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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...

How will I explain this one to our parents?!?

Note: I’m going to tell you my experience here. I am not here to further the list of negativity when...

The hard-to-hear feedback is the one that will change your business most

Each year I host our Coffee & Conversation feedback sessions. Some teams have amazing feedback and reaffirm that we’re doing...

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Quitters fees aren’t going to keep people from quitting

My daughter used to do competitive swim. The program in our area is very successful and pretty serious about swim....

The tea about your senior kids

Last week my daughter came to me in a panic. She’s 12 and it’s her first year on our senior...

Upcoming Conferences

Thanks for checking out Next Gen. We were able to secure 50 more tickets for the Summer Next Gen conference....

Are you asking too much of your parents on competition day?

I’d say I’m a pretty busy parent. I am not great at remembering when it’s my snack day or bringing...

Stop charging athletes these fees…

I started revising my all star packet last week. Can you believe it’s almost that time already? As you start...

Why I don’t believe in the industry standard

Many years ago I abandoned the idea of following an industry standard of any kind. It turned out, many things...

Stay Tuned

There are currently no conferences on the schedule at this time. Next Gen typically hosts events in the summer and...

When you should abandon your goal

Every year Justin and I sit down and write out some personal and professional goals for ourselves. They’re usually vastly...

The 90% Who Didn’t Get First

If you’re like me, on Monday, my newsfeed was filled with owners celebrating their teams’ victories over the weekend. I...

The Next Generation of All Star

Years ago when Justin put in his two weeks at his job as a federal civilian for the Air Force,...

Email: The Secret Marketing Ingredient

The first time I heard someone speak about email marketing, I thought I must have stepped back in time 10...

The truth about discounts

Sibling discount Cash discount Second-class discount “You’re a super talented athlete” discount “I need a boy on this team” discount...

Why most owners give up right before they see success

I have a German Shepherd. If you know these dogs, you know they’re worker dogs. They like to stay busy...

The cause of owner burnout

This is a busy time of year. If you’re not already stressing about the upcoming season, getting your uniforms, bows,...

Prepping your parents for competition season (freebies included here!)

This past week, Dan talked all about the chaos that ensues when competition season kicks off. Like Dan, I’m in...

Start your journey to success today

This week we’ve been talking about success. We gave you a few key attributes successful people have as well as...