Gym Heroes
Gym Heroes
Gymdesk
Building better gyms, fitness studios, and martial arts schools through the wisdom of real life gym heroes.
Directing & Growing a Self-Defense Nonprofit w/ Ortal Kindell
Our hero today is Ortal Kindell, program director for women's self-defense with a nonprofit company, Guardian Self-Defense. In this episode, she explains how to keep a nonprofit with a specialized target market growing and serving its target community with excellence. And while we're talking about a self-defense nonprofit, the insights apply to virtually any business. Today's show is brought to you by Gymdesk, the easiest gym management software you'll ever use. Take payments, create marketing automations, track attendance, and much more. To try the software out free, go to http://gymdesk.com/ (gymdesk.com). No credit card or painful sales call required. Where to find Ortal: gsd.gymdesk.com
Feb 15, 2022
1 hr 18 min
Running a Multi-Location Martial Arts Organization & Crypto Investment w/ Andrew Cameron
Our hero today is master Andrew Cameron, who runs an organization called Wing Chun International with dozens of affiliate clubs. We talk about how he manages all those clubs and what role he plays in the company. And we discuss how his passion for cryptocurrency investment has helped him change the financial lives of his instructors and student body. Today's show is brought to you by Gymdesk, the easiest gym management software you'll ever use. Take payments, create marketing automations, track attendance, and much more. To try the software out free, go to http://gymdesk.com/ (gymdesk.com). No credit card or painful sales call required. Where to find Maser Cameron: https://wingchun.group/
Feb 1, 2022
1 hr
How to Create & Manage Effective Facebook Ads for Your Martial Arts Gym w/ George Fourie
Our hero today is George Fourie from Martial Arts Media. Today he reveals how to create Facebook ads that actually work to grow your student numbers without wasting your marketing budget. Without further ado, here's George Fourie. Where to find George... https://martialartsmedia.com/ (martialartsmedia.com) Today's show is brought to you by Gymdesk, the easiest gym management software you'll ever use. Take payments, create marketing automations, track attendance, and much more. To try the software out free, go to gymdesk.com. No credit card or painful sales call required.
Jan 10, 2022
52 min
How RTS Barbell Achieved Healthy Growth WITHOUT Traditional Marketing w/ Kevin & Brandon Kist
Today we talk to two gym heroes, Kevin and Brandon Kist. These brothers own and operate RTS Barbell, a unique strength training gym that's been growing steadily since launch a few years ago. Today they discuss how they achieved that growth with virtually no marketing budget as well as how they operate the gym 100% remotely. Without further ado, here's the Kist brothers. Where to find the Kist Brothers... https://www.rtsbarbell.com/ (rtsbarbell.com) Today's show is brought to you by Gymdesk, the easiest gym management software you'll ever use. Take payments, create marketing automations, track attendance, and much more. To try the software out free, go to gymdesk.com. No credit card or painful sales call required.
Jan 10, 2022
47 min
How to Create Powerful Content for Your Martial Arts & Fitness Businesses w/ Adam Kifer
Our hero today is Adam Kifer from the Relentless Marketing Agency. Today, he reveals how to consistently create powerful content to bring in new students and keep them engaged. Without further ado, here's Adam Kifer. Where to find Adam... https://www.relentlessmediaagency.com/ (relentlessmediaagency.com) Today's show is brought to you by Gymdesk, the easiest gym management software you'll ever use. Take payments, create marketing automations, track attendance, and much more. To try the software out free, go to gymdesk.com. No credit card or painful sales call required.
Jan 10, 2022
32 min
Staying Top of Mind in Your Community by using Events & More w/ Alan "Gumby" Marques
Alan Marques, better known as "Gumby" in the jiu jitsu community, and owner of Heroes Martial Arts in San Jose, California. Today Gumby talks about how to keep your business top of mind in your local area by using event marketing and networking. Without further ado, here's Gumby. Where you find Gumby... https://heroesma.com/ (heroesma.com) Today's show is brought to you by Gymdesk, the easiest gym management software you'll ever use. Take payments, create marketing automations, track attendance, and much more. To try the software out free, go to http://gymdesk.com/ (gymdesk.com). No credit card or painful sales call required.
Jan 10, 2022
41 min
How to Recession-Proof Your Dojo w/ Mike Massie
This show is brought to you by Martial Arts on Rails, gym management software you actually want to use. We provide a fully integrated solution for member management, payments, marketing, and more. Go to gymdesk.com to get a free trial, no credit card or cringey sales calls required. Our hero today is Mike Massie of Martial Arts Biz U and Small Dojo Big Profits fame. In this episode, he reveals how you can run a recession-proof martial arts or fitness business. You can find Mike here: Martial Arts Business U: https://www.dojosuccesscoach.com/ Small Dojo Big Profits: https://small-dojo-big-profits.com/
Jan 10, 2022
1 hr