The Cheer Biz Podcast

There are some things I keep hearing over and over that I have to tell you, you have to stop doing them and stop it now!  Make sure if you need help you reach out to me dan@nextgenowners.com .  

We are getting so many people reaching out because they are opening a gym!  Which is really exciting.  In this episode I will give you 10 steps you must take to open your gym.  Yes there are 1000 more to be truly successful but this is where you start!  

Ok forgive the clickbait here but these are 3 things that cheer gyms excel at that gymnastics gyms, on average, are not as successful at.  If you are a gymnastics gym owner, take notes and make a plan to get these things RIGHT in your business!    

Today we are joined by the one and only Jeff Benson of Mind Body Cheer.  Jeff is a world renowned expert in overcoming and avoiding mental blocks.  However, on top of that Jeff has a passion for developing culture in gyms.  One that is built on a foundation of a psychologically safe environment for athletes.  Join us for this long but AMAZING interview as we pick Jeff's brain.   Check out his webs...

There are a lot of similarities between gymnastics and cheerleading gyms.  However, in this episode we will dive into the 3 things that gymnastics gyms get right that cheer gyms often get wrong!    

Making money is a part of running a healthy business.  We have to change our mindset about who should be becoming wealthy in the cheerleading industry and who should not!  You can still be about doing great things for people and building personal wealth and freedom!  

Winning is great.  It's AWESOME.  However, that cannot be all your program is about.  You will struggle from a business perspective and on years you do not win your retention will be MUCH worse.  In this episode we will dive into 3 things I think you should make your program about.  

There are a lot of assumptions made about D2 gyms online, and just as many made about D1 gyms.  I am lucky enough to have worked with people who are micro gyms and people who work at mega franchise gyms.  While I don't know EVERYTHING I am going to be offering some HOT TAKES on this subject.    

In this episode I will give you my honest feedback post Cheersport, the good and the bad of a long long weekend!  

Diversifying your revenue streams is an important step on your business journey.  However, you need to ensure you are doing it at the right time and in the right way.  In fact in this episode we will talk about why it may NOT be the right time to diversify.    Join us for our June Conference in Dallas Texas June 23-25 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/next-generation-gym-owners-conference-registration-...

Self Care is not something we talk about much in our industry.  We are always focused on the health of the business, the attitudes on the team, the vibe on the staff, without considering how are we as OWNERS doing.  In this episode we will dive into 5 strategies to ensure you are taking care of YOURSELF!  

This is one piece of advice that has never gone away in the cheer world, and I just have to say I do not agree with it!  Stop taking people to small claims court!  This does nothing good for your business.  

I frequently have owners struggling with staff, sometimes it is multiple staff and sometimes it is just one person.  I assure you that you are NOT alone in this.  In this episode we will dive into some of the things to factor in when determining next steps.  

There are some key things you need to be doing to get ready for next season.  In this episode we will discuss building your packet, budgeting and getting registrations started!   Register for the budgeting webinar! https://nextgenowners.com/webinar/  

I just got back from a long weekend of cheer.  In this episode we will discuss my biggest lessons learned/reminders from the weekend as well as how to handle when one team does amazing and another struggles.  

If you have staff that are paid directly for private lessons you MUST listen to this episode.  The legal exposure in these circumstances is massive and you must protect yourself, your gym, and your staff members.  Matthew breaks down the risks of following the industry standard and how to do things the RIGHT WAY and the LEGAL way.  

Excuses hold us back as business owners from achieving what we are capable.  Too often our excuses become our own version of reality, when in truth these excuses are seeds of our fear.  In this episode we will discuss 5 tactics to STOP making EXCUSES right now.     Check out the why you must do what terrifies you episode here! https://nextgenowners.podbean.com/e/why-you-must-do-what-you-are-terrif...

Clients spend money on things they have NEED for.  In this episode we will discuss how to identify needs in your community and potential programs to grow your revenue as well as how to tell your story and show people they NEED your services even if they do not realize it.  

Quitting seems to be more and more common these days.  It is one of the most common things I have heard from gym owners in the last 3 months.  In this episode we will dig into the root causes of why kids quit cheer or gymnastics.  

The "industry standard" is one of the most common terms thrown around in cheerleading and gymnastics to justify doing things a certain way without any real logic behind it.  How should gyms be compensating their staff and how does this align or not align with what the industry standard currently is?  Join us in this EPIC episode as we break it down.  

I had some recent conversations with gym owners who were worried about having local competition.  They were worried about a new gym coming into town and losing athletes.  In this episode we will discuss why it is a GOOD thing to have local competitors.  

Join Dan and Sahil as they discuss how Sahil finds and trains amazing staff and Sahil teaches his custom sales method with an unforgettable acronym.

Attending conferences should be an amazing experience, sometimes we can end up feeling like we are not getting as much out of conference as we are hoping.  In todays episode, as we gear up for our own conference, we discuss how to get the MOST out of your conference experience.  

Let's face it, many business owners have control issues.  Those issues often times lead to problems that harm our business.  In today's episode we will discuss the 3 ways your need to control everything is killing your business.  

Sales can be tough.  It is something that does not come naturally to everyone.  In Today's episode we will discuss how you can SELL LIKE A PRO, and take your sales game to the next level.