Run a Profitable Gym

Chris Cooper

Run a Profitable Gym is packed with business tools for gym owners and CrossFit affiliates. This is actionable, data-backed business advice for all gym owners, including those who own personal training studios, fitness franchises, and strength and conditioning gyms. Broke gym owner Chris Cooper turned a struggling gym into an asset, then built a multi-million-dollar mentoring company to help other fitness entrepreneurs do the same thing. Every week, Chris presents the top tactics for building a profitable gym, as well as real success stories from gym owners who have found incredible success through Two-Brain Business mentorship. Chris’s goal is to create millionaire gym owners. Subscribe to Run a Profitable Gym and you could be one of them.

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    How to Land a Gym Client in 15 Minutes

    Turn more consultations into memberships with our free Objection-Handling Scripts. Can Chris Cooper close a sale in 15 minutes—even with a client who's trying to make it hard on him? In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” Chris puts himself to the test with a live, unscripted consultation. John Franklin plays a deliberately difficult prospect: a busy parent with a recurring back injury, an unpredictable schedule and a strong preference for flexibility over structure. Watch Chris run through a No Sweat Intro in real time: asking the right questions, uncovering the actual goal, and prescribing a program that addresses all of the client’s concerns at once. When John throws out objections around commitment, cancellation and pricing, Chris handles each one without flinching or discounting. By the end, you’ll see exactly what it looks like to coach someone into a confident yes. ➖➖➖ Fill out our State of the Industry survey and get your custom Gym Report Card. Links State of the Industry Survey Objection-Handling Scripts Gym Owners United Book a Call 0:00 - 15 minutes to close a difficult client 0:47 - What actually brings a hard-to-please prospect into your gym 3:03 - Get a client to picture their life 6 months from now 5:08 - The exact program prescribed for a client afraid of re-injury 6:55 - Handling the “this might hurt my back again” objection 7:27 - The scheduling flexibility test every busy client puts you through 9:35 - The moment he asks about price 10:36 - The cancellation question every gym owner dreads 12:41 - The “let me think about it” moment 13:55 - Why giving yourself permission to say no closes more sales

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    How to Handle Every Sales Objection in Your Gym

    Turn more consultations into memberships with our free Objection-Handling Scripts. "I need to think about it." "It's too expensive." "I need to talk to my spouse." Sound familiar? In this episode of "Run a Profitable Gym," Two-Brain Business CEO John Franklin and founder Chris Cooper role-play the most common sales objections gym owners hear. They show you how to uncover the real objection hiding underneath the surface-level one. The pair introduce the PULSE framework for handling objections: pause, understand, locate, solve and end with a decision. They walk through real scenarios one by one, including the "I need to think about it" smoke screen, the spousal objection, price pushback and the "I've been burnt before" objection, showing exactly how to respond without caving to a discount or letting a prospect walk away undecided. Tune in to hear exactly how to turn "I need to think about it" into a yes. Links State of the Industry Survey Objection-Handling Scripts Gym Owners United Book a Call 0:00 - Why "I need to think about it" is never the real objection 1:01 - Why discounting and delaying is costing your gym 2:49 - The framework for turning any objection into a decision 3:56 - Uncovering what's really behind "I need to think about it" 4:17 - Handling the spousal objection 5:33 - Handling the price objection 7:02 - Why you should never guess a client's budget 7:34 - Handling the "I'm too busy" objection 8:40 - Handling the "I've tried everything and failed" objection

  3. 17 ago

    Close More Gym Sales in 5 Steps

    Fill out the State of the Industry survey and get a free report card showing how your gym stacks up. Most gym owners either avoid the sales conversation altogether or waste an hour giving a tour without ever asking for the sale. In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” Two-Brain Business CEO John Franklin and founder Chris Cooper break down the No Sweat Intro: Two-Brain’s proven consultative sales framework. They walk through it step by step using the COACH method: connect, open, amplify, confirm and help. Chris shares what makes a good (and a genuinely bad) sales environment, and the pair role-play a full No Sweat Intro from start to finish. They show exactly how to uncover a prospect’s real goals, ask the right follow-up questions, and prescribe a solution with confidence. Tune in to see the entire consultative sales process in action, from the first hello to presenting the price. Use the link below to access the full Gym Sales Toolkit, including the No Sweat Intro script (word-for-word questions and phrasing for every step of the sales consultation). Links State of the Industry Survey Gym Sales Toolkit Gym Owners United Book a Call 0:00 - Why gym owners avoid asking for the sale 3:28 - The framework behind every high-converting gym consultation 4:16 - Set up your consultation area so prospects feel at ease 6:56 - The worst sales office mistakes we've seen at 3,500 gyms 7:46 - How to greet a prospect in the first 30 seconds 8:50 - The question that reveals why a prospect really walked in 11:08 - Why now matters more than what they want 14:07 - Confirm what you heard before you talk price 15:02 - Prescribe the plan and reveal the price 17:42 - What happens when they say no

  4. 10 ago

    Why Your Gym Isn't Converting Leads Into Members

    Steal our Lead Nurture Toolkit—the exact scripts and follow-up cadence to turn “maybe” into a booked consultation. Gym owners constantly say they need more leads. The data says otherwise. The average gym gets 420 leads a year, but only 84 of them ever book an appointment. Fix that gap, and you can add tens of thousands of dollars in revenue without spending another dollar on ads. Today, Two-Brain CEO John Franklin and founder Chris Cooper share proven tactics gym owners can use to transform their lead nurture process. John presents a simple four-C framework for lead nurture: Call, Consistency, Calendar and Confirm. He explains how to optimize each of these to ensure more prospects show up at your gym. Chris shares how he pushes himself to follow up more than feels comfortable, and why availability signals more to a prospect than price does. The pair also break down real gym examples showing what NOT to do. Tune in to learn how to turn the leads you already have into more paying members. Links Lead Nurture Toolkit Gym Owners United Book a Call 0:00 - Why more leads won’t fix your gym’s sales problem 0:56 - The real numbers behind why gyms lose booked appointments 2:37 - Why gym owners chase leads instead of conversations 3:05 - The four-part framework behind every booked appointment 4:19 - Free sales scripts for gym owners 4:37 - Why responding fast changes everything 7:09 - How many times you should actually follow up 8:41 - The calendar mistakes quietly costing you new members 13:37 - Why a text beats an automated confirmation email 17:20 - Putting the whole system together

  5. 6 ago

    The 5 Biggest Sales DM Mistakes Gym Owners Make

    Turn social media leads into paying members with our free sell-by-chat scripts. What if your gym doesn’t have a lead problem? What if the real issue is what you’re saying to the leads you already have? In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” Two-Brain Business CEO John Franklin presents the five common mistakes gym owners make in lead-nurture conversations and the exact fix for each one. John explains why sounding scripted and robotic kills trust, and shares a simple rule: If your message could be sent to anyone, it wasn’t really sent to that person. He shows how a short, personalized opener outperforms a long, generic wall of text every time. He also covers why gym owners derail their own conversations with too much small talk, why giving free advice instead of an invitation can cost you the sale, and why response speed matters more than most owners realize. John shares his go-to method for reviving conversations that have gone cold, plus a simple reminder: A no right now isn’t a no forever. Tune in to start turning more of your existing gym leads into booked consultations. Links Sell-by-Chat Scripts Gym Owners United Book a Call 0:00 - Why your leads problem might not be a leads problem 0:52 - The chat mistake that makes you sound like a robot 3:19 - The trap that kills momentum in every lead conversation 3:57 - Free scripts and messaging frameworks for gym sales 4:22 - Why giving free advice is costing you the sale 5:54 - Why speed matters more than you think in lead nurture 7:27 - What to do when a prospect goes quiet 8:42 - The real reason gym owners think they have a leads problem

  6. 3 ago

    How to Turn Online Followers Into Paying Gym Members

    Turn followers into paying members with our free sell-by-chat scripts. You don’t need a huge following to sell more gym memberships. You need better conversations. In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” Two-Brain founder Chris Cooper and CEO John Franklin break down how to turn Instagram followers, commenters, story repliers and even former members into paying clients using simple, word-for-word DM scripts—no pushy sales tactics required. John explains the “more conversations equals more conversions” philosophy and shares his personal non-negotiable: three conversations started every day, regardless of follower count. Chris shares how he does the same with fewer than 1,400 followers, proving you don’t need to be Instagram famous to sell effectively. The pair walk through the full conversation hierarchy step by step: the opener, qualifying questions that move people off “maybe,” and the exact language to use when inviting a prospect into the gym. Chris and John also break down the math behind the strategy, showing how even a low conversion rate on DMs translates into serious results once you factor in client lifetime value. This is the first episode in a four-part series on gym sales, so tune in and start filling your gym. Up next week: lead nurture. Links Sell-by-Chat Scripts Gym Owners United Book a Call 0:00 - Why more followers won’t grow your gym 2:26 - Proof that small accounts can outsell big ones 6:37 - Free scripts and frameworks for gym sales 6:44 - The exact words that start a sales conversation 8:47 - Who to message first if you have a small following 13:01 - How to qualify someone before inviting them in 15:47 - Turning interest into a booked consultation 17:38 - What to do when someone says no or goes quiet 21:59 - The real math behind sell by chat 24:01 - The habit that will change your gym’s marketing

  7. 29 lug

    The Gym Owner's Shortcut I Wish I Had 20 Years Ago

    Get Chris Cooper's books free on Kindle this week: https://twobrain.co/4bitrbb  Chris Cooper has written 10 books, and he says it's not because he loves writing. It's because he kept watching gym owners hit the same walls over and over, at every stage of ownership. In this episode of "Run a Profitable Gym," Chris breaks down which book he'd hand you depending on exactly where you are in your journey. "Founder, Farmer, Tinker, Chief": for gym owners who feel stuck and need to know their single next step"Start a Gym": for those opening their first location or still in year one"Gym Owner's Handbook": for owners who've realized running a business is more than just being a great coach"Help First": for anyone who wants to grow without feeling slimy or salesy"Millionaire Gym Owner": for owners finally making consistent income who don't want to blow it"The Golden Hour": for gym owners who know what to do but can't get out of reaction mode long enough to do itTune in to find out which book matches your exact stage of gym ownership right now. Links Free Books Gym Owners United Book a Call 0:00 - The lesson I wish I had 20 years ago 1:33 - The one book every gym owner should start with 3:28 - Before you open your first gym 4:33 - When coaching isn't enough anymore 5:34 - The marketing book that changes everything 7:08 - What to do when your gym finally makes money 8:18 - The habit behind every successful gym owner 9:44 - The shortcut to building a profitable gym

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Run a Profitable Gym is packed with business tools for gym owners and CrossFit affiliates. This is actionable, data-backed business advice for all gym owners, including those who own personal training studios, fitness franchises, and strength and conditioning gyms. Broke gym owner Chris Cooper turned a struggling gym into an asset, then built a multi-million-dollar mentoring company to help other fitness entrepreneurs do the same thing. Every week, Chris presents the top tactics for building a profitable gym, as well as real success stories from gym owners who have found incredible success through Two-Brain Business mentorship. Chris’s goal is to create millionaire gym owners. Subscribe to Run a Profitable Gym and you could be one of them.

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