Episode #35- Building a Fitness Community with Markos Mosi

On this episode of Real Talks on the Rocks, I sit down with Markos Mosi. Markos is the owner and founder of FEAR Training, a gym based in San Leandro, California. Markos discusses his path, from college football athlete, to EMT, to gym owner and talks about how he was able to build a community of fitness clients that believe in his message! Markos also spends time discussing how he was able to finance his business and his tips and tricks for other personal trainers out there who are thinking about opening their own gym. You can reach out to Markos on Instagram at: https://instagram.com/feartrainingIf you are in San Leandro, Ca and would like to check out his gym, you can visit him in-person at: FEAR Training 1658 Abram Ct. San Leandro, Ca 94577 Thank you to all of my supporters who are supporting me on Patreon and allowing me to grow this channel! Your support of this channel allows me to continue to provide you with better and better content. Click the link below to access this episode's bonus content: https://patreon.com/realtalksontherocks For all of the links to the other avenues to view/listen to my show, you can visit my website at: https://realtalksontherocks.com There you will find links to Apple Podcasts, Spotify as well as my Patreon page. You can also follow me on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/realtalksontherocks Instagram: https://instagram.com/realtalksontherocks Twitter: https://twitter.com/realtalksrocks #fitness #gym #motivationChapter list: 00:00- Preview 01:00-Intro 04:12-Early jobs that were going nowhere 06:40-Early life expectations from Greek and Cameroonian backgrounds 09:43- Going to college out of state 11:12- College athlete expectations 13:16-Falling short of expectations 19:13- Resisting the “easy way” out 22:30- Figuring out life after college 24:15- The support of friends and family 28:35- Working as an EMT 31:35- Deciding to enter the personal trainer world 37:45- How he built a “real” training program- with no money 45:52- What clients were telling him they wanted from a gym 48:54- How FEAR Training LLC grew 55:00- How Markos financed his gym 1:02:15- The “grind” of being a gym owner 1:06:35- Managing the gym and having his own clients/classes to run 1:10:00- How FEAR compares to corporate gyms like Rumble and Barry’s boot camp 1:15:10- the FEAR clientele 1:20:25- The future of FEAR training 1:22:01- The biggest challenges facing personal trainers 1:24:03- When clients prefer to workout 1:29:25- Advice to other trainers and Markos’s future 1:34:15- Final Thoughts