Jared Markiewicz, the owner of Functional Integrated Training (F.I.T.) in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, is sharing how he has optimized the potential of fitness internships to not only elevate his business but also significantly contribute to the fitness industry at large.
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How a Well-Crafted Apprenticeship Program Drives Gym Growth: Lessons from Javy Caraballo
Discover effective strategies for building your gym staff through an apprenticeship program. Learn from real-life success stories on how to create continuous talent pipelines in your fitness business.
The ‘Essential 8’: Areas Every Gym Owner Should Be Assessing in their Fitness Business
As a gym owner, your ability to make informed decisions about your fitness business is going to determine its success. In this article, you’ll learn the Essential 8 vital areas that need to be assessed regularly in every fitness business.
How to Provide Effective Feedback to Your Gym Staff
Learn how to use the Situation-Behavior-Impact (SBI) Model for effective feedback and common mistakes to avoid so that you can begin giving feedback with infinitely less stress.
Build Leaders in Your Gym Business By Learning To Delegate Authority
Giving your team the power to make important decisions in your fitness business is what we call delegating decision-making authority. This will help you build a strong team, replace yourself and ultimately grow your gym business.
Building a Gym Staff That’s An Asset, Not a Liability
To truly grow your fitness business, you need to hire, train and develop a gym staff that you can rely on to run your business efficiently and effectively, even in your absence. Our 3-part formula will help you to create an all-star team so you can achieve your goals.
6 Mistakes to Avoid when Hiring Gym Staff
Hiring the right staff members is the key to being able to grow your fitness business. When you fill your team with people you can trust and that are willing to be trained for exactly what you need then you can focus more on overall business strategy and leadership....
What You Deserve from a Business Coach
It’s pretty likely that if you’re reading this you meet at least some of the criteria we look for in the people we work with. If you took the time to come to this blog, you’re probably looking for some answers and are willing to do some work to get them. The fitness...
The Scaling Triad
If you’ve ever watched “Shark Tank” (and which business owner out there hasn’t?) you’ve heard the term “Scaling a Business”. Learning how to “scale” their business is one of the most common reasons gym owners come to us for help. There’s a HUGE misconception of what...
All Problems are Leadership Problems – Part 1
What does it ‘look’ like? How clearly do you see your role as THE leader for your business? Clear enough to work on it every day, just as you work on programming for your clients or marketing? Most gym owners don’t have that level of clarity. They may think they do,...