Sam Mutimer is the Founder and Director of Social Media at Thinktank Social. During this weeks show you will learn, where you should start to develop a social media strategy, The key components of a Facebook strategy, The key components of a Instagram strategy, Top Tips on developing a social media strategy.

Ryan Holiday  is the bestselling author of Trust Me, I’m Lying; The Obstacle Is the Way; Ego Is the Enemy; Conspiracy and other books about marketing, culture, and the human condition. His work has been translated into over 30 languages and has appeared everywhere from the New York Times to Fast Company. His company, Brass Check, has advised companies such as Google, TASER, and Complex, as well as multiplatinum musicians and some of the biggest authors in the world. During his interview on The Fitness Business Podcast, we focus on The Obstacle Is the Way in which Ryan shares stories and strategies on how to turn even the most insurmountable obstacles into advantages. Ryan is the Key Note speaker for the 2018 Athletic Business Show https://www.abshow.com/    

How to turn employees into stakeholders How distributed decision making can transform your fitness business How to measure performance in a business using distributed decision making Chuck Blakeman is a serial entrepreneur, an internationally acclaimed speaker, weekly Inc. Magazine contributor, best-selling author and world-renowned business advisor who has built ten businesses in seven industries on four continents. 

As Brand President for Anytime Fitness, Stacy Anderson steers the world’s largest and fastest-growing fitness franchise, serving 3 million members at gyms located in 30 countries on five continents. Her top priority is leading the evolution of Anytime Fitness from its pioneering 24/7 convenience model to a more personalized coaching approach, featuring new digital technologies and a broader selection of group training programs. 

Why should a fitness business be on You Tube?  How to set up a You Tube channel?  When loading a video what should we include in the decryption, tags?  How can we help the Search Engine Optimisation of our videos?  Sean Cannell is a YouTuber, international speaker, and business coach who built a seven figure media company helping entrepreneurs and creatives build their influence and income with online video.

Topics discussed in this show: Essential skills that Personal Trainers need to succeed Tips on Time Management for PT's Advice about operating on multiple platforms  Ben Coomber is a nutritionist (BSc, CISSN), Coach, speaker and writer. Ben has the UK’s #1 rated health and fitness podcast on iTunes ‘Ben Coomber Radio’. Ben run’s The BTN Academy, an online nutrition education company. Ben also owns Awesome Supplements, a brand offering clarity in the confusing world of supplements. Ben is a sought-after speaker selling out his own public seminars on nutrition, health and personal development alongside speaking at the major UK fitness events.     

Kristen Hadeed imagines a world in which all organizations have cultures that empower people to keep climbing toward the best version of themselves every day. As the young leader of Student Maid, a successful cleaning company that hires primarily students, Kristen has fostered a unique perspective on leadership, organizational culture and engaging the next generation.  In October 2017, she published her first book, “Permission To Screw Up,” in which she tells the stories of her biggest mistakes in leadership. She hopes to inspire other leaders to share their “perfectly imperfect” stories of success to empower people with the knowledge that even if they screw up, they can still make it.   

In todays show, Erik Fisher shares 11 Apps for Getting & Staying Organised, Being Creative and Saving Time. Erik Fisher has been with Social Media Examiner for 4 years where he serves as the social media manager. He is also a podcaster on productivity, producing for the last six years, ‘Beyond The To-Do List’ podcast where he talks with real people who practically implement productivity strategies in their professional and personal lives.

A life-long athlete with more than 20 years of experience in the sports, hotel and health club industries, Jon Brady is a natural as the chief operating officer (COO) of Midtown Athletic Clubs. In his role, Brady oversees all areas of business operations for Midtown’s eight locations across the U.S. and in Canada, including the newly opened Hotel at Midtown in Chicago. During the show, we go behind the scenes of MidTown Athletic Chicago to hear how they have integrated 3rd party brands into the club, how they are able to have these boutique style studios with very distinct individual brands and Jon shares advice for anyone looking to introduce a similar set up in their own facility.

Jim Worthington is the owner of the Newtown Athletic Club, a 250,000 sq ft lifestyle club on 25 acres and Chairman of the IHRSA Board of Directors beginning July 1, 2018. As of May 2018, he has been appointed to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition along with individuals such as Herschel Walker, Dr. Oz and Bill Belichick. During this show we discuss, What will we see on the agenda for IHRSA for the next 12 months Jim's plans for his appointment on the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition and we take a look behind the scenes of Newtown Athletic Club