Run a Profitable Gym Chris Cooper

This month’s Two-Brain leaderboard tracked average revenue per member per month (ARM), with the Top 10 running from $508 to $1,203 USD. In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” host Mike Warkentin sits down with ARM leader Yoni Levitan, owner of 3 Seasons Personal Training in Toronto, Canada, to learn the secrets behind his massive ARM. First of all, Yoni’s gym focuses exclusively on high-value services, such as personal and semi-private training. But the real key to Yoni’s success is an ov...

Every month, we pull data from a thousand Two-Brain gyms around the world, and we look for the top performers in each category. Then we interview them and share their secrets with you. This month’s leaderboard tracked average revenue per member (ARM)—how much clients pay for a gym’s services each month.In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” Chris Cooper presents the Top 10 ARM leaderboard, ranging from $508 to $1,203 USD.The Top 10 gym owners’ tips focused on one common theme: creating va...

Ben Bergeron gets vulnerable about his journey to becoming a better leader in this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” recorded live at the Two-Brain Summit in Chicago on June 9.Ben, a legendary coach and gym owner, discusses the three pillars of team health—culture, vision and accountability—and explains how they were lacking in his gym, CrossFit New England.Once Ben recognized the problems, he sat his team members down and made changes to reshape his business to give him what he was looking ...

The theme of the 2024 Two-Brain Summit was virtuosity: doing the common uncommonly well. In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” Two-Brain founder and CEO Chris Cooper provides a broad recap of this year’s summit, which took place June 8-9 in Chicago. Over 1,000 gym owners and coaches were in attendance to hear from presenters such as Jason Khalipa, Jonathan Goodman, Carrie Wilkerson, Bill Parisi, Brian "Tosh" Chontosh and Ben Bergeron.On the owners side, speakers explained how to pursue v...

Raising rates can be scary—but you won’t bleed members if you follow the right plan.In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” host Mike Warkentin sits down with Tim Rainer, owner of Fit One Five in Franklin, Tennessee, to discuss the ins and outs of raising rates at a gym.Tim tried raising rates on his own three times, but none of the increases had a noticeable impact on his business. The he brought in an expert to get it right.With the help of a Two-Brain mentor, Tim was able to adjust his ...

Every gym owner must raise prices at some point—and it can be nerve wracking.Today on “Run a Profitable Gym,” you’ll learn exactly how to implement a rate increase, step by step, without generating a flood of cancellations.In this episode, Mike Warkentin chats with longtime Two-Brain mentor and former gym owner Greg Strauch, who shares Two-Brain’s battle-tested plan.Greg has helped 81 fitness entrepreneurs increase rates and stabilize their businesses so they generate profit and allow the own...