Fitness Business Podcast: Leadership, Innovation, and Profit
Justin Tamsett | Fitness Business Leader
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.
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.
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Oct 12, 2016 • 31min
073 Rasmus Ingerslev - The Fitness Landscape of the Future and Understanding Millenials
Rasmus Ingerslev is an experienced fitness industry entrepreneur with an international footprint. He has multiple successful start-ups and exits behind him, including two of Denmark's largest health club groups (fitness dk and Fresh Fitness). He has been pointed out as one of the top CEOs in Denmark and is a recipient of the IHRSA European Club Leadership Award. On a board level, Rasmus serves as Chairman of IHRSA as well as REPEAT and Executive Vice Chairman of Wexer Virtual, a company he founded, which supplies video based group exercise and cycling classes to the majority of the top 25 health club groups globally. He has also served as Vice Chairman of one of Europe's largest club groups and Chairman of Exerp, who supplies an ERP system to numerous leading health club groups. Visit: fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Email: info@fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Phone: +61 2 9484 5501 Twitter: @fitbizpodcast On Facebook
Oct 5, 2016 • 29min
072 John Lee Dumas - Find Your Voice & Shout It From the Rooftop
John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of EOFire, an award winning podcast where he interviews today's most successful entrepreneurs 7-days a week. JLD has interviewed over 1200 entrepreneurs and EOFire generates over 1 million monthly listens. John's latest project is The Freedom Journal - a gorgeous leather bound journal that guides you in accomplishing your #1 goal in 100 days. Launched on Kickstarter, it raised $453K in 33 days and became the #6 most funded publishing project of all time. You can learn more at TheFreedomJournal.com. During today's show, JLD shares his key takeaways on topics including social media, marketing, managing your team, leadership, entrepreneurial spirit and balance. He tells us about his passion project, The Freedom Journal and we talk about why you shouldn't be afraid to give away free content. Visit: fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Email: info@fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Phone: +61 2 9484 5501 Twitter: @fitbizpodcast On Facebook
Sep 28, 2016 • 28min
071 Rachel Bevans – Understanding and Developing Your Brand
Rachel Bevans is a strategic marketer, brand and communications planner and business director with over 23 years of experience leading and motivating people to drive and transform businesses to be brand-driven, customer-centric and employee-engaged. Rachel is the founder of The Healthy Brand Company and she talks to us about what we need to consider when developing our brand. Also during this week's show, we have Pam Kufahl from Club Industry telling us about this year's show and this week's Quick Fire Five features none other than John Lee Dumas from Entrepreneur on Fire! Visit: fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Email: info@fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Phone: +61 2 9484 5501 Twitter: @fitbizpodcast On Facebook
Sep 20, 2016 • 41min
070 The Give Back Show
Over the past 12 months we have come across some amazing stories of business owners who have raised money for charities or increased awareness about causes that are important to them. We frequently hear about fitness businesses that want to do something to give back to their local community or a charity, but sometimes it's hard to know where to start or what to do. In this week's show, we hear from two businesses – One on One in the USA and Onward Fitness in Australia. Both have approached community support in a unique way and both have made an incredible difference in people's lives. Visit: fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Email: info@fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Phone: +61 2 9484 5501 Twitter: @fitbizpodcast On Facebook
Sep 14, 2016 • 43min
069 Jason Kelly – Sweat Equity Inside the New Economy of Mind and Body
Jason Kelly is the New York Bureau Chief of Bloomberg and oversees more than 1,200 journalists. During his time there, he's written about topics ranging from semiconductors to economic development during the war in Afghanistan. But today's focus is all around his latest book, "Sweat Equity: Inside the New Economy of Mind and Body." During the interview, we talk about how to connect with Millenials, and Jason tells us his thoughts on the future for different business models in the fitness industry. He also gives us some insights into reaching different markets including high end corporates and the currently in-active community. Visit: fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Email: info@fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Phone: +61 2 9484 5501 Twitter: @fitbizpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitnessbusinesspodcast/
Sep 7, 2016 • 29min
068 Sean Greeley – A Systemized Sales Approach to Grow Your Fitness Business
Sean Greeley has an unrelenting passion for growing people and companies. Over the last 10 years, he's developed Net Profit Explosion into the global fitness community that empowers entrepreneurs at every stage of business growth and development. NPE now serves over 21,500 fitness business owners in 95 countries. With offices in the U.S., UK and Australia, the company has been listed six times on the Inc. 500/5000 list of fastest growing, privately owned U.S. corporations with over $10+ million in annual revenues in 2015. Visit: fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Email: info@fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Phone: +61 2 9484 5501 Twitter: @fitbizpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitnessbusinesspodcast/
Aug 31, 2016 • 41min
067 Andrew Simmons - Tips for Running a Successful Weightloss Challenge from Australia's Largest Franchise Owner
Andrew Simmons is the Founder and CEO of Vision Personal Training which has 53 locations in Australia and New Zealand. Andrew was voted National Personal Trainer of the Year in 2003 and his original studio in Caringbah was awarded National PT Studio of the Year in 2010. He holds a degree in Exercise Science and has been presenting regularly at international fitness and business conventions since 1995. Andrew is the author of 2 books, "Fat Loss Take Control" and "Ready Set Go – 3 Steps to Better Health." During this show we discuss: How to overcome business hurdles The importance of learning from others The challenges of running a franchise business The highlights of running a franchise business Visit: fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Email: info@fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Phone: +61 2 9484 5501 Twitter: @fitbizpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitnessbusinesspodcast/
Aug 25, 2016 • 40min
066 Tema Frank - The Human Connection in Customer Service
Tema Franks is a best-selling author and has worked in customer experience, marketing, and usability testing for over three decades. In 2001 she founded Web Mystery Shoppers, the world's first company to test omnichannel customer service: web, phone, chat, email and in-store. Using social media techniques before social media existed, she built a database of 75,000 "mystery shoppers" worldwide. Clients have included Bank of America, Expedia, the Royal Bank of Canada, government departments, businesses and non-profits of all sizes. Visit: fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Email: info@fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Phone: +61 2 9484 5501 Twitter: @fitbizpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitnessbusinesspodcast/
Aug 17, 2016 • 39min
065 Adam Robinson – How to Make the Best Hiring Decisions for Your Fitness Business
Adam Robinson is the co-founder and CEO of Hireology (www.Hireology.com), where he's on a mission to help business owners make better hiring decisions using predictive data and innovative technology. He is a noted recruiting industry expert, speaker, and author with over 20 years of experience in the field of hiring and selection management. During the show we discuss: The importance of finding the right person for the job Should you hire on attitude or skills What holistic evaluation means and why it's important The role for behavioural profiling in the interview process Visit: fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Email: info@fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Phone: +61 2 9484 5501 Twitter: @fitbizpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitnessbusinesspodcast/
Aug 10, 2016 • 22min
064 Justin Tamsett - in the Raw
This week our guest is Justin Tamsett, the Managing Director of Active Management. He has managed and owned fitness clubs since 1990, and now travels the globe speaking on topics from business skills to work-life balance. JT has recently started a weekly Facebook live segment called, JT in the Raw! During the show, he tells us about JT in the Raw and explains why videos are such a powerful tool to connect with your clients. We also discuss qualities of a great leader and he shares some research with us that you can use with your business and your teams. Visit: fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Email: info@fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Phone: +61 2 9484 5501 Twitter: @fitbizpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitnessbusinesspodcast/
