Reinforce Your Gym

From Solo to CEO (Ep. 152) by Dustin Bogle

This week I sat down and interviewed a Gym Owner who grew from 140 to 250 members in less than 6 months from one big change. This is why it's powerful to learn from your peers because you find out about the small hinges that swing big doors. If you want to add more members quickly, this is a can't-miss episode. Matt doesn't hold anything back and gives you all his golden nuggets of growth. If you...

BUILDING AN IN-DEMAND FITNESS BRAND My guest on the podcast this week is Jason Meland. He went from Gym Owner to Franchisor to Ninja Warrior to Online Fitness Coach. It was quite a journey and we unpack it. And he shares his best strategies to create content that attracts ideal customers. He created a success online fitness coaching business and now he teaches them to others who want to follow tha...

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MARKETING MINDSET FOR GYM OWNERS Today I want to reset your expectations on paid ads. In this episode, we discuss how to calculate your LTV so you know your marketing budget each month. And we go over ways to optimize your ads from start to finish. Check out this episode if you want to figure out how FB ads once and for all.

Gym Owners! I know you want more revenue which is why I'm share 3 ways to make that happen. And I bet you are not using at least one of the ideas on my list. We are covering upsells, downsells and closing incentives. If you want real world examples of how to use these in your gym, then you can't miss this episode. And if you enjoyed it, please give the show a 5-star review and subscribe!

LEADGEN IN TOUGH MARKETS Nothing makes growing a gym easier than a consistent flow of leads. And nothing makes it harder then no leads. Leads create conversations. Conversations create trust. Trust creates sales. Sales creates revenue growth. That's why we wanted to share our bag of tricks for gyms in a TOUGH MARKET. Today's episode is for Gym Owners who have tried everything and they don't know w...

Mark is a true pioneer in the fitness industry. As the co-founder of Mark Fisher Fitness, he redefined what a gym could be by creating an inclusive, wildly fun, and quirky approach to fitness. His clients a.k.a 'Ninjas' could expect the ultimate mixture of entertainment and science-based fitness. Mark had a unique approach to client experience, recruiting and culture … which we dig into. These day...

3 Huge Decisions Every Gym Owner Must Make (Ep. 144) by Dustin Bogle

TOP 6 MARKETING PLAYS FOR GYMS Need some proven marketing strategies? This week we share SIX of them so you have no shortage of leads. We have 3 Gym Owners on the podcast who share 2 strategies each and each is unique. Some require money. Some require time. If you need more leads ASAP, this weeks episode is for you!

HOW TO SETUP FB ADS This is one of the most tactical episodes yet. I literally show you how to setup a Facebook ad from start to finish. Our success is heavily dependent on our skill stack. It's not just on skill but about the collection of skills you've acquired. As a Gym Owner, this is a skill you must have. Not only so you can run your own ads but so you can quality check your agency. The FB ad...

HOW I WOULD SCALE A GYM TO 3M In today's episode I took an end goal and reverse engineered how I would get there. Owning a fitness business that does 3M in annual revenue with 30% margins. I explain how to do that step-by-step in 2025 and how I would structure the business from day one. This can apply to someone opening a new gym or who wants to upgrade their current business. Please give me a 5 s...

GET YOUR MONEY RIGHT My guest this week is Billy Hofacker who is a money and financial coach to Gym Owners. In this episode, he shares some simple strategies that will help you to put more money in your pocket. He also shares his best ways to save money for the future and invest so you have a nest egg. Money is a touchy subject but Billy makes it easy to understand and simple to take action. Get r...

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LESSONS FROM HIRING 20 GMs Over the years I've hired almost two dozen General Managers. That's alot of reps in an area where most people might high 2-3. That many reps has trained my eyes to look for red flags and green flags during the hiring process. I pass on my exact filters I'm looking for when hiring a GM so you can speed up your hiring process. Enjoy!

3 GYM OWNERS, 6 LEADERSHIP MISTAKES In this episode I got with two other Gym Owners to riff on the mistakes we've made through the years. These are a real world examples so we can pass them on to others so they don't have to repeat them. Being a leader is tough but hopefully we make it a bit easier by sharing our war stories. Enjoy!

20 YEARS OF GYM OWNER WISDOM This week I got to interview a legend in the fitness industry - Vince Gabriele. He has two decades of experience as a trainer that eventually went on to open a gym. Now he consults Gym Owners and helps them to build a wildly profitable business. In this episode, he pulls back on the curtain on what he teaches around mindset, systems and pricing to help gym owners creat...

This week's episode is all about helping you uncover hidden money in your gym. It's there RIGHT NOW. You just need to listen to this episode and extract it. You can add 60k in revenue minimum by looking at these hidden sources of value.

Ready to save money on taxes? In this episode I shared my top 10 tax strategies that legally helps you to put more money in your pocket. This is one of the most valuable podcasts you will listen to. Be ready to take notes and have a meeting with your CPA so you can save money before the year wraps up!

This week I got to interview my good friend Kuy Houser. He's the owner of Real Wellness in College Station, TX. He shares his gyms unique approach to fitness, nutrition and health coaching. It's truly a merge of medicine and movement under one roof. I see the fitness industry trending this direction so he's a trailblazer. Listen to hear how he built his gym to stand out from the competition and pr...

Picking Priorities - Retention or Sales? (Ep. 132) by Dustin Bogle

PROTECT YOUR GYM FROM LEGAL TROUBLES I had a special guest on the podcast this week. Matthew Becker is with Gym Lawyers. He knows the struggles of our industry because he was a Gym Owner for many years. In this episode, we covered a wide array of topics for new gym owners to seasoned gym owners with multiple locations. I took questions submitted by Gym Owners and did a full Q&A. This episode was P...

If you are having a higher than normal number of cancellations, this episode for you. If you tend to get a higher amount of cancels, during the holidays then this episode is for you. If you want to better serve your clients and improve your client experience, this episode is for you. Don't wait for attrition problems to do something about it. This is the playbook to having healthy attrition all ye...

Today's podcast is a full-blown peak behind the curtain at Gym Reinforcements. We share how we screen Gym Owners and decide if they are a good fit. And we did a meta-study of all of our customers and made a list of our BEST and WORST clients. We don't see any account as a failure, we see it as a learning lesson to get better and get more clear on who we serve and who we don't. Listen to today's ep...

CREATING A GODFATHER OFFER This is about creating an offer that your leads can't refuse. Many gyms are making offers. But in today's episode, I show you how to make a much stronger offer. There's a short checklist that you must complete before you launch an offer to make it successful. Run your offer through this filter to see how you can make it better.