The Fitness Business Podcast with Erin Dimond and Jordan Dugger

I'm going to be super vulnerable with you guys in this episode and share why this year was the most turbulent year for Jordan and I's marriage. We are better than ever now but we were tested a lot this year and if I can reveal any of the mines ahead for you to watch out for, this is worth sharing. I'll also share what we were able to do differently after Marlee's birth vs Jaxson's birth for all my...

If your show rate drops, your close rate dips, and your calendar starts looking like a ghost town, I need you to hear me. That does not automatically mean your business is broken. Sometimes your business is fine. Your nervous system is just screaming that it is not. And if you are a business owner responsible for other people's livelihoods, that pressure hits different. It is heavy. It can feel pe...

This is one of those talks you'll want to come back to again and again when things get hard and they will as a business owner. It's what you signed up for and everyday you head says to quit but your heart keeps you in the game, you demonstrate that necessary courage that entrepreneurship demands. This is a special episode where Erin shared her State of The Union to our IFCA students and we wanted...

You need to approach your content in a strategic way if you want results in 2026 and in today's episode, I'm going to breakdown the 5 types of content that are crushing right now. I'll explain each type, give you examples, and also explain how paid ads are the key to accelerating followers, engagement, and clients. Time Stamps:   (0:30) Why Your Content Isn't Going Viral (2:10) Demonstration Reels...

If 2026 is the year you want to go from fully in-person to either a hybrid model or fully online, you can't miss this episode. I want to share with you some advice I recently gave inside of IFCA to a trainer looking to go online but hesitant and some valid concerns. This episode will help you break your limiting beliefs and show you why going online is far more valuable for your clients and you.  ...

I used to work 70 hours a week. Grinding to make 30-40K/ month. I used to wonder how I'd ever have a family AND the life that I wanted. In the 3-4 years before having my son… I figured it out. I was able to scale from 40K to 140K/month and I went from working 70 hours a week in that business to 4 hours a week in that business. Delegation and leadership played a part but the BIGGEST difference was...

Alyica Israel AKA Be Your Own Daddy is back on the podcast and we are going to talk about a lot of her business journey but one part in particular when she started to run ads and everything changed. Well not everything but when you listen, you'll understand what changed. The marketing game has changed since 2019 and it's important to keep up with what's working and hearing it from someone who's cr...

If I were to build a fitness coaching business from scratch in 2026 using everything I know about where the market is heading, this is exactly what I would do. We'll look at Alex Hormozi's value equation to frame this conversation, finding who would actually pay this much for this service, how to sell the vacation not the flight, and more!   Time Stamps:   (2:15) Team Off-Site and What I Learned (...

If you aren't crystal clear about your niche and who your offer serves, you will be at a disadvantage going forward and we don't want that for you. In today's episode, I'll explain how to finally find your niche in 2025 going into 2026 that will attract the clients you want to work with. You'll be surprised how specific some of our IFCA students are with their niches and we hope this inspires you...

The functional health world is exploding right now and if you have the skills or desire to have the to deliver in this field, 2026 could be your best year yet. Today, I have on a former student, success coach, and incredible entrepreneur Lacey Iskra on the show to talk about her business LifestyleU and how it has evolved from fat loss to root cause functional health coaching. We talk about marketi...

Pursing passive income sounds like a smart idea until you find out its bullshit especially in the beginning. We didn't start thinking about passive income until we were taking home 100k a month from our business and we were able to reach 100k take home months by investing in ourselves and increasing our active income streams. I'll explain why you shouldn't chase low tickets offers, what to do inst...

Have you ever had a moment in your business where you think…   Okay, everything is working… but also nothing is working… and also I'm exhausted… and also I need someone to just tell me what to do next"?   Maybe you're a mom trying to grow your coaching business on three hours of sleep. Maybe you're getting sales calls where people say things like "I'm a 4 out of 10" and you're sitting there wonder...

We want you to finish the year strong in business and that comes down to sales. I want to share this quick episode on the mindset around sales that have helped our top students inside of IFCA and what has helped us reached over 40 million in sales.    Time Stamps:   (0:05) Why Sales Feels Gross To Most Coaches (1:10) Caring And Selling Are The Same (1:50) Rule #1: Always Do What's Best For The Pro...

 What I'm gonna share with you today is a live role-play from our Sales Director, AP, from a recent Black Friday webinar we did. We had one of our attendees, Caitlyn, ask a question about how to structure Black Friday offers when clients have payment objections. And rather than me just coaching on it, I was like, 'AP, do you just want to role-play this with her live?' And what you're about to hear...

 If the coaching space feels different right now — heavier, slower, more discerning — you're not imagining it.   The market is shifting. And it's not shifting in the way most coaches think. It's not that people don't want coaching. It's not that the economy is bad. It's not that Instagram is "over-saturated."   It's that people are no longer buying information.   They're buying identity. And becau...

A lot of coaches make this grave mistake this time of year and I don't want you to be one of them. After the Black Friday dust settles, a lot of coaches rest on their laurels and miss a huge buying opportunity that people are still in. On today's episode, I'm going to breakdown how to create a Cyber Monday offer that crushes.   Time Stamps:   (0:37) Don't Fuck Up Cyber Monday (1:32) Episode 691 an...

We talk about our success with IFCA a lot but if you've been around awhile, you'll remember we started with a fitness coaching company called T4E systems. We do the exact same playbook for both companies and it's simple, repeatable, and hasn't burnt us out. I'll share how we were able to take T4E to 150k a month, sell it, and how we are doing the same thing with IFCA hitting 8 million a year for t...

My favorite type of episodes to create right now is getting off of calls from our IFCA students, assessing their constraints and situations, plugging them into ChatGPT, and sharing the relevant pieces to help you grow and scale and that's exactly what you can expect in today's episode. We'll be talking lead quality, ad creatives, setter expectations, and much more!   Time Stamps:   (0:55) Slide In...

We've been through the trenches the last 6 years figuring out how to best utilize Black Friday to both help grow our business and help those who need our help. Today's episode is bringing you the best of what we've succeeded in and helped thousands of online coaches do the same. We'll talk about why people buy more during Black Friday, how to add more value without discounting your coaching, and s...

Wrapping up our Peptide Masterclass series, we are going to dive into 4 important topics:  A complete 12-week starter protocol you can implement today Exact dosing guidelines for men and women A framework for stacking peptides safely and effectively Resources for where to source peptides and how to learn more We'll also talk about why this is important for you as a coach and how to separate yourse...

After spending thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours researching peptides, testing them on myself, and tracking every single result—I've narrowed it down to 5 compounds that I consider absolutely non-negotiable for performance, recovery, and longevity. These aren't the flashy ones that biohackers post about for clout. These are the ones that actually move the needle. The ones I use myself. Th...

I recently gave a peptide presentation to our team at our retreat and I went HAM on gathering information and presenting this and it was too good not to share with you too. You might be wondering though why you should care. I'll explain that, what peptides are, where they come from, and what sets them apart in this Part 1 of a 3 part series.   Time Stamps:   (0:27) Everything Peptides (2:10) What...

If you are getting stuck between 30k and 100k months and you think the problem is another setter hire or getting a better closer, this episode will clear up the constraint you're facing. We'll discuss your funnel strategy, your leadership within your sales team, how to drive sales performance, and more!   Time Stamps:   (0:54) Two Problems with Getting Stuck Between 30k and 100k a Month (2:49) DM...

I recently had a post go WILD and it was a pretty controversial parenting take. It was kind of douchy to be honest but this was an experiment and I want to explain why I did it, why context is important, and how you can use this in your coaching business to get the right eyes on you and your content.   Time Stamps:   (0:00) Viral Rage Bait Post (1:10) The Post (2:40) What I Did After It Went Viral...

If you want to sell in this new market, you're gonna want to listen to this episode and take notes. I'm going to explain why buyers are different in 2025, how to handle some common objections using emphatic and compassionate techniques that work now, and why you need to shift with a shifting industry.   Time Stamps:   (0:16) Why Buyers Are Different in 2025 (1:43) Our Shifting Industry (4:30) "I C...