Building a Scalable, Sustainable Fitness Career

Today the IDEA Pro Show catches up with Shannon Fable, an industry professional who has shared her creative energy and expertise for over two decades. Among many topics, we discuss how fitness pros can take charge of their careers and intentionally build businesses that are both scalable and sustainable.  Fable, who was named the 2013 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year and 2006 ACE Instructor of the Year, has spent the last 25 years helping brands such as Anytime Fitness, Schwinn®, Power Systems, ACE, Silver Sneakers, FIT4MOM and BOSU® as a fitness business and programming consultant.  An experienced educator, freelance writer, and certified Book Yourself Solid® Business Coach, she helps fitness entrepreneurs navigate the industry and make more money. She serves as the Ex Officio Chair of the Board for ACE; she’s on the Advisory Panel for the Association of Fitness Studios; and she co-founded and successfully sold GroupEx PRO®, a cloud-based group fitness management tool.Links to contact Shannon FableWebsite: shannonfable.comFB: Shannon Petree FableIG: @sfableTW: @sfableConnect with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association  FB: ideafitIG: ideafitLI: ideafitTW/X: @ideafit   IDEA upcoming events:IDEA WorldIDEA ACSM Health & Fitness SummitPTI Virtual Enjoying our content? Become an IDEAfit Plus member and receive our award-winning IDEA Fitness Journal, the gold-standard publication of the fitness industry. We have membership options to meet your needs. Visit IDEAfit for more information. Benefits included (varies by plan):Unlimited CECsDiscounted health and liability insuranceDigital publications that focus on current challenges, nutrition and behavior change, and the latest insider fitness trendsUngated access to over 15,000 fact-based articles from our award-winning editorial teamAccess to deals and discounts from IDEA’s trusted partners.Client NewsletterNewsletter - Hand curated email delivered monthly to your imported client listDiscounted IDEA eventsFitPost - Hand curated content delivered seamlessly to your social channelsProgram Builder - Build and deliver custom workouts for clients50% OFF Music Licensing with VibesIDEAfit Inspired Service: 800-999-4332IDEAfit PRO SHOW is hosted by Madeleine McCormick, Digital Marketing Manager, ideafit.com; executive produced by Allyssa Ertz; produced and engineered by Michael Hilding. Copyright 2024 by IDEA Health & Fitness Association. All rights reserved.  IDEA Health & Fitness Association is the world’s leading organization of fitness and wellness professionals and has been for more than 42 years. We deliver world-class content and continuing education to fitness professionals, business owners and allied health professionals via our publications, including the award-winning Fitness Journal; our fitness, business and nutrition conferences; and hundreds of streaming videos and online courses available on ideafit.com. Additionally, with IDEA FitnessConnect, we host the largest national industry-wide directory, linking over 275,000 fitness professionals to more than 40 million consumers. Through IDEA professionals in over 80 countries, we Inspire the World to Fitness™!