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Working With Family Without Wrecking the Relationship

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Working With Family in Your Cheer Gym: A Real Framework for Making It Work Working with family is one of the hardest things you will ever do in your cheer gym — and boy,... Read More

5 Things I’d Do to Make Sure My Gym Never Grows

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Five Growth Killers Every Cheer Gym Owner Must Avoid Dan Cotton, host of the Cheer Biz Podcast, flips the script and walks through five habits he’d adopt if his goal were to stop his... Read More

Stop Building Custom Apps With AI

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Why Gym Owners Should Stop Building Custom AI Apps Dan Cotton, host of the Cheer Biz Podcast and self-proclaimed AI super fan, makes the case for why most cheer gym owners should resist the... Read More

You Either Speak “Teenager” or You Don’t

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Speaking Teenager: A Cheer Coach’s Guide to Earning a Senior Team’s Respect Working with teenagers is different from any other age group, and if you don’t speak teenager, it can be really hard. Hey... Read More

Stop Hiring Cheer Coaches Out of Desperation

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts The Hidden Cost of Desperation Hiring in Cheer Gyms In this solo episode, Cheer Biz Podcast host Dan Cotton draws on nearly two decades of gym ownership to explain why hiring out of desperation... Read More

5 Things I’d Do Differently If I Started My Cheer Gym Today

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Five Things Dan Cotton Would Do Differently Opening a Cheer Gym Cheer Biz Podcast host Dan Cotton looks back on taking over his Oregon gym in 2011 and shares the five moves he’d make... Read More

Cheer Makes Absolutely No Sense… Until It Does: Jay Yoder

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Meet CheerDad: Jay Yoder on Viral Cheer Videos, Autism Advocacy, and Life on the Sidelines Hey guys, and welcome back to the Full Out Cheer Podcast! I’m Danielle, your host, and today I’ve got... Read More

The Road From All Star Cheer to Elite College Cheer

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts From a Recess Dare to Trinity Valley and Weber State Cheer Former Trinity Valley and Weber State cheerleader Brooke sits down with host Dan Cotton to share her journey from a childhood dare to... Read More

AI Is Not Your Business Coach

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Why AI Can Never Replace Your Real Business Coach Dan Cotton, host of the Cheer Biz Podcast and a self-described AI super fan, explains why leaning on AI as a substitute for real business... Read More

Why You’re Not Getting the Routine You Paid For

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Six Mistakes That Keep Cheer Gyms From Great Choreography Dan Cotton, host of the Cheer Biz Podcast and owner of Oregon Dream Teams, has spent years choreographing routines for gyms across the country. In... Read More