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I am so excited to be launching my NEW Fitness Business Coaching Program! In this episode I wanted to share all the reasons why I am so excited & humbled to be launching this program!  I'll share with you my mission & how I will be come a massive part of changing the way mentorship and coaching is done in the fitness space! I hope you enjoy!  👉Instagram: www.instagram.com/brittany_welk 👉Facebook: www.facebook.com/brittwelk 👉Official Website: www.brittanywelk/info

$hit happens...COVID has already happened to all of us and some time in the last 2 years we've had to be prepared for the inevitable. Most recently we had to shut down our gym for 10 days due to a small COVID outbreak and THEN Marciea and I both got hit with COVID which put us out of our studio for ANOTHER 10 days leaving our team to run the show. There are 5 tips that I am giving you in this episode to help you prepare in case something like this happens to YOU!  It's not about IF it's going to happen...it's about WHEN. 👉Instagram: www.instagram.com/brittany_welk 👉Facebook: www.facebook.com/brittwelk 👉Official Website: www.brittanywelk/info

Listen, I'm all about "organic" marketing, gettin referrals, B2B partnerships, etc. All of those things are great ways to generate traffic for your studio. But let's face it, if you want REAL eyeballs at volume, you're going to have to pay for them one way or the other. In today's episode I give you my take on paid advertising, what I think its a good ad spend per month & why I think it's important to be using this as a tool to drive traffic in your studio.  👉Instagram: www.instagram.com/brittany_welk 👉Facebook: www.facebook.com/brittwelk 👉Official Website: www.brittanywelk/info

If you want to ensure that your business fails, give discounts, give LOTS of discounts.  Give them to friends, family, stranger off the street, whoever! But if you want to run your business into the ground give discounts. In this weeks episode I'll share 3 reasons why you shouldn't give discounts and why it's so important to make sure that the value that you give to your prospects in members is what they pay for....in FULL! 👉Instagram: www.instagram.com/brittany_welk 👉Facebook: www.facebook.com/brittwelk 👉Official Website: www.brittanywelk/coaching

In this weeks episode I got a chance to sit down with Andrew Frezza Co-Owner of FitTown Jupiter in Jupiter, FL. Andrew & I met a few years back and we've kept in touch and I love the perspective that Andrew brings to Fitness Business. He and is brother Tony went from 500+ members Pre-COVID down to the 400's but have a BETTER business NOW then they did Pre-COVID. The main reason that has happened is because they decided to focus on the QUALITY of their programs & new clients versus the quantity. This is what the fitness industry is coming to & it was great to catch up with Andrew & breakdown their decision to rebrand from CrossFit, their new "Personal Training" into program and more!  Also! Andrew has his own podcast called the Care, Coach, Lead podcast that's dedicated to helping fitness professional become better coaches and trainers. Check out Andrew's Links Below for more info!  Care Coach Lead Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/care-coach-lead/id1412475427 FitTown Jupiter https://www.fittownjupiter.com Rockstar Coaching Program https://rockstar-coaching-course.teachable.com/p/rockstar-coaching-course

I don't normally do rant podcasts, I'm a pretty chill person for the most part but there are a few things that work my nerves. One of which is owners how have massive egos, too much money & are blind to see that their business needs help. In today's episode I share an encounter I had that brought about this exact scenario and the fact that I am so proud of what his staff took the initiative to do. Truth be told if they were closer, I'd have them working for me! LOL!  Hope you enjoy! 

In this weeks episode I got to sit down and chat with one of my very good friends and former colleague, Corbyn May. Corbyn worked for one of the top OrangeTheory Fitness franchises in Portland opening 20+ locations in the Portland market, working for Nike headquarters as well. Corbyn is a MASTER when it comes to pre-opening a fitness studio and I wanted to catch up with him on what that landscape looks like POST COVID.  Corbyn and I chat about positive and negative changes in our industry, the ins and outs of pre-opening a studio in 2022 and what the best practices for having a successful opening look like NOW versus THEN. I hope you enjoy this episode!  Looking for a true PARTNER in your business?! My coaching program is OPEN to new clients!  Visit www.brittanywelk.com/coaching for more information! 

There are 3 reasons that people open fitness studios. In this episode I will talk about all 3 of them, whether you were a trainer turned business owner, member turned business owner or regular person turned business owner. You as an owner fall into one of these categories and it's important that you realize what category you're in and how you can grow your business by your rules. I hope you enjoy this episode! 

The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni is one of my favorite books regarding TEAMS. I would say the MAJORITY of teams that I come across are dysfunctional in one way or another. Some have all FIVE dysfunctions some only have one. BUT! Even having ONE can cause major issues in the team culture & how successful your business is. This episode is the start of a 5 episode series I'm going to do on the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team and how you can start to solve them! I hope you enjoy!

Team culture is like a relationship. Break trust and it's hard to be rebuilt. Never have trust & growth is stunted. In the next 5 episodes I am going to share each dysfunction with you in the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team. I will share with you what it means to have an Absence of Trust on your team, what are the signs that your team has this dysfunction and some tips on how to fix it. 

If you don’t have TRUST you can’t have HEALTHY CONFLICT  When you have trust, conflicts come out as realistic issues/concerns that the team has and not PERSONAL feelings about one another.  In this episode you'll learn about what the Fear of Conflict looks like on your team & how you can overcome it! 

The Fitness Business Summit is just 5 weeks away and I am so excited to give you a sneak peek of the coaching master mind that is Kelita Hollins, AKA Coach K!  As a Chicago Native she stumbled into her fitness career after a pre-med stint at college & boy is our industry glad she did! Now after her working her way up through the coaching ranks at OrangeTheory from Coach to Regional Trainer she's done her share of trainer recruitment, development, promotion and demotion too. She's going to be joining me as my Co-host of this summit on May 14th and in this episode she gives you a TASTE of what she's going to be covering at the summit. Trust me when I tell you, if you think THIS is good, you won't want to miss out!  Join us Saturday May 14th from 11:30AM to 6:30PM at LadyStrong Fitness in Schaumburg, IL for our 1st Annual Fitness Business Summit. TICKETS ARE LIMITED ON A SALE NOW! Purchase Tickets Here: https://www.ticketfalcon.com/e/summit/