews, tips, and tools to turn your passion for strength into a profitable business.  

What is up everyone I’m your host Coach Joe Strong here to bring you another great episode of the business of strength podcast.  Where you can hear the interviews, tips, and tools to turn your passion for strength into a profitable business.  

Our next event is LIVE two-day Immersion here at Varsity House.  We are going to give a small group of gym owners a peek into our systems, processes, and people.  Hit the show notes for the link and come see us.    

In this episode I’m talking with my good friend Zach Even-Esh about our trip to Summer Strong 16.  We discuss MANY things S&C as well as a breakdown of what we saw at one of the industry’s top LIVE events.  

Some topics include…

1. Why in person events are WAY better than anything virtual. 

2. The amazing community of strength Sorinex has built 

3. Amazing feats of strength 

4. Cool people doing cool shit 

5. WHY aren’t there more cool gym business events like these? 

6. Getting uncomfortable 

7. Why Summer Strong should be on any iron addicts bucket list

Let’s get it dialed in!  

What is up everyone I’m your host coach joe strong here to bring you another great episode of the business of strength podcast.  Where you can hear the interviews, tips, and tools to turn your passion for strength into a profitable business.  

Our next event is LIVE two-day Immersion here at Varsity House.  We are going to give a small group of gym owners a peek into our systems, processes, and people.  Hit the show notes for the link and come see us.    

In this episode I’m taking about THE LONG GAME.  Making connections and getting yourself out there to level up your mindset and skillset.  

Some topics include…

1. The meeting 20 years ago that got Joe DeFranco to promote us on his podcast 

2. How connection we made in 2006 are still paying us today

3. Why in-person events are still the most impactful for growth 

4. What I would do if I was a young Coach Joe again

5. Your network IS your net worth  

Let’s get it dialed in!  

On this Episode of the Business of Strength Podcast, Dan Goodman gives a breakdown as to why gyms don’t make enough money! 

Businesses don’t make it for two reasons:

1. Lack of demand for a service or product.

2. Lack of money.

The good news is you can affect change with the latter.  Awareness precedes change.  In this episode Dan breaks down the 5 financial factors that all brick-and-mortar gyms need to abide by!

If you would like to attend our next in person two-day business immersion at VH HQ our next event is June 8th and 9th

In this episode of the Business of Strength Podcast, Dan Goodman breaks down a EXTREMELY important part of running a business...Time.

The biggest return on time (an investment) is in your current business.

Here are 3 Things You Should Focus:

1. Spend time refining the company's goal, mission, and most important systems.

2. An Offer a Day: Never stop selling

3. Leader: lead others, be prepared, and consistently reiterate the mission

As always we would greatly appreciate it if you would leave us a 5 star review if you found the information valuable.

May 1st - May 4th: We are running a virtual spring symposium with Joe, Dan, Adam, and Joe DeFranco! We are talking about how to build employees, market, financial literacy, and more.

In this episode, Dan Goodman breaks down the 5 reasons your gym is not making money. 

Episode Recap: 

1. Absence of Accountability 

2. Race to the Bottom of Prices

3. You Do Too Many Things 

4. You Don't Have Measurable Goals

5. You Focus on Things That Don't Matter 

Our next virtual BOS event is May 1s-May 4th from 1-3pm EST everyday. We will be having Joe DeFranco as our guest speaker! To sign up for this event click the link below to secure your spot: 

On this episode of the Business of Strength Podcast, 

We are joined by Noel Rubin. 

Noel is a busy working father who made it his mission to make fitness and nutrition a priority.

He talks about his experience as a client participating in the challenge and why every gym needs to consider hosting one at their facilities.

As always 5 star reviews are much appreciated!

To connect to Noel Rubin:

IG - NoelRubin

What is up everyone I’m your host coach joe strong here to bring you another great episode of the business of strength podcast.  Where you can hear the interviews, tips, and tools to turn your passion for strength into a profitable business.

For those of you who would like to attend a two-Day Immersion at Varsity House or speak to us about one-on-one business consulting you can schedule a free business strategy call to get clear on your biggest needs and develop and executing plan…Go to Businessofstrength.com enter your info and we will get back to you right away.

Our next Immersion is October 8/9th in Breda Netherlands hosted our good friends Noel and Sanne at Breda Strength & Conditioning.

I’m PUMPED about today’s guest…. Brian Sanders Founder and CEO of Sapien.org, NosetoTail.org, and foodlies.org

Brian’s companies are helping people get back to way we were supposed to eat millions of years ago.  Nose to tail whole foods devoid of chemicals, processed refined floors, sugar, and seed oils.

You are going to love the GEMS Brian drops about the food cycle in the world and how we have all been “lied” to in a sense.

This is an awesome company with a great mission and an amazing group of people behind it.

Brain Sanders…CEO OF Sapien.org…enjoy

Show Highlights:

• The problem with western diets
• Anthropological truth about what we used to eat
• Modern man is decaying, and the ancestral man thrived
• Breaking 50 years of misconceptions
• Who’s paying for the “research” is important
• Gut Health and the role of prebiotics and Glyphosate
• The “real” food pyramid
• The Big Pharma-Big Agro-Big Media Triangle
• The Sapien Framework
• Food Lies Documentary

If you are a gym owner, head coach, CEO, or you are thinking about opening a gym soon.  We will teach you how to build a low overhead business that turns massive profit!

In this episode of the Business of Strength Podcast Dan Goodman discusses lessons learned from Ali Webb and the World Renowned DryBar

Dan got the chance to hear Ali Speak at the Goldman Sachs 10ksb summit in Washington DC and shares the biggest takeaways from a small business owner in Ali, who grew the brand to 180 locations and a company worth hundreds of millions.

In this episode Dan covers a strategy that all managers need to remember when it comes to leading others.

I’m PUMPED about today’s guest…. Sean Lake is the Co-Founder and CEO of BUBS Naturals a holistic supplement company producing the BEST collagen in the world among a line of emerging products like MCT OIL, Coffee creamers and Apple Cider Vinegar Crews all designed to help you DIE YOUNG AS LATE AS POSSIBLE. 

The company is named after Sean’s childhood best friend Glenn BUBS Doherty, one of the special force’s operators killed in Benghazi…You may have seen the Movie 13 hours.

You are going to love the GEMS Sean drops about his entrepreneurial journey, bringing his company to life, honoring BUBS life and mission through their charity, and his leadership and hiring tactics.

This is an awesome company with a great mission and an amazing group of people behind it.

Sean Lake…CEO OF BUBS NATURALS…enjoy

Show Highlights:

• How dropping out of school to be a pro skier and snowboarder led to the entrepreneurial bug.
• Have a Navy Seal as your best friend.
• Turning Glenn’s tragic death into a mission to help others
• Taking idea to inception
• Not compromising on excellent
• The Die Young as Late as Possible Montra BUBS lives by
• The Glenn Doherty Foundation
• tactics for being a great leader
• What makes a great employee
• Sean’s productivity hacks
• Books you need to read to create the spark

If you are a gym owner, head coach, CEO, or you are thinking about opening a gym soon.  We will teach you how to build a low overhead business that turns massive profit!

What is everyone up to? I'm your host coach Joe Strong here to bring you another great episode of the business of strength podcast.  Where you can hear the interviews, tips, and tools to turn your passion for strength into a profit.

This episode is brought to you by CPPS Certification, one the most cutting-edge certifications in the world led by legendary coach Joe DeFranco and James “Smitty” Diesel.  For all our listeners out there, you can get 25% off this certification to safe you REAL money by using the code VARSITY during the checkout

Today my guest longtime client Pay Mahoney Jr.  Pat started training with me in high school after his dad became a client.  Over the years we have worked with his entire family.

His journey brought him to starting a company out of tragedy after his late mother contracted cancer.

Show Highlights:

• How tragedy can create innovation
• Bringing the best CDB in the world to life
• Changing the protocol for traditional health care
• Balancing running a growing company and going to chiropractic school.

If you are a gym owner, head coach, CEO, or you are thinking about opening a gym soon.  We are hosting a two-day business seminar Thursday May 12/13 at Varsity House Gym.  We will teach you how to build a low overhead business that turns massive profit!

Pumping the value in your gym.

In this episode Dan Goodman talks about things all Brick-and-mortar gyms can do to improve value for their clients.

He breaks down the following:

1. How to improve the “Convenience” factor at your gym.
2. How all gyms can layer in digital accountability
3. Why great service always wins…how to get your coaches to think about service beyond simply the X’s and Os of training.
4. The personal data points that have drive home the proven process of VH.  Results driven gym and the best hour of our client’s day.

In this episode Dan Goodman interviews Corey Davis who is the founder and Co-owner alongside his wife Morgan of CoreBlend strength and Condition in Watkinsville, Georgia.  Corey has a master’s degree in Kinesiology and has been a part of the business of strength strongest year mastermind for over two years.

They run one of the most efficient and system driven gyms in the country.  In the next year they plan to move their operation into a brand-new custom-built gym.

In this episode they cover the following:

• How key performance indicators can positively influence any business.
• How letting go of processes increased profitability.
• The way in which to find unused capacity within oneself.
• Why improved accountability has led to the best year in business.
• The two-week vacation that was the ultimate systems test

For all coaches and gym owners this is a must listen and CoreBlend is a must follow!

Enjoy.

Connect with Corey Davis:

IG: @mrcoreblend & @coreblend

What's up everyone!  We're here to bring you another great episode of the business of strength podcast.  Where you can hear the interviews, tips, and tools to turn your passion for strength into a profit.

This episode is brought to you by Blender Bottle the number one shaker bottle in the world!  

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Today Dan and I discuss 4 KEY areas of focus for the next year that every gym owner/ceo should be working on.

Show Highlights:

• Improve your leadership with a clear vision and mission.
• Learning to communicate better.
• Owning the marketing result for your gym.
• Identifying holes in your systems and how to fix them.
• Mastering your finances.

If you are a gym owner, head coach, CEO, or you are thinking about opening a gym soon -  We are hosting a one-day business seminar, Saturday January 29th at Varsity House Gym with our good friend and garage gym legend Zach Even-Esh.  

We will teach you how to build a low overhead business that turns massive profit!

Brought to you by Blender Bottle

In this episode Dan Goodman sits down with Joe Hashey the CEO of the Synergy gym brand in Binghamton, New York.

They discuss Joe’s Day to day non-negotiables.  How decisive decision make has enabled him to grow Synergy to 3 locations, is building an emerging real estate business, and still be a very active family man.

The episode closes with how to simply create roles for team members and how you can measure their success.

Clarity is kindness and you are sure to become clearer on how to become a better leader after listening in to this show. Enjoy!

To make it even better this show is brought to you by our friends at Blender Bottle. 

All listeners can enjoy 15% of their order using CODE: Varsity15

In this episode Dan Goodman breaks down an automated gifting tactic that has skyrocketed referrals.

If you’re like most service-based businesses that rely on word-of-mouth marketing and referrals this is a must listen.   This episode breaks down how our client on board strategy can be scaled to any gym business.

To make it even better this show is brought to you by our friends at Blender Bottle. All listeners can enjoy 15% of their order using CODE: Varsity15

On this episode of the Business of Strength Podcast, Joe Riggio and Dr. Andy Chen deep dive into how to create a successful career for yourself as a strength and conditioning coach in the private sector. Specifically, navigating the private sector physical therapy world. Dr. Andy Chen gives young trainers and physical therapist great insight into how to build a successful career from scratch. 

On this episode of the Business of Strength Podcast Dan Goodman and Joe Riggio Break Down the Importance of Leading Through Your Team 

We hear it all the time...owners of training businesses want more time back on their plate but they're not willing to SPEND time on their people. You must have a process in place for developing your coaching staff. This will enable you lead through your coaches. 

In this episode we share with you the importance and strategy of how we've set systems in place to lead our team to become leaders in their own right. 

If interested in how we develop our staff, over the course of the next week we are launching our new platform, Varsity House Education. We are looking for 25 coaches and gym owners who are serious about taking their business to the next level. We are launching a one time purchase Founding Members Offer.

On this episode of the Business of Strength Podcast Dan Goodman and Joe Riggio Break Down the Importance of Educating Your Staff 

Over the course of the last 6 months we've been spending a significant amount of time on educating our staff at Varsity House. This includes training, personal development, business strategy, and more. 

In this episode we share with you the importance and strategy of how we've doubled down on continuing education. 

If interested in how we develop our staff, over the course of the next week we are launching our new platform, Varsity House Education. We are looking for 25 coaches and gym owners who are serious about taking their business to the next level. We are launching a one time purchase Founding Members Offer.