Gym Owner's Growth Zone

In today's episode of the Gym Owner's Growth Zone podcast, our host Andres Escobar meets with Tessa Thomas to discuss how gym owners can automate their businesses through pipeline solutions. Tessa's Background Tessa has been a personal trainer and group fitness instructor for at least 15 years. She has also been an athlete since she was a kid. Tessa has been a business owner for around 5 years aft...

In this episode of the Gym Owner's Growth Zone podcast, our host Andres Escobar talks about personal and professional growth with Roger Harvey. Harvey is a 30+ year veteran of the fitness industry: he was the COO of Crunch from when they had 3 small studios until they had 27 gyms in 6 states, and he has helped countless businesses during many stages in their journey. Listen to them discuss Harvey'...

In this episode of the Gym Owners Growth Zone podcast, your host Andres Escobar has a great conversation with Derek Bishop, owner of a successful CrossFit gym in South Florida. Listen in to hear how he grew his gym membership by being disciplined, staying hungry, and focusing on the personal transformation of his members.   Bishop's Background He played sports all through school, and once out of s...

In this episode of the Gym Owner's Growth Zone podcast, your host Andres Escobar meets with seasoned fitness professional Bertha Wainer, the owner of The Perfect Circle Inc. in Miami. They talk about keeping perspective when faced with challenges and the experiences she has gained over her 40+ years of experience. Wainer's Background Wainer worked many types of jobs and always exercised as her esc...

In today's episode of Gym Owners Growth Zone, the second part in a two part episode, our host Andres Escobar continues his discussion with Scott Carpenter to discuss how gym owners can use obstacles to grow themselves and their gyms.   The Biggest Challenge in the Fitness Industry According to Carpenter, the biggest challenge in the fitness industry is price. The price of marketing, of hiring empl...

In today's episode of the Gym Owners Growth Zone, the first of two parts, our host Andres Escobar meets with Scott Carpenter to discuss how gym owners can utilize obstacles as ways to grow their gyms. Carpenter's Background Carpenter first got into fitness after quitting his corporate job. He learned he couldn't sell things he didn't believe in and, because of that, despised his white collar job....

In today's episode of the Gym Owner's Growth Zone podcast, our host Andres Escobar meets with Pete Moore to discuss some lessons gym owners can learn from sports, and what sports can teach us about business.   Moore's Background Moore played in team sports growing up and gravitated towards defensive positions. Mainly, he played as a goalie in soccer because he didn't care about scoring goals, but...

In today's episode of the Gym Owners Growth Zone podcast, our host Andres Escobar meets with David Ganulin to discuss how to keep your north, and other lessons that Ganulin has learned over his career.   Ganulin's Background Ganulin worked as an English teacher in Japan for a while after graduate school before returning to the US in 2000, during the .com boom. He worked for a website as a fitness...

In today's episode of the Gym Owners Growth Zone podcast, our host Andres Escobar meets with Michael Chu to discuss how Chu was able to turn his passion for fitness into a profitable gym business.   Chu's Background Something that Chu hears a lot is how he presents himself as vulnerable on social media. Growing up, Chu thought he ALWAYS had to be the best. He had plenty of successes, but ultimatel...

In today's episode of the Gym Owner's Growth Zone podcast, our host Andres Escobar meets with Dan Ritchie to discuss how Ritchie maintained his work life balance as the owner of a gym, and lessons you can learn to do the same. Ritchie's Background Ritchie got a degree in sports and medicine. At first, he thought he wanted to be a strength coach, however, decided against it when he realized he woul...

In today's episode of the Gym Owners Growth Zone podcast, our host Andres Escobar meets with Elizabeth Saurez to discuss her personal journey from a corporate employee to a stakeholder, as well as the lessons she learned along the way. Saurez's Background   From the beginning, Saurez was interested in fitness and training to achieve her personal goals. She was a competitive bodybuilder for 4 years...

In today's episode of the Gym Owners Growth Zone podcast, our host Andres Escobar meets with Scott Rammage to discuss how you can overcome your fear and unleash your innate genius to better grow you and your business. Rammage's Background Rammage has been an entrepreneur since 2004, specifically in the supplement industry. He first got into the gym industry, however, when he first started doing Cr...

In today's episode of the Gym Owner's Growth Zone podcast, our host Andres Escobar meets with Jodi and Thad Rund to discuss their journey and how the two of them came together to succeed as a team. Jodi and Thad's Background Both Jodi and Thad met in college, while Thad was serving in the Army National Guard. After realizing how the National Guard could help cover college costs, Jodi ended up enli...

In today's episode of the Gym Owners Growth Zone, our host Andres Escobar meets with Michael Benso to discuss how you can automate your gym's management for better business performance. The Importance of Automation Gym owners, and business owners in general, should be focused on one thing: Building their business . This is where automation comes in. Certain processes HAVE to be automated so owners...

In today's episode of the Gym Owners Growth Zone Podcast, our host Andres Escobar introduces the podcast and describes what you can expect from it moving forwards. Andres's Background and the Growth Zone For over 5 years, Andres has worked with gym owners to solve the two BIGGEST issues they face. Those issues are: Keeping members and keeping your team motivated. In this podcast, Andres will meet...

In today's episode of the Gym Owners Growth Zone podcast, our host Andres Escobar interviews Jeff Skeen to discuss Skeen's INCREDIBLE journey of failure and ultimate success. Skeen's Beginnings Skeen comes from humble beginnings. His parents came from the farmlands in Kansas, his father was in the Navy, and his mother was a homemaker. Skeen didn't grow up with any entrepreneurial influence. Skeen'...

Gym Owner's Growth Zone is a podcast where busy gym owners & leaders in the fitness industry come to learn how to grow their gym into a profitable world-class organization. Host Andres Escobar interviews some of the most iconic fitness industry leaders who share their experiences, struggles, and best strategies that led to their success. You will walk away from each episode inspired to take action...