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In this podcast episode, Michael Benso has an enlightening conversation with Shawn Stewart, a veteran entrepreneur in the fitness club industry, specifically in North Carolina where he operates six Fuel Fitness Clubs.

Shawn is not a novice in the industry; he has nearly 30 years of experience and has held executive-level positions before transitioning to an entrepreneurial role. He has been featured in Club Solutions Magazine where he also serves as an advisory board member; a testament to his extensive knowledge and profound insights in the fitness sector.

This is a two part episode. What You Will Learn

Part 1:

• Mastering Lease Agreements: Grasp the intricacies of escalators and rent abatement to negotiate win-win leases.
• Acquisition Strategies: Discover actionable strategies to acquire and merge fitness clubs successfully.

In Part 2, Michael and Shawn deepen their conversation to unravel the complexities of securing financing.

• Navigating Funding Challenges: Learn the real-world solutions to overcome financing hurdles and the inventive approaches to navigate them.
• Exploring Owner Financing: Understand the pros and cons of owner financing 
• The impact of your brand identity on exploring various financing options

Connect with Shawn Stewart:

• Email: Shawn.Stewart@fuelfitnessclubs.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/c-shawn-stewart-61a841119/

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On this episode of the gymOS Podcast, Dan sits down with Jacob Hepper! Jacob is a former CrossFit Games athlete, lifelong entrepreneur, and dog dad to Winston the corgi.

Today, Dan and Jacob discuss how you can leverage technology, so that you can have more time to do what you're passionate about. Remember that reason why you first started your business? This episode is going to show you how to get back to doing THAT! You'll also learn why you need to place a higher dollar value on your time (one that's almost uncomfortable to say), trends to be on the lookout for in the fitness space, and why Jacob will never mow his lawn again. Enjoy!


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Matthew Baitieri is the Founder of Box 2 Business. His goal is to bring all the knowledge he's gathered over the last 8 years of running his business and share it with other gym owners worldwide. Throughout his journey, he's had several business coaches, and they taught him a little on how to grow a fitness business and a lot on how NOT to coach gym owners. This gave him a fire to hone his craft through reading, watching, and listening to experts from all industries and then applying the best methods into his gym and those of his clients. Matthew is all about serving the little guy and believes no two gyms are the same.

On this episode of the gymOS Podcast, Matthew and Dan find common ground and discuss how making a virtual assistant a part of your team is a GAME CHANGER! Both have experience in hiring and training VA's that have saved them countless hours. You'll walk away from this episode with tried and true tactics that will save you time and allow you to focus on growing your business!


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This week, the gymOS Podcast brings you Josh Price, owner of LoCo CrossFit, Senior mentor at Two Brain Business, as well as co-founder of  The Brotherhood of Fatherhood. He grew up watching his father mentor others in life and business, and during his 13 years of service in the U.S. Army, he benefited from the mentorship of countless military leaders who taught Josh about leadership, strategy, professionalism and courage.

He joins the show to share his knowledge on LEADERSHIP, finding your core values, the good and bad of partnerships, and how to hire your first employee.

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Do you ever feel like you're just spinning your wheels on social media? Do you login to Facebook only to later realize hours have gone by and you've accomplished nothing? If you can relate to this, then this is the episode for YOU.

This week, the gymOS Podcast brings you Jarett "JP" Perelmutter and his vast experience in the fitness industry. Dan and JP sit down to discuss the pitfalls of social media and how you can turn that wasted time into a benefit for your business, your family, and your personal life. Enjoy!

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On this episode of the gymOS Podcast, Dan interviews Miranda Alcaraz, who founded Street Parking with her husband Julian in 2016. Miranda has 15 years of experience in the fitness industry, 8 years on CrossFit HQ seminar staff, and 8 years competing in CrossFit but one of the things she's most proud of is bringing fitness to the masses.

Miranda wanted to create a program for people who have minimal equipment and are on a tight schedule but who want to get fit. Within the first month, Street Parking had 700 members...now, GET THIS, they have over 30,000 members!

Listen up as Miranda shares exactly how her journey took her from an idea that started in her garage to a multi-million dollar company. Enjoy!

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On this episode of the gymOS Podcast, Dan talks with Morgan Bungerz! In 2020, Morgan opened Gym Bungerz (named after his dad, Jim Bungerz, who fought against ALS for 6 months, inevitably losing his life to the horrible disease in 2008), the first completely virtual CrossFit Affiliate. Seeing what ALS took from his dad, Morgan made it his mission to help as many people as possible realize what a gift it is to be able to move around and do what you want to do. After coaching CrossFit for over 10 years, and given what's going on in the world today, delivering that message of gratitude and helping people get fit in the process through a virtual platform was an obvious step. Listen up as Morgan shares his process for delivering a world-class virtual experience. Enjoy!

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#InTheTrenches catches up with Jeff Tucker, former owner of GSX Athletics and Director of the specialty CrossFit Gymnastics Certification to discuss leadership, principles, values, planning, staff development, and a "before, during, and after" look at "readiness and resiliency" through this crisis.

#InTheTrenches catches up with Ben Zhuang, owner of School BJJ to discuss leadership, principles, values, planning, staff development, and a "before, during, and after" look at "readiness and resiliency" through this crisis.

Logan Gelbrich is the founder of DEUCE Gym. With a background in collegiate (University of San Diego) and professional (San Diego Padres) baseball, Logan is used to high performance, heavy workloads, and accountability.

Forever a “student of the game,” Logan is always looking to strengthen and question his understanding of humans. Today his work includes his best selling book, "Going Right: A Logical Justification for Pursuing Your Dreams", and diverse offerings of education in leadership and group dynamics via the "Hold the Standard" Summit, online education, and consultancy.

Logan joins the show for the second time and continues to just drop rapid fire knowledge. On this episode, he talks about the mindset shifts he made as he lead his gym through this Covid crisis. He also gets into the game of value creation and what the means for gyms and studios with limited capacity, re-crafting your story, and solving for x. Please enjoy this thoughtful conversation with Logan Gelbrich.

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Nicole is the founder of Healthy Steps Nutrition. She has worked in the nutrition and fitness arena for over 10 years helping thousands of clients achieve their goals. Her program is currently run at hundreds of gyms and nutrition practices worldwide. Nicole is the author of Nourish, the how-to guide to starting and growing a nutrition business from the ground up.

On this episode, Nicole and Dan rap about a few topics that every gym and studio owner can relate to, including creating a sustainable business model so that you're not working 80 hours a week, diversifying your revenue stream, and creating goals and smashing them. This episode is full of steps you can implement immediately! Please enjoy this conversation with Nicole Aucoin.

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Lawyer. Business Strategist. Author. Athlete. Mom. Rachel Brenke is a taco-loving, dog-rescuing and coffee-drinking entrepreneur from the East Coast.  She has spent over a decade helping entrepreneurs legally protect, market effectively and strategically implement their businesses. She is not any other lawyer. She brings legal and business strategy advice from the perspective of being a multi-biz owner and passionate entrepreneur herself.

On this episode, Rachel and Dan talk a lot about broccoli and chocolate, and in case you haven't guessed it, "legal stuff" is the broccoli. But don't worry, Rachel will explain it in a way that you've never heard, a way you can actually understand! Listen in as she talks about the most important things you can do as a gym or studio owner to protect yourself and your livelihood.

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Leila Hormozi is the Co-Founder of Gym Launch, ALAN, and Prestige Labs. What can't she do? Leila and her husband, Alex, started Gym Launch started back in 2016 and now they've helped thousands of gym and studio owners become more profitable. They took Gym Launch from $0 to $50 million dollars in revenue in just two years. 

On this episode, Leila shares her background and the lessons she learned through entrepreneurship. She dives into her daily routines, what it means to have a growth mindset, how she feels about the haters, and how she has learned to turn her failures into growth. This episode is packed full of information, so buckle up and enjoy this conversation with Leila Hormozi.

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Tom Scarda is a nationally recognized small business and Certified Franchise Expert (CFE), motivator and dynamic speaker, not to mention he's authored three books! He's seen great success in franchising and he's also suffered great losses, and now he's here to help you avoid the mistakes he's made so that you can thrive as you look towards expanding your fitness business.

On this episode, Tom shares how he got his start in franchising, what it really takes to be a franchise owner, and he even does a little myth busting. If you've ever imagined one day owning a fitness business that could rival some of the current franchise Goliaths, this is the episode for you! Tom offers years of experience in the franchise world and now he's here to share this knowledge with you.

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Josef Newton is the CEO of Sales Pros, a company that helps business build their brands and communities, as well as the host of the SaaS CMO Show. Josef has a passion for marketing and the benefits that it can bring to your business.

On this episode, Josef gets into the nitty gritty of what marketing can do for your gym or fitness studio, the best ways to implement strategies for beginners and businesses on a budget, as well as how to create the most authentic content and even better utilize customer testimonials!

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Chris Ronzio is the founder and CEO of Trainual, the host of the Process Make Perfect podcast, author of 100 Hacks to Improve Your Business, husband and father of two. Jonathan is the CMO and founding partner of Trainual, an award-winning adventure filmmaker, host of The Stokecast podcast, singer/songwriter, husband and dog dad.

If you own a business and you have employees, then you've spent your fair share of time explaining how you want things done...but what if there was an easier way? Trainual is the training manual for modern businesses. It's a simple and intuitive training and process management tool that makes it easy for growing teams to get everyone up to speed and on the same page, fast.

On this episode, Chris and Jonathan bring you their proven strategies for scaling up your business and growing your team efficiently and effectively. Do It. Document It. Delegate It.

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Marcel Petitpas is a speaker, a consultant, the head strategic coach for SaaS Academy, and the CEO of Parakeeto, a software company that helps agencies improve their service. Oh and don't even get him started on the smith machine! 

Marcel has made it his goal to help service based businesses (yes, we're talking to you gym and studio owners!) understand the fundamentals of their economic model and learn how to measure and manage the simple numbers that determine their profitability. 

Bottom Line: Marcel is here to help you squat heavier and become more profitable.

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Jim Adams is the owner of Catalyst Personal Training, as well as a podcast host, fitness expert, entrepreneur, and popular speaker. He knows what it takes to overcome adversity and follow your passion.

When Jim opened his business, he knew a lot about fitness and personal training, but he had no idea how to scale it up — he didn’t have the tools or the knowledge base to grow his business. With the help and guidance of a few valuable mentors, he put together a solid business plan focused on long-term growth and sustainability. 

On this episode, Jim dives into making the transition from personal trainer to opening your own studio, and he breaks down the blueprint you need to be successful.

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Get ready...The gymOS Podcast from PushPress is back for another season beginning on Monday, June 15!

Dan Uyemura, CEO of PushPress, is your host, and he sits down with some of the best and brightest from the fitness industry to tease out actionable steps to help you become a better business owner.

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On this episode, Anthony Vennare from Fitt sits down to discuss fitness trends, as well as what gym and studio owners can do to enhance their community. He also shares some insight into where Fitt began, where it's headed, and how he managed to get 1200 people doing yoga in the outfield of PNC Park.

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