YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts The Four Numbers Every Cheer Gym Owner Must Track In this solo episode of the Cheer Biz Podcast, host Dan Cotton walks through the core financial numbers gym owners need to track — revenue,... Read More

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Stop Chasing New and Start Mastering What Already Works In this solo episode, host Dan Cotton delivers a candid wake-up call to cheer gym owners about the hidden dangers of entrepreneurial distraction—and why doubling... Read More

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Episode 100: How Coaches and Owners Can Prevent and Mitigate Toxic Cheer Parents To mark 100 episodes, Danielle Johnston takes on one of the most challenging dynamics in competitive cheer — toxic parenting —... Read More

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Why I Hate Tryout and Team Placement Season Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Cheer Biz Podcast. I’m your host, Dan Cotton, and today we are talking about why I hate... Read More

YouTube: https://youtu.be/DwmXyvU0HIg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6A2Pa7KxrTLnIAS7HDQ9mt?si=OoDEyeROQc6GcaEKkU_oHA Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cheer-biz-podcast/id1596523298?i=1000771852645 Why Do We Keep Making the Same Mistakes as an Industry? Cheer Biz Podcast | Host: Dan Cotton   Introduction I’ve been in the cheerleading industry for over 26 years. And I’m here to ask: why... Read More

If you’ve owned a cheer gym long enough, you’ve probably felt it—that slow slide from excitement to exhaustion.  It doesn’t happen all at once, but it does happen. One day, you’re choreographing pyramids. The next, you’re buried in payroll wondering,... Read More

Over the years, I’ve learned that boundaries in your gym make life so much easier – both personally and professionally. So, let’s talk about three boundaries I put in place that actually worked. Not theoretical, not from a webinar —... Read More

If you’ve ever coached—or raised—a teenager, you already know: they can be both your little bestie and completely exhausting. Often at the same time. As a gym owner, a mom of four (three out of the house, and one 15-year-old... Read More