Protect The Asset

Protect The Asset

Welcome to the Protect The Asset Podcast, created for personal trainers who want to have a rewarding career that changes lives and pays them well. I want the podcast to be a safe space where coaches can share their career journey, both the highs and the lows. A space where ambitious coaches can connect and learn from each other to build a fruitful career that aligns with their purpose, visions, values, and goals. It's time to brush off your self-doubts as people need your help.

  1. Protect The Asset E16 - Pradeep Bala: The mentality of empowering clients as much as possible.

    09/12/2022

    Protect The Asset E16 - Pradeep Bala: The mentality of empowering clients as much as possible.

    My guest today is Pradeep Bala Pradeep has an exceptionally ambitious corporate career. He also competes as a drug free natural body builder, and he's built a very successful online personal training business. Pradeep is a very goal driven person who wants to empower busy corporate high flyers to take ownership of their health. I was blown away by the level of empathy that PR deep has for his clients. He goes above and beyond to support and guide busy corporate for. He goes above. I was blown away by the level of empathy that Pradeep has for his clients. He goes above and beyond to support and guide busy corporate professionals on a sustainable health journey. Pradeep has done an outstanding job of finding his niche, understanding their pain points, being able to meet the clients where they are at and empowering his clients to take ownership of their. As a busy high flying professional himself, Pradeep openly shares his journey, his struggles, training tips, nutrition tips, and so much more on his Instagram account @progresswithPB. Check him out and let him know that you've listened to this episode. In this episode, we talk about: Choosing a niche. Time management. Red flags and only taking on clients who are committed to doing the work. Accountability. Perfectionism Empowering your clients And so much more. The next hour will fly by as you get swept up in Pradeep incredible passion and energy for helping his clients feel and look their best. So I hope you enjoyed this episode. Let's get stuck in.

    1h 6m
  2. Protect The Asset E13 - Mike Lee - Everything in moderation ultimately leads to better progress

    08/01/2022

    Protect The Asset E13 - Mike Lee - Everything in moderation ultimately leads to better progress

    My guest today is Mike Lee (mikeleept). Mike is a personal trainer and an educator who's been working in the fitness industry for 11 years. In that time, he's been a face to face personal trainer, a CrossFit gym coach, a mentor to new coaches, a CrossFit gym manager, and owner, and an online coach and educator. But the story behind this journey is fascinating. Mike was in his early twenties when he fractured his back, he put it down to over training overworking and not making enough time for recovery. The doctors told Mike he would never deadlift squat or Olympic lift again, but Mike, wasn't happy with that answer. For the next nine months, Mike had to rethink his training and how he worked with his clients. This was when he started to move some of his clients online so he could make more time to prioritise his own. It was at this point in his career that Mike took a holiday and managed to earn pretty much the same wage that he would've if he stayed working at the gym, his online business had reached a level where he could travel and work if he wanted to. Currently Mike is coaching clients with back pain and doing injury rehab. He also works with a lot of athletes who want to increase their performance. Mike is also writing and coaching educational courses for coaches. If you're a personal trainer looking to build and grow an online business, you're going to get a lot out of this episode. We talk about Mike's transition to online coaching, how he grew his business and what he thinks of the fitness education system. Mike is certainly an ideas man, and he's definitely got a knack for seeing the gaps in the market that can be filled by online personal trainers. I hope you enjoy this episode with Mike Lee. Let's get stuck in.

    1h 14m
  3. Protect The Asset E12 - Jason Ahipene - Creating the capacity to do the things you love.

    07/18/2022

    Protect The Asset E12 - Jason Ahipene - Creating the capacity to do the things you love.

    My guest this week is Jason Ahipene Jason is the head gymnastics strength and mobility coach at movement co in Perth, Western Australia.  Jase was working an unfulfilling office job when he found Calisthenics.  He started training himself in the playgrounds around Perth, learning to do muscle ups, back levers, front levers, and more. His passion for bodyweight training led him into coaching.  He started at a 24-hour gym, teaching handstands in gymnastics rings classes at a yoga studio.  In the beginning, Jase was working with an array of different clients who had different goals.  Although his passion was Calisthenics, it took him some time, but Jason ended up finding his tribe and working with more and more clients who wanted to learn bodyweight skills.  We speak about Jason's transition into personal training, the long hours, the low pay and the grind. We also talked about the launch of movement Co and some of the valuable lessons Jason and his colleagues learned as the gym business grew.  Jase is undoubtedly a passionate coach who loves the analytical side of coaching. He's all about the details, finding the next challenge and learning new skills. And boy, does he have some skills, an inspiration to all of us in our forties.  He'll love me saying that.  Anyway. It's nice to connect with Jason and hear more about his story finally.  So I hope you enjoy this episode with Jason. Ahipene

    1h 8m
  4. Protect The Asset E10 - Ashley Jones - Living life at a lower vibration.

    06/20/2022

    Protect The Asset E10 - Ashley Jones - Living life at a lower vibration.

    My guest today is the founder and co-owner of Charge CrossFit in Melbourne. Ashley Jones. Ash has owned Charge CrossFit for over a decade. And he's definitely learned a lot in the process. 18 months into the business, the partnership broke down and Ash nearly went bankrupt. Ash was injured and burnt out at the time, and his work-life balance was skewed heavily towards work.  But he made the call not to close the gym and to try to turn things around.  Ash and I discussed business partnerships, the challenge of running a business, becoming a team leader and investing in mentors and business coaches.  Full credit to Ash and his wife, Renee, who managed to turn their business around and build an incredible gym community in Melbourne.  A few years back, Ash and Renee made the call to leave Melbourne and move to the beach town of Noosa. Together they've set up a new life at a much slower vibration than the city life they've left behind.  Ash still manages the business side of CrossFit charge from Noosa, but he also runs personal training sessions from his home gym, and he teaches some classes at one of the local gyms.  This lifestyle change has given Ash more freedom, energy, and time to do the things he loves, like go surfing.  It's been challenging, and Ash has jumped off a lot of cliffs to get where he is today. I really enjoyed catching up with Ash and learning more about his story. Although we've known each other for a while, we've not had the chance to sit down and have a conversation like this.  So I hope you enjoy this conversation.  Let's get stuck in.

    54 min

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Welcome to the Protect The Asset Podcast, created for personal trainers who want to have a rewarding career that changes lives and pays them well. I want the podcast to be a safe space where coaches can share their career journey, both the highs and the lows. A space where ambitious coaches can connect and learn from each other to build a fruitful career that aligns with their purpose, visions, values, and goals. It's time to brush off your self-doubts as people need your help.