Creating the 4%: Real Life Stories From The Fitness Industry

Maria Costello
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Stories of motivation, discipline, failure & success from your favorite fitness instructors. A podcast about how to create an impactful & meaningful class, which amounts to 4% of a person's day. Made with sweat for Fit Pros by Fit Pros. Support the podcast by following on instagram:https://www.instagram.com/costello_maria_/https://www.instagram.com/creatingthe4pod/

  1. Sebastien Lagree: It's Not Pilates. It's Lagree.

    11/04/2024

    Sebastien Lagree: It's Not Pilates. It's Lagree.

    FOLLOW THE PODCAST ON INSTAGRAM & SLIDE INTO OUR DMs: https://www.instagram.com/creatingthe4pod/ https://www.instagram.com/costello_maria_/ Don't forget to rate & review the podcast on spotify and apple podcasts! It helps us so much when you do!  As the inventor, CEO, and founder of Lagree Fitness, Sebastien Lagree continues to push the limits of the fitness industry. His ceaseless efforts to elevate the fitness world have proven to be effective. With 100 patents, the creator of a method named the #1 workout on ClassPass, and with a brand that is recognized worldwide, it’s no secret that Sebastien Lagree is spearheading the industry’s evolution. https://www.sebastienlagree.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sebastien.lagree/?hl=en

    48 min
  2. Nick Melnyk: The Road To Studio Ownership, Instagram vs Real Life, & The Power of Walking Away From What’s Not Meant For You

    06/12/2024

    Nick Melnyk: The Road To Studio Ownership, Instagram vs Real Life, & The Power of Walking Away From What’s Not Meant For You

    FOLLOW THE PODCAST ON INSTAGRAM & SLIDE INTO OUR DMs: https://www.instagram.com/creatingthe4pod/ https://www.instagram.com/costello_maria_/ Don't forget to rate & review the podcast on spotify and apple podcasts! It helps us so much when you do!  He grew up in the Queen City and is a self proclaimed theater nerd but not the kind you might think.  Nick Melnyk took a chance in college and attended his first cycling class at the school’s rec center. Monica the instructor, and bikes that go nowhere awakened his love of movement and nothing was ever the same after that. He began teaching various fitness formats and during his last college year heard about a new boutique studio opening and he applied to be front desk and instructor. It just so happened to be the very first CycleBar.  Nick immediately fell in love with the community and after graduating in 2015 he joined the original CycleBar Franchising corporate team, taking the brand from 3 locations to the international brand it is today. As a FitPro Nick made his mark in the Cincinnati fitness scene as what was known as a CycleStar in those days, at Shred415 and other local studios. His experience both as a FitPro and working in Operations as he helped others open studios across the country gave him unique insight into the do’s and don’ts of studio ownership. He knew early on that being an instructor would never be enough and studio ownership was his destiny. From investors, to partnerships that dissolved, to the increasingly high costs of opening a studio Nick was derailed from his dream time and time again but he did not give up.  In February of 2023 Nyxx Studio opened in the community that raised this resilient FitPro. They offer rhythm based cycling classes and strength classes coming Spring 2024. This handsome redhead will take his Venti Black Iced Coffee with extra ice and he will help you F**K IT UP when you walk through his studio doors. It is an honor to welcome Nick Melnyk to the Creating The 4% Podcast this week! Learn more about NYXX Cycle + Strength: https://nyxx-cyclestrength.com/ Connect with Nick & Studio on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyxx_cyclestrength/ https://www.instagram.com/nmariomel/?hl=en

    1h 29m
  3. Shay Kostabi: Core Values, Fine Tuning The Dials Of Your Frequency & Fitness Career Mastery

    06/07/2024

    Shay Kostabi: Core Values, Fine Tuning The Dials Of Your Frequency & Fitness Career Mastery

    FOLLOW THE PODCAST ON INSTAGRAM & SLIDE INTO OUR DMs: https://www.instagram.com/creatingthe4pod/ https://www.instagram.com/costello_maria_/ Don't forget to rate & review the podcast on spotify and apple podcasts! It helps us so much when you do!  She is a creator, connector, educator, and guide. Shay Kostabi is the Co-Founder of Fitness Career Mastery with her husband, Barry and Director of the Group X Conservatory. Shay works with instructors and studio owners internationally to build programs, instructor training manuals, and continuing education materials to help fitness professionals turn their workout classes into epic, immersive, never-to-be-missed experiences for the clients they are meant to serve.  With a background in the performing arts and education and over 15 years of working with studio owners and instructors all over the world, Shay's purpose is to help professionals create meaningful and memorable experiences through the power of movement, music, and storytelling.  Shay is an adventure-seeking, experience and music-obsessed mom to a magical unicorn child and contributor to AFFA's most recent GFI course, an ACE and AFFA certified group fitness instructor, holds a NASM CPT cert, as well as other specialized certifications. It is an honor to welcome Shay Kostabi to the Creating The 4% Podcast this week. Check out Fitness Career Mastery below: https://signup.fitnesscareermastery.com/groupxconservatory/ Check out Shay & Fitness Career Mastery on IG: https://www.instagram.com/shaykostabi?igsh=eWtmZW1qazViNnl0 https://www.instagram.com/fitnesscareermastery?igsh=MTIzcnZqOGl0ZTdseg==

    1h 47m
  4. Joey Foley: Building Pedal House, PowerPass & Not Being Afraid To Be Cancelled

    05/03/2024

    Joey Foley: Building Pedal House, PowerPass & Not Being Afraid To Be Cancelled

    FOLLOW THE PODCAST ON INSTAGRAM & SLIDE INTO OUR DMs: https://www.instagram.com/creatingthe4pod/ https://www.instagram.com/costello_maria_/ Don't forget to rate & review the podcast on spotify and apple podcasts! It helps us so much when you do!  At the age of 17 he was on his own as a D1 Athlete at the University of Pittsburgh, when a back injury halted his college sports dreams. Joey Foley lived out of a suitcase for a few years, traveling through Europe & eventually landed in NYC where he applied to be an intern at a law firm which unexpectedly led him to the world of real estate. In 2008 he was one of the top real estate brokers in NYC making a cool $125M in sales which paid for his NYU Education in Economics and oh by the way he graduated top 3 in his class. NBD he was just your typical 23 year old. From investment banking to hedge fund manager to BIG IPOs to his own consulting firm, he was living the american dream. The girlfriend, the apartment, the money. But he was not happy. Triathlons, Asia, and a soulcycle class revealed a new path as a fitness entrepreneur and Joey walked away from everything he had built to pursue Fitness. Soulcycle told him he was not very soulful. Flywheel & Peloton said he was not a good fit and in this moment his source of motivation was born and the quintessential Joey Foley fighting spirit flourished. In 2018 he opened his own studio, and like the stock market, life for Joey has been mostly up but with a lot of crashes.  Pedal House, offers a unique fitness experience that goes beyond just a high-energy workout. Their rhythm-based cycling classes combine the principles of kinesiology with the transformative practice of active meditation, providing clients with a holistic approach to achieving their fitness goals and finding inner balance. Joey is now embarking on a new endeavor - advocating and supporting fitness studios with PowerPass, a new class booking platform which promises to disrupt the current third party platform ecosystem. Pure exhaustion is his love language. Pivoting is his super power. A hustler, a grinder, a father, a husband, a risk taker, and you will either love or hate him, but he will never quit on you.  It is an honor to welcome Joey Foley Co-Founder & Co-Owner of Pedal House to the Creating The 4% Podcast this week! Follow Joey Foley on IG Here Check out Pedal House Here Check out PowerPass Here

    1h 16m
  5. Bryan Myers: The Magic Of Every FitPro, Rocket Science & Being The President & CEO For [solidcore]

    04/12/2024

    Bryan Myers: The Magic Of Every FitPro, Rocket Science & Being The President & CEO For [solidcore]

    FOLLOW THE PODCAST ON INSTAGRAM & SLIDE INTO OUR DMs: https://www.instagram.com/creatingthe4pod/ https://www.instagram.com/costello_maria_/ Don't forget to rate & review the podcast on spotify and apple podcasts! It helps us so much when you do!  He is a Virginia native from a military family who used to buy candy in bulk to resell for a profit. Bryan Myers always had an undeniable talent for all things entrepreneurial & helping businesses scale & grow. He is linear, organized, highly analytical and his career grew from consulting work at the prestigious Boston Consulting Group to becoming VP of Development at Sweetgreen before people even knew what Sweetgreen was. Bryan never misses breakfast or an opportunity to be active.  A regular at various boutique fitness brands he became enamored with his sweatlana under the blue lights of solidcore.  Solidcore is a pilates inspired strength training workout and Since opening its first studio in Washington, D.C., in 2013, it has become one of the fastest-growing companies in the fitness sector—with more than 100 locations across 24 states currently and hundreds of thousands of clients, including Michelle Obama. Currently as president, CEO and solidcore coach, Bryan Myers is revising the “White, thin, cisgender” fitness narrative—and making history as one of the nation’s few Black, LGBTQ+ CEOs. He recently addressed his mostly white male board of directors at a board meeting and told them solidcore is that girl. MMM HMMMM. It sure is honey.  He is a CEO, a Husband, a father to 1.5 year old Vincent and low key ratchet IT IS AN HONOR to welcome Bryan Myers to the Creating The 4% Podcast this week! Check out [solidcore] here: https://www.solidcore.co/ Follow Bryan on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmysofly/ Check out Bryan featured on Essence magazine: https://www.essence.com/feature/bryan-myers-solidcore-pilates-black-executive/

    1h 12m
  6. Dr. Emily Jane Gibson: Being A Woman In Sports Medicine, Becoming A FitPro & The Fusion Of Health, Wellness & Fitness

    04/07/2024

    Dr. Emily Jane Gibson: Being A Woman In Sports Medicine, Becoming A FitPro & The Fusion Of Health, Wellness & Fitness

    FOLLOW THE PODCAST ON INSTAGRAM & SLIDE INTO MY DMs: https://www.instagram.com/creatingthe4pod/ https://www.instagram.com/costello_maria_/ Don't forget to rate & review the podcast on spotify and apple podcasts! It helps me so much when you do!  She was born with bilateral congenital talipes equinovarus (commonly known as club feet) but now spends her days taking care of others. Dr. Emily Jane Gibson is a double board-certified physician in Family Medicine and Sports Medicine. She completed her Family Medicine residency in TX and her Sports Medicine fellowship at the University of Missouri. During her fellowship in Feb 2021, she thought hmmm I could probably do more and she became an indoor cycling instructor and today, continues to share her love of movement, music and bikes that go nowhere with her riders. The future of proactive, personalized care has arrived and Dr. Janie also has interests in functional/integrative medicine and she is starting her own wellness consultation practice with Dr. Dana Granberg at The Happy Camper MD When she is not on a bike you can find her treating patients at an urgent care, she maintains an active lifestyle doing yoga, organic gardening, cooking and ballroom dancing. Dr. Janie says it is her greatest joy and privilege to be invited into the care of her patients’ lives. Given recent advancements that are shaping and merging the futures of fitness, health, and wellness it is an honor to welcome Dr. Emily Jane Gibson to the Creating The 4% Podcast. Dr. Janie WELCOME!!! Follow Dr. Janie on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.janiemd?igsh=MW9wZGx1NW5hem9uaw== Check out the happy camper: https://thehappycampermd.com/

    1h 11m
  7. Nick LoCicero: A Decade Of All Outs At Orange Theory & Leveling Up Your Coaching & Business Skills

    03/04/2024

    Nick LoCicero: A Decade Of All Outs At Orange Theory & Leveling Up Your Coaching & Business Skills

    FOLLOW THE PODCAST ON INSTAGRAM & SLIDE INTO OUR DMs: https://www.instagram.com/creatingthe4pod/ https://www.instagram.com/costello_maria_/ Don't forget to rate & review the podcast on spotify and apple podcasts! It helps us so much when you do!  In 2014 he began his Orange Theory Fitness career at the studio in Northport Long Island.  Nick LoCicero is known as Mr. OTF in our neck of the woods, and he quickly ascended from the treads to overseeing over 30 studios as Director of Operations on Long Island.  Throughout the years it was hard to go anywhere and not hear someone talk about how beloved he is by both clients and other coaches, even outside of OTF. Orange Theory Fitness is a boutique fitness studio franchise based in Boca Raton, Florida. The first studio was established in Fort Lauderdale, in 2010 by founder, Ellen Latham. As of March 2023 OTF has 1,348 locations in the US, is in 51 states and 842 cities.  Nick’s dedication to the brand that has dominated boutique fitness for many years, led him to a corporate role in National Fitness Training & as a Support Manager. His certifications include ACE GFI, ProNatal Group Fit, TRX, STC/GTC & NASM PT. These days Nick continues to inspire and motivate current and future coaches and franchisees, painting the world orange one studio at a time. It is an honor to welcome Nick LoCicero to the Creating the 4% Podcast this week! Follow Nick on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/nlocicero_mr_otf?igsh=MTlhazcxZ2JwcTE4bw== Learn about OTF here: https://www.orangetheory.com/en-us

    1h 1m
  8. Patrick Young: Life After Your Studio Closes & The Importance Of Connection Through Shared Experience

    02/27/2024

    Patrick Young: Life After Your Studio Closes & The Importance Of Connection Through Shared Experience

    FOLLOW THE PODCAST ON INSTAGRAM & SLIDE INTO OUR DMs: https://www.instagram.com/creatingthe4pod/ https://www.instagram.com/costello_maria_/ Don't forget to rate & review the podcast on spotify and apple podcasts! It helps us so much when you do!  He is a fiery Aries who loves numbers but also has found the joy of movement. Thanksgiving 2017 Patrick Young set out to make a change and he embarked on a transformative fitness journey. January 2019 he became a CycleBar instructor, slightly awkward and with no experience this was so much more than just fitness. Through covid, pre, outdoor rides, going virtual, working from home, becoming a lead instructor all led to his beloved studios eventually closing. But through it all Patrick remained consistent and kept showing up. Charcuterie is his love language, corporate America supply chain in automotive is his daytime home, a millennial dog parent, a plant lover, a lululemon ambassador, from Michigan, the daddy with caddy, it is an honor to welcome Patrick Young to the creating the 4% podcast this week! Follow Patrick on social media: https://www.instagram.com/youngpatrick08/ Where to watch the Titanic movie: https://www.cloudwards.net/where-to-watch-titanic/#:~:text=You%20can%20stream%20Titanic%20for,a%20subscription%20or%20free%20trial.

    1h 9m
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Stories of motivation, discipline, failure & success from your favorite fitness instructors. A podcast about how to create an impactful & meaningful class, which amounts to 4% of a person's day. Made with sweat for Fit Pros by Fit Pros. Support the podcast by following on instagram:https://www.instagram.com/costello_maria_/https://www.instagram.com/creatingthe4pod/

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