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Staffing

3 Things Gym Owners Must Stop Doing

I am super fired up right now because I have been talking to gym owners almost non-stop and there are some consistent issues that keep coming up. So we are going to dive into three things that you as a... Read More

Stop Hiring the Wrong Coaches

As your gym grows and you start to have more teams and more classes, the reality is that you can’t coach everything. And that’s why it becomes so important to build your coaching team. And these are the three biggest... Read More

You Can’t See Your Own Mistakes (And Yes, That Includes Your Business)

If you’ve been in the cheer industry for more than five minutes, you already know: we are obsessed with feedback. We film routines from 47 angles like it’s a Netflix documentary on penguins, send stunts in for legality reviews, and... Read More

Patience Pays: The Secret to Thriving as a Cheer Gym Owner

Have you ever heard the fable about the goose that laid the golden egg? A man and his wife had a goose that laid one golden egg daily. Despite their good fortune, they became impatient. They assumed the goose must... Read More

The Digital Dilemma: Do Cheer Gyms Need Social Media Policies?

Many gyms have social media policies in place for their athletes and staff. In fact, we all see stuff on the internet in our gym apparel and slowly close our eyes hoping no one else has seen it. After all... Read More

The Hiring Dilemma: What Do You Really Need in a Director

This is a follow up from the Cheer Biz Podcast, “Hiring a Director Won’t Solve Your Problems” published on Spotify and Apple podcasts, Dec. 17, 2024.   Last week on “The Cheer Biz Podcast,” Dan Cotton told you that a... Read More

Respecting Life Beyond Cheer: How Flexibility Boosts Staff Retention

Recently, someone asked two questions about staff in one of our Next Gen groups: How do you maintain a consistent staff and positive work environment when employees are regularly calling out of work, affecting your ability to provide quality teams... Read More

What You Can (and Can’t) Ask When Checking References & Conducting Interviews

Recently during a call, a client told me about a strange situation he was facing with a potential employee. He had interviewed someone and was ready to send an offer letter when he thought, “I should check the references first.”... Read More

No More Idle Time: How to Keep Your Gym Staff Productive Between Classes

I often hear from gym owners that their staff members sometimes push back on extra tasks they’re told to do. This is often a sign that the bigger picture is misunderstood by staff. If you, as a gym owner, tend... Read More

When Coaches Leave Midseason: A Gym Owner’s Guide to Handling the Unexpected

It’s not all that uncommon to lose coaches midseason. Life happens. They transfer colleges, get married or pregnant, or may even take a full-time job. No matter how committed, even the best coaches sometimes have life pop up … and... Read More