Tune in to get the exact plan for what to post on social media to grow your gym. Today on “Run a Profitable Gym,” Two-Brain CEO John Franklin and founder Chris Cooper walk through the social media system that turns lurkers into paying members. They lay out the big three content types every gym owner should be posting: - Conversion content that moves prospects closer to buying. - Connection content that makes people like and trust you before they ever walk through the door. - Value content...
May 11
23 min
Does your gym really need more clients? What if you just kept current members longer? In this episode of "Run a Profitable Gym," host Mike Warkentin sits down with Two-Brain mentor Brian Foley, whose gym Activate has over 360 clients and 27-month average length of engagement. Brian walks through the full retention system that makes his client count possible, starting with marketing to the right avatar and running a No Sweat Intro that filters for fit. He explains how his team uses a weekl...
May 7
35 min
Your best clients already know your next best clients. Here’s how to find them. In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” Two-Brain CEO John Franklin and founder Chris Cooper kick off Marketing May with the most underused growth tool in the fitness business: referrals. Referrals are free, they get results faster than any ad campaign, and most gym owners are leaving them on the table every single day. John and Chris walk through the seed client exercise, a simple process to identify your ...
May 4
23 min
Bruce Edwards just became CEO of CrossFit. Two-Brain founder Chris Cooper thinks it’s the right call, and he has a very personal reason for saying so: Bruce fired him. Personally. In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” Two-Brain CEO John Franklin sits down with Chris for an unfiltered reaction to the April 28, 2026, appointment, following Don Faul’s resignation in March. In 2018, when Bruce trimmed the CrossFit Media team, Chris learned everything he needed to know about the kind of le...
Apr 29
33 min
How do the best gyms in the world scale to 300, 400 or even 450 clients without burning out or sacrificing quality? In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” Two-Brain founder Chris Cooper presents the leaderboard for client headcount in coaching gyms and reveals what separates these businesses from the ones stuck at 100-150 clients. The Top 10 gyms in Two-Brain have cracked the code: strong systems, outstanding coaching, community-first decisions and retention strategies that keep clients...
Apr 27
10 min
Gym owner Lauren DiSessa’s weekly HYROX class has generated $6,000 in revenue in just two months, and she’s not even charging members extra for it. How’d she do it? Two-Brain CEO John Franklin gets the full scoop from Lauren today on “Run a Profitable Gym.” Lauren walks through her V1 mistakes—treating HYROX as an afterthought with no real launch strategy—and explains what she did differently the second time around: a high-energy open house that drew 40 people, 70% of whom were non-members...
Apr 23
40 min
Are you sleeping on HYROX? That's a mistake. In this episode, Two-Brain CEO John Franklin and founder Chris Cooper discuss the hottest thing in fitness right now: HYROX. John, fresh off a race in Miami Beach, had nothing but praise for the event, and Chris Cooper suggests the races give your members a reason to keep training and way to find success and smiles outside the gym. The best part? HYROX affiliation fees for gyms are low—about US$150 a month—so it's easy to get huge ROI, if you ha...
Apr 20
19 min
Most gyms treat old members as if they’re gone forever—but Xtra Mile Fitness brought back 36 departed clients in one year. In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” Corey Lewis (owner of Xtra Mile Fitness) reveals how he reactivated 36 alumni—comprising nearly 40% of his “new” members—last year. Corey’s philosophy: The client journey doesn’t end when someone leaves your gym. To help you reacquire members, he lays out fundamental exit practices every gym should implement: exit goal review...
Apr 16
18 min
The future belongs to gyms that specialize. The data proves it: Small group training has a 7% higher profit margin than large group training, and length of engagement in niche gyms is double the industry average. Today on “Run a Profitable Gym,” Chris Cooper lays out how niching down will transform your gym. Yes, you can find and own a niche without kicking out existing clients. When you niche down, everything gets easier: Marketing becomes crystal clear, referrals become automatic, your s...
Apr 13
21 min
Buying a gym can be one of the best business decisions you’ll ever make or one of the most expensive mistakes of your life. In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” Two-Brain Business CEO John Franklin and attorney Matthew Becker of Gym Lawyers PLLC walk you through exactly how to buy a gym without overpaying, buying a disaster or landing on legal landmines. Matthew has handled over $50 million in gym transactions, and John has personally bought and sold five gyms in New York City. In th...
Apr 9
39 min
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