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EPISODE · Feb 10, 2025 · 42 MIN

$200K Over Budget, Fined, and Nearly Shut Down (after leaving a 6-figure training job)

from Certainty in Chaos · host Pat Zingarella

This is how Jared Collinson went from crushing it as a six-figure corporate trainer to nearly losing everything when he tried to open his own gym.Underestimating costs, drowning in debt, and getting blindsided by taxes—he learned the hard way that building a business isn’t a highlight reel.Now, Flight Performance & Fitness is eight years strong, but not without sacrifice. This is the real, unpolished truth about what it actually takes to make it—and why most people won’t.Follow Jared’s JourneyInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/explusivedoe/Flight Fitnesshttps://flightperformanceandfitness.com/contact-us/Chapters:00:00 - Intro01:00 - Walking Away From a Secure Job03:48 - The Financial Mistakes07:49 - From Trainer to Business Owner11:05 - When the Money Runs Tight14:42 - Getting Kicked Out & Forced to Relocate23:49 - Signing a Lease With No Backup Plan26:04 - Hard Decisions32:32 - Entrepreneurship is a War

This is how Jared Collinson went from crushing it as a six-figure corporate trainer to nearly losing everything when he tried to open his own gym.Underestimating costs, drowning in debt, and getting blindsided by taxes—he learned the hard way that building a business isn’t a highlight reel.Now, Flight Performance & Fitness is eight years strong, but not without sacrifice. This is the real, unpolished truth about what it actually takes to make it—and why most people won’t.Follow Jared’s JourneyInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/explusivedoe/Flight Fitnesshttps://flightperformanceandfitness.com/contact-us/Chapters:00:00 - Intro01:00 - Walking Away From a Secure Job03:48 - The Financial Mistakes07:49 - From Trainer to Business Owner11:05 - When the Money Runs Tight14:42 - Getting Kicked Out & Forced to Relocate23:49 - Signing a Lease With No Backup Plan26:04 - Hard Decisions32:32 - Entrepreneurship is a War

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