Competition season brings a flood of temptation — outside clinicians, cleanup camps, specialty apparel, new choreographers — and Dan says most gym owners say yes to these adds without ever asking if they actually solve a real problem. In this... Read More

Staffing is one of the hardest parts of owning a gym. In this episode, Dan lays out a simple four-step framework for building real staff accountability — and how to know, without guilt, when it’s time to let someone go.... Read More

You’ve heard it everywhere — as a busy gym owner, you need to delegate. So you think it’s time to hire a manager. But according to Dan, it might not be. In this episode, Dan breaks down what a manager... Read More

Working with family in your cheer gym can be one of the best parts of owning a business… and one of the hardest. After 15 years of owning a family-run gym, Danielle has worked alongside her husband, kids, in-laws and... Read More

Dan breaks down a conversation he had with Danielle about a pattern they keep seeing in gym-owner partnerships: the cheer-focused partner overrules the business-focused partner, and it usually goes badly. He walks through the four mistakes cheer-obsessed owners make over... Read More

Every gym owner will eventually deal with an angry parent, frustrated employee, or emotional customer. The question isn’t whether it will happen. It’s how you’ll respond when it does. After witnessing a heated confrontation between a passenger and an airline... Read More

Every gym owner will eventually have to deliver bad news. Whether it’s leveling down a team, changing payroll, losing a staff member, canceling an event, or making an unpopular business decision, difficult conversations are part of leadership. In this episode,... Read More

For 11 years, Dan was everything at DreamCamps — CEO, COO, sales, marketing, camp director, and just about every role in between. This year, he finally realized that the thing holding the company back from its next level of growth... Read More

You can spend months reviewing reports, coaching calls, and financials with another gym owner, but there are some things you’ll never understand until you walk through their doors. After spending a day inside a client’s gym, Danielle shares the biggest... Read More

A parent walked into my office furious about classes, policies, and staff. Forty minutes later, we were both in tears. In this episode, I share one of the most difficult parent conversations I’ve had in 15 years as a gym... Read More