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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

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

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

When Good Cheer Decisions Become Bad Business Decisions

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts The Hidden Business Mistakes Great Cheer Coaches Keep Making Host Dan Cotton breaks down why gym owners who excel at cheer often struggle most with the business side, walking through the four costly habits... Read More

Don’t Take the Bait: How Great Leaders Stay Calm

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Don’t Take the Bait: How Gym Owners Can Handle Angry Parents and Staff Without Losing Their Cool I know you’ve probably had a parent or staff member really freak out on you at some... Read More

6 Reasons You’re Struggling While Other Gyms Are Crushing It

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts The Real Reasons Some Cheer Gyms Thrive While Others Stall Dan Cotton, host of the Cheer Biz Podcast and owner of Oregon Dream Teams, cuts through the excuses gym owners lean on and lays... Read More

3 Lies Cheer Gym Owners Need to Stop Telling Themselves

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Three Lies Cheer Gym Owners Tell Themselves And How To Stop Dan Cotton, host of the Cheer Biz Podcast, breaks down the three most common lies gym owners tell themselves about being too busy,... Read More

Don’t Send the Email! How to Deliver Difficult News Effectively

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts How to Deliver Bad News in Your Cheer Gym Without Losing Trust The Weight of Delivering Bad News I’ve been in business for 15 years, and in that time I’ve had to deliver bad... Read More