The Anthony Amen Show

Anthony Amen
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"I take accountability for everything, because it gives me something to fix. It isn't anyone's fault but my own."That's the show.The Anthony Amen Show is for founders, operators, and CEOs who are tired of the soft version of business advice. Some episodes are interviews — founders and operators talking about what actually worked, what nearly broke them, and what they leave off LinkedIn. Other episodes are me and Yaw — also a founder — going at the questions most podcasts won't touch honestly.Every episode has a real belief, a real tradeoff, and a point where the belief breaks. No motivation. No top-5-tips. No safe takes.I've built and run a premium fitness company for 9 years — through every version of hard you can imagine, and a few you can't.Accountability is leverage. Most people won't pick it up. The ones who do are who this show is for.New episodes Mondays.

  1. 4h ago

    Letting Go So Your Business Can Grow

    Send us Fan Mail The hardest part of growing a company is realizing some of the people who cheered the loudest for your success may resist the moment you actually scale. We’re talking about transitioning out of the day to day: moving, expanding, building new locations, and hearing the same painful pushback from loyal clients and longtime supporters: “I don’t want your team. I want you.” We break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of founder dependency and client relationships in a service business, then get practical about what to say when someone accuses you of “doing it for the money.” The answer isn’t defensive, it’s strategic: better hiring, better training, more support, clearer systems, and a better experience for clients. We also get real about the fear on the owner side, including losing original clients, and what it teaches you about trust in your model, not just trust in one person. From there, we zoom out into leadership: culture, accountability, and why employees have to learn to replace the founder and defend the mission. We talk about telling the truth early, setting boundaries, and using the power of no so you’re not stuck handling scheduling texts and tiny favors that drain your ability to think. The CEO is not the COO forever, and visionary work only happens when you create space, even if that means letting people make mistakes and learn. If you’re a gym owner, entrepreneur, or anyone trying to scale a small business into a real organization, this one will hit. Subscribe, share it with a founder friend, and leave a review with the boundary you need to set next. Support the show If you're a business owner, entrepreneur, manager, or leader trying to build a stronger team and grow your company, this episode is for you. 👍 Like, 💬 comment, and 🔔 subscribe to The Anthony Amen Show for more conversations about business, leadership, fitness, accountability, personal growth, and entrepreneurship. CONNECT WITH ANTHONY AMEN 🌐 Website: anthonyamen.com 💪 Redefine Fitness: redefine-fitness.com 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/anthonyamenfitness 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/ant8amen/ 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anthony-amen #BusinessLeadership #EmployeeManagement #Entrepreneurship #Accountability #BusinessGrowth

  2. 8h ago

    Your Business Can't Grow If Everything Still Depends on You

    Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest thing slowing down your business is how complicated you've made it? 👀 🎯 Want Anthony to tear down your business? Get a FREE Business Teardown and find out what an outside perspective could uncover in your business. 👉 Visit www.anthonyamen.com/first-teardown/ to learn more and get started. In this episode of The Anthony Amen Show, Anthony Amen and Yaw dive into what it really takes to step away from the day-to-day operations of a business without losing the relationships, culture, and client experience that made it successful. Anthony shares his experience transitioning away from being the person clients and employees relied on, and the challenges that came with teaching his team to take ownership instead of always stepping in to solve problems himself. They discuss the importance of building a business that can operate without the owner, developing employees who can grow with the company, setting boundaries, and creating a culture where people take responsibility. 🔥 In this episode, they discuss: • Why stepping away from your business can be harder than building it • The challenge of no longer being the person clients always see • How to transfer your knowledge and responsibilities to your team • Why owners need to stop solving every problem themselves • Building employees who can eventually replace what you do • The importance of accountability and ownership • How to maintain client relationships during a leadership transition • Why some employees grow with a company while others don't • Creating a culture that isn't dependent on one person • The difference between being involved and being needed • How to give employees room to make decisions and solve problems • Building a company around a mission rather than the owner Anthony also shares the personal side of stepping back, including the difficulty of watching someone else handle something you know you could do yourself, and why trusting your team is essential to creating a business that can continue to grow. 💡 The big takeaway: A business shouldn't depend on one person to function. The goal is to build a team, culture, and system strong enough to carry the business forward, even when the owner steps away. Support the show If you're a business owner, entrepreneur, manager, or leader trying to build a stronger team and grow your company, this episode is for you. 👍 Like, 💬 comment, and 🔔 subscribe to The Anthony Amen Show for more conversations about business, leadership, fitness, accountability, personal growth, and entrepreneurship. CONNECT WITH ANTHONY AMEN 🌐 Website: anthonyamen.com 💪 Redefine Fitness: redefine-fitness.com 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/anthonyamenfitness 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/ant8amen/ 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anthony-amen #BusinessLeadership #EmployeeManagement #Entrepreneurship #Accountability #BusinessGrowth

  3. Sep 14

    The Tesla Way: How to Simplify Your Business & Build a Better Team

    Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest thing slowing down your business is how complicated you've made it? 👀 🎯 Want Anthony to tear down your business? Get a FREE Business Teardown and find out what an outside perspective could uncover in your business. 👉 Visit anthonyamen.com to learn more and get started. In this episode of The Anthony Amen Show, Anthony Amen and Yaw break down the lessons they learned from The Tesla Way and how those principles can completely change the way you run a business.  Anthony shares how he immediately applied the book's principles to his own business, questioning every requirement, eliminating unnecessary steps, simplifying processes, accelerating execution, and automating only after the system works.  They discuss how simplifying the sales process, rethinking hiring, outsourcing strategically, and creating a better onboarding system can help businesses remove bottlenecks and grow faster.  🔥 In this episode, they discuss: • The 5-step algorithm for simplifying your business  • Why you should question every requirement  • How eliminating unnecessary steps can accelerate growth  • Why you should automate last  • How Tesla uses simplicity and convenience to create a better customer experience  • Rethinking traditional gym sales processes  • How outsourcing can help you find better talent  • Building a faster and more effective employee onboarding system  • Why taking action on knowledge matters more than simply learning  • How to create employees and experiences people actually talk about Anthony also explains how applying these principles immediately changed the way he approached hiring and sales, including conducting 15 interviews in one week and restructuring the employee onboarding process.  💡 The big takeaway: Stop adding more to your business. Question it, simplify it, optimize it, and only then automate it. Support the show If you're a business owner, entrepreneur, manager, or leader trying to build a stronger team and grow your company, this episode is for you. 👍 Like, 💬 comment, and 🔔 subscribe to The Anthony Amen Show for more conversations about business, leadership, fitness, accountability, personal growth, and entrepreneurship. CONNECT WITH ANTHONY AMEN 🌐 Website: anthonyamen.com 💪 Redefine Fitness: redefine-fitness.com 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/anthonyamenfitness 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/ant8amen/ 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anthony-amen #BusinessLeadership #EmployeeManagement #Entrepreneurship #Accountability #BusinessGrowth

  4. Sep 7

    The Employee Mistake That Cost Me Millions

    Send us Fan Mail Trusting your employees is important. But can trusting them too much actually hurt your business? 👀 🎯 Want Anthony to tear down your business? Get a FREE Business Teardown and find out what an outside perspective could uncover in your business. 👉 Visit anthonyamen.com to learn more and get started. In this episode of The Anthony Amen Show, Anthony Amen and Yaw have a raw conversation about employees, accountability, toxic employees, hiring, firing, leadership, and business growth. Anthony shares one of the biggest lessons he has learned after nine years in business: trusting people too much can become a serious business problem. They discuss why business owners often overlook small mistakes, how bad employees can affect good employees, why toxic employees can damage an entire organization, and the difficult reality of letting someone go when clients are loyal to them. 🔥 In this episode, they discuss: • Why business owners struggle to fire employees • The difference between skill and will • How one bad employee can impact an entire team • Why you should always be hiring • The importance of redundancies and checks and balances • Why accountability is critical in business • How personal relationships can make business decisions harder • When giving people the benefit of the doubt becomes a liability • Why business owners need the courage to have difficult conversations • Authenticity, courage, and becoming the person you want to be Anthony also shares a wild story about trusting his intuition and discovering an employee cheating on an exam, leading into a bigger conversation about listening to your gut and having the courage to act on what you believe. 💡 The big takeaway: You can't build a great business without strong standards, accountability, and the courage to make difficult decisions. Support the show If you're a business owner, entrepreneur, manager, or leader trying to build a stronger team and grow your company, this episode is for you. 👍 Like, 💬 comment, and 🔔 subscribe to The Anthony Amen Show for more conversations about business, leadership, fitness, accountability, personal growth, and entrepreneurship. CONNECT WITH ANTHONY AMEN 🌐 Website: anthonyamen.com 💪 Redefine Fitness: redefine-fitness.com 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/anthonyamenfitness 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/ant8amen/ 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anthony-amen #BusinessLeadership #EmployeeManagement #Entrepreneurship #Accountability #BusinessGrowth

  5. Aug 31

    How To Get Your Gym Past $1M

    Send us Fan Mail Apply for the free teardown: https://anthonyamen.com/first-teardown/ Applications close September 15. One winner. It starts October 1. One Long Island gym owner is getting a full business teardown for free. Twelve weeks, filmed start to finish, and published. Finance. Marketing. Operations. No fluff, no ego, and no hiding from the real problems. You get the $2,500 Teardown, plus my CFO, CMO and COO going into your business and each coming back with practical steps you can actually run. The person I pick does not pay for any of it. What you pay with is exposure. Your real name, your real numbers, on camera, permanently. Who this is for: Long Island, Nassau or Suffolk. My crew has to be able to drive there. At least $750,000 collected in the last twelve months. A million is better. Willing to hear the hard truth without your ego in the room. Arrogance disqualifies you faster than bad revenue ever will. Applications close September 15. I pick one person by September 22. It starts October 1 and runs twelve weeks. Apply here: https://anthonyamen.com/first-teardown/ Accountability is leverage. #anthonyamen #accountabilityisleverage #fitnessbusiness #gymowner #entrepreneurship Support the show If you're a business owner, entrepreneur, manager, or leader trying to build a stronger team and grow your company, this episode is for you. 👍 Like, 💬 comment, and 🔔 subscribe to The Anthony Amen Show for more conversations about business, leadership, fitness, accountability, personal growth, and entrepreneurship. CONNECT WITH ANTHONY AMEN 🌐 Website: anthonyamen.com 💪 Redefine Fitness: redefine-fitness.com 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/anthonyamenfitness 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/ant8amen/ 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anthony-amen #BusinessLeadership #EmployeeManagement #Entrepreneurship #Accountability #BusinessGrowth

  6. Aug 24

    Fire Fast

    Send us Fan Mail You usually know before you actually fire them. The missed deadlines. The repeated mistakes. The excuses. And eventually, the best people start feeling the impact. In this episode, we break down when it's time to let someone go, how accountability changes the decision, and why keeping the wrong person can cost you more than firing them. Second chances or clean cuts? Watch the full episode and let us know where you stand. Accountability is leverage. #anthonyamen #accountabilityisleverage #leadership #business #management Support the show If you're a business owner, entrepreneur, manager, or leader trying to build a stronger team and grow your company, this episode is for you. 👍 Like, 💬 comment, and 🔔 subscribe to The Anthony Amen Show for more conversations about business, leadership, fitness, accountability, personal growth, and entrepreneurship. CONNECT WITH ANTHONY AMEN 🌐 Website: anthonyamen.com 💪 Redefine Fitness: redefine-fitness.com 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/anthonyamenfitness 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/ant8amen/ 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anthony-amen #BusinessLeadership #EmployeeManagement #Entrepreneurship #Accountability #BusinessGrowth

  7. Aug 17

    The Real Economics Of Physical Therapy

    Send us Fan Mail Insurance might cover the visit, but is it covering the care? In this episode, Dr. Mike Aguino breaks down what really happens behind the scenes of physical therapy clinics, from insurance reimbursements and burnout to why great patient outcomes often come down to education, movement, and accountability. We also dive into the future of rehab, the gap between physical therapy and personal training, and what it takes to help people recover and perform at a higher level. Have you ever felt rushed through a healthcare appointment? Accountability is leverage. #anthonyamen #accountabilityisleverage #physicaltherapy #healthcare #rehab Support the show If you're a business owner, entrepreneur, manager, or leader trying to build a stronger team and grow your company, this episode is for you. 👍 Like, 💬 comment, and 🔔 subscribe to The Anthony Amen Show for more conversations about business, leadership, fitness, accountability, personal growth, and entrepreneurship. CONNECT WITH ANTHONY AMEN 🌐 Website: anthonyamen.com 💪 Redefine Fitness: redefine-fitness.com 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/anthonyamenfitness 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/ant8amen/ 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anthony-amen #BusinessLeadership #EmployeeManagement #Entrepreneurship #Accountability #BusinessGrowth

  8. Aug 10

    Divorce-Proof Habits

    Send us Fan Mail A strong marriage isn't built by simply staying together. It's built by continuing to notice, communicate, and choose each other even after the honeymoon phase is over. In this episode, we break down the red flags that can damage a relationship, why date nights and personal space still matter, and how trust, fairness, and accountability can keep small problems from becoming permanent ones. Your relationship deserves the same attention you give your business, career, and goals. Are you still putting in the work to protect your marriage? Accountability is leverage. #anthonyamen #accountabilityisleverage #marriage #relationships #leadership Support the show If you're a business owner, entrepreneur, manager, or leader trying to build a stronger team and grow your company, this episode is for you. 👍 Like, 💬 comment, and 🔔 subscribe to The Anthony Amen Show for more conversations about business, leadership, fitness, accountability, personal growth, and entrepreneurship. CONNECT WITH ANTHONY AMEN 🌐 Website: anthonyamen.com 💪 Redefine Fitness: redefine-fitness.com 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/anthonyamenfitness 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/ant8amen/ 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anthony-amen #BusinessLeadership #EmployeeManagement #Entrepreneurship #Accountability #BusinessGrowth

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"I take accountability for everything, because it gives me something to fix. It isn't anyone's fault but my own."That's the show.The Anthony Amen Show is for founders, operators, and CEOs who are tired of the soft version of business advice. Some episodes are interviews — founders and operators talking about what actually worked, what nearly broke them, and what they leave off LinkedIn. Other episodes are me and Yaw — also a founder — going at the questions most podcasts won't touch honestly.Every episode has a real belief, a real tradeoff, and a point where the belief breaks. No motivation. No top-5-tips. No safe takes.I've built and run a premium fitness company for 9 years — through every version of hard you can imagine, and a few you can't.Accountability is leverage. Most people won't pick it up. The ones who do are who this show is for.New episodes Mondays.

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  • Creator
    Anthony Amen
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    362
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Anthony Amen Show
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