Fitness Business University Podcast

<p>The Fitness Business University Podcast —<b> The #1 Fitness Business Podcast </b>— is the go-to educational show for gym owners, by gym owners. Hosted by Vince Gabriele, a seasoned pro with 18 years in the trenches of the fitness industry, this podcast pulls back the curtain on the real strategies, systems, and money-making wisdom that have helped gyms around the world grow and thrive.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you’re a Gym Owner or Fitness Entrepreneur ready to get more clients, make more money, and free up your time to do what you love, this is your playbook. Vince delivers a funny, straight-talking, <em>no B.S.</em> approach — no fluff, no theories, just the proven, real-world skills you need to win in business and in life.</p>

The Ultimate Formula for Your Best Year Ever

If you don’t want to wing it for another year and you’re ready to map out the exact plan for your best year ever, join me for my Annual Planning Workshop. Save your seat here: https://live.vincegabriele.com/annualplanning Podcast Summary In this episode of Business Secrets for Gym Owners, Vince shares his ultimate formula for creating your best year ever — the exact process he uses every December with his private mastermind members during his Annual Planning Workshop. After r...

11-16
20:51

8 Ways to Grow Revenue

Sick of Being Stuck Under $25K a Month? Click below to learn how to break past it in the next 60 days: https://gymbizaccelerator.com/ Podcast Summary In this episode of Business Secrets for Gym Owners, Vince breaks down 8 powerful ways to grow your gym’s revenue, inspired by Keith Cunningham’s classic The Road Less Stupid — plus the hard-won lessons Vince has learned from running and coaching hundreds of gyms across the country. From retention to referrals, sales training to pricing, this...

11-06
31:11

New Jersey Gym Owner Goes from Burnt Out and 18K per Month to 60K and Thriving

Sick of Being Stuck Under $25K a Month? Click below to learn how to break past it in the next 60 days: https://gymbizaccelerator.com/ Podcast Summary In this episode of Business Secrets for Gym Owners, Vince interviews Marty Musicant, owner of Active Life Fitness in New Jersey, who went from struggling to make $18,000/month and working 70-hour weeks to running a $60,000/month gym with six employees, strong profit margins, and real freedom. Marty and his wife Kim share their remarkable jou...

11-05
36:22

SoCal Gym Owner Reveals the Changes He Made to Go From 1-on-1 Grinder to $50K/Month Doing Small Group

Sick of Being Stuck Under $25K a Month? Click below to learn how to break past it in the next 60 days: https://gymbizaccelerator.com/ Podcast Summary In this episode of Business Secrets for Gym Owners, Vince sits down with Oliver Nam, owner of Thrive Training in Irvine, California, who went from being a burned-out 1-on-1 trainer working 70-hour weeks to running a $50,000/month gym that practically runs itself. Oliver shares the real story behind his transformation—from renting space and...

11-04
43:57

3 Most Powerful Marketing Levers for Gym Owners

If you’re looking for a digital marketing agency to help you generate leads while you sleep and will get the job done right, click the link below to see if any spots are left to get $500 off your first month. https://join.gymmembermachine.com/vince/ Podcast Summary In this episode of Business Secrets for Gym Owners, Vince breaks down three powerful marketing levers every gym owner needs to master to create consistent, predictable leads that come in while you sleep. Fresh off selling his...

10-30
22:14

Why I sold my marketing agency…and to Who!

If you’re looking for a digital marketing agency to help you generate leads while you sleep and will get the job done right, click the link below to see if any spots are left to get $500 off your first month. https://join.gymmembermachine.com/vince/ Podcast Summary In this episode of Business Secrets for Gym Owners, Vince reconnects with GR Hoff, founder of Gym Member Machine — one of the top-performing marketing agencies in the fitness industry. GR was Vince’s first-ever ad manager back i...

10-27
01:02:35

Vince and His Friends Interpret an Industry Report with “Questionable Data” About Gym Business Metrics

Sick of Being Stuck Under $25K a Month? Click below to learn how to break past it in the next 60 days: https://www.gymbizaccelerator.com Podcast Summary In this episode of Business Secrets for Gym Owners, Vince joins Mark Fisher, Rachel Cosgrove, and Julian Barnes from Boutique Fitness Solutions for a roundtable discussion on the Path to Profitable Strength Studios. This deep-dive webinar, hosted in partnership with Perform Better, breaks down new industry data from over 1,000 profitabl...

10-27
01:15:03

Nashville Gym Owner Goes From Doing All 1-1 to ALL Small Group, brings revenue from 15K to 60K and goes from training all the sessions to just 10/week

Sick of Being Stuck Under $25K a Month? Click below to learn how to break past it in the next 60 days: https://coaching.vincegabriele.com/fbu-podcast-accelerator Podcast Summary In this episode of Business Secrets for Gym Owners, Vince sits down with Marty Vaughn, owner of 360 Fitness in Nashville, TN — a gym that went from $15K a month to over $60K a month while building a life of freedom and balance. Marty opens up about the personal transformation that fueled his business success — fro...

10-23
40:24

Business Growth Tips from a Little Massachusetts Gym That Went from $8K to $50K and Launched a Second Location with 50 Members on Day One

Sick of Being Stuck Under $25K a Month? Click below to learn how to break past it in the next 60 days: https://coaching.vincegabriele.com/fbu-podcast-accelerator Podcast Summary In this episode of Business Secrets for Gym Owners, Vince interviews Bobby and Maria, a husband-and-wife team from Massachusetts who turned their gym from a struggling $7,000-a-month grind into a thriving $55,000-a-month business with two locations. They share the full story—from burnout and financial stress to bu...

10-14
48:57

The Most Powerful Way to Get People to Buy

Sick of Being Stuck Under $25K a Month? Click below to learn how to break past it in the next 60 days: https://coaching.vincegabriele.com/fbu-podcast-accelerator Podcast Summary In this episode of Business Secrets for Gym Owners, Vince reveals the most powerful way to get people to buy — and it has nothing to do with fancy sales tactics or high-pressure scripts. As he finalizes his new book The 8 Profit Levers, Vince shares how he’s been collecting raw, emotional testimonials and case s...

10-10
21:58

New York Gym Leaks the Surprising Truth about What Added 42k/month in revenue

Sick of Being Stuck Under $25K a Month? Click below to learn how to break past it in the next 60 days: https://coaching.vincegabriele.com/fbu-podcast-accelerator Podcast Summary In this episode of Business Secrets for Gym Owners, Vince interviews Christoph Sauerborn, a 23-year-old gym owner from Westchester, NY, who went from making $8,000 a month and paying himself nothing to generating $50,000 a month with 60% margins, all in under a year. Christoph left investment banking to follow h...

10-09
39:42

Learn the business growth secrets of a Boston Gym Owner that went from 0-$500k in 12 months

Sick of Being Stuck Under $25K a Month? Click below to learn how to break past it in the next 60 days: https://coaching.vincegabriele.com/fbu-podcast-accelerator Podcast Summary In this episode of Business Secrets for Gym Owners, Vince sits down with SPF Mastermind member Jason Maher, who went from closing his first gym in San Diego to building a brand-new gym on the East Coast that generated over $500,000 in its first 12 months. Jason shares his journey of burnout, lessons learned from...

10-02
40:22

How to Get Past 25k Per Month (Gym Owners Only)

Sick of Being Stuck Under $25K a Month? Click below to learn how to break past it in the next 60 days: https://coaching.vincegabriele.com/fbu-podcast-accelerator Podcast Summary In this episode of Business Secrets for Gym Owners, Vince dives into the brutal reality of Stage One—that zero-to-$25K revenue grind where the gym lives and dies on your back. Fresh off selling his marketing agency and hammering out 17,000 words of his new book Eight Profit Levers, Vince shares the exact moves an...

09-26
24:25

Big Money Idea for Gym Owners

Sick of Being Stuck Under $25K a Month? Click the link below to learn how to get started: https://coaching.vincegabriele.com/fbu-podcast-accelerator Podcast Summary In this episode of Business Secrets for Gym Owners, Vince shares a big money idea that any gym owner can start using right away. Fresh off selling his marketing agency, Vince reveals how simply inviting the professional service providers already in your life—like lawyers, accountants, electricians, or even your dog groomer—t...

09-22
16:01

For Gyms Doing Under 25K Only... and How to Get Past It!

Ready to Break $25K in 60 Days? Click the link to learn how to get started: https://coaching.vincegabriele.com/fbu-podcast-accelerator Podcast Summary In this no-fluff episode, Vince breaks down what struggling gym owners really need to hear if they’re making less than $25K a month. Drawing on his own experiences raising prices, visiting mastermind members, and testing tactics in his own gym, Vince keeps it real about the hard truth: scaling isn’t about fancy systems or endless clea...

09-14
27:30

5 Ways to Get More Small Group Clients

Your Gym Can Earn More... Find Out How to Pass $25K in Just 60 Days! Click the link below to learn more! https://coaching.vincegabriele.com/gymbusinessaccelerator-60day If you want to follow along with Vince’s slides from the event, click here: https://get.vincegabriele.com/pb-slides-2025-372423 Podcast Summary In this episode, Vince shares his presentation from the Perform Better Summit in Providence, Rhode Island, where he reveals five powerful strategies to attract and convert more sm...

08-20
01:15:47

The Only 3 Ways to Grow Your Gym

If you want Vince’s book The Ultimate Guide to Hiring Version 2, click here. Podcast Summary In this episode, Vince breaks down the three fundamental ways to grow a gym and why most owners focus too heavily on just one of them. He shares strategies learned from years of consulting, live workshops, and his own fitness business experience. From raising prices to creating irresistible offers, building retention systems, and leveraging partnerships, Vince explains how gym owners can achieve cl...

08-18
42:36

How to Go From 8K to 45K Per Month in Less Than 12 Months

If you want Vince’s book The Ultimate Guide to Hiring Version 2, click here. Email Vince directly at: vince@gabrielefitness.com Podcast Summary In this episode, Vince shares the incredible story of Christoph, a 23-year-old SPF Mastermind member who went from earning $8,000 a month to $45,000 a month in less than a year. Despite running a small 900-square-foot gym, Christoph was able to scale rapidly by charging the right prices, creating an exciting and referable product, and protecting hi...

08-17
16:58

Marketing to People Over 50 with Jay Croft

If you want Vince’s book The Ultimate Guide to Hiring Version 2, click here. To check out more about Jay Croft, click here: www.primefitcontent.com Podcast Summary In this special episode, Vince sits down with Jay Croft, founder of Prime Fit Content, to discuss one of the most overlooked yet powerful markets in the fitness industry—adults over 50. Jay explains why this demographic represents the fastest-growing and wealthiest client base, yet remains underserved in most gyms. Together, Vin...

08-17
56:42

How to get clients to stay longer (Long Island Gym Tour Episode 5)

Have a question? Text Vince now! To get more information about booking a consulting day with Vince, please do one of the following: Send a direct email to Vince to bypass his sales team: vince@gabrielefitness.com Click the link below and fill out the form: https://coaching.vincegabriele.com/ Podcast Summary In the final episode of the Long Island Gym Tour, Vince wraps up his journey with a consulting day at AB Fitness, owned by longtime SPF Mastermind member Anthony Bevilacqua. AB ...

08-12
26:18

Eric Driver

love these knowledge bombs.

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Andrew Hamel

love this podcast! Vince is a wealth of knowledge!!

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