Posts Tagged with "business"
Announcing CORE: Remember When I Said I Never Wanted To Own a Gym? Yeah, About That
Some of you may recall a blog I wrote a few months ago titled I’m Not a Businessman, I’m a Business, Man. Copyright: fotogestoeber / 123RF Stock Photo I spilled my heart into that post and revealed a few personal things. Namely, that after leaving Cressey Sports Performance to pursue other opportunities, I had zero… Read more
“Real” Fitness Business Talk With Pete Dupuis
This past weekend I attended The Fitness Summit in Kansas City, MO. It was my third year in a row not only attending, but speaking as well. It’s easily one of my favorite events each year. Not only for the huge honor of being invited to speak, but also for the people. It’s truly more… Read more
Business Q and A with TG at 30,000 Feet
Pete Dupuis and I flew down to Kansas City this morning for this weekend’s The Fitness Summit. We had a 3+ hour flight, and to help pass the time we had a tickle fight exchanged lap tops and asked one another business-related questions. Pete just posted MY half of the party over his blog like five… Read more
I’m Not a Businessman. I’m a Business, Man.
Any hip-hop junkie will recognize the title of today’s post. It’s a quote from Jay-Z. I’m in no way putting myself in the same company as one of rap’s biggest historic moguls, but I felt the title was appropriate given the context of what I wanted to write about today. It’s something I rarely broach… Read more
Stuff To Read While You’re Pretending To Work: 10/30/15
I kid you not, as I type these words I am sitting in my apartment waiting for the delivery guys from Sleepy’s to drop off the new mattress Lisa and I bought the other night. Not that any of you reading are in any way interested in mine and Lisa’s sleep quality, but she’s had… Read more
Reflecting On Eight Years of Cressey Sports Performance
“Hey dude, wanna open up a gym?” I had come home from a full day of training clients at SportsClub/LA (a former fancy pants high-end health & fitness club that was bought out by Equinox not too long ago) when Eric peeked his head through the doorway, plate of egg whites in hand, and said… Read more
6 Tips On Becoming a Better Fitness Professional
I’ve been toying around with writing a post providing tips and insight for new and upcoming trainers/coaches on how to become a better fitness professional for a while now, as I feel the ‘new class’ coming in often has an overwhelming sense of entitlement. Not all of them, of course. But a fair share. For… Read more
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 5/10/2011
Rubber Hitting the Road: When “Talking” About Opening Your Own Facility Is Not Enough – John Izzo This was a fantastic article by John Izzo which hits the nail on the head on so many fronts, I don’t even know where to… Read more