Run a Profitable Gym

Run a Profitable Gym


Latest Episodes

Going for Groups: How Rob Sowden-Taylor Filled His Gyms
August 01, 2024

Two-Brain’s Top 10 leaderboard for client headcount in May ran from 341 to 941 clients at single-location gyms.In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” host Mike Warkentin talks with Robin Sowden-Taylor, owner of the large gym Ion Strength and Condition

Million-Dollar Gyms Don't Have 10-Cent Coaching
July 29, 2024

It doesn’t matter how good your sales are if you’re losing clients due to poor coaching. People just won't stay and pay if your product—coaching—is lacking.As a gym owner, you sell results. Results help clients become healthier, and they increase retentio

He Had 270 Members But Earns More Now With Fewer Than 200!
July 25, 2024

If you doubled your average revenue per member, how many clients would you need to pay yourself $100,000 per year?In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” host Mike Warkentin sits down with Kieran O’Dwyer, Two-Brain Business mentor and owner of two gyms

Huge Client Headcount: The Top 10 Gyms Around the World
July 22, 2024

How can you acquire and keep more gym clients?Our top fitness entrepreneurs share their secrets.This month’s Two-Brain leaderboard features coaching gyms with outstanding member counts—ranging from 341 to a whopping 941.In this episode of “Run a Profitabl

Essential Retention Tactic: The Client Journey
July 18, 2024

What are the rewards if you create an outstanding client journey at your gym? Better retention, greater lifetime value, lower marketing costs, higher profit and vastly improved results for clients.On today’s episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” host Mike Wa

Retention: What Really Matters and What's Completely Irrelevant
July 15, 2024

The longer members stay at your gym, the better your chances of changing their lives. So how do you get clients to stick around?In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” host Mike Warkentin and Two-Brain CEO Chris Cooper discuss key tactics for improving

Driving Through Sales Friction: Getting to "Yes"
July 11, 2024

Picture this: You’re in a sales consultation at your gym. You’ve communicated how your service will help the prospect meet their goals, and they’ve affirmed their interest. You’re so close to getting the sale, and then they hit you with “I need to think a

Scenario Solutions: Say Exactly This to Grow Your Gym!
July 08, 2024

Do you ever wish you had a script that would tell you what to say to members and prospective clients?Today on “Run a Profitable Gym,” host Mike Warkentin and Two-Brain founder Chris Cooper discuss several common scenarios gym owners face, and Coop tells y

Easy Ways to Earn More Per Client Starting Today
July 04, 2024

If you multiplied your client count by an average revenue per member (ARM) of $500, what would the number be? What would that number do for your gym and your family?Today on “Run a Profitable Gym,” host Mike Warkentin talks with a fitness entrepreneur wh

The Race to the Bottom: How to Set Your Gym Apart From Competitors
July 01, 2024

Many gyms are “racing to the bottom” with lower and lower prices that destroy their value. This happens because of commoditization: When clients can’t differentiate between options, they choose the cheapest one, so many gym owners feel pressure to compete