Transform My Dance Studio – The Podcast For Dance Studio Owners
DSOA
Behind every great studio is a story of transformation.
The Transform My Dance Studio Podcast is your weekly lifeline for leadership, clarity, and community—created for ambitious studio owners who want more than just tips and tactics.
Hosted by Olivia Mode-Cater, a lifelong dance educator and entrepreneur, each episode sparks inspiration and strategies to transform your studio and your life. You’ll hear from trailblazing studio owners, mentors, and coaches who have been in the trenches, along with candid solo episodes that explore both the personal and professional growth that comes with running a thriving studio.
From scaling systems and boosting profits to building confidence and breaking free from the “starving artist” mindset, this is the podcast that helps you grow your business and keep the magic alive.
Olivia Mode-Cater is CEO of the Dance Studio Owners Association, the world’s largest community of studio owners, and helped scale 2 other major dance businesses into leaders in the industry. Known for her expertise in dance education, business growth, and marketing, she has trained thousands of studio owners.
The Transform My Dance Studio Podcast is your weekly lifeline for leadership, clarity, and community—created for ambitious studio owners who want more than just tips and tactics.
Hosted by Olivia Mode-Cater, a lifelong dance educator and entrepreneur, each episode sparks inspiration and strategies to transform your studio and your life. You’ll hear from trailblazing studio owners, mentors, and coaches who have been in the trenches, along with candid solo episodes that explore both the personal and professional growth that comes with running a thriving studio.
From scaling systems and boosting profits to building confidence and breaking free from the “starving artist” mindset, this is the podcast that helps you grow your business and keep the magic alive.
Olivia Mode-Cater is CEO of the Dance Studio Owners Association, the world’s largest community of studio owners, and helped scale 2 other major dance businesses into leaders in the industry. Known for her expertise in dance education, business growth, and marketing, she has trained thousands of studio owners.
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Sep 30, 2024 • 20min
10 Minute Marketing Tips with Olivia: Delegate So You Can Elevate
In this special episode, the DSOA's Executive Director Olivia Mode-Cater is going to walk you through ways to master delegation so you can put more focus on your marketing efforts, specifically!
Sep 23, 2024 • 23min
Lead and Let Go: Delegation Discoveries and Challenges
Today is another special day on our podcast as we welcome two of the DSOA’s Inner Circle Captains, Meghan Retseck and Kim Field, for an incredible conversation about delegation discoveries and challenges!
Sep 16, 2024 • 37min
Lead and Let Go: How 1 Studio Owner Runs 2 STUDIOS!
Our host for this series, Mary, has brought on one of the DSOA’s incredible Inner Circle members, Hannah Taylor, for a special episode on how this seasoned studio owner has mastered delegation while running TWO STUDIOS!
Sep 9, 2024 • 25min
Lead and Let Go: Mastering Delegation
Today's episode is all about giving you actionable steps on how you can start delegating – what you should focus on, what you should let go of, and how do you trust your employees to do the job you hired them to do?!
Sep 2, 2024 • 21min
Lead and Let Go: Delegation is About Empowering Someone Else!
In this episode, IC Growth Coach Mary Giattino is going to share a personal story about her very first hire -- Who it was, what she delegated first, and tons of lessons she learned from that first hire! I know you’re going to be able to relate!
Aug 28, 2024 • 34min
BONUS: Live, Eat, Breathe, BREAK!
In this special episode, DSOA's Director, Olivia Mode-Cater, chats with Etienne Carreira, who is not only an incredible member of the Inner Circle, but also a leader in the Breaking world as dancer, choreographer, and teacher and his SON will be competing in those Youth Olympic for breaking in Dakar in 2026. During this convo, Etienne gives us a behind the scenes look of what it’s like to train an olympian. You’re going to love this conversation, as we talk about all things hip hop and Breaking!
Aug 26, 2024 • 28min
Dance Comeback Campaign: Make It Personal!
Today is another special day on our podcast as we welcome one of the DSOA’s Inner Circle Captains, Erika Holmes, on with Annie for an incredible conversation about the various ways you can start working NOW on getting students in your doors for the year ahead! Erika is here to help you learn how to add a personal touch to your student attraction strategies and so much more!
Aug 19, 2024 • 28min
Dance Comeback Campaign: Seasoned Studio Owners Share Their BEST-KEPT Secrets!
We have a special episode in store for you today. Our host for this series, Annie, has brought on one of the DSOA’s incredible Inner Circle members, Robyn Todesco, for a special episode on how this seasoned studio owner improved her re-enrollment numbers time and time again. Turn those ear buds up!
Aug 12, 2024 • 27min
Dance Comeback Campaign: Keep Them Wanting More!
In this episode, Annie is going to break down how to create and execute a specific enrollment period for your studio that sells out year after year.
Aug 5, 2024 • 23min
Dance Comeback Campaign: Attracting New Students & Winning Back the Ones that Got Away
Dive in to the world of retention and attraction. The special word in today's episode is retention! Retention and attraction is what leads to ultimate success for enrollment numbers. Learn first-hand from Inner Circle Growth Coach Annie Leese Thistle on how she improved her enrollment numbers!
