
Geronimo Unfiltered
Most studio owners decide to open their fitness and wellness businesses because they want to help people and add more meaning into their lives. Their heart is in the right place, but scaling a profitable business that feels incredible to own and run is trickier than ever before. So where they get stuck is no one has ever shown them how to run a wildly successful business, without the overwhelm and chaos.Plus, they’re doing it all alone. Until now.Welcome to The Geronimo Unfiltered Podcast for ambitious boutique studio owners who are allergic to average and know they’re capable of more. They’re just missing the HOW.I’m your host Doza, CEO and Founder of The Geronimo Academy... And together with my crew and my community of owners and managers who are the doers and the implementers, we are on a mission to pioneer a better way to own and operate a health and fitness business, while building a life you love, not hate.So, if you’re ready to push your boundaries, level up your money, meaning and impact & stop doing it all alone… then you’re in the right place ... This is going to be raw and unfiltered, zero bullshit. So take a deep breath, strap yourself in, and let’s get started.
Latest episodes

Feb 20, 2024 • 30min
The One Thing That ALL Successful Business Owners Have in Common
Do you know the MAIN difference between the successful and the struggling owner?Most studios think that all they need to be successful is to run ‘vibey’ sessions but that couldn’t be FURTHER from the truth. In today’s episode, I’m breaking down the top THREE skills that every single successful studio and business owner has mastered. But the first two won’t matter if you don’t nail the third one. So make sure you stick around to the end.You’ll hear:
The three skills that WILL make you the owner of your dream business in 2024
What we can learn from Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos
The thing most owners avoid (and why it’s holding them back)
The speech from a movie that changed how I lead
… and a whole lot moreThe good news is - you are not born with these skills, you learn them.Here are my top recommendations to help get you started on becoming a successful owner.Check out a list of books you MUST read here.Ted Talks:
How Great Leaders Inspire Action - Simon Sinek
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance - Angela Lee Duckworth
Videos:
Any Given Sunday Speech - Al Pacino
Speech - US Navy Admiral William H. McRaven
Ben Lionel Scott’s YouTube Channel
Have a listen to our episodes on How to Be a Better Leader and The Four Levels of Business.WANT MORE:
To say thank you for listening to the pod we’d like to gift you a FREE session to brainstorm a 3 Step Action Plan for your gym or fitness studio so you know EXACTLY what step you need to take to grow. Book in yours here
Want to follow along behind the scenes? Check out @thegeronimoacademy and @hey.doza

Feb 13, 2024 • 22min
You Will Hit Your KPIs CONSISTENTLY if You Do This ONE Thing
Discover the key difference between successful and struggling studios lies in consistent KPI achievement. Learn a four-step framework to reclaim 40% of your time for money-making activities. Uncover the mindset hindering your commitment to business growth.

Feb 6, 2024 • 25min
The Four Levels of Business: The Path to Owning MULTIPLE 7 Figure Studios
Can you step away from the studio, without having to put out 100 fires on your return?Can you go on holiday and turn your phone off?Today, I’m sitting in front of the mic to chat about a powerful concept that has transformed so many of the studios that we work with - The Four Levels of Business. The Four Levels of Business is a strategy that helps you identify why you’re NOT getting ahead, EVEN when you’re hitting your goals.This year we are getting you out of the HUSTLE and back into ENJOYING your studio.You’ll hear:
Why revenue alone won’t get you to a 7 figure studio
Why you still have a JOB and not a BUSINESS
The key ideas and pain points that make up each level so that you can NAIL them and move forward
Why I fired 3 out of 4 staff AND banned 15 MEMBERS from using my gym
… and a whole lot more Want to know more? Click here to access our Four Levels Notion Checklist. Are you a multi-studio owner? Reach out to us here.Episodes to kick start your 2024:
New Year Goal Setting - But Not as You Know It
How to Turn Your 7-Day Trials Into LIFETIME Members
6 Profit Levers to Pull in 2024 (& They're NOT What You're Thinking)
How to be a BETTER Leader
WANT MORE:
To say thank you for listening to the pod we’d like to gift you a FREE session to brainstorm a 3 Step Action Plan for your gym or fitness studio so you know EXACTLY what step you need to take to grow. Book in yours here
Want to follow along behind the scenes? Check out @thegeronimoacademy and @hey.doza

Jan 30, 2024 • 21min
How to be a BETTER LEADER
Do you feel like your team never takes initiative? Or do the tasks you delegate to your standard?Leadership has been a hot topic among the studios that we worked with last year, so today I am sitting down and telling you EXACTLY how to go from pushing your team, to actually leading it.Real talk, I used to burn my staff out and it’s because I wasn’t delegating effectively. And if I was, I had unreasonable expectations which easily feed into the internal narrative of “no one cares about my business as much as I do.” No, they don’t.And they shouldn’t. It’s YOUR business and it’s your job to provide your staff members with the SKILLS to step up so that they actually WANT to meet you at your level.Luckily for you, it’s an easy fix. Tune in to hear the three elements you need to work on to get your team to work WITH you and not FOR you.You’ll also hear:
The exact reason why your staff AREN’T engaging in critical thinking
How to get the BEST out of your staff
The three things that every high performer needs to succeed
My top 5 book recommendations that will take your leadership skills from 0 to 100
How to know when it’s time to pull the plug on a staff member
… and a whole lot more Check out the leadership books I recommended here:
Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
Legacy: What The All Blacks Can Teach Us About The Business Of Life
Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire
Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business
Want more tips on leadership? Listen to this episode on How to be a Leader I did with my personal leadership coach Rohan Dredge.Listen to our episode on Building a Business You LOVE, not Hate.Looking to make 2024 the best year yet? Listen to our episode on the Triple Bottom Line.WANT MORE:
To say thank you for listening to the pod we’d like to gift you a FREE session to brainstorm a 3 Step Action Plan for your gym or fitness studio so you know EXACTLY what step you need to take to grow. Book in yours here
Want to follow along behind the scenes? Check out @thegeronimoacademy and @hey.doza

Jan 23, 2024 • 30min
6 Profit Levers to Pull in 2024 (& They're NOT What You're Thinking)
Over the last 12 months, most people have taken a hit on their profit because of interest rates and the cost of living rising … but YOU don’t have to. In 2024 I want to help you to make MORE profit but not the type where you are hustling and working for it every single day … the type of money that you make in your SLEEP. So in this episode, I’m sharing 6 profit levers (plus a bonus one) that you can pull, and it’s not adding protein bars to the shelves or selling more merch - these levers are things that will give you more revenue and more profit every single month. Ready? You’ll hear:
New offers that increased our profit by $120,000 A MONTH
The one thing that NEEDS to change if you want to make a profit
How to make money off your challenges (AND get better results)
The goldmine you already have in your gym, that’s currently costing you $78,000 a year
… and a whole lot more Download the Labour Efficiency Rate calculator. And Listen to How to Make $250K in 90 Days Part One and Part Two. WANT MORE:
To say thank you for listening to the pod we’d like to gift you a FREE session to brainstorm a 3 Step Action Plan for your gym or fitness studio so you know EXACTLY what step you need to take to grow. Book in yours here
Want to follow along behind the scenes? Check out @thegeronimoacademy and @hey.doza

Jan 16, 2024 • 27min
You Don't Need More Leads - The Answer is In This Episode 💰
How many leads do you have right now? If your answer is not enough I want to instead ask you, how many people are on your email list that you haven’t converted to be members yet? Every single one of those people are leads that you paid for at some stage but you just haven’t activated them … yet. And the best part is that email marketing is something hardly any of your competitors will be doing well right now AND IT GETS TO BE EASY (especially if you listen to this episode). In this week's solo episode, I’m giving you tactical advice and the actual tools, templates and structure you need to convert this goldmine into members TODAY. You’ll hear:
Why writing your Emails has felt HARD in the past
Six BEST PRACTICE principles that will make writing emails as easy as having a conversation
The one excuse you’ve been using to AVOID email marketing and why its NOT VALID anymore
Four Frameworks ACTUAL marketers use to get results (and the one I’ve found that actual BILLIONAIRES use)
… and a whole lot more Download the templates and frameworks here. WANT MORE:
To say thank you for listening to the pod we’d like to gift you a FREE session to brainstorm a 3 Step Action Plan for your gym or fitness studio so you know EXACTLY what step you need to take to grow. Book in yours here
Want to follow along behind the scenes? Check out @thegeronimoacademy and @hey.doza

Jan 9, 2024 • 18min
How to Turn Your 7 Day Trials Into LIFETIME Members
The New Year's Resolutioners are here and it's up to YOU whether you are the studio they’re going to fail at OR if your studio is the one they are going to stick to for life. You’ve heard us talk about this before but this time of year is the time that sets apart the RICH studios and the POOR studios. Those people who are walking in your door starting their trials and setting their New Year's Intentions is where it all begins. This year we’re giving you everything to make sure it’s the LAST TIME that your members need to start again.On today’s poddy, we’re talking all about how to transfer that signature offer and turn it INTO a rollover. Forget the 20-30% retention rate myth, we’re getting you to 80 PERCENT.You’ll hear:
How to reverse engineer and attract your PERFECT member
The FOUR activities we created to ensure that our newbies were COMMITTED to our studio
How to keep your TEAM motivated to KEEP your members on board as well
… and a whole lot more Download our customisable STARTER PASS here.If you want to do some reading over the summer be sure to check out Hooked and Atomic Habits.Want to find out more about our onboarding process that helps KEEP retention? Listen here.WANT MORE:
To say thank you for listening to the pod we’d like to gift you a FREE session to brainstorm a 3 Step Action Plan for your gym or fitness studio so you know EXACTLY what step you need to take to grow. Book in yours here
Want to follow along behind the scenes? Check out @thegeronimoacademy and @hey.doza

Jan 2, 2024 • 17min
New Year Goal Setting - But Not as You Know it
When you think about 2023 were you in control? Did you achieve that goal you set out to achieve? Everything in life is a choice. Either you make the choice, or the choice is made for you.So I want you to ask yourself what do you ACTUALLY want out of 2024? And do you have a plan in place to get it? Because without one, you’re not going to get anywhere NEAR your goals.On today’s episode, we are building your 2024 plan WITH YOU using an interactive worksheet. We talk all about the three aspects that make up the TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE and how you can win back what you think is missing from your business.Download our interactive worksheet here and let’s get STARTED.… And don’t forget to take the lid off.You’ll hear:
The secret of the wealthy that KEEPS them WEALTHY
Why your goals have FAILED in the past
The one thing you’re doing that LIMITS EVERYONE else around you
… and a whole lot more Download our worksheet here.And we’d love to see it and hear what you think! Reach out @hey.doza and @thegeronimoacademyWANT MORE:
To say thank you for listening to the pod we’d like to gift you a FREE session to brainstorm a 3 Step Action Plan for your gym or fitness studio so you know EXACTLY what step you need to take to grow. Book in yours here
Want to follow along behind the scenes? Check out @thegeronimoacademy and @hey.doza

Dec 26, 2023 • 36min
2023 Industry Trends That Will Take Your Studio to the NEXT LEVEL
If revenue isn’t the most important metric anymore, what is?It’s that time of year again when we go through the statistics in our academy and find out exactly WHAT our most successful studios have been doing this last quarter.And what have we found? That building a big, successful and PROFITABLE business in 2024 will require you to go ALL IN. 10% profit? That’s the new break even.We know just how hard it can be to keep on top of your studio, let alone find the time to learn and keep up with industry trends. So in this episode, Soph and I cover off 5 KEY trends backed by DATA, which are guaranteed to help future-proof your business against the economy.So grab a pen, grab a piece of paper and let’s go. You’ll hear: How to go after the leads that your competition is IGNORINGWhich marketing tactic do you need to change today because it is OLD NEWSThe wellness revolution your newcomers are embracing, and why you can’t afford to miss out… and a whole lot more Slides for worksheetWANT MORE:
To say thank you for listening to the pod we’d like to gift you a FREE session to brainstorm a 3 Step Action Plan for your gym or fitness studio so you know EXACTLY what step you need to take to grow. Book in yours here
Want to follow along behind the scenes? Check out @thegeronimoacademy and @hey.doza

Dec 19, 2023 • 23min
Why Outsourcing your Confidence is the FASTEST Way to Close your Business
If I asked you the weakest link in your business, what would it be?One month after our Breaking News episode, and we’re STILL getting out-of-office replies from studios that have shut down. And when we look at WHY all of these are continuing to happen, we’ve realised one MASSIVE thing that they have in common…They are OUTSOURCING their CONFIDENCE. Is there something in your business that you are outsourcing now, NOT because they can do a better job than you, but because YOU don’t know how to do it?We’ve told you before that WE were the problem with our clients. We ran ads for studios, and we made their sales but ultimately when they left us … they closed their doors. In this episode, we want to talk about the difference between delegating and outsourcing and the type of outsourcing that is a one-way ticket to closing your doors for GOOD.You’ll hear:
7 things that you should NEVER outsource
One simple step to identify critical areas lacking in your business
Actions you can take in the next 90 days to ensure YOUR studio isn’t next
… and a whole lot more Check out Dan Martell’s book Buy Back Your Time here.If you want to hear more about advice for struggling gym owners, check out our Breaking News episode here.Learn about what hidden tax is causing you $150,000 here.WANT MORE:
To say thank you for listening to the pod we’d like to gift you a FREE session to brainstorm a 3 Step Action Plan for your gym or fitness studio so you know EXACTLY what step you need to take to grow. Book in yours here
Want to follow along behind the scenes? Check out @thegeronimoacademy and @hey.doza