This podcast is meant for group fitness managers, fitness supervisors, fitness directors, coordinators, and everything in between... basically, if you oversee a team of fitness professionals, this podcast is for you. It’s part venting, part storytelling, and part practical tactical tips and valuable information by two women who have a history of overseeing large fitness teams and know how much it means not to feel alone…Fresh episodes will be released anywhere you access podcasts on the last ...
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Staci Alden And Jessica Rodgers Podcasts
Staci and Jessica reveal their unique top 3 rules for communication as a fitness manager. They also discuss the value and challenge behind "courageous conversations" and 4 rules surrounding how to ensure those conversations are effective. This rounds out to a total of 10 communication take aways to help fitness managers lead and succeed with their …
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Clear, concise, motivating and productive communication is one of the most important skills fitness managers must have. In this episode, Staci and Jessica share their own mistakes and lessons when it comes to communicating with their teams and their favorite strategies to improve communication.By Staci Alden and Jessica Rodgers
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Early fall is one of the best times to begin thinking ahead to the "January fitness rush". Staci and Jessica talk about the actions they like to take during early fall and into the holidays to prepare themselves and their teams for January.By Staci Alden and Jessica Rodgers
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Everyone has the same amount of time, and as fitness managers we are asked to accomplish so much on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to be considered successful at what we do. Staci and Jessica share some of their stories and experiences with the tasks they believe are "time wasters" and strategies to eliminate them. They also dive deeper into way…
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Episode 9 IDEA 2023 World Fitness Conference Recap
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In this episode, Staci and Jessica will go into detail about what they learned, who they met, and what they saw at the expo of the IDEA World Fitness Convention in Los Angeles. Here are some honorable mentions to check out: TeamUp: Club and Studio Software Struct Club: Music Mapping Software for Group Fitness Instructors WIFA: Women's Fitness Busin…
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Staci and Jessica share their thoughts on overall compensation for Group Fitness Instructors AND Personal Trainers. They some ideas for creative ways to research what other facilities are paying and ways to compensate teams in the form of money AND education/opportunities. In this episode Staci also talks about the new way to calculate commission f…
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The last episode talked about the initial onboarding process, having a schedule, and ways to help them feel comfortable and prepared for the new role. In this episode, we will go further to how to get them officially started, when to check in with them, and what to do with feedback if they are taking over from another instructor or coach.…
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Episode 5 Hiring New Talent Pt. 4 The Final Decision
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Hiring fitness talent has so many steps and parts that we had to break this topic up into FOUR episodes. This fourth and final episode of this series tackles the art of making the final decision. Staci and Jessica share some of their stories and experiences with evaluating the experience with each applicant and at times bringing them in for a secon…
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Episode 6 Onboarding New Talent Pt. 1 The First Weeks
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Onboarding fitness professionals so they feel prepared and comfortable in their new role is challenging AND important. We broke up onboarding into two parts, the initial weeks and the check-in to ensure they continue to feel supported. Staci and Jessica share some of their stories and experiences with new instructors, coaches, and Pilates Teachers.…
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Episode 4 Hiring New Talent Pt. 3 Auditions
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Hiring fitness talent has so many steps and parts that we had to break this topic up into FOUR episodes. This second episode of this series tackles conducting and evaluating auditions. Staci and Jessica share some of their stories and experiences with auditioning fitness instructors and trainers both in-person and online. Then they both share their…
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Episode 3 Hiring New Talent Pt. 2 Interviews
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Hiring fitness talent has so many steps and parts that we had to break this topic up into FOUR episodes. This second episode of this series tackles conducting an interview with a fitness applicant. Staci and Jessica share some of their stories and experiences with interviewing fitness instructors and trainers both in-person and online. Then they bo…
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This first episode of the podcast is meant to be an introduction of the two of us as well as set expectations as to what this podcast is all about. We will be sharing more about our experience... - Managing luxury health club team in multiple locations - Leading Private Pilates, Personal Trainers, and Group Fitness Instructors - Attending and prese…
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Episode 2 Hiring New Talent Pt. 1 Reviewing Resumes
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Hiring fitness talent has so many steps and parts that we had to break this topic up into FOUR episodes. This first episode tackles reviewing resumes. Jessica shares an intense story about a trainer who made a scene at the front desk as he tried to secure a job. Staci reads a bit of the back-and-forth she had with an applicant as she asked relevant…
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