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EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 51 MIN

#38 Why Running a 4:1 Model Nearly Destroyed My Gym (w/ Greg Mikolap)

from The Small Group Gym Pod · host Stuart Aitken

This week on the Small Group Gym Podcast, I sit down with Greg Mikolap from ICON to unpack nearly a decade of gym ownership, the realities of scaling small group personal training, and why the model he originally built nearly broke the business.Greg shares:Why he moved from a 4:1 model to sessions as large as 16:1The financial mistakes that cost him almost £300,000What he learned from visiting elite US training gymsWhy most gym owners think about attrition the wrong wayHow to make difficult business changes without panicking about member backlashThe balance between coaching quality, profitability, and sustainabilityFind out more about Greg:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmikolap/His gym: https://www.instagram.com/iconmaidenhead/

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