

WTF Gym Talk
Stuart Brauer
WTF Gym Talk is a no-BS resource on how to run a successful business in the fitness industry. My content combines humor, education and entertainment.
If you're tired of the same vanilla podcast content on growing your gym, then you'll def. want to tune in.
If you're tired of the same vanilla podcast content on growing your gym, then you'll def. want to tune in.
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Sep 9, 2022 • 54min
TRT, Growth Hormone and the Stigma of Steroids w/ Dr. Wittmer
Dr. Wittmer currently oversees my TRT and Sermorelin prescriptions. We discuss everything from the stigma that taking testosterone and other hormones has in society, how entrepreneurs who suffer from low hormone levels can benefit and exactly what I'm taking to look like a hot bowl of man chicken.
Check out https://wittmerrejuvenationclinic.com/

Sep 7, 2022 • 20min
Convenience > Everything
I recent experience where I was highly inconvenienced as a customer that I want to share with you.

Sep 5, 2022 • 21min
I Had An Amazing Business Partner, Here's Why.
A bit of an emotional rant where I share that I recently lost one of my best friends and business partner, Ed Maciejewski, recently. I talk about how Ed and I structured our commercial real estate partnership and some lessons that hopefully you can learn from.

Sep 2, 2022 • 16min
MADabolic Experiments With CLMBR
In a recorded conversation I had with MADabolic Co-Founder, Brandon Cullen, we discussed why they are experimenting with connected fitness and considering this very interesting addition to their successful group fitness model.

Aug 31, 2022 • 9min
Screen Recordings = Ultimate Systems Hack
If you're not using screen recordings or services like Loom or Trainual to create your systems, you're fucking up my friend.

Aug 29, 2022 • 17min
Evaluate Your Employees On These 3 Criteria
Do they GET it?
Do they WANT it?
Do they have the CAPACITY to do it?
If you can breakdown your employees performance in their role through these three elements, you'll be far more successful and putting the right people in the right roles.

Aug 26, 2022 • 12min
Take Meetings That Have Zero ROI
Here's why I consistently take random, one-off, meetings with other microgym owners - that have zero ROI.

Aug 24, 2022 • 14min
Education, Experience and Time
The reason you're not making more money is that you've shortchanged one (if not more) of the following categories: Education, Experience, and Time.

Aug 22, 2022 • 16min
Making Under $30k/mo vs. Over $30k/mo
A few characteristics I've come to assign to microgyms that are making 0-$20k, $20-35k, and $40k+ per month.

Aug 19, 2022 • 16min
Turn Competitors Into Colleagues
You can choose to go through your entrepreneurial career ready to fight everyone, or you can see your competition as an opportunity to collab and open up future endeavors.