🌎 John Franklin (https://www.instagram.com/johnisbuilding/) and Mateo Lopez sit down with Zach Peterson (https://www.instagram.com/zachjpete/?hl=en) from Empyre Fitness to talk about how to went from running a tattoo-inspired fashion and apparel brand to building a profitable gym business.

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📱 Socials:

Empyre Fitness - https://www.instagram.com/empyre_fitness/?hl=en

Empyre Fitness (website) - https://www.empyrefitness.com/

Tattooed & Successful - https://tattooedandsuccessful.com/

🔥 Show Notes:

(00:00) Introducing Zach and his entrepreneurial journey

(4:18) Early marketing strategies

(8:26) Transition to the gym, operations, and trainer support

(23:02) Marketing the gym today

(26:01) Managing staff

(27:37) Run a successful gym with Kilo (visit https://usekilo.com/)

(28:09) Future plans and expansion

(29:09) Staff, pay, and revenue breakdown

(30:56) Managing the space

(32:17) Challenges and lessons learned

(35:24) Keeping the gym clean

(38:12) Selling gym merchandise

(41:38) Balancing multiple ventures

(42:59) Where to go to find Zach

How a tattoo brand turned into a profitable gym