Best Hour of Their Day | Podcast

Fern, Ackerman, and Todd discuss the news of Eric Roza taking over as Owner and CEO of CrossFit.

"My goal is to make my wife’s dreams come true."  That is really all you need to know about Ken Andrukow.  Anyone that lives with that mantra in mind deserves to be listened to for a few minutes. In addition to owning one of the most successful CrossFit affiliates Ken is the founder of Level 5 mentors.  

What do you do when you have a 20 person class or even a 30 person class?  Fern, Ackerman, and Todd discuss best practices, including using  your assistant coach and planning ahead.

Fern sits down with Best Selling author Michael Michalowicz of Profit First, Surge, Pumpkin Plan, Clockwork and Toilet Paper Entrepreneur to discuss his new book Fix This Next.  This book couldn't have been published at a more opportune time as many businesses are trying to figure out what the weak links in their businesses are and how to become more resilient for the future.

Fern, Todd, and Ackerman talk about different protocols they have used over the years to assimilate new members into classes.  From the show up and go model to a 12 session boot camp they have tried it all.  In this episode they will talk about things that went well and things they would have done differently as well as the number one thing you should be doing for these CrossFit newcomers.

Eric’s professional experience stems from a decade in the corporate sector. Starting from the bottom to eventually leading nationwide sales teams. Being an entrepreneur at heart, Eric pulled the corporate ejector seat and opened his first business in 2009, Gravitas Fitness. After 9+ years of owning successful multiple brick and mortar businesses and a deep analysis of his own “ideal day,” Eric decided to sell his businesses with the purpose of creating a bigger impact in the fitness & health industry while living the lifestyle that him and his wife have always dreamed of. Since that point, he is now the host of two top rated podcasts – The Future of Fitness and Fitness Blitz Radio – Eric has interviewed 500+ professionals in the areas of fitness, health, and wellness. He is the co-founder of Certified Course Creation and the Fitness Accelerator networking community. Eric lives a nomadic lifestyle balanced with hard driving business development and new adventures in nature, culture, and travel. His vast network and business experience has led him to co-found Level 5 Mentors – a business and life coaching program unlike any other. Eric is now completely committed to helping entrepreneurs think bigger and pursue their unique version of their own ideal day.

The 2020 Rogue Invitational was this past weekend and we break it down from a logistics perspective.

Affiliates are in a strange spot, some are staying with the CrossFit brand, others are jumping ship.  We have Caleb Nelson, owner of Purebred Athletics on today's episode along with Ackerman, Fern, and Todd, talking about the idea of deaffiliation and what that truly means to you, your gym, and your brand.

Alyssa Royse was at the center of a lot of controversy with her letter to Greg Glassman and his response.  In today's episode Ackerman  (@thejasonackerman) sits down with Alyssa for a very candid conversation on this topic, as well as rebranding, the state of CrossFit HQ, and how affiliates can be more inclusive. If you haven't already, you can read the emails as well as Alyssa's blog posts here. Many people are calling for Alyssa's head and many feel the same about Coach Glassman.  As always on Best Hour of Their Day we try to listen first and be open-minded.  

The roles are reversed on today's episode as guest Brady Lynch asks Ackerman how to run a successful box and how to get on the CrossFit seminar staff.