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2047: How to Become One of the Highest Paid Trainers in the Fitness Industry With Don Saladino

Apr 6, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Importance of Trainers in Business

3min

The Importance of Love in Fitness Coaching

4min

How I Found 495 Broadway

5min

How to Be a Great Trainer

4min

The Challenges of Working With Celebrities

5min

The Importance of Celebrity Challenges

3min

The Crazy Experience of Training a Professional Athlete

6min

The Importance of Proper Training

5min

10.

How to Be a Better Athlete

2min

11.

The Transformation of Ryan Reynolds

3min

12.

The Performance Enhancing Substances of the Celebrity World

4min

13.

How Jim's Moved From a Pro to a Digital Business

3min

14.

How to Be a Successful Entrepreneur

6min

15.

The Importance of Social Media

2min

16.

The Importance of Understanding Yourself

2min

17.

The Importance of Relationships on Social Media

2min

18.

The Importance of Satisfaction in Training

4min

19.

The Passion That Drives You From Crushing It to Nothing

4min

20.

How to Stay Hungry

2min

21.

How to Build a Network and Subscriptions

4min

22.

The Dream of Owning Your Own Fitness Studio

5min

23.

The Evolution of a Man

6min

24.

The Evolution of My Relationship With Money

2min

25.

The Importance of Peace of Mind

4min

26.

How to Teach Your Kids the Value of the Dollar

2min

27.

How to Make a Great Vacation

2min

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Don Saladino, trainer of Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and many other Hollywood A-Listers.

“You are all expendable.” His origin story in the health & fitness space. (2:19)
Working with celebrities compared to athletes. (18:14)
Dealing with ‘snake oil’ actors in the business. (26:22)
How using data points can become weapons. (33:49)
The craziest celebrity transformation. (37:33)
Why he stays away from performance-enhancing drugs. (41:05)
How he managed the 2008 market crash. (46:26)
Surviving the pandemic and going digital. (49:04)
Why did his original app crash and burn? (52:40)
The “vanity metrics” of social media, and why you shouldn’t build your business around it. (54:27)
The obsession of wanting to get better at your craft, and the power of relationships. (1:01:12)
Breaking down his revenue streams. (1:08:55)
The Barn Saladino. (1:13:40)
His relationship with fitness. (1:16:13)
Fitness is a perfect vessel for growth. (1:21:20)
The evolution of his relationship with money. (1:26:17)
Leading by example with his children. (1:30:57)