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Fitness Business University Podcast

Fitness Business University Podcast

By: Vince Gabriele
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The Fitness Business University Podcast — The #1 Fitness Business Podcast — is the go-to educational show for gym owners, by gym owners. Hosted by Vince Gabriele, a seasoned pro with 18 years in the trenches of the fitness industry, this podcast pulls back the curtain on the real strategies, systems, and money-making wisdom that have helped gyms around the world grow and thrive.


If you’re a Gym Owner or Fitness Entrepreneur ready to get more clients, make more money, and free up your time to do what you love, this is your playbook. Vince delivers a funny, straight-talking, no B.S. approach — no fluff, no theories, just the proven, real-world skills you need to win in business and in life.

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Episodes
  • Fix The Sales at Your Gym: How to Get More Leads to Buy, Charge the Prices You Deserve, and Start Attracting Clients Instead of Chasing Them
    Apr 24 2026

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    This is the full recording of my live masterclass: How to Fix the Sales at Your Gym. Over 100 gym owners showed up and I coached for two and a half hours straight. No slides. No pitch. Just the real stuff that moves the needle.

    Here's the reality that most gym owners don't know: only 15% of your leads will buy in the first 100 days. The other 85% will buy over the next 100 weeks. So the question isn't just how do you close better. It's what is your system doing with every single lead from the moment they opt in through the consultation or trial and beyond.

    We covered the sales mindset shifts that have to happen before any tactic works. The follow up sequence (speed, sequence, persistence) that maximizes the leads who are ready now. The preframing process that stops no shows before they happen. The one question from Strategic Coach that completely changes the consultation. How to present price using the good, better, best model. The exact math behind raising prices on current members. And how to generate more referrals and upgrades from the people already paying you.


    5 Key Takeaways:

    1. You can't deposit leads into your bank account. You can generate all the leads you want but if your sales process is broken, none of it matters. The number one job of the business owner is to be able to stimulate sales when needed. That's not optional.
    2. People want to buy but they're afraid to buy. Every prospect walks in carrying every past failure, every program that didn't work, every trainer that let them down. Your job is to show up differently through attunement, buoyancy, and clarity. Not as a salesperson. As a trusted advisor.
    3. Speed kills (in a good way). When someone opts in, they are the most interested they will ever be. If you wait three days to follow up, you've already lost them. Text first, then call, then voicemail, then email. And do it seven to 12 times before you move them to your long term nurture.
    4. The magic question changes everything. "If we were having this conversation one year from today, and you were looking back on that year, what has to have happened with your health and fitness for you to feel happy with your progress?" Ask it word for word. Don't change a thing.
    5. Sell with lifetime customer value in mind. You're not selling a $300 membership. You're selling a $14,000 relationship. When you show up with that number in your head, you don't quit early, you don't discount, and you don't wing it.


    Want us to audit your sales process and show you where leads are falling through the cracks? Book a free Sales Audit: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/masterclassbonuscall

    Need help getting more leads, making more money, or buying your time back from your gym business?

    Click here to schedule a free one on one strategy session!


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    2 hrs and 36 mins
  • How to get more new clients and make more money without getting more leads
    Apr 21 2026

    Register now for the free How to Fix the Sales at Your Gym Masterclass on Thursday, April 23rd at 12pm Eastern: https://live.vincegabriele.com/april

    More people signed up for this masterclass than the marketing one I did last month. That tells me a lot of you are in the same spot: you're getting leads, you just can't turn them into paying members.

    This Thursday I'm hosting a free masterclass where I break down exactly how to fix that. We're covering how to get more leads to actually show up for a consultation. The one question you need to ask in every sales conversation that changes everything. How to select, present, and raise your prices without losing your members. How to get referrals and upgrade clients from two sessions a week to three. And the mindset shifts that reduce objections like "I need to talk to my spouse" before they even come up.

    I also walk through the math on why a 10% improvement in your close rate could mean an extra $60K to $120K in lifetime revenue from just one small change.

    No slides. No pitch at the end. Just a coaching session with a bonus for everyone who shows up live.

    Register now for the free How to Fix the Sales at Your Gym Masterclass on Thursday, April 23rd at 12pm Eastern: https://live.vincegabriele.com/april

    Need help getting more leads, making more money, or buying your time back from your gym business?

    Click here to schedule a free one on one strategy session!


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    22 mins
  • From 10 Members to 143 in Under 2 Years
    Apr 11 2026

    If you want to learn the strategies and tactics that gym owners like Melissa are using to grow, check out my most recent webinar on YouTube where I break down the full marketing system: https://youtu.be/LC6cODkphtc

    Don't forget to book your free call with my team and get the Testimonial Email Builder as a bonus: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/masterclassbonuscall


    Melissa Chase opened Chase Fitness in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania in September 2024 with 10 members. She joined SPF two months before she even had a gym. She had no marketing experience, no website knowledge, and had just left a career as a physical therapist assistant. But she knew what she didn't know, and she got the right people in place before she opened the doors.

    Today, less than two years later, she has 143 members, did just under $300K in gross revenue last year, hit $132K in Q1 of this year alone, and is running at about $32K a month. She's down to 5 to 10 coaching sessions a week, replaced her PTA salary, and just joined a golf league. Her retention rate is "ridiculously low" because the product is dialed in, and her team runs the floor without her.

    This episode is a masterclass in what happens when you stop trying to figure it all out on your own and invest in the right support before you need it.


    5 Key Takeaways:

    1. Get help before you need it, not after you're drowning. Melissa joined SPF before she even opened. She didn't wait to make mistakes and then go looking for answers. She had accountability, resources, and a community of gym owners who had already been through everything she was about to face.
    2. Your website needs to make people say "I can see myself there." Melissa's site shows real clients who look like her ideal members, features Google reviews that describe real transformations (not just "she's so nice"), and has clean, clear calls to action. That combination is converting.
    3. Use every finger on the marketing glove. Melissa runs Facebook ads through GMM, does monthly member socials, quarterly Buddy Weeks, joint ventures with local businesses, tables at community festivals, and constantly asks for referrals and Google reviews. She never relies on one source.
    4. Take yourself off the floor slowly, not all at once. Melissa started by bringing in one part time coach, transitioned him to full time, then added another. She didn't just disappear from the floor overnight. She made it gradual so members built trust with the new coaches.
    5. Hire good people, not good trainers. Melissa hires based on character first. Her exact words: "Are they a good person? I can coach them to coach a squat." Then she holds them accountable to the standards and metrics that keep the business running.


    Watch my full marketing webinar on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LC6cODkphtc

    Book your free call and get the Testimonial Email Builder: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/masterclassbonuscall

    Need help getting more leads, making more money, or buying your time back from your gym business?

    Click here to schedule a free one on one strategy session!


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    37 mins
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