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Josh Nimmo owns CrossFit MetroEast in Illinois, and he's the winner of Two-Brain's 2021 award for coach education and opportunity.
Here, Mike Warkentin digs into how he earned it — and Josh shares how he went from being a micromanaging Jack of all trades to mentoring to his staff, helping them develop personally and financially rewarding careers and building a strong, successful team that's in it for the long haul.
Links:
CrossFit MetroEast
Arbox
Driven Nutrition
Gym Owners United
Timeline:
3:26 – Learning to pass roles onto staff (and teach them how to fill them).
6:22 – Stepping into the CEO role.
8:50 – Learning how to develop staff.
11:58 – Teaching staff to sell.
14:13 – Becoming a mentor.
18:22 – Teaching staff to charge for their time.
20:33 – Leveling up even more with Two-Brain Business.
22:44 – Implementing staff contracts.
26:26 – Full-effort failure.
31:33 – Career roadmap sessions with staff.
35:50 – Being OK not being the best at everything.