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Staff & operations
The big secret to effective staff meetings
Google “good staff meetings” and you’ll get 519 MILLION results… 519M opinions on how to run a good staff meeting.
Member experience
Active Listening – An Underrated Superpower
Ever been caught “not listening”? We all have. The response we get is almost always indignant and frustrated. Don’t sweat it…it’s not your fault. At least not yet…Listening is a skill.
Retention
Gym Member Retention: The Fundamentals That Everyone Forgets
One of the biggest challenges facing gym owners and fitness professionals is how to retain members. Attracting new clients is important, but keeping them is essential for long-term success.
Marketing & sales
Supercharge your word of mouth marketing!
Let me guess. Your number one marketing channel is “word of mouth”? We get it. These are highly qualified leads that cost you nothing in advertising.
Community
Making Heroes
Want to make prospecting and retention easy? Give up the cape and make your people the hero. It’s tempting to make ourselves the hero.
Staff & operations
Productivity and The Rule of Three
Amplify your work with the rule of three. Rachel Cosgrove, one of our favorite gym owners, coaches, and fitness professionals work by what she calls, the rule of three.
Community
Professionalism
You are a professional. You talk like a professional. You act like a professional. You're educated like a professional.
Community
Decisions
You sit down, open a menu the size of the bible and flip through anxiously, knowing that EVERYONE is waiting for you to make a decision.
Community
Surprise!
Candy…falling from the sky!Back in 2017, the 89th annual Oscars award ceremony reminded us of the power of surprise.
Marketing & sales
Prepping for leads in the new year
Diligent follow-up is the most underrated and easy to implement sales skill. It takes and average of 8 touchpoints to get a prospect to make a decision.
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