Transform My Dance Studio – The Podcast For Dance Studio Owners

"Charles Darwin said, it's not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It's the one that's most adaptable to change." Rick Goodman is a leadership engagement and business growth expert. He is passionate about helping leaders become successful and efficient in their businesses. In this exclusive Inner Circle retreat sneak-peek, Rick Goodman shares his top...

Joey Gonzalez is the Global CEO of Barry's, the original cardio and strength interval workout that revolutionized fitness and began the boutique movement. His Barry's journey started in 2003, and he became CEO in 2015. Since then, Gonzalez has dedicated his life to expanding the brand across the country and around the world, fostering diverse communities across 4 continents. In this Q&A special, J...

In this episode, Heather and Patti discuss how dance studio owners can stand out in their community and use their brand to get people through their doors. They also share their favorite strategies for becoming known in the community, and how to make a positive impact on the community by participating in wellness challenges, hosting drop-off parties for parents, and donating their studio space. In...

In this week's episode of CEO Coffee Chat, business besties Heather and Patti discuss the importance of self-love. Our caffeine-fuelled duo dive deep into the need for studio owners to focus on themselves and prioritize their own needs in order to be successful by sharing their own experiences with taking time for rest and reflection, leaning on others for help, and setting realistic goals for bot...

🤔 What will your business and life look like three years from now? In 2026, how many students will you have? How much revenue will you be generating? What will your profit margins look like? How much paid vacation will you be taking? Join Clint for this bonus episode, where he will show you that by using our proven roadmap to futureproof you studio, you'll be on track to your achieving your ideal...

In this BONUS episode, Clint is joined by Inner Circle member Shawna Kwan who shares her journey in facing the fear of failure to ultimately achieve a million dollar business. "Anything is possible, right? And the thing about it is, once you commit to it and invest in yourself and you're paying money, it's like lighting a fire beneath you." In this episode, Clint and Shawna share: 1. The strategie...

In this exclusive excerpt from the Dance Studio Marketing Playbook, Clint Salter challenges dance studio owners to put their own creative copywriting skills to work to create captivating headlines, fascinate with stories, and build experiences that make people "stop the scroll" in order to attract new students and achieve their 2023 goals. In this podcast special, you will discover: 1. How to crea...

📣 In 2023, Dance Studio Owners must learn how to stand out from the competition through their marketing and offers to avoid attracting the wrong customers. 👉 In this Studio Marketing Playbook excerpt with host, Clint Salter, you will learn how to craft winning marketing strategies to drive business growth and success! You NEED to be marketing 365 days a year to generate new student inquiries and...

Learn the secrets to retaining your admin staff and minimizing turnover with guest hosts, Heather and Patti! In this episode, you will discover: 1. What do you need to know to successfully hire and retain an admin support staff in a dance studio? 2. How can creative studio owners be better organized to support their admin staff? 3. What strategies can be employed to make the admin staff role less...

Learn how to unlock the potential of your teaching career and discover the secrets of leading teachers to success! In this episode, guest hosts Heather and Patti share the importance of recognizing different age groups and approaches when it comes to leading teachers to success, including: 1. How to effectively lead and foster success in teachers of different age groups within your studio. 2. What...

All too often in our journeys as Dance Studio Owners, the people we are spending the most time talking with, planning for, and reacting to are our Teachers and our Parents. That's why this week, guest hosts Heather and Patti have rolled in early with their coffees in hand, pumped up and energized to be chatting about some of their favourite people of all...their students! In this episode, our caff...

Unlock the joy of dance with the perfect parent-studio relationship! This episode of the podcast is all about keeping your clients happy, as Patti and Heather share how they learned how to cultivate the ideal dance parent and how to make (and keep) them happy. During this value-packed episode, you'll hear Patti and Heather's best strategies for customer happiness - including being preemptive with...

Reimagining Your Studio Environment in a Challenging World with Heather Younger Do you feel like the dynamic in your team has changed as the result of a tulmultuous few years in business? Is your head spinning trying to define paths forward for your studio and employees in a world where change is happening at a faster pace than ever before? In this empowering, hope-filled episode, keynote speaker...

This special episode is an Inner Circle retreat sneak-peek, where keynote speaker Dan Martell shares how to strategically buy back your time to unlock painless growth and to scale a studio you don't grow to hate one day.

You don't have time to do everything; only time to do what matters! As professionals and leaders, we wear many hats and it is easy to be constantly distracted, overwhelmed and not achieving the results we want and need to grow our business. If we develop systems to increase our productivity and streamline our businesses we can focus on growing our sales and teams. This exclusive Inner Circle retre...

It's the FINAL week of our 'Work Less, Make More' series with the incredible Annie Leese Thistle, and in this week's podcast Annie shares the impact that working less has had on her life, both at the studio and outside of it in her personal life. In this heartfelt and value-packed episode, Annie shares: Her tips for  building relationships with colleges  and why this has been a game-changer for bu...

This week we are going to talk about the 4 key people you need to assemble as you build your Rally Team for 2023 and beyond! Throughout our journey's as Dance Studio Owners, we need people by our sides who can support us, love us, and be our biggest cheerleaders . So how do we find those crucial and amazing friends and confidants that really keep the wheels turning in our lives, and bring us happi...

When you look at the day and week ahead, are you paying close attention to your natural energy peaks? How about your preferred activity or satisfaction levels? Right now. you have the power and privilege to design your days, weeks and months to set yourself up for success in business and life - you just need to know what to look for. In this week's episode of the Work Less, Make More podcast serie...

"Freedom" is a word that Dance Studio Owner, Annie Leese Thistle can get behind - and we know its one you can get behind too! This week's episode is all about the 4 key ways that Annie has achieved more freedom and balance in her studio and life as she strives towards the 20 hour work week that enables her to Work Less, Make More.  This week, Annie walks you through: Why you need to create clear j...

What are the things that are currently holding you back from reaching your full potential? If you are a studio owner who wants change; if you want more, if you want better than your average; you need to change some things in order to get different results. And that is exactly what this week's episode of "Work Less, Make More"on the Transform My Dance Studio Podcast with guest host, Annie Leese Thi...

In this six part podcast series 'Work Less, Make More', workaholic studio owner Annie Lesse Thistle discovers her true values and transforms her life to achieve a balance of work, family, and self that she never thought possible. During this podcast mini-series, Annie will be your guide to achieving more freedom and balance in your studio life as she walks you through her six secrets to achieving...

Candace Nelson, founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes, shares her insights on entrepreneurship, failure, and team building, providing the jolt of creativity and clarity dance studio owners need to take their studio to the next level. If you want to learn how to be a successful studio CEO, take some lessons from Candace Nelson's successes and failures with her businesses. Candace Nelson is the founder of S...

Last month, Clint Salter hosted a live interview to celebrate the launch of Candace Nelson's new book 'Sweet Success', and the insights shared during their hour together was so valuable that we simply had to bring it to you here on the podcast! Over this 2-part mini series, you'll learn how Sprinkles founder, Candace Nelson turned her passion into a profitable business, one cupcake at a time while...

In the Inner Circle, we believe that studio ownership doesn't need to be stressful for you to be successful. In this special interview, our guests will show you how to stop running around putting out fires in your business, and return to the passionate, confident leader you were when you first started out - with a lot more cash in the bank and way more time to spend doing the things you love.

In the grand finale of the Studio Empire Formula, Hillary Parnell shares the 12 biggest business and life lessons she has learned as a 7-figure dance studio CEO (and wishes she had learned sooner!)