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Gym World Worldwide

by John Franklin

Gym World is a weekly show about making money in the fitness industry. Join the co-founders of Kilo, John Franklin and Mateo Lopez, as they interview some of the industry's most successful entrepreneurs.

Latest episodes

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What Women Actually Want From Fitness with Jen Markwardt

🌎 Jen Markwardt, co-founder of Flourish Nutrition Coaching and co-owner of Standpoint Strength, joins Mateo and Kilo CEO Kaleda Connell to break down how she built an onl

Nov 6
51 min

Haylin Alpert on Why He’s Opening a Second Gym for Adults Over 50.

🌎 Haylin Alpert, owner of Core Principles Personal Training in Stamford, Connecticut, returns to the show to break down how he built a sold-out, $750K-a-year gym for peop

Oct 30
33 min

Nate Muller on How a Large Group Gym Makes $130K a Month

🌎 Nate Muller, owner of Green Lake Strength and Polaris Strength, gives Mateo a tour of his second location and breaks down how his large group gym brings in $130-140K a

Oct 23
24 min

How Chris Travis Runs a $100K/Month Gym With Just 2 or 3 Staff Members

🌎 Chris Travis, founder of Seattle Strength and Performance, joins Mateo to break down how he runs five (soon seven) small group training gyms with just two or three staf

Oct 16
21 min

Ben Pickard on Handing Your Gym to a GM Without Losing Your Mind

🌎 Ben Pickard, owner of Lean Strong Fitness in Ontario and COO of Business for Unicorns, joins Mateo to break down how he went from doing everything himself to trusting a

Oct 9
27 min

Ben Supik Said He'd Open a Gym Every Quarter—Here's What Actually Happened

🌎 Ben Supik, owner of Activate Body Personal Training in Baltimore, returns to give Mateo an update on his expansion — going from a one-location-per-quarter goal to two l

Oct 2
22 min

How This Female Gym Owner Built Made More Money with Less Members

🌎 Jen Cho, co-owner of Tidal CrossFit in Toronto, walks Mateo and Kilo CEO Kaleda Connell through her 6,000-square-foot space (an old converted theater) and breaks down h

Sep 25
23 min

Will Harrison: The Sales System That 5x'd This Gym's Signups

🌎 Will Harrison, co-owner of CrossFit Bath and founder of The Fitness Flywheel, joins Mateo to break down his journey from member to co-owner, and how he helped the gym b

Sep 18
32 min

Mark Fisher: The Right Way to Raise Your Gym's Prices (Without Losing Members)

🌎 Mark Fisher, former owner of Mark Fisher Fitness, now a gym business coach and partner at Business for Unicorns, joins Mateo to break down how to think about pricing an

Sep 11
49 min

Dan Visentin: 15 Years, 3 Locations, and What He'd Do Differently

Mateo Lopez and Kaleda Connell tour Dan Visentin's 416 Fitness Club in Toronto, covering how he survived 450 days closed during COVID, the "red shirt" trick he uses to se

Sep 4
37 min

Gym World Q&A: Improv Class, Bad Expansions, and Trusting Your Gut

Kilo co-founder Mateo Lopez is joined by Chris McMahon “Kilo Chris” for a Q&A episode of Gym World, taking questions straight from the Kilo Crew Facebook group, covering

Aug 28
26 min

How Cassie Day Kept Gym Rent at 20% of Revenue in a Brand New Space

Kilo co-founder Mateo Lopez and CEO Kaleda Connell are joined by All Day Fit's Cassie Day, as they take listeners on a construction tour of Cassie's brand-new standalone

Aug 21
34 min

Andrew Sugerman on Hyrox, Branding, and Why AI Won't Replace Your Coaches

🌎 Centr CEO Andrew Sugerman joins Mateo Lopez to talk about his jump from running Marvel comics and Disney's social channels to building the equipment behind Hyrox, why 9

Aug 14
37 min

Behind The Scenes Of Kilo

🌎 Kilo co-founder Mateo Lopez and Kilo Chris, take listeners behind the scenes of Kilo while at the Two-Brain Business Summit, the customer-care culture that keeps gym ow

Aug 7
14 min

3 Traits Every Successful Gym Owner Has According To Mark Fisher

🌎 Mark Fisher, former owner of Mark Fisher Fitness, now a gym business coach and partner at Business for Unicorns, joins Mateo to break down what separates today's top-pe

Jul 31
34 min

Every Major Gym Business Growth Strategy S-F Tier Ranking

🌎 Chris McMahon, Kilo's Content and Partnerships Specialist, joins Mateo for a rapid-fire tier-list episode ranking 15 of the most common gym growth strategies from S-tie

Jul 24
27 min

How Greg Morrone Converts 90% of Leads With a $400 Onboarding Offer

🌎 Greg Morrone , owner of The FIT Lab in Hoboken, NJ, joins Mateo to break down the "PT-first" onboarding model that converts 90-95% of leads, and the hospitality lessons

Jul 17
24 min

Erik Zeyher's $20K/mo semi-private playbook

🌎 Erik Zeyher , owner of Warlock CrossFit in Poughkeepsie, NY, joins Mateo to break down how his semi-private program grew into a $20-25K/month revenue stream and the sto

Jul 10
22 min

Josh Maranian: From Layoff to 40-Member Gym in One Year

🌎 Josh Maranian, owner of Regen Fitness Club in Fort Collins, Colorado, joins Mateo to break down how he built a semi-private training gym out of his garage and grew it i

Jul 3
24 min

Corey Lewis: Why Your Canceled Members Are Your Best Source of New Leads

🌎 Corey Lewis , owner of Extra Mile Fitness in St. Louis, Missouri and Two-Brain mentor, joins Mateo to break down how he hires, develops, and retains great coaches. They

Jun 26
24 min

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This podcast is fun and informative. It takes a deep dive with certain gym and small business owners. It’s helpful for anyone trying to start a small business, but particularly helpful for those who own, operate, hoping to operate a fitness or health and wellness driven business. They focus on key business terms to bring it to an audience both at a high-level, but also in a practical way where you can actually learn and implement changes for your business. Keep it up

Justin T Ross · Dec 2024

Such a great show if you’re looking to learn how to run a successful gym. The way they interview successful gym owners and dig into what they’re doing to have a profitable business is so insightful. I’ve learned so much. I listen to a lot of podcasts and this is easily the best one. Appreciate all you guys do and couldn’t recommend this show more.

Plyofreak · Apr 2024

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