Money-making ideas for gym owners
The Blog
Marketing, sales, and leadership lessons from Vince Gabriele — the same plays the SPF community uses to build simple, profitable, fun gym businesses.
Page 25 of 44
October 23, 2024 · 3 min read
I Have This Problem That’s Got Me Tripping Out
Lesson 10: Everyone’s business has problems. My final installment of 10 Lessons in 10 years is that every other business has problems, not only you. I was on the phone with an owner of a 70-million-dollar company who…
Read More →October 22, 2024 · 4 min read
How This Ohio Gym Turned It Around (Lesson 9)
Lesson 9: M ake investments in yourself About a year ago, a guy took a chance on coming to my Mentorship. He had never been to a business seminar and honestly was really struggling to make it as a gym owner. Even after…
Read More →October 21, 2024 · 3 min read
The Book That Changed My Life
“Progress not perfection” - Dan Sullivan About 1 year in to my 10-year career , I was given a book that changed my life . The book was called Mindset by Carol Dweck . It h as been a guiding principle in my business and…
Read More →October 20, 2024 · 3 min read
Everyone Needs to Have Someone Like This (Lesson 7)
Lesson 7: You must have a business mentor This may sound self-serving as I coach gym owners . T he reality is , I would not have accomplished as much as I have over the past 10 years without the many business mentors…
Read More →October 19, 2024 · 1 min read
The Right Team Will Set You Free (Lesson 6)
Lesson 6: T he team is the secret to success My gym is filled with clients that are very successful business people. Recently, at my 10-year anniversary party more than one of them came up to me and started asking about…
Read More →October 18, 2024 · 2 min read
Podcast Episode 033: How a Houston Gym Owner is Crushing It
The 6-Week New Client Surge Program starts December 6th. V in ce will be solely focus in g on help in g you build a predictable system to get new clients and make more money to in quire about this Program, click here…
Read More →October 17, 2024 · 2 min read
A Guy You Should Listen To (New Episode)
Taking a quick break from the list and bringing you a new podcast episode. I had Tom interview one of my great friends that is absolutely crushing it in the fitness industry. You’re going to want to take LOTS of notes…
Read More →October 16, 2024 · 1 min read
It All Starts with This (Lesson 5)
Lesson 5: You must master marketing. There are 4 core functions to any business: Marketing Sales Operations Finance The debate is always which of these is most important. It’s really important to convert leads to new…
Read More →October 15, 2024 · 3 min read
This Should be as Important as Showing Up (Lesson 4)
Lesson 4: Positive energy changes lives and makes you lots of money. As previously mentioned, the only question I ask my wife when she comes back from the gym is: “How was the energy?” What I want to know is how did the…
Read More →October 14, 2024 · 3 min read
Most People Don’t Want to Face This (Lesson 3)
First off, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! Lesson 3: You must be in touch with your numbers. “All progress starts with the truth” – Dan Sullivan I spent the first few years of owning my gym flying blind. I…
Read More →October 13, 2024 · 3 min read
Take Good Care of the Most Important Person in Your Business (Lesson 2)
Lesson 2: Your business will last a long time if you take care of your body and brain. No business benefits from the owner burning themselves out. This is an industry that is plagued by burnout. Being a personal trainer…
Read More →October 12, 2024 · 3 min read
10 Lessons From 10 Years (Lesson 1)
I celebrated 10 years of owning a gym this past Saturday night. This is a rare accomplishment and one I’m very proud of. This does not happen without the great people, both past and present that helped us along the way.…
Read More →October 11, 2024 · 2 min read
Podcast Episode 032: A Lucrative Marketing Strategy Only Few Gym Owners Use
The 6-Week New Client Surge Program starts December 6th. V in ce will be solely focus in g on help in g you build a predictable system to get new clients and make more money to in quire about this Program, click here :…
Read More →October 10, 2024 · 4 min read
The Only Question I Ask My Wife
When I walk into the Zingerman’s coffee shop in Ann Arbor Michigan, I get a feeling. That feeling is a good one. The coffee is really good but the eye contact, the smiles, the positivity and the genuine care to be sure…
Read More →October 9, 2024 · 2 min read
A Famous Consultant Called This the Best Way to Market
Jay Abraham is a very famous business consultant. He has worked with people like Tony Robbins, Dave Aspery (Bulletproof guy) and Daymond John from Shark Tank. Jay said that Joint Venture marketing is the one type of…
Read More →October 8, 2024 · 4 min read
Why Most Consultants Don’t Keep Their Gyms
Yesterday I celebrated with my team and our members the 10 th year in business for my gym, Gabriele Fitness and Performance. It was an emotional day but I always try to pull lessons out of great events like these . This…
Read More →October 7, 2024 · 2 min read
Last Chance
https://fitbusinessuniversity.com/client-surge Today is the last opportunity to get the Surge before the price goes up tonight at midnight . You can get all the info and schedule a call to chat about it here :…
Read More →October 6, 2024 · 3 min read
Your Number One Job as a Gym Owner
Today is D ay 2 of the SPF M astermind in Ann Arbor , Michigan. Today is the day where we roll up our sleeves and get nasty . I have my guys keep something called a T.O.P. List , you should have one too . Here’ s what…
Read More →October 5, 2024 · 3 min read
The Only Marketing That Will NEVER Go Away
Today is Day One of the SPF Mastermind meeting. I wanted to give you a little sneak peek into what we’ll be doing. The core presentation is titled “ Building a Referral Machine ”. I believe being great at generating…
Read More →October 4, 2024 · 3 min read
Why I Gladly Pay $30 for This Sandwich
Today I am in Ann Arbor, Michigan, gearing up for one of our SPF Mastermind meetings. Part of day 1 will take place at the world-famous Roadhouse restaurant. This is owned by the amazing company, Zingerman’s .…
Read More →October 3, 2024 · 3 min read
8 Out of 10 Gym Owners Don’t Know This Number
Years back, we ran a referral contest. We said for the month of November, the person that referred us the most clients would get an i -Pad. Nothing happened. The problem was there was no real incentive for them to…
Read More →October 2, 2024 · 1 min read
Podcast Episode 031: A Peak Inside the SPF Mastermind
The 6-Week New Client Surge Program starts December 6th. V in ce will be solely focus in g on help in g you build a predictable system to get new clients and make more money t o in quire about this Program, click here…
Read More →October 1, 2024 · 1 min read
How These Gym Owners are Crushing It
Want to know what happens at a Mastermind meeting? Here’s is peek inside the SPF Mastermind. Tom and I go over what we do at these meetings and how they create breakthroughs for gym owners.…
Read More →September 30, 2024 · 2 min read
A Tool to Improve Mental Clarity, Productivity and One More Thing You’re Going to Want
It’s been a while since I talked about something I invented called the Freedom Session. It’s a tool to improve productivity, mental clarity and most importantly allows you to put work aside and be present with your…
Read More →