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(Formerly The Lions Roar) The Garage Gym Startup is Documenting my life as a gym owner. I started out of my garage almost 10 years ago and have built a great little gym in Austin, Texas over...
The past few years have kept me in a weird state of mind. I still love what I do with a passion, but I sure do hate spending as much money a...
When you own a garage gym, all things are exciting especially a new facility. We are moving the gym to a new facility soon and we've hired a...
We are considering bringing on a new coach but the pandemic is making us question whether or not we should. But, I think looking and getting...
The pandemic has forced many businesses to adapt, pivot and change. The gym industry is no different. Here are my thoughts on what garage gy...
This is a question I have heard come up on few occasions. Should someone open a gym during the pandemic? This is something I answer in my ow...
A lot has gone on over the past 6 months especially for the gym business. In this episode, I am going to talk about what we've gone through...
Jay Collins is someone I look up to as a gym owner and entrepreneur. As we all have been forced to close our doors, Jay has made crucial dec...
Chase Ingram, owner of CrossFit Big D, was one of the first movers in the fitness industry to shut their doors. Chase had great insight from...
This past few weeks have been tough, motivating and inspiring. The Corona Virus, specifically COVID19 is taking it's toll not only on human...
I recently received a question from a Garage Gym Start Up listener in regards to scheduling clients and which app we use or suggest (this wa...
Hiring a new coach (this would be our first one not through the gym if we find someone) has been difficult. Not just finding qualified appli...
In this episode I cover 4 topics in regards to business, life and a big promise I made to my wife because I want bringing too much negativit...
For many years I have used the content and resources Zach Even-Esh has provided both online and in person. From purchasing his books to goin...
Miranda Alcaraz may be remembered by those in the CrossFit community by Miranda Oldroyd, her maiden name. Since her time as a star in the Cr...
I sometimes think about what I would have done differently if I could go back knowing what I know now. I wouldn't change much, and honestly,...
One thing many forget about the small business owner is we don't have a 401k match by our companies. Many times we pay out of pocket for our...
In February of 2019 we published an episode on changing prices for your gym and or business. This episode did extremely well and made us rea...
In episode 28 I talk about garage gyms and whether or not I believe they are going extinct and what you can do to avoid taking the wrong roa...
A price change can be one of the hardest things to do as a gym owner. In the process you will lose members, question yourself, and maybe thi...
There are a ton of great podcasts out there for business and life in general. As I drove to work, I thought I would share with all of you my...
Recently I have felt like I'm getting too comfortable when it comes to business. Complacency, in my opinion, is a disease. We must be self a...
Today's episode starts by me talking about a phone call that sparked this episode. Marketing companies who tell you what you aren't doing ri...
One thing we have really focused on recently is the question, "At the minimum, what do we need to effectively run our gym". This question ha...
In this episode of Garage Gym Startup I talk about a really low point for me personally, what caused it, how we got out of it (my wife/busin...
You can't miss this interview! I had the incredible opportunity to sit and talk with Jason Khalipa, Father, business owner, CrossFit Games w...
In Episode 20, I talk on 3 main topics: 1) Starting small (it's still possible) 2) Get your business finances in order 3) Stop looking for r...
Since starting OTL Fitness, I've gone through ups and downs both physically and mentally. In this episode I talk about being down, but what...
The best way to learn is through experiences. In this episode, Coach Travis Goyeneche and I talk on our experiences as coaches at OTL Fitnes...
If you are in the business of owning a gym (or any business) long enough, you are going to have those people who call you with no real inten...
Jae Kim has become a very good friend of mine. He is hard working, makes no excuses, and is an incredible entrepreneur. He started with a fo...
In this episode I talk about why and how we use media. It is never our intention to release a video and get new members right away. Our inte...
Aja and Aryan are brothers who own Behemoth CrossFit. These two guys are truly awesome people and amazing athletes. However, it's their love...
What email system do you use? How do you capture emails? How quickly do you respond to emails? Do you use STREAK as a google chrome plugin?...
There are hundreds of ways to build a long lasting customer, but are you putting communication at the forefront of that list? The way we com...
It's important we constantly get new faces into our gym doors. Not all will become members, but the more people we can get to experience our...
Do you have a flow to your classes? Do you know how to create energy in the beginning of your class, maintain it and close it out with energ...
Pricing is important from the very beginning. Too often trainers/gym owners under value themselves. But how do we even know what we're worth...
We hear about "community" all the time. In this episode I am going to cover 3 main topics about community. 1) What it actually means (at lea...
In this episode I had the honor of interviewing someone I have looked up to for many years in both the fitness and business industry, Carl P...
Facebook can be a great go to place to get your gym noticed. But before you start shooting that video or creating that piece of content, you...
Getting your first members in the door can be easy for some and difficult for others. It was slow growth for us and we really built a strong...
Partnerships are very common in the gym industry and breakups among those partnerships are too. In this episode I talk about partnerships, t...
Too often I hear people use, "I want it to be perfect first" as an excuse to not execute. Nothing will ever be perfect, so avoid that barrie...
Not everyone is created equal especially when it comes to being an owner. Maybe you are currently a personal trainer at a globo gym (that's...
I'm so excited about The Garage Gym Startup Podcast. In this episode I'm going to share my journey into the business, my background and we a...
We are excited to reach our 5 year mark as a business, but we know there are many more years to come. Check this episode out to hear how we...
The Texas Water Safari was an incredible experience and much as learned between 44 hours of no sleep and getting lost in Alligator Lake. Che...
We always want to be perfect, and there is nothing wrong with that. But if you are ready to open a gym, or launch a product, or just be awes...
As gym owners and coaches it is important we are honest to ourselves when it comes to our strengths and weaknesses. This self awareness can...
There is WAY more to being a great coach than just knowing how to teach a squat. Here are some characteristics I believe everyone needs in o...