A blunt fitness-business rescue story about profit, debt, and finally facing the numbers.
This episode follows a tight fitness-business recovery story, with Vince and Cesar Augusto Hernandez working through the hard facts behind the P&L.

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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...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · June 2026
A practical small business show about gym growth, built around leads, retention, staffing, debt, and recurring payment.
Fitness Business University Podcast treats the gym like a business with bills, staff, sales friction, and a P&L that has to be read carefully.
A gym owner puts their P&L before a room; your growth plan suddenly needs receipts.
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A blunt fitness-business rescue story about profit, debt, and finally facing the numbers.
This episode follows a tight fitness-business recovery story, with Vince and Cesar Augusto Hernandez working through the hard facts behind the P&L.
Blunt coaching on why gym owners stay stuck.
Tom Plummer gives the conversation its heft, and his point is plain enough: gym owners get stuck when they protect habits that no longer serve them, resist change, and refuse outside help.
A debt to recovery story that doubles as blunt operating advice for gym owners.
This episode treats a debt and recovery story as gym business advice without dressing it up. The strongest part is how it keeps coming back to the mechanics that matter: the client surge, follow up, the avatar, the sales funnel, and the choice to keep only what actually helped.
A blunt look at how fast focus slips, and why gym marketing math matters more than hype.
This episode follows a founder who lets a consulting opportunity pull him away from the gym, and the fallout lands plainly. He starts out energized by the work, then looks back and sees the gym slipping, with the balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and cash balance all…
A direct webinar on which fitness-sales metrics actually matter.
Perform Better frames the conversation around a recent data report from Boutique Fitness Solutions, but the real value is the practical lens on lead follow-up, retention, and conversions.
A practical walkthrough of turning gym testimonials into follow-up emails with a simple Claude builder.
The episode tracks a gym coach and owner as he turns a real client story into a testimonial email builder in Claude. He starts with a full-page local newspaper ad, then reshapes that structure into a shorter email built from a story, a before state, and plain facts about the…
A blunt gym-business pep talk that turns six owner stories into usable operating advice.
It is a New Year kickoff for gym owners who want a better operating model, a stronger peer group, and less guesswork. The host grounds the advice in about six owner stories, which gives the episode a practical edge instead of a motivational gloss, and the clearest stretch is the…
A practical growth story about hiring, systems, and getting out of your own way.
The episode tracks Marty Musican as the gym moves from a lean, early phase into a steadier business with a full team behind it. Its strength is the practical order of the lesson: bring in customers first, then use that revenue to hire, document, and lead.

Rob Walling on bootstrapped SaaS growth, plateaus, and exits — with founders who lived them.

Abbey Ashley's playbook for turning your job skills into a virtual assistant business.

Naval Ravikant on epistemology, startups, and crypto, from David Deutsch to Vitalik Buterin.

Alex Theuma interviews SaaS founders and investors on scaling to $10M-plus ARR.

Guy Raz traces founders' origin stories and fields live advice-line calls from entrepreneurs.

Alex Blumberg interviews guests like Megan Phelps-Roper and Shane McAnally about failure and reinvention.
The host comes back from Gym Pranos and starts with a quick plug for his free book, The Eight Profit Levers.
The conversation starts with the host's familiar phone-in-the-moment rhythm.
Vince introduces TJ Lopez of AMP as an SPF member and the 2025 Gym Owner of the Year.
The host opens the year by urging listeners not to build alone.
The host opens with a monster couple of weeks of consulting, mastermind sessions, and steady work with gym owners.
He starts in a judo parking lot and ties the day to prep for an SPF Mastermind meeting in New Jersey.
The host opens by framing this episode as part of a special interview series with gym owners he has worked with over time.
An SPF member success story takes center stage.
The host brings on Oliver Nam, a longtime SPF Mastermind member from Irvine, California.
Fitness Business University Podcast frames "The Ultimate Formula for Your Best Year Ever" around a five-hour annual planning event for 2026, built from business, personal, financial, and marketing planning.
The host opens by walking through a full-page local newspaper ad and why some print publications still matter.
The Fitness Business University Podcast episode "If You Hired Me For a Full Day to Grow Your Gym, This is What We Would Do" is a solo walkthrough of the consulting process the host uses in a full-day gym offsite.
Vinny Soprano says a consultant once stopped his planning session because he did not know his cost per lead, lifetime value, margins, or CAC ratio.
Vince brings on Jersey guy Cesar Augusto Hernandez and gets straight to the worst spot.
Host Vince Gabriele promotes a masterclass on installing a marketing system to get 7-13 new gym clients per month without paid ads.
Tom Plummer gets the kind of introduction usually saved for a legend.
The host opens by saying he has been recording success stories from his mastermind members and shaping them into a book.
Fitness Business University Podcast episode 101 focuses on “101 Ways To Get New Clients At Your Gym Without Facebook ADS,” and Vince says the original list grew from 10 ideas to 101 while he sat in his office at his old house.
The host pitches his Black Friday deal, a marketing campaign called '50 Strong' designed to attract new gym members.
Vince Gabriele explains the three most powerful digital marketing levers for gym owners: Facebook/Instagram ads for consistent lead generation, optimized websites for converting high-intent visitors, and CRM systems for organized follow-up.
Vince Gabriele interviews GR Hoff about their business partnership, where Vince sold his marketing agency to GR.
Vince Gabriele hosts a panel with Mark Fisher and Rachel Cosgrove to analyze a fitness industry report, discussing lead generation, referral systems, conversion rates, and retention strategies for gym owners.
Host Vince Gabriele interviews mastermind member Marty Vaughn about his journey from struggling to thriving as a gym owner.
Interview with gym owners who achieved explosive growth by moving from stage one to stage two, sharing best practices for time and money freedom.
The host discusses his upcoming book on helping gyms grow from $0 to $50k in revenue, focusing on the challenges of being a gym owner.
Vince Gabriele announces a sweepstakes giveaway for his Gym Business Mania event and explains joint venture sweepstakes as a marketing strategy for gym owners.
Vince Gabriele promotes an upcoming event and discusses marketing strategies for gym owners, including writing sales letters and a six-week new client surge program.
Vince Gabriele promotes the Gym Business Mania conference and discusses strategies for gym owners to grow their business.