Many times in my years as a gym owner, I’ve had to experience the negative effects of hiring the wrong person. On average, employers report it costs the company anywhere between $8,000 and $25,000 to hire the wrong person. I’m... Read More

Lately, I’ve been talking a lot about stress management for gym owners, and recently Justin and I did a Fireside Chat about digitizing your gym and getting rid of paper. I wanted to give a few practical tips on how... Read More

If there’s one subject I struggled with in high school and college, it was science. So, last week when I was writing about how to combat stress as a cheer gym owner, I wanted to know why we don’t always... Read More

Lately I’ve been talking with you about stress because it’s about to be the busiest time of the year in our gyms. Your weeks will soon be filled with back-to-school enrollments, starting on your routine in anticipation of showcase, and... Read More

There are a few times in my life when overwhelm begins to set in, but fortunately I’ve learned how to identify those triggers a little earlier so I can prevent them when possible. One of those triggers is when things... Read More

Yesterday I talked a bit about staff accountability and you probably gave a big sigh. I would too. In fact, I was talking to an Academy member on a coaching call yesterday and we talked about how she knows her... Read More

This week we had choreography at my gym. To say I love my choreographer is an understatement. To say my athletes and their parents love her is also an understatement. She is amazing with my kids, and I wouldn’t have... Read More

Do you ever feel like the more you learn, the more you want to make changes in your gym? But you also know from experience, more changes means you’ll have to sell your staff and gym families on a new... Read More

A couple weeks ago, I did a presentation at the Next Gen conference where I heard I made a few coaches pretty upset.  You see, I expected coaches throughout the room to start booing me and giving me what my... Read More

A few weeks ago I taught a session at the Next Gen conference called, “Going Against the Industry Standard”. In the weeks since, I have thought of so many areas I wished I could have talked about.  One of them... Read More