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Welcome to the Fitness Business Asia podcast, hosted by BASE founder and CEO Jack Thomas - a show with a strong and powerful mission to raise the standards of Asia’s fitness industry.
If you’re an ambitious gym owner, fitness manager, investor in the wellness industry or a coach that wants to get into the business side of fitness, this weekly resource will help you raise your game.
If you’re an ambitious gym owner, fitness manager, investor in the wellness industry or a coach that wants to get into the business side of fitness, this weekly resource will help you raise your game.
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![265. Impact & Inspiration: Excelling as a Podcast & Panel Guest [Series - Part 1]](https://s3.castbox.fm/e8/a2/3b/2ae87e25d2e2cc15a6b01f26db6f043dfe_scaled_v1_400.jpg "265. Impact & Inspiration: Excelling as a Podcast & Panel Guest [Series - Part 1]")
This three-part series is for podcast guests, media interviewees, panelists and speakers and will help you find the right media outlets for your message and craft a memorable, powerful and inspiring brand story. THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps you find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide Newsletter SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
When her favorite fitness studio closed, Jennifer Vaughan Maanavi went from fitness class client to business owner and created one of the world’s first brands to be recognized as “boutique fitness” in the process. Physique 57 has since opened in countries around the world, has seen great success in online fitness and is still going strong as one of the industry’s leading Barre brands. Their Soho location was also recognized as the world’s leading Barre experience in The Fit Guide. GUEST RESOURCES Jennifer Vaughan Maanavi on LinkedIn Physique 57 Beyond Activ THE FIT GUIDE Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Subscribe to The Fit Guide Newsletter The Fit Guide on LinkedIn SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
Host Jack Thomas talks through seven gym sales essentials that will help you increase revenue and impact more people. Based on over 250 gym visits to clubs around the world, this list lays out the ‘must-dos’ which you can start implementing now. THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps you find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide Newsletter SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
This episode is a must if you’re looking to do business or grow your brand in GCC, or you want to learn more about the region. Taken on the sidelines of Beyond Activ in Riyadh, we welcome Mohammed Iqbal back to the show to discuss the huge potential in Saudi Arabia and the wider region. Beyond Activ showcased some incredible projects and brands, as well as the people making it happen behind the scenes! GUEST RESOURCES Mohammed Iqbal Sweatworks LIFTs Podcast Beyond Activ THE FIT GUIDE Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Subscribe to The Fit Guide Newsletter The Fit Guide on LinkedIn SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
In this episode host Jack Thomas reacts to a recent LIFTs podcast interview with SoulCycle CEO Evelyn Webster, where she discusses the company’s stance on handling sensitive social issues. This is an important conversaton for our industry that will challenge your thinking on values and branding. What do you think SoulCycle’s position? Connect with me on LinkedIn and let me know. Watch Evelyn Webster on the original episode of LIFTs podcast here. THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps you find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide Newsletter SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
Host Jack Thomas talks about one of the most important trends in boutique fitness currently - using your unit space efficiently. Discover why this is so important, how you can maximize your space and how it can lead to you saving $100,000. THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide Newsletter SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
In this honest and open episode, host Jack Thomas discusses how 2023 was for the fitness industry as a whole, Thailand’s fitness industry, his gym BASE Bangkok and also him personally. Hear about trends, predictions and what to expect in the next 12 months! Subscribe for our complimentary The Fit Guide 'Year One' report: The Fit Guide Newsletter THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide Newsletter SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
In this episode, host Jack Thomas introduces The Fit Guide’s four step process to identifying issues in your business, as well as how to fix them. This easy to follow breakdown is essential for any fitness club or studio manager. THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide Newsletter SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
Lise Kuecker’s company Studio Grow has helped fitness clubs and studios in over 42 countries build special, profitable businesses. Today, we welcome her to the show to talk about creating magical customer journeys and experiences. GUEST RESOURCES Lise Kuecker on LinkedIn Studio Grow THE FIT GUIDE Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Subscribe to The Fit Guide Newsletter The Fit Guide on LinkedIn SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
The Fit Guide Sydney has launched, highlighting the leading clubs and studios in the city. Check it out here: The Fit Guide Sydney In this special feature we celebrate the launch of The Fit Guide Sydney with a quick intro, and one interesting thing we learned from our evaluations of 50 leading clubs in The Fit Guide. If you haven’t already, sign up to our free industry newsletter here. THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide Newsletter
Most fitness managers and gym owners have been there - a star performing member of the team develops an inflated ego and starts creating a toxic environment. In this episode, host Jack Thomas talks about the best way to deal with this tricky situation. THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide Newsletter SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
We welcome back Ian Mullane of Keepme to talk about the developments in AI over the last few years, what you can implement in your business today and what we can expect over the next few years GUEST RESOURCES Ian Mullane on LinkedIn KeepMe THE FIT GUIDE Subscribe to The Fit Guide Newsletter Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. The Fit Guide on LinkedIn SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
Comprehensive and clear systems and processes are essential if you want to deliver consistent experiences, take time off, work ON the business or sell it. See standard operating procedures - also known as SOPs - as a complete blueprint on how to run your business. Investing into SOPs is not glamorous or sexy, but getting this right will have a huge impact on the experience you provide and the value of the company. Enquire about The Fit Guide’s SOP Course ➜ team@thefitguide.com THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide Newsletter SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
We speak to Eric Malzone, host of the excellent Future of Fitness Podcast and consultant to leading companies such as WRKOUT and Dark Horse Rowing. Today, Eric brings a US perspective as we talk about democratization in fitness, technology, AI, podcasting and what the next 5-10 years have in store for the industry. Subscribe to The Fit Guide Newsletter GUEST RESOURCES Eric Malzone on LinkedIn Future of Fitness Podcast WKROUT THE FIT GUIDE Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. The Fit Guide on LinkedIn We’re Hiring Experience Evaluators - Apply Here SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
What do you need to consider when choosing the right location for your new studio or gym? Jack Thomas talks through some of his learnings from opening five locations. THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide Newsletter SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
![251. Support Your Team and Level Up as a Fitness Manager [Part 3/3]](https://s3.castbox.fm/54/72/9a/9f7f25f3618bd67ed51bcdf8bf61a30540_scaled_v1_400.jpg "251. Support Your Team and Level Up as a Fitness Manager [Part 3/3]")
In part three of our three part Fitness Manager mini-series, host Jack Thomas discusses how to best support your coaching team and ways to reach managerial excellence. If you missed parts 1 and 2, do go back to episode 249 to catch up. Subscribe to The Fit Guide’s free weekly newsletter Become a World Class Coach - 3 Part Series (Episode 131) THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide Newsletter SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
![250. Fitness Manager Mini-Series: Recruitment, Meetings & One-To-Ones [Part 2/3]](https://s3.castbox.fm/67/d6/20/f3701c6d461e568d027d4baf6446c75b06_scaled_v1_400.jpg "250. Fitness Manager Mini-Series: Recruitment, Meetings & One-To-Ones [Part 2/3]")
In part two of our three part Fitness Manager mini-series, host Jack Thomas discusses tackles recruitment, interview and face-to-face management essentials. If you missed part 1, go back to episode 249. Part 3 is on supporting your team and reaching next-level status as a fitness manager. Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Become a World Class Coach - 3 Part Series (Episode 131) THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide Newsletter SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
![249. Eight Essentials For Becoming An Industry-Leading Fitness Manager [Part 1/3]](https://s3.castbox.fm/b8/3b/c6/6eb71e30088eab5fdac70597d6ef496d2c_scaled_v1_400.jpg "249. Eight Essentials For Becoming An Industry-Leading Fitness Manager [Part 1/3]")
In this three part mini-series, host Jack Thomas discusses eight key values that you must hold strong if you want to be a successful leader of coaches and instructors in the fitness industry. Part 2 is on recruitment and meetings Part 3 is on reaching the next level Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Become a World Class Coach - 3 Part Series (Episode 131) THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide Newsletter SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
![248. Brandon Cullen of MADabolic: Creating Consistent 5-star Member Experiences [Part 2 of 2]](https://s3.castbox.fm/16/78/49/f25daefcc9bef353e501871426ccd00349_scaled_v1_400.jpg "248. Brandon Cullen of MADabolic: Creating Consistent 5-star Member Experiences [Part 2 of 2]")
We welcome back Brandon Cullen, co-founder of MADabolic, on what they discovered after we anonymously visited and evaluated their Brooklyn location, how they create consistent five-star member experiences and how The Fit Guide’s processes have helped not just Brooklyn, but all of their franchise locations. GUEST RESOURCES Brandon Cullen on Linkedin MADabolic MADabolic Brooklyn Club Profile on The Fit Guide THE FIT GUIDE Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. The Fit Guide on LinkedIn We’re Hiring Experience Evaluators - Apply Here SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
![247. Brandon Cullen, co-founder of MADabolic (USA): Creating an unapologetic brand that doesn’t try to appeal to everyone [Part 1/2]](https://s3.castbox.fm/bb/a2/fb/14e7bb8918c9cfa7a7a7e8a65fce88afbe_scaled_v1_400.jpg "247. Brandon Cullen, co-founder of MADabolic (USA): Creating an unapologetic brand that doesn’t try to appeal to everyone [Part 1/2]")
We speak to Brandon Cullen, Chief Concept Officer and co-founder of MADabolic, on their fast-growing franchise concept and the strength of their brand message. MADabolic are doing big things in the US and are delivering a vibe that is strongly resonating with the no-nonsense section of the US fitness market. We visited MADabolic Brooklyn for our launch of The Fit Guide New York, with the club achieving one of our few five-star ratings for overall experience. GUEST RESOURCES Brandon Cullen on Linkedin MADabolic MADabolic Brooklyn Club Profile on The Fit Guide THE FIT GUIDE Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. The Fit Guide on LinkedIn We’re Hiring Experience Evaluators - Apply Here SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram
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