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

Episode 197: Running a successful Insurance Based PT practice with Dr. Laura Sommer 22.08.2023

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. Today is a guest episode featuring Dr. Laura Sommer. She is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and the owner of In Motion Physical Therapy in Long Island, New York.    This episode will talk all about how Dr. Laura is able to navigate her successful insurance-based Physical Therapy business while also balancing motherhood, wi...

Episode 196: My Journey to 7 Figures 15.08.2023

Hey there! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. Today’s episode is an “Ask Me Anything” episode and I wanted to share with you the questions related to my journey to 7 figures for my business.   In this episode, I am going to share with you how I started my business and you will learn that I didn’t know anything about opening a business. Heck, I opened my business in th...

Episode 195: Mindset Re-Frames for the Stressed Out Entrepreneur 08.08.2023

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. I will be sharing with you a pretty cool topic, which we’ve been talking a lot about in our Business Mentorship programs. The topic is: mindset re-frames. These mindset re-frames are for the stressed out entrepreneurs. I wanted to talk about this because I’ve been through so much in my business, too, and I think that bu...

Episode 194: Growing a 6-figure Pelvic Health Practice with Dr. Tanya Goodrich 01.08.2023

Hey there! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. I have a guest with me today and she is Dr. Tanya Goodrich, the founder and CEO of Healthy Pelvis Physical Therapy in California. Pelvic Health isn’t really something that a lot of people know about. That’s why we have Dr. Tanya talking a lot about it and the information that you need to know surrounding pelvic health. She...

Episode 193: 7 Advertising Ideas for your Brick and Mortar Boutique Fitness Studio 25.07.2023

Hello there everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. What I will be talking about today is tips that you could take with you and implement in your business right after you listen to this podcast. The specific topic for this week will be about seven advertising ideas for your brick and mortar business. If you run any type of healthcare boutique and are looking for...

Episode 192: Segmentation Success: 5 ways to Boosted Engagement Through Targeted Email Marketing 18.07.2023

Hi Wellness Warriors! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. What I will be talking about today is a little bit about e-mail marketing. In this episode, I will share with you five ways to guarantee segmentation success so that you can boost engagement through targeted e-mail marketing. E-mail marketing is great and researches prove that people sell much more through e-mai...

Episode 191: Market Sophistication 101: Tailoring Your Marketing Strategies for Success 11.07.2023

i guys! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. What I will be sharing with you today is the topic of market sophistication specifically how you can tailor your marketing messaging and strategies for success. I personally did not know about this before and I understand if you don’t know anything about it, too. But basically, market sophistication means you are meeting your...

Episode 190: Why a Strong Management Team that Does not Include YOU is Crucial for your Growing Boutique Wellness Biz 04.07.2023

Hey there! Welcome back to another exciting episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. What we will be diving into is a unique aspect of small business success – the importance of having a business that is more than just YOU as a practitioner. This episode is great to listen to if your goal in the future is to still generate revenue while you are not working, to be able to possibly sell the business...

Episode 189: Sales Strategies for Small Boutique Fitness Business Owners 27.06.2023

Hi! Welcome back to another exciting episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. What we will be covering this week is all about sale strategies for small boutique fitness owners.   This episode is actually based from the Go Give Yourself More series. It’s one of the best sales books I’ve read and we will talk about how the principles from this book can be applied to your business. I wanted to do thi...

Episode 188: How to pay yourself as a business owner and why it matters 20.06.2023

Hi! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. Let’s talk about how to pay yourself as a business owner and why it matters. This topic is something that comes up during our coaching programs and our Mastermind. I personally had no idea about how to do this when I started my business. So, let me help you understand the various ways how you can start paying yourself as a small...

Episode 187: Meet my Team Part 2 13.06.2023

Hi! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. The topic for this week is the second part of my “Meet My Team” two-part podcast. Last time I had with me my Chief Operating Officer/Executive Director, Lauren, and my Director of Studio Operations, Kelly. Today, I have with me Sarah. She is my Virtual Assistant and I wanted to talk a little bit about what she does in her busines...

Episode 186: Meet my Team Part 1 06.06.2023

Hi! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. The topic for this week is actually part 1 of a two-part podcast. I am bringing in and introducing to you guys the people who are part of my team! I think it’s great to pull back the curtain and show you a real-life view on who else makes the magic happen in my business! Today, I have with me my Chief Operating Officer/Executive...

Episode 185: Three simple low cost ways to avoid the summer slow down 30.05.2023

Welcome back to Female emPOWERED! Today, I will be talking about a replay episode. I wanted to share with you how you can navigate a slow season in your boutique since summer has begun and it could be a slower time for some people.   For me, it’s slower because school is out and people are leaving for their vacations. So, if you are experiencing a slower schedule like me during this time of the ye...

Episode 184: How to Make Sure your Business Never Runs Out of Money: Cash Strategies for the Small Business Owner 23.05.2023

Hi! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. The topic for this week is something that I believe people don’t really talk about much in the small business world. I also think many business owners don’t understand this especially if they don’t come from a business background. The topic is how to never run out of money, which are basically cash flow strategies for your small...

Episode 183: What to do when you want to give up on your business + why you are feeling that way 16.05.2023

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. In this episode, we will be talking about something that comes up often not only in the Beyond The Movement group but also in my own Mastermind groups. The topic is what to do when you feel like burning your business down, when you feel like giving up, when you feel like calling it quits, and why you are feeling that wa...

Episode 182: Scaling Your Small Business: Is It The Right Time to Hire a Director of Operations or Executive Assistant 09.05.2023

Hey guys! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. In this episode, we will be talking about how you can scale your small business and if it is the right time to hire a Director of Operations or an Executive Assistant. Why This Episode Is Important   The topic today is what the women in our Inner Circle program really work on after they surpassed the $200,000 mark. What the...

Episode 181: How to create efficient and sustainable schedules for your business, your team and yourself 02.05.2023

Hello there! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. In this episode, we will be talking about how you can establish an efficient and sustainable schedule for your business, your team, and most importantly, yourself. Why You Need To Establish Good Schedules The service-based industry is all about schedules because we make appointments and we service our clients during thei...

Episode 180: How Female Small Business Owners Can Handle Clients Who Are hesitant to Work with Another Service Provider 25.04.2023

Hey there everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. I think this episode will be well-received because it’s something that comes up in our coaching groups. So, the topic for this week is how female small business owners can handle clients who are hesitant to work with another service provider on your team. Why Is This Topic Important This topic is important especia...

Episode 179: Using your female strengths as a business owner with Leslie Draffin 18.04.2023

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. I am truly getting back to having guests in the podcast because I have with me Leslie Draffin, an internationally certified menstrual cycle coach who is passionate about eradicating shame and fear around women’s bodies, cycles, and psychedelics. How Can Women Use Their Menstrual Cycle In Their Business Most women think...

Episode 178: How to perform your own quarterly review plus a breakdown of my Q1 results 11.04.2023

Hi guys! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. In this episode, I will go over how you can do a quarterly review for your business. Plus, I will be sharing with you a breakdown of my Quarter 1 results. Why A Quarterly Review Is Important If you are currently not doing a quarterly review, I encourage you to do it. Quarterly reviews will allow you to see what the future lo...

Episode 177: How to improve your group exercise programming and create raving fans with Director of Marketing Hannah Pratt 04.04.2023

Hey guys! Welcome back to another episode here at The Female Empowered Podcast. For this episode, we have another guest and she is Hannah Pratt. She is the founder of Instructor Magic and also the Director of Marketing for Wheelhouse Cycle Club. She is also a spinning instructor. What This Episode Is All About Hannah actually failed a couple of times in the past before she was able to teach spin c...

Episode 176: What metrics the top female business owners should all be tracking with Danielle Hayden 28.03.2023

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode here at The Female Empowered Podcast. Today, we have another guest, Danielle Hayden from Kickstart Accounting Inc. We will be talking about what the top female business owners should all be tracking in their businesses.  Who Is Danielle Hayden  She is a reformed corporate CFO, who is on a mission to help role-breaking female entrepreneurs understand th...

Episode 175: Which program will get you the best results? How you can work with me? 21.03.2023

Hey there! Welcome back to another episode of the Female Empowered podcast. Today I will be talking a little bit about the Beyond the Movement Mentorship Program. Let’s decipher together if this the right program for you! The Beyond the Movement Mentorship Program If you are a female business owner in boutique healthcare, wellness, or fitness, this is the episode you should be listening to. If you...

Episode 174: Create a System that Turns Leads into Paying Clients 14.03.2023

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of the Female Empowered podcast. This week I will be sharing with you how to create and use a tracking system that turns leads into paying clients.   Why I’m Excited About This Episode I am so excited to get into the details because this conversation has come up numerous times in our Facebook groups and mentorship programs. For me, I put this in the bac...

Episode 173: A $400k Year and a Major Mindset Shift with Claire Pelletreau 07.03.2023

Hey guys! Welcome back to another episode of the Female Empowered podcast. I am stoked today because we have another returning guest on the podcast. We have Claire Pelletreau and we will be talking about the changes in marketing and a major mindset shift she went through in 2022.   The Major Mindset Shift Back in 2019, paid advertisements were delivering great results for business owners. However,...

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