Episode 68: Essential Business Tips for Fitness Pros | Josh Leve
You love fitness and you have a heart to help others improve their fitness so you decided to start a fitness business. But soon after you realized that running a business is tougher than you thought. What now?
Thankfully there are people who work to help fitness professionals create businesses that thrive. Today’s guest Josh Leve is the founder and CEO of the Fitness Business Association, which provides virtual conferences and education from world-class fitness experts at an affordable price.
In this episode, which continues my Invest In Your Staff series, Josh explains how the fitness industry is changing and how his association helps fitness professionals get the education, credentials, and support they need to reach their full potential as business owners.
Here are this episode’s highlights:
(3:22) Josh talks about how he was inspired by his father and grandfather to serve fitness professionals by creating the Fitness Business Association
(8:11) “We’re meeting the fitness industry where it is now. We’re not going back to where it was.” Josh explains recent changes in the industry and how the FBA’s virtual conferences make education affordable and accessible
(16:10) What makes the FBA stand out from other associations, and how a crucial rebranding decision helped the FBA expand more than ever
(22:46) The three most important values businesses should take to heart in order to have long-term success
(30:02) “Those times of challenge ultimately can bring the best ideas forward.” Josh’s advice for business owners on how to handle challenging situations and how his own business overcame a pandemic-related sales drop
(37:01) How Josh creates work-life balance as a business owner with a wife and two young children
As Josh mentioned, being skilled in fitness is one thing and being skilled as a business owner is another. Running a business can be a struggle. But that’s why Josh does what he does… and any business owner will like hearing from him in this motivational episode.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT JOSH AND CONNECT WITH HIM HERE:
Fitness Business Association | LinkedIn
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