WTF Gym Talk

Adam Ludlow is the owner of Rewired Fitness Co.  Formerly known as CrossFit Rewired. He's gone through a journey many of you are considering or are currently on yourself and I wanted to share his story.

One of the main topics I'll be presenting on during my One Day Biz Seminar in Boston, MA on Feb 22nd will be the sales workflow...but this time with a twist. I'll be presenting on the differences between PT First Sales vs. Straight to Class Sales Which model should you be deploying and why.  What to say, do and create in order to manufacture the best first day client experience. How should yo...

So many microgyms are bloated, slow and too fat. I'm referring to their business operations, operational capacity, equipment choices and programming methods. 

If you're not able to attend my One Day Biz Seminar in Boston, MA on Feb 22nd - you're missing out.   But I wanted to at least give you a sneakpeek as to what I think you guys need to know about this new (not really new...just updated and better than what you're currently using) marketing funnel that we've used at Urban MVMNT to have the best sales quarter of our existence... And no, thi...

The UX (user experience) that leads up to you asking for the prospects money is make or break. In this podcast episode, I break down the best way to create an ideal UX in both a PT First model + group only model. 

I like to think that my work has given enthusiasm, inspiration or dare I say, permission to others who wanted to help microgym owners but just didn't have the balls to hit record and talk into their camera. From my first video back in 2015 to where I am today with WTF Gym Talk, I feel confident in my ability to give content creation advice to others - regardless of who they are trying to reach wit...

So you're telling me that you have clients who are paying for coaching from someone else other than you?   Well that's embarrassing. 

So you have something super special that you want to protect huh???

Zak Leighton is the co-owner of CrossFit Distinction in Cleveland, OH and a helluva good dude. He's also decided to get into the vacation cruise ship industry by renting milltion dollar yachts and sending thousands of fitness fans out to sea to workout, party and hang out with some of their favorite fitness celebs.  WOD on the Waves was originally a concept I used as comedic relief in my cont...

Are you still waiting till the very end of a prospect's first class or initial consult to show them pricing information? Do you still covet the pricing options like it's some secret relic you can't show them or you'll magically lose the sale cause you won't be able to add value or some other lame fucking bullshit reason? If so...this is for you.  

A new monthly segment that I'll be co-hosting with Boris Kezic, founder of Metcon Creative (the branding firm I've used to help add extensive branding assets to Urban MVMNT as we continue our re-branding journey). On this first episode we get balls deep into some of the common issues we see with microgym owners as they start the rebranding process and talk about some of our favorite sources of ins...

I recently did a vlog on this concept of The New Marketing Funnel For Microgyms and it stirred up quite a response so I wanted to increase the awareness on what I think you guys need to strongly consider if you're looking to drive more traffic into your building without running bullshit gimmicky challenge ads.

Dan Uyemura is the CEO of Push Press and one hell of a guy to jam on business with. We go into a plethora of details from the broken business model that most CF Affiliates are running with to leaning out your microgym from a cost perspective and operational capacity.  To learn more about Push Press and the cool shit they're doing - www.pushpress.com  

Jeremy Hohle is more famous than you. His gym has probably also been around longer than yours. And even though this guy is also a complete bad ass who still attends biz seminars hours after having his appendix removed, he's probably one of the most down to earth, awesome and good dudes I've ever met. Jeremy is the owner of Ragin CrossFit in Lafayette, LA and is the famous Drew Brees doppelgänger y...

Joe bought a Peleton and we get into what a huge pile of boogey douche he's become because of it....the end. Just kidding. Kinda.    We more or less breakdown the attraction behind Peleton, their recent marketing misfire that caught them some serious negative PR and the brilliance of Elon Musk's Cyber Truck debut.  

Part 1 of a sales specific series that I'm going to cover more on in 2020.   Big picture topics are great, but my fav content to create is specific action items and I think you guys are going to get a lot out of this one. 

Shannon Kennedy is a badass female, amazing gymnastics coach, a good friend and FORMER employee of CrossFit SouthEnd. The title of this podcast is def. riding the clickbait wave but not really.  Shannon ran the gymnastics program at CFSE and when we made our move to rebrand to Urban MVMNT, specialty classes like Olympic Weightlifting, gymnastics, endurance, etc were not a part of that vision....

"So Stu, I started working with a new website guy" "Awesome!  How's it going?" "Well, it's OK I guess...but his website isn't getting me any leads" "You realize websites aren't designed to get you leads, right???" "I just figured he'd be able to also help me with some ads and offers and stuff, ya know" "What I know is that you're fucking retarded...sit down, we need to talk"

A growing majority of individuals I speak with are very, very new to the content game. Like the don't even mess with social media themselves, personally - let alone from a business standpoint. So I figured this podcast would be beneficial to anyone who is having a hard time getting started with content creation. 

I've had some microgym owners reach out about what exactly we've changed regarding the movement selection we prescribe at Urban MVMNT so I figured I'd share a bit. 

Please Be that microgym owner that send me the DM that reads  "Hey Stu, how can I make my clients refer me to more of their friends?   I tried raffling off a pair of shoes, but it didn't work!" My response: Your mother should have had an abortion.  But she didn't...so shut the fuck up...sit down and let's get learned.

This 6th episode of Talking to Myself goes deep into the concept of ego and why I'm glad that I have a fuckton of it. 

There's two skills you need as a business owner: Math + Communication. I'm going to discuss my thoughts on the latter. 

The other day a fellow gym owner made an account of her experience when visiting her local F45 studio and it inspired me to make some commentary on it - hope you enjoy.

I don't know when this will be going down...but I feel pretty confident from where I stand now in the paradigm shift that is happening.  Can you see it?