
Fitness Business Podcast: Leadership, Innovation, and Profit
Are you a gym owner or manager looking to improve conversions from prospects to members, member satisfaction, employee retention, innovation and profitability? Many fitness podcasts focus solely on lead generation, but we believe the real key to long-term success lies in effective leadership and reducing churn of both staff and members. Host Justin "JT" Tamsett, a leader in the global fitness and wellness culture, brings you actionable advice from multiple industry experts in each episode.
With over 1 million downloads, this podcast offers brilliant strategies to overcome challenges in the fitness industry today. Whether you run a big-box gym or boutique studio, this podcast is your lifeline to hands-on experience. Educate yourself today on how to hit record sales numbers, boost member retention, build a high-performing team, and skyrocket your revenue through strong leadership. Listen and subscribe now!
Q: Is this podcast right for me?
A: The podcast is for independent, chain and franchise owners, managers and department managers ready to be the best: Planet Fitness, LA Fitness, Equinox, Anytime Fitness, PureGym, David Lloyd Leisure, Virgin Active, Snap Fitness, Crunch Fitness, F45, Pure Barre, Barry's Bootcamp, SoulCycle, Psycle, The Movement Nation, and much more.
Q: How often are new episodes released?
A: New episodes drop twice a month, delivering valuable education to help you grow your fitness business.
Q: What can I expect to learn from the show this season?
A: Expect to learn about building strong communities, boosting member retention, creating a better employee experience, and navigating the future of fitness.
Q: Who are your sponsors?
A: This show is supported by REX Roundtables and Active Management
About Your Host: Justin “JT” Tamsett is a seasoned fitness industry veteran and passionate advocate for promoting physical activity. His mission is to reduce the health care costs across the globe by having more people move and move more often. JT’s hope is that his daughter Zoe can grow up in a world full of opportunity rather than one where governments and communities don’t have the burden of an ageing and sickening population. With over 30 years of experience, JT has owned gyms, coached fitness classes, and now specialises in business coaching for fitness entrepreneurs.
Through his company, Active Management, JT provides guidance and support to gym owners worldwide, empowering them to build successful businesses and contribute to a healthier society. He also leads 8 REX Roundtables in the US and Australia, spoken at over 40 conferences in 23 countries, and consulted with gyms worldwide. JT’s commitment to improving health extends beyond his professional endeavours, as he has also dedicated himself to coaching various sports and actively participates in industry organisations.
Latest episodes

Jan 20, 2022 • 43min
411 The Value Proposition for Gaining, Training, and Retaining Your Staff
ClubConnect is the leading fitness education, and training platform in the world. With 700 certifications and 9000 health club partnerships globally, learn how you can gain, train, and retain your elite fitness professionals at a fraction of the cost.

Jan 18, 2022 • 35min
410 Five Types of Videos Gym Owners Should Be Using with Ryan Snaadt
It's a new year and it is no better time to refresh how you market your club. Ryan will take us through the "food pyramid" of marketing videos starting with the anchor video being your base. Ryan explains the importance of each video and the content that each video should contain. This episode is quite informative and super important for your 2022 marketing plan. So whether you are a big box gym owner or a small boutique Ryan will get you on the video marketing track. Take a listen...it is completely worth the 30 mins!

Jan 11, 2022 • 29min
409 Being the Best General Manager Starts With You
"You can't pour from an empty cup," according to this week's guest, April McCullough. April is a true believer that in order to take care of others, you must focus on taking care of yourself first. Well-care is vitally important to be the best leader that you can be and staying focus is easier if you create good habits for yourself. Listen to this week's episode for expert advice on how to lead by example and balance work and life for optimal success.

Jan 4, 2022 • 34min
408 Getting yourself together so your business can grow with Dre Baldwin
Dre Baldwin is the owner of Work on Your Game. For the past 15 years, "DreAllDay" has changed the lives of over 75 million entrepreneurs, athletes and business professionals, sold thousands of copies of his books, courses and programs, pioneered personal branding through content, and built a business that helps tens of thousands of people master their "Game" in business, sports and in life, from the inside-out. Looking to be a better version of yourself? Well, what are you waiting for...start listening to this inspiring episode. Get ready to be coached up on how to develop a strong mindset and accept nothing but success for yourself! Grab a pen and get ready to take some notes!

Dec 28, 2021 • 20min
407 Why What You Do Really Matters with Justin Tamsett
On March 22nd 2020, the world changed and has really continued to change right up until the day of recording this podcast and quite possibly for some months or even years into the future. But what doesn't change is why you got into the fitness industry! And I want to remind you this week to take a few hours to remind yourself of why you chose the fitness industry as your vocation.

Dec 21, 2021 • 35min
406 Getting More Done in Less Time with Marcey Rader
Marcey is a multi-certified health and productivity expert, a three-time bestselling author, and an award-winning, global keynote speaker. As the founder of Rader Co., Marcey helps executives, teams, and individuals banish burnout, keep good people, and keep moving forward through practical, tailored tools and healthy, sustainable habits. Marcey Rader believes that health powers productivity!

Dec 14, 2021 • 34min
405 Boost Sales by Understanding Consumer Biases with Dan Monheit
Have you wonder why people do what they do or why they buy what they buy? Today, our guest, Dan Monheit owner of Hardhat is going to answer those two questions for us when he speaks on how to boost sales by understanding consumer biases. Hardhat is an independent creative agency that helps brands capitalize on the how, when, where, what, and why of human behaviour. What makes people tick, click, swipe, buy, and believe? Dan Moheit has all those answers for you in today's episode.

Dec 7, 2021 • 36min
404 Making technology work for you with Ian Mullane
Ian brings his AI knowledge to today's episode. He is both an "in the trenches" expert as well as a futurist for the industry. Ian answers some of the toughest questions when it comes to the latest technology and how fitness operators should embrace it. If you are looking for answers to your toughest technology questions, look no further!

Dec 2, 2021 • 30min
403 Thinking Ahead: Leveraging Behavioural Design in your Fitness Business
Joining us on today’s show we welcome Dr. Daniel Krieglstein. Dr. Krieglstein is a Behaviour Designer and Scientist. He enjoys developing hypotheses from noisy, confusing datasets; and allowing consumer behaviours to drive design choice." This is an incredible show with incredible insights!

Nov 30, 2021 • 35min
402 5 Tips to Website Audits with Connie Holen
Have you ever wondered if your company's website is as effective as it could? Is it easy for the consumer to navigate and is it aesthetically pleasing? Our industry expert, Connie Holen will help guide you through these answers. She has advice, knowledge and tons of advice to help your fitness website to be the best it can be!
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