There is no other choice. I still remember so vividly sitting in a windowless room when it hit me. I no longer fit in the box. My ideas were too big and not valued. I would not be able to support a corporate mission. I wanted time and choice freedom in my life. I…
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There is no other choice. I still remember so vividly sitting in a windowless room when it hit me. I no longer fit in the box. My ideas were too big and not valued. I would not be able to support a corporate mission. I wanted time and choice freedom in my life.…
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What do you think of when you hear “personal training business?” Do you think personal training is a career? A sustainable business? The thing you’ll be doing 20 years from now? I know it is and I know it can be done. I blinked and I’ve already had a 15 year career and still going…
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Group coaching/training: Is it the way for you to grow your business? Does it match your skill set and the needs of your clients? How do you make it work? These are really important questions to ask yourself because the marketing “gurus” out there will try to sell you on the idea of “sell high…
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It happened to me – the Peloton FOMO. Has it happened to you?? Pre-pandemic life I would boldly proclaim that I was NOT a “work out at home” type of person. I always thought I wanted/needed/had to go to the gym for a work out. Pandemic life taught me otherwise. Maybe you too? Do you…
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What would I do without it? Could I still run my business? Would I miss out on opportunities and connections? What about ALL the stuff I needed to see? Isn’t this where everybody does business? These were just a few of the questions that swirled my brain for months on end when I considered leaving…
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Diet culture is in full force now in the new year. Lose 10 lbs, exercise 5x/week, join our gym and ALL OF YOUR DREAMS WILL COME TRUE. Or not. It’s taken me a long time to grow on my own journey to realize that thinness and the promises diet culture bring, won’t actually bring me…
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In this episode I chat with Lori Patterson, founder of the Boot Camp Challenge about her 20 year fitness business career. Lori has been in the fitness and wellness industries since the early 1980’s and has continually pioneered new ways of bringing people together and bettering their fitness lives. We’ll hear how she’s been a…
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In this episode I sit down with Dr. Ashley Zapata, Dr. Erin Ayala, and Madilynn Garcia of Stamina Racing Collective to discuss the importance of diversifying cycling. The Stamina Racing Collective is a femme/trans/women cycling team based in Minneapolis, MN that is working to diversify the sport of cycling through mentorship, improved accessibility, and community development. The…
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In this episode, we talk to Nick Ovenden of GreatLIFE Golf & Fitness Club about building a fitness and wellness career! We discuss – The difference of working in large corporate fitness vs being a business owner – The challenges of asking for money (and how to work through them) – How genuine connection and understanding…
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