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This gym owner got 2,000 members in 6 months

Mar 7, 2025
49:11

In this episode, John Franklin (https://www.instagram.com/johnisbuilding/) sits down with Brent Laffey (https://www.instagram.com/brent_laffey/_) from Carbon Performance to discuss his state-of-the-art strength training gym, which can train up to 5,000 members. They dive into the details behind how he built the model, the branding, and his expansion plans across the US.

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📱 Socials:

Carbon Performance - https://www.instagram.com/carbon_performance_/

Carbon Performance (website) - https://carbonperformance.com/

🔥 Show Notes:

(00:00) Introducing Brent

(5:45) Expansion and evolution of Carbon Performance

(12:41) Business strategy and membership model

(17:32) Run a successful gym with Kilo (visit

https://usekilo.com/)

(18:04) Economics, marketing, and branding strategies

(25:50) Revenue streams and additional services

(29:25) Staffing

(30:41) Future plans for Carbon Performance

(33:20) Paid marketing

(35:09) Leadership strategies

(42:22) Similar gym concepts and market evaluation

(47:42) Where to go if you want to find Brent

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