Fitness Business Podcast: Leadership, Innovation, and Profit

This week our guest is Justin Tamsett , the Managing Director of Active Management. He has managed and owned fitness clubs since 1990, and now travels the globe speaking on topics from business skills to work-life balance. JT has recently started a weekly Facebook live segment called, JT in the Raw! During the show, he tells us about JT in the Raw and explains why videos are such a powerful tool t...

Sean Greeley has an unrelenting passion for growing people and companies. Over the last 10 years, he's developed Net Profit Explosion into the global fitness community that empowers entrepreneurs at every stage of business growth and development. NPE now serves over 21,500 fitness business owners in 95 countries. With offices in the U.S., UK and Australia, the company has been listed six times on...

Vickie Saunders is fast becoming the world's leading expert in athlete sponsorship. She empowers individuals and organisations with the knowledge and skills to create and manage valuable, effective and sustainable sponsorship. Her work has been commissioned by the International Olympic Committee, and her clients include the Australian Institute of Sport, Team GB, Deloitte and many individual athle...

This week our guest is Justin Tamsett , the Managing Director of Active Management. He has managed and owned fitness clubs since 1990 and now travels the globe speaking on topics from business skills to work-life balance. It's been a few months since our last catch up, so this week's show is a little bit of a mixed bag. We chat about a marathon, snapchat, email marketing and role play - there is l...

This week's show is all the very best bits of advice, information and inspiration from some of the AMAZING Men in Fitness that we've had as guests on the show over the past few months. From Show 42, Mike Arce from Loud Rumor talks about Facebook advertising. Then from show 48 JT from Active Management updates us on what brands consumers are supporting and how brands are turning the tables on consu...

This week's show is all the very best bits of advice, information and inspiration from some of the AMAZING Women in Fitness that we've had as guests on the show over the past few months. We start with Show 45, when An Coppens talks about how to engage members with gamification. From show 47, we have Mo Hagan from GoodLife Fitness and CanFit Pro who tells us what group exercise will look like in 20...

Lisa Simone Richards is a publicity expert for fitpros and wellness-preneurs who are dying to see themselves and their businesses featured in magazines, on TV and around the web. As the principal of PR agency Vitality PR & Communications in Toronto and the creator of Make Media Friends, an online PR school for health, fitness and wellness entrepreneurs, she's here to teach you how to connect with...

Bill McBride is a health club industry veteran with over 25 years of experience leading and managing all aspects of commercial health clubs, medical fitness centers, residential, community, multi-tenant and corporate fitness sites. He co-founded Active Sports Clubs and Active Wellness, LLC and owns a health club consultancy - BMC3. Bill has served as Chairman of the International Health, Racquet &...

Casey Conrad , BA, JD, has been in the health and fitness industry for 27 years. In addition to authoring "Selling Fitness: The Complete Guide to Selling Health Club Memberships," she has created and published over 25 other sales, marketing and management training products for the industry. Most recently Casey has created an entire line of comprehensive training programs that are delivered on-line...

Tim Keightley is an experienced visionary leader and has been the driving force behind some of the most successful health and fitness brands in the world. He has a track record that includes creating the largest personal training business in Europe and elevating some of the most successful in the US to new levels. Tim is also a highly sought after speaker who inspires people with his motivating an...

Michelle Segar is a motivation scientist and author of critically acclaimed "No Sweat! How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness." Michelle first appeared on The Fitness Business Podcast in show 33, when she talked about her book, No Sweat. This week we caught up again and this time we chatted about: An exciting new project Michelle is working on that converts ideas...

Petra Kolber is the creator of Moving to Happiness. She is a speaker, fitness expert and a happiness coach who has presented at over 300 conventions in 30 countries. During this weeks show we discuss: The role that positive psychology plays in the business of fitness The principles of goal setting and how we can use those principals with our team and our members How positive psychology has the pot...

Jeb Blount is the best-selling author of seven books including "Fanatical Prospecting," "People Follow You," and "People Buy You." He is a Sales Acceleration specialist who helps organizations reach peak performance fast! Through his companies – Sales Gravy, Channel EQ, and Innovate Knowledge - he advises many of the world's leading organizations and their executives on the impact of emotional int...

Jeb Blount is the best-selling author of seven books including "Fanatical Prospecting," "People Follow You," and "People Buy You." He is a Sales Acceleration specialist who helps organizations reach peak performance fast! Through his companies – Sales Gravy, Channel EQ, and Innovate Knowledge - he advises many of the world's leading organizations and their executives on the impact of emotional int...

This week we answer all your questions about starting, running and growing group training in a PT studio or fitness club with our special guest Adrian Antigua from Gainsville Health and Fitness, USA. Adrian Antigua is the general manager and sales manager for Gainesville Health and Fitness in Florida, USA, which includes a 75,000 square foot club with over 28,000 members. After graduating from the...

Bill Moore is the new CEO of Fitness Australia, He has an extensive background in the fitness industry, which started with the ownership of a strong, independent fitness facility in the early 90's and being involved in the foundation work and establishment of key principals that now underpin Fitness Australia. More recently Bill was responsible for the development and successful running of the Mic...

Justin Tamsett i s the Managing Director of Active Management. He has managed and owned fitness clubs since 1990 and now travels the globe speaking on topics from business skills to work-life balance. During this show JT updates us on his visits to some U.S. gyms, he tells us all about SIP’s and we chat about how consumers have changed the qualities they look for in the brands that they support. A...

A global ambassador on the benefits of exercise and living well, Maureen Hagan is vice president of program innovation for GoodLife Fitness and canfitpro – Canadian Fitness Professionals — the largest fitness education and certification organization in Canada. Mo, as she is known in the fitness industry, is a licensed physiotherapist, a Physical Health Educator and has been recognized for her work...

A global ambassador on the benefits of exercise and living well, Maureen Hagan is vice president of program innovation for GoodLife Fitness and canfitpro – Canadian Fitness Professionals — the largest fitness education and certification organization in Canada. Mo, as she is known in the fitness industry, is a licensed physiotherapist, a Physical Health Educator and has been recognized for her work...

An Coppens is the Chief Game Changer at Gamification Nation Ltd, which offers gamification design services, serious game design and an online gamification support community. During the show, An explains exactly what Gamification is all about, what it means for fitness business owners and professionals, how to get started, and how you can take advantage of 2016 – the Olympic year, to introduce gami...

Lexie Griffiths is a world-renowned speaker, inspirational coach and creator of The Sizzle Box! During this week's show, Lexie talks about Leadership and Team Culture. She gives tips on developing love within your teams and shares how to increase retention within your fitness business. Visit: fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Email: info@fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Phone: +61 2 9484 5501 Twitter: @fitbizp...

This week's show features Justin Tamsett from Active Management. JT talks about creating a customer experience, status within our businesses and the importance of personalisation for our members. He also gives us a 3 step action plan for getting started with rewarding status within your business. Visit: fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Email: info@activemgmt.com.au Phone: +61 2 9484 5501 Twitter: @fitbi...

Mike Arce is the founder and CEO of Loud Rumor internet, marketing and advertising agency based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mike shares advice about Facebook advertising, lead pages, sales funnels, lead quality versus quantity plus Mike shares his top 3 tips on where to start with your online marketing. Visit: fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Email: info@activemgmt.com.au Phone: +61 2 9484 5501 Twitter: @fi...

Today's show is The Best of the Boys! It brings together the best bits of advice, information and entertainment from some of our amazing guests on the show over the past few months. Show 22 – JT from Active Management tells us what we need to know about our customers and creating your Avatar. Mike Michaelowitz from Show 24 tells us about the Profit First Formula and how we can work it out for our...

Today's show brings together the best bits of advice, information and entertainment from some of the AMAZING Women in Fitness that we have had as guests on the show over the past few months. Show 21 – Robbie Kellman Baxter , the author of The Membership Economy talks about why the first 30 days is so critical in building behaviors. Show 27 - Christine Thalwitz from the ACAC with advice on how to g...