The Fit Biz Accelerator

What if the next big opportunity in the fitness business isn’t more workouts, but wellness? In this episode, Tobias Young sits down with Casey Conrad to explore why wellness is becoming a major opportunity for fitness professionals and how coaches can expand beyond traditional exercise to better serve what clients actually want. Casey Conrad is an internationally recognized fitness and wellness bu...

If your fitness business feels unpredictable, the problem may not be a lack of leads. It may be that you’re making marketing decisions without knowing what is actually working. In this episode of FitBiz Accelerator , Tobias Young sits down with Justin Starbird to discuss how fitness coaches can replace random marketing activity with a measurable client acquisition system. They cover CRM systems, l...

Most fitness businesses don’t need more leads. They need a better marketing system. In this episode, Chase Fairchild breaks down how fitness coaches can improve their messaging, branding, sales, and lead follow-up to turn more opportunities into clients. Tobias Young sits down with Chase Fairchild, seven-time founder and CEO of Bolt Marketing, to discuss why generating more leads is not always the...

Most fitness coaches don’t lose sales because they have a bad coaching program. They lose sales because they make one critical mistake on the sales call: they pitch too early. In this episode of the FitBiz Accelerator Podcast, Tobias Young sits down with Brian Fanale, co-founder of Digital Mentors, to break down what actually makes high-ticket sales conversations work. Brian has generated more tha...

What if your fitness coaching content isn't connecting because the problem isn't your marketing strategy, but who you're showing up as online? In this episode of the FitBiz Accelerator, Tobias Young sits down with Samantha Norman, a former online fitness coach who transitioned into branding and business strategy through Cradle to Grave Creative. Samantha explains her Who Before What ap...

How do you grow a fitness business to $2 million a year without constantly chasing more leads? David Rafuse reveals how client retention, community, and member experience helped build a $2M fitness business. In this episode of the FitBiz Accelerator Podcast, Tobias Young sits down with David Rafuse, founder of Blended Athletics, to break down the systems, mindset shifts, and retention strategies t...

How do fitness entrepreneurs turn business profit into personal wealth?  In this episode Phil Calandra breaks down financial strategies for trainers, gym owners, and online coaches to keep more of what they earn and build true financial freedom. Making more money does not automatically mean building wealth. In this episode of the FitBiz Accelerator Podcast , Tobias Young sits down with Phil Caland...

What if the strategies helping you grow your fitness business are actually pushing you toward burnout? In this episode of the FitBiz Accelerator, Tobias Young sits down with Bron Watson to break down what sustainable fitness business growth really looks like and why doing more isn't always the answer. Bron shares lessons from rebuilding her own business and explains why fitness coaches need to...

Building a successful fitness business isn't about having the best logo, the perfect website, or posting more content. It's about creating a brand that people remember, trust, and recommend. This episode explores what actually makes a fitness business stand out in a crowded market. Learn how strong branding influences customer decisions, why understanding customer acquisition costs is esse...

Most fitness coaches think growing their business means posting more content, chasing more followers, or working longer hours. But what if you're focusing on the wrong things? In this episode of the FitBiz Accelerator Podcast , Tobias Young sits down with Kary Sinkule , founder of Yoga's Arc , to discuss a smarter way to grow a fitness business. Instead of waiting for clients to come to yo...

Can AI replace fitness coaches, or will it make the best coaches even more valuable? In this episode of the FitBiz Accelerator Podcast , Tobias Young sits down with entrepreneur, Ironman athlete, and AI innovator Tony Medrano to explore how artificial intelligence, longevity, recovery, peptide therapy, and personalized coaching are transforming the fitness industry. Tony has built and exited multi...

Most fitness coaches think working harder is the key to growth. It's not. If your business depends on you showing up every day, taking every call, coaching every client, and making every decision, you're building a job, not a business. In this episode of the FitBiz Accelerator Podcast, Tobias Young sits down with Alex & Kate DeBiase, founders of Creative Kids Movement Network, to revea...

Most trainers think they are losing clients because of bad programming, boring workouts, or not enough variety. That is almost never the real reason. John Watson, founder of Bloom, has built a fitness business with a 90 percent retention rate across 50 plus locations, and he says the answer has almost nothing to do with the workout itself. John spent 32 years in the mortgage industry before he wal...

Most fitness coaches believe they need thousands of followers before they can build a successful business. The reality is that a loyal community will outperform a large audience every time. In this episode of the FitBiz Accelerator Podcast, Tobias Young sits down with Joe Gray , creator of Gray Matter Lifting, founder of the Garage Gym Competition, and moderator of one of Reddit's largest Home...

A client's lower back keeps flaring up, so you treat the back. But the actual source is limited hip rotation, and the back is just the next joint in line taking the strain. Dr. Sean Altman explains how coaches learn to trace pain to where it's actually coming from. In this episode of the FitBiz Accelerator, host Tobias Young sits down with Dr. Sean Altman, a doctor of physical therapy and...

What does it really look like to follow a bigger calling and build a fitness brand with faith at the center? In this episode of the FitBiz Accelerator Podcast, host Tobias Young sits down with Erica Carter — owner, founder, franchisor, and certified Pilates instructor behind Prayers & Pilates, a faith-based reformer Pilates and infrared sauna studio. After 15 years in real estate (rising to VP...

Burnout isn't just being tired, it's being maxed out, scattered, and overwhelmed while still trying to show up for your clients, your content, and your family. In this episode of the FitBiz Accelerator Podcast, host Tobias Young sits down with Dr. Karolina LaBrecque — speaker, coach, behavior consultant, and founder of the Help to Grow Institute — to break down how fitness coaches, trainer...

What happens when doctors tell you your health may never recover? Sara Goldstein was dealing with Stage 4 kidney disease, PCOS, chronic inflammation, high cholesterol, burnout, and a body that seemed to be working against her. At her lowest point, she weighed over 220 pounds and was told some of her health issues were irreversible. Instead of accepting that future, she rebuilt her life from the gr...

What happens when your client is doing everything right and then life hits? A divorce. The loss of a loved one. Surgery. Burnout. Family stress. A major life transition. Most coaches know how to help clients succeed when life is going well. The best coaches know how to help clients stay consistent when life gets hard. In this episode of the FitBiz Accelerator Podcast, Sonia Ryan shares the lessons...

"It is easier to save a buck than it is to make a buck." That's how Ryan Otto opens this conversation — and it's the line most fitness coaches need tattooed on their forehead. One of Ryan's clients saved $120,000 in taxes last year. Not by making more. By structuring smarter. Most coaches obsess over leads, sales, and revenue. Then tax season hits and they hand half of it bac...

Most clients don't quit in a dramatic moment. They slowly lose emotional capacity until consistency feels impossible. Your client is motivated. Checking in. Hitting workouts. Talking about goals. Then week 6 hits and they disappear. Most coaches blame discipline. Performance coach JD Tremblay says they're solving the wrong problem. After working with competitive athletes and online coaches...

What if meditation wasn’t “woo-woo”… but actually mental strength training? In this episode of the Fit Biz Accelerator Podcast, Tobias Young sits down with mindfulness coach, speaker, and author Aaron Hendon to break down how entrepreneurs, coaches, and high performers can train their minds the same way they train their bodies. Aaron shares his journey from battling anxiety behind the scenes while...

In this episode of the FitBiz Accelerator Podcast, we sit down with Kristin Oja — healthcare entrepreneur and founder of Stat Wellness — a rapidly growing functional medicine and strength training company that has scaled from a solo startup to 60+ team members across multiple locations. Kristin shares her journey from personal trainer to Doctor of Nursing Practice, and how she built a mission-driv...

🔥 What It REALLY Takes to Open & Scale a Profitable Fitness Studio In this episode of the FitBiz Accelerator Podcast, Tobias Young sits down with Todd Kuhn — a seasoned fitness entrepreneur with over 20 years of studio ownership experience — to break down the truth behind building a successful studio business. This is not the “Instagram version” of studio ownership. We dive into the real chal...

How to Build a Personal Brand That Stands Out (and Actually Converts) If you’re posting content but not seeing real business growth… this episode is for you. In this conversation, Tobias sits down with filmmaker-turned-brand strategist Jake Isham to break down what it really takes to build authority, trust, and omnipresence in today’s crowded online space. From storytelling frameworks to content s...