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Building Culture in Your Gym

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the cheer biz podcast. I’m your host Dan cotton, and today we...

San Diego Conference

Thanks for checking out Next Gen Conferences! If you’ve never attended one of our events, they’re unlike any other. Our...

Retaining great staff

Getting great staff in the door is just half the battle. The other half is keeping them! There’s no question...

How to attract great staff

Yesterday I talked about some of my firm personal rules when hiring. So then how do you attract the RIGHT...

How to NOT get hired at my gym

If you’re like me, you’re headed into hiring season as the busiest months of the year are about to begin:...

Should you take back a parent who has been kicked out of your gym?

I recently did a coaching call of my own. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, for the last...

How to hold staff accountable when you hate holding staff accountable

Yesterday I talked a bit about staff accountability and you probably gave a big sigh. I would too. In fact,...

Program numbers declining? Maybe it’s your (lack of) planning…

Last week I was scrolling through Facebook when I saw a post from a frustrated parent. She was looking for...

What happens when parents get upset about your new routine

As I mentioned yesterday, the parents in my gym often stay during choreography. Most of them sit and socialize, get...

How to hire the right choreographer for your gym

This week we had choreography at my gym. To say I love my choreographer is an understatement. To say my...

Need to make changes in your gym? Read this first.

Do you ever feel like the more you learn, the more you want to make changes in your gym? But...

How to help create more income for your staff

A couple weeks ago, I did a presentation at the Next Gen conference where I heard I made a few...

Cheer moms: Your new friends

A few weeks ago I taught a session at the Next Gen conference called, “Going Against the Industry Standard”. In...

Now let’s talk about the professional non-negotiables

Last week we talked about non-negotiables in your life. I actually had a ton of feedback on that blog, and...

What are your non-negotiables?

I was talking to an Academy member a couple days ago, and she said something that has rung in my...

Is it possible your staff is actually better than you at your job?

Last week I went to get my nails done. I haven’t always been a “nail” person, but about a year...

Next Generation Academy FAQ

Lately, I’ve gotten some really great questions about what the NG Academy even is. So, here’s a bit of an...

Losing Athletes to Another Gym? You’re Not Alone.

I had been telling myself no one else needed this blog…and then I heard another gym owner was dealing with...

Scoring: Danielle’s Review from All Star Worlds 2023

For days I’ve been seeing posts back and forth about All Star Worlds and scoring. The crazy moms groups are...

New Gym Curriculum

WEEK 1 – The Legal Stuff How to KNOW if your business will be sustainable in your area Business must-haves...

If mark up is necessary, then profit is vital

Yesterday I told you why it’s important to make sure you’re marking up your competitive fees. Today, I will talk...

Why you MUST mark up your competitive fees and how to explain this to parents

Over the weekend I was chatting with a gym owner who had a parent asking to see the breakdown of...

Stop telling new gym owners not to open a gym

Something has been driving me crazy in cheer lately, and those who know me know a fired-up blog is headed...

Check out the amazing talent who will be teaching at the NG Dallas Conference!

We’re excited to begin announcing our speakers for our Summer 2023 conference in Dallas! Rommel Osuna: Rommel will be running several...

First Competition? Here’s what you can expect.

So you’re new to competitions? It’s hard to find good information out there on what to expect and how to...

5 Ways to Make it in a Small Town

Raise your hand if you live in what’s considered a small town? ✋ I do. My community has about 50,000...

Travel Competitions are NOT “Work Trips”

We’re in the thick of competition season, and that often means one thing: People are stressed. We’ve got back-to-back competition...

Next Generation Gym Owners to host Summer Conference, June 2023 in Dallas

Next Generation Gym Owners 240 NW 13 Hwy Warrensburg, MO 64093 Nextgenowners.com PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release Date: Feb....

“Profit” is Not Selfish

I hate nothing more than people assuming their tuition is how I pay my mortgage. In fact, over the years,...

Industry-proof your gym

I decided a long time ago, no one was going to dictate the future of my program but me (well…I...