Fitness Business Podcast: Leadership, Innovation, and Profit

Lisa Maltman , recently launched a business called The Sleep Connection. With a professional background in Corporate and Sleep Health, as well as her personal experience, Lisa shares insights into the impact sleep has on all aspects of our lives, our business, our teams and our clients. Visit: fitnessbusinesspodcast.com Email: info@activemgmt.com.au Phone: +61 2 9484 5501 Twitter: @fitbizpodcast F...

Justin Tamsett is 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 some recent gym visits, customer experiences he has had and some great books he has read! Also during this week's show, we hear from Ryan Hogan, the CEO of Australia...

Will Phillips is the founder and CEO of REX Roundtables. Over the past 45 years, Will Phillips has consulted with about 800 organizations in 34 industries. He is an avid reader of management/business books, magazines and specialized journals, and as you will hear in today's interview, Will has a knack for extracting significant information and observations and translating and applying it in the fi...

Sean Bestor is an award-winning copywriter and marketer at LeadPages. He writes blog posts, emails, scripts, ads, webinars, landing pages ... the list goes on and on. He's one of the 69 Top List Building Experts in the nation, and he's written for prominent brands like Best Buy, Target and even the entire city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. During this week's show, Sean shares his tips on copywriting,...

Sean Bestor is an award-winning copywriter and marketer at LeadPages. He writes blog posts, emails, scripts, ads, webinars, landing pages ... the list goes on and on. He's one of the 69 Top List Building Experts in the nation, and he's written for prominent brands like Best Buy, Target and even the entire city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. During this weeks show, Sean helps us define some common on-l...

Jim Worthington is the President and Owner of Newtown Athletic Club and Horsham Athletic Club. He has been in the fitness industry since 1978 and worked in all aspects of club management including sales, marketing, operations, programming and general management. Jim has overseen the growth and development of the Newtown Athletic Club from a 15,000 square foot racquet club on 3 acres to a 250,000 s...

Michelle Segar is a motivation scientist and author of "No Sweat! How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness.” She is Director of the Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center at the University of Michigan, and Chair of the U.S. National Physical Activity Plan’s Communications Committee. No Sweat was chosen as the #1 book in Diet/Exercise in 2015 by the U...

Jodi Rumack is the President & CEO of Personal Training Mentors, and she is a guru when it comes to the power of people in your business. During her career, Jodi has been a trainer, club opening specialist, service manager and a senior manager for personal training. She spent 9 years opening clubs, from 10,000-150,000 square feet, as well as managing her own group of clubs. Since 2005, she has int...

Casey Conrad is the President of Communication Consultants, WBS, Inc. They provide top quality sales and communication seminars for professionals in the health and fitness industry worldwide. She is the author of “Selling Fitness: The Complete Guide to Selling Health Club Memberships” and has created 20 other sales, marketing and management books for the industry. She has presented in over 23 coun...

Molly Kemmer is the Regional Director of EXOS MediFit and the Chairperson of IHRSA. Molly has a wealth of experience in the fitness industry and has spent the past three and a half years working with EXOS Medifit, a business that provides fitness center management, design, innovation, and performance solutions. EXOS Medifit works with clients including leading corporations, academic institutions,...

Amy Dixon holds multiple fitness certifications and a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise physiology. She's a Master Trainer for FitnessGlo®, Gatorade®, Schwinn® Cycling, BOSU® and Shockwave®, and a spokesperson for Avon’s breast cancer walks and Reebok’s Global Walking Partner. She’s a West Coast Cycling Master Trainer at Equinox and Director of THE Force at Vimmia. Her many television and med...

Bill Besselman is the VP of Connected Fitness Strategy and Integration at Under Armour. Bill manages all aspects of Under Armour’s digital strategy development, including integration of our recent acquisitions MapMyFitness, MyFitness Pal and Endomondo into the Under Armour business. During his time leading the corporate strategy team Bill’s role was to identify, gather, and drive strategic initiat...

Christine Thalwitz has been immersed in the health and fitness industry for more than 20 years. As Vice President of Marketing at acac Fitness & Wellness Centers, she provides leadership for strategies, tactics and resources that support revenue growth, member acquisition and retention, and delivery of acac's promise to help others live their best. Christine oversees market research, advertising,...

Justin Tamsett is 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 episode JT talks about: On-boarding new members into your gym How life experiences influence how we exercise How consumers love Mystery experiences How we can use this consumer trend with...

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...

Mike Michalowicz  is the entrepreneur behind three multimillion dollar companies and is the author of "Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan" and "The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur." He's a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and the former business makeover specialist on MSNBC. Today Mike travels the world as entrepreneurial advocate. He is globally recognized as the guy who “challen...

Debora Warner is the president and CEO of Mile High Run Club. A niche fitness business that caters to runners, both new and experienced. They promote themselves as the first dedicated studio for running, and it's based in the heart of NYC. Debora herself has coached hundreds of runners over the past several years, she is an RRCA Certified Running Coach as well as an ACE Certified Group Fitness Ins...

In this week's show, JT from Active Management shares some new research about the role of people in our business. He asks the question are we paying them enough attention and should there be a stronger focus on Human Resources in our businesses. We then dive into demographics and how we can no longer assume that traditional segmentation is relevant and, as a result, he gives us insights on what we...

Robbie Kellman Baxter is the author of "The Membership Economy" - a book that shows you how to radically rethink how your organization can build loyalty, viral growth, and recurring revenue. During this interview, Robbie takes us through her version of the sales acquisition funnel, we talk about displaying membership rates on your website, we delve into super users and what you can do to get them...

We are celebrating our first 20 shows by looking back on some of the very best advice, tips, ideas and lessons our guests have shared on The Fitness Business Podcast so far! We rewind to interviews with Amanda Vogel who shares advice on social media, Bill McBride with tips on strategy, Steve Jensen shares his experience on sales, Mark Miller gives us insights on leadership and Bryan O’Rourke talks...

Randal Godden is the CEO and a chairman of VISTAGE South Africa and also operates as a strategic management consultant and Company Director in South Africa and internationally. His career spans over 50 years and includes line management experience, Chief Executive, Chief Financial Officer plus strategic consulting and mentoring to clients in a broad range of industries. During this week's show we...

Justin Tamsett is 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.  This week's show we chat about: How not to handle a customer complaint What to do to ensure you monitor online activity about your business Real life examples of businesses that have embraced Local...

Working in almost every role a Fitness business has to offer, Rhys Cutifani was General Manager of the Southern Cross Health Club when awarded Australian Health & Fitness facility of the year by Fitness Australia in 2008. Over the last 6 years Rhys & his wife Bridie have opened 18 Anytime Fitness Franchises & currently own & operate 7 AF clubs around Australia. They were awarded Australian Franchi...

Bryan O’Rourke is the President of the Fitness Industry Technology Council, the CEO of Integers Advisors and the CSO of Fitmarc and Flywheel Group. Bryan is an entrepreneur, investor and former club owner who has worked in the health club and fitness industry with his partners for 18 years. IHRSA named him one of 13 people to watch in 2013. He has presented as a keynote speaker at industry and cor...

Mark Miller is the Vice President of Merritt Athletic Clubs and has over 20 years of experience at the Senior Management level. His expertise lies in Leadership and staff development, revenue generation through both sales and non dues revenue programming, strategic operations and systems development.  During the show we ask him 3 questions: How do you define visionary leadership and what do you to...