Christa Gurka, MSPT, NCPT- Health and Fitness Business Strategist

Female emPOWERED: Winning in Business & Life

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A podcast for female boutique fitness, wellness and physical therapy small business owners who want expert insights and honest conversations about what it means to show up, thrive, and of course GET PAID.

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Christa Gurka, MSPT, NCPT- Health and Fitness Business Strategist

Category

Business

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

What To Do When Your Marketing Isn't Working with Andrea Palten 22.06.2021

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! My guest today is Andrea Palten who helps you take the guesswork out of how to get leads & sales so your business can grow. She is a Business Coach and an all-around marketing guru! Andrea helps you set up your marketing correctly and develops lead generation strategies that grow your business so that you get new clients consistently and spe...

#FemaleFridays with Andrea Trombley 18.06.2021

Episode 046: Female Fridays with Andrea Trombley Let’s kick off the weekend with a brand new #FemaleFridays episode, shall we? This week on the Female emPOWERED podcast, I spoke to Andrea Trombley, founder and CEO of Andrea Trombley PT & Yoga in Vermont. Through her practice, Andrea helps older patients maintain a strong, active lifestyle with reduced stress and chronic pain. Founding her drea...

Mid-Year Review: Know Your Numbers 15.06.2021

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! I always do a quarterly review, and we're coming up on the end of quarter 2. We're also almost halfway through 2021...can you believe it?! So I’m giving you a few ways to check in with your business, yourself, and your team to make sure that you're feeling great about where you are. I also want to talk about the numbers because I...

#FemaleFridays with Jackie Fenton 11.06.2021

Episode 044: Female Fridays with Jackie Fenton Welcome to the latest #FemaleFridays episode! My guest this week on the Female emPOWERED podcast is Jackie Fenton, physical therapist and owner of Bright Heart Yoga Studio in the Bay Area of California. Currently, Bright Heart Yoga Studio offers yoga classes and PT services in private and group settings completely online. Bright Heart Yoga Studio, pre...

Taking Time Off: How to Prepare for Vacation or Maternity Leave 08.06.2021

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! Do you work 1:1 with clients or your studio really leans on you to operate? If so, you know that taking a break can be...impossible. Today I’m giving you my tips for preparing for vacation or even maternity leave. Let’s talk about... Why planning vacations is important for personal health and business health What I don’t recommend you do Finding...

#FemaleFridays with Andrea Isabelle Lucas 04.06.2021

Episode 042: Female Fridays with Andrea Isabelle Lucas It’s time for a new #FemaleFridays chat to kick off the weekend! This week on the Female emPOWERED podcast, I got to speak to Andrea Isabelle Lucas, founder and CEO of Barre & Soul®, a boutique chain of fitness studios in New England that’s about to go national.  Andrea is also the founder and owner of Barre Guild Academy, an online traini...

42. Money on your MIND? What you really need to know about peoples relationships with money 01.06.2021

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! Do you have money on your mind? That’s okay! It’s how we think about money that matters because that effectively affects our relationship with it.  Are you a saver or a spender? Do you have a Scarcity Mindset or an Abundance Mindset? Let’s talk about the difference and why it’s important to have the right money mindset to keep your business from...

What To Do When You Don't Have Time To Do It All 25.05.2021

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! Today is all about time management and what to do when you feel like you don’t have enough time to do it all, the reasons why you may feel overwhelmed and what you can do about it. Are you doing too many things? Are you too busy doing everything you want to do but you are stretched so thin on so many things you can't do them well? Are you h...

#FemaleFridays with Alyssa Stewart 21.05.2021

Episode 040: Female Fridays with Alyssa Stewart Who’s ready for another #FemaleFridays chat and Coaching with Christa segment? My guest this week on the Female emPOWERED podcast is Alyssa Stewart, founder and CEO of Empower Physical Therapy. Empower PT offers physical therapy, Pilates, and private training to clients in Tampa, Florida.  From side hustle to full-time practice  Before founding Empow...

Mental Health Awareness Month 18.05.2021

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! Today is going to be a different kind of episode. I'm talking about mental health and my personal journey for Mental Health Awareness Month. I want to raise awareness for those of us that are high functioning people living with mental health conditions. This is a very real and raw episode with my personal story. At the end of this episode y...

#FemaleFridays with Dana Dreifus 14.05.2021

Episode 038: Female Fridays with Dana Dreifus Happy Friday, friends! This week on the Female emPOWERED podcast, my #FemaleFridays guest is Dana Dreifus, owner of Whole Body Studios in Denver, Colorado. Whole Body Studios offers Pilates, barre, yoga, and personal training services to clients of all needs and from all walks of life. Helping people move — and feel included Dana came to movement after...

The Wellness Professionals Co-Working Business Model with Studio26 founder Jared Kaplan 11.05.2021

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! Today I’m so excited to have my friend Jared Kaplan joining me from Studio 26 in NYC and he has a really, really unique business model that we are going to chat about today. Studio 26 enables fitness and wellness professionals to experience freedom in an inspiring space, belong to a community of experts and make more money. Jared is sought after...

#FemaleFridays with Christi Brown 07.05.2021

Episode 35: Female Fridays with Christi Brown Happy Friday, Female emPOWERED listeners! My #FemaleFridays guest this week is Christi Brown. Christi helps women bridge the gap between eating intuitively and athleticism. She flipped the diet culture bird after years of chronic dieting, disordered eating habits, and hating her body.  She now teaches fellow extreme dieters, fit moms, former athletes,...

The Essential Ingredients Every Business Must Have to Survive with Shay Kostabi and Barry Enis 04.05.2021

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! Today I’m joined by Shay Kostabi and Barry Enis from Fitness Career Podcast! These two are a husband and wife duo and consulting team with over a decade of experience in the industry. They teach various modalities on and offline, train and mentor the future generations of instructors, and help build boutique fitness studio businesses around the...

#FemaleFridays with Katie D'Amato 30.04.2021

Episode 034: Female Fridays with Katie D’Amato Let’s kick off the weekend with a new #FemaleFridays chat! My guest this week on the Female emPOWERED podcast is Katie D’Amato, physical therapist, certified yoga instructor, and founder of Balanced by Katie, a mobile therapy and wellness practice in San Diego. Through her practice, Katie offers physical therapy, yoga classes, and strength and conditi...

Insurance...What You Need, What You Don't Need To Protect Your Business, Your Employees and Your Customers with Luis Gazitua 27.04.2021

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! Today is all about insurance. Not health insurance but how to protect yourself, your business and your staff. I’m talking with Louis Gazitua who has been my broker for years at Pilates in the Grove. Louis is one of the owners of JAG Insurance group which is a full service, independent insurance agency. We all know we need insurance but we don’t...

#FemaleFridays with Lex Lancaster 23.04.2021

Episode 032: Female Fridays with Lex Lancaster Time for another #FemaleFridays chat! This week on the Female emPOWERED podcast, I spoke to Lex Lancaster, also known as Lex Brunelle OR Alexis Brunelle. Lex is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, owner of a website design company, and co-owner of a performance physical therapy practice in New England. You might say she’s a “triple threat,” which is exactly...

How To Build Social Proof For Your Business 20.04.2021

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! Today’s is all about how to gain social proof for your business, product, service or a course you offer. Did you know over 75% of customers read reviews, testimonials and case studies and 88% of people trust reviews as much as personal recommendations?? Let’s talk about... What social proof is and why we need it What social proof provides your p...

#FemaleFridays with Aimee Coppola 16.04.2021

Episode 030: Female Fridays with Aimee Coppola It’s everyone’s favorite day! Female emPOWERED listeners, I’m so excited to share the latest #FemaleFridays chat with you. My guest this week was Aimee Coppola, a Team Beachbody® coach based in South Florida. Fun fact: Aimee and I connected professionally through Pilates in the Grove before we realized that our kids went to school together! Rediscover...

The Problem With Charging What You're Worth 13.04.2021

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! I'm super excited for today's episode because we're talking about charging what you're worth. This topic is SO important to me and I can't wait to talk about this you all of you. Have you heard this a lot?  People telling you...you HAVE to charge what you're worth. What does this even mean? How do you know know much...

#FemaleFridays with Kristin Kaplan 09.04.2021

Episode 28: Female Fridays with Kristin Kaplan You know what time it is... time for the next #FemaleFridays chat on the Female emPOWERED podcast! This week, I had the opportunity to talk to Kristin Kaplan, my very own Integrator! Kristin shares her journey to becoming an integrator (and what that even means!) along with how this role could greatly impact your business.  Why every business needs a...

#1 Mistake Biz Owners Make When Running Ads 06.04.2021

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! Today we’re going to chat about mistakes most business owners make when running ANY ad campaign. We are talking mostly about Facebook and Instagram ads but this goes for almost any ad campaign someone is choosing to run. Let's talk about... What paid traffic is and the questions I receive about ads The right questions you should be asking b...

#FemaleFridays with Carrie Pagliano 02.04.2021

Episode 025: Female Fridays with Carrie Pagliano Who’s ready for another #FemaleFridays chat? This week on the Female emPOWERED podcast, my guest was Dr. Carrie Pagliano, a pelvic health physical therapist in Arlington, Virginia. Carrie primarily focuses on postpartum athletes: moms who want to get back into running, HIIT, Crossfit, and other forms of fitness after childbirth.   From physical ther...

Quarter 1 Review 30.03.2021

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! Today we’re talking about doing a quarter 1 review where you take a look at your business and see how you're doing with your goals, progress and more. It’s so important to remember, what gets measured, gets improved! So let’s chat about quarterly reviews and I don’t mean on your staff or employees but the business itself. In this episode we...

#FemaleFridays with Kari Saitowitz 26.03.2021

Episode 024: Female Fridays with Kari Saitowitz Time for another #FemaleFridays chat on the Female emPOWERED podcast! This week, I had the opportunity to talk to Kari Saitowitz, founder of Fhitting Room in Manhattan. A self-described “accidental entrepreneur,” Kari launched Fhitting Room when she noticed a need for a fitness studio that combined one-on-one personal training in a motivational group...

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