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The Business of Boutique Fitness

I’m Lise Kuecker, a long time Studio Owner turned founder here at Studio Grow. Just a few years ago, I was building my studios the hard way cause I didn’t have the team, the budget, or most importantly the time. If you speed up to today, I sold my wildly profitable studios in the mid-7 figures while serving my community in ways I could have only dreamed. Now, I work with thousands of boutique fitness studio owners in over 40 countries and am so blessed to share some of the best tested strategies for our industry every single week. I created this podcast so you’d always have clear, actionable processes, tried and tested Facebook advice and some good ole fashioned inspiration so that you can take simple actionable steps to grow your studio and turn it into a powerhouse empire, just like I did. If you’re a studio owner who's ready to impact your community and see major growth in the process, or you’re prepping to become one, then you are in the right place. So let’s kick this off, shall we?
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Now displaying: February, 2019
Feb 28, 2019

In this episode you’ll learn:

• What is Nia Yoga

• How to know when you are ready to host a retreat and where your participants will come from

• Tips on choosing a location and venue, along with possible red flags

• Advantages and disadvantages of doing retreats with other facilitators versus as a solo

• Finding a balance in your retreat itinerary

• Preparation time and theme importance

• How to create a sense of community between participants

LINKS:

https://www.embodycentralia.com/

http://ibodydenver.com/

https://www.themvmtlab.com/ 

Feb 26, 2019

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How Christina created a successful boutique within her studio

• The reasons and benefits for offering retail products within your studio

• Why you should make sure what you bring into your business aligns with you and your brand {and its core values}

• Strategies for facilitating the sense of community with brand specific merchandise

• What to considering in relation to the demographics and psychographics of your members

• The importance of managing your inventory, vendor relationships, and client interests

LINKS:

https://www.embodycentralia.com 

Feb 21, 2019

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How to make time to do the things that need to be done to move forward

• Ways to build the foundation for a good relationship

• The transition of memberships

• How to use delegation, teams and systems to avoid the burnout

• When you should be testing, pivoting and trying something different

LINKS:

https://barreatcdr.com/ 

Feb 19, 2019

In this episode you’ll learn:

• A little bit about Erin and how she started her own business

• What can happen when you know your profit margins and total gross revenue

• Why understanding what services are the most profitable is necessary

• Your studio peak hours of profitability matters!

• Why you won’t want to expand until you’ve maxed your studio’s capacity

• How to create a profitable studio schedule

LINKS:

support@lisekuecker.com 

Feb 14, 2019

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How Nathania structures her email pitches to be featured in so many publications

• Why strategy plus luck, consistency and follow through will equal free advertising

• What it was like taking over a studio that held a lot of history and was owned by someone else for many years

• What were three sticking points that Nathania didn’t anticipate and how she was able to work through them

• How she now manages her time having two very busy and successful businesses

LINKS:

https://www.soulplay.yoga/

https://www.instagram.com/soulplay.yoga/

https://www.facebook.com/soulplayyoga

https://www.soultribeadventures.com/ 

Feb 12, 2019

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why the million dollar mark may not be the best metric to celebrate

• What studios with over 50% profit margin look like

• What are ancillary services and a powerful example of what we did for the studio owners we work with

• Why the number of clients shouldn’t be the main measure of success for your studio

• What clients really want…

• How to calculate the appropriate pay for your teachers, red flags to look for and a whole lot more!

Feb 7, 2019

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The strategy behind successful Instagram marketing and Instagram “hot spots”

• How developing your voice will develop your brand

• The difference between paid and organic advertising on Instagram and Christy’s take on what the future might hold

• How and why you should utilize white space in your feed

• The difference between business versus personal Instagram accounts

• Why Christy has over 40 tests running at a time!

LINKS:

https://www.plannthat.com/

https://au.linkedin.com/in/christy-laurence 

Feb 5, 2019

In this episode you’ll learn:

• What’s really possible for your studio when it comes to revenue

• That hitting the 7-figure mark will look different for each studio

• How I calculate retention and conversion rates and why these number matter so much

• Case studies of clients we work with, including actual numbers

• An example of why the business model matters

• Strategies for employee compensation plans, pricing, profit margins and more

• A sneak peek of what’s coming up in the second part of this series

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