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EPISODE · May 19, 2026 · 1H 13M

How to Run a Full Prep, Multiple Businesses, and Never Let Anyone Know You're Competing

from DDT Method Podcast · host Drew Donaldson

Dive Deeper on enhancement and biohacking: https://www.skool.com/ddtmethodWork with Drew: https://www.ddtmethod.com/applicationMike Crowson has been in the fitness industry for 17 years — as a competitor (17 shows, including Nationals), co-founder of Verizon Supplements, founder of Coffee Over Cardio, and now founder of AR Funnel, a white-glove software and marketing system built specifically for online fitness coaches. His first year in online coaching, he made $12,000. He eventually built two companies to seven figures. This episode is about what changed in between — and what most fitness coaches are still doing wrong.Drew and Mike cover how to balance serious competition prep with serious business operations, why most coaches are pricing themselves into obscurity, the psychology of sales confidence, the referral structure that actually converts, the content volume formula that Mike uses himself (6 posts per day, 500+ in a single year), and why niching down is the fastest path to premium pricing. Drew confirms he applied Mike's content advice from free reels alone — and revenue responded immediately.Key Takeaways:Why Mike says bodybuilding is the easiest part of his life, and how that mindset changes prepThe pricing mistake that keeps fitness coaches stuck with low-commitment clientsHow to charge more without needing to become the most educated coach in the roomThe referral handoff most coaches skip, and why it changes whether warm leads actually convertWhat happened when Drew applied Mike's content volume advice inside DDTWhy "fix one problem for one person" may be the fastest path to becoming the obvious expertChapters:00:00 — Opening and Mike Crowson's Fitness Business Background03:01 — Why Mike Says Bodybuilding Is Easy09:51 — Self-Talk, Gratitude, and Doing Hard Things on Purpose17:43 — AR Funnel and the Business Problem Fitness Coaches Face23:01 — The Fastest Ways to Grow a Coaching Business26:37 — Pricing Psychology: Why Undercharging Attracts the Wrong Clients41:47 — How Much Expertise You Actually Need to Charge Premium Rates46:05 — Referrals, Transformation Posts, and the Three-Way DM System52:16 — Content Volume, Ideal Clients, and the Three Content Buckets1:07:28 — Niche Within a Niche and Where to Find Mike

Dive Deeper on enhancement and biohacking: https://www.skool.com/ddtmethodWork with Drew: https://www.ddtmethod.com/applicationMike Crowson has been in the fitness industry for 17 years — as a competitor (17 shows, including Nationals), co-founder of Verizon Supplements, founder of Coffee Over Cardio, and now founder of AR Funnel, a white-glove software and marketing system built specifically for online fitness coaches. His first year in online coaching, he made $12,000. He eventually built two companies to seven figures. This episode is about what changed in between — and what most fitness coaches are still doing wrong.Drew and Mike cover how to balance serious competition prep with serious business operations, why most coaches are pricing themselves into obscurity, the psychology of sales confidence, the referral structure that actually converts, the content volume formula that Mike uses himself (6 posts per day, 500+ in a single year), and why niching down is the fastest path to premium pricing. Drew confirms he applied Mike's content advice from free reels alone — and revenue responded immediately.Key Takeaways:Why Mike says bodybuilding is the easiest part of his life, and how that mindset changes prepThe pricing mistake that keeps fitness coaches stuck with low-commitment clientsHow to charge more without needing to become the most educated coach in the roomThe referral handoff most coaches skip, and why it changes whether warm leads actually convertWhat happened when Drew applied Mike's content volume advice inside DDTWhy "fix one problem for one person" may be the fastest path to becoming the obvious expertChapters:00:00 — Opening and Mike Crowson's Fitness Business Background03:01 — Why Mike Says Bodybuilding Is Easy09:51 — Self-Talk, Gratitude, and Doing Hard Things on Purpose17:43 — AR Funnel and the Business Problem Fitness Coaches Face23:01 — The Fastest Ways to Grow a Coaching Business26:37 — Pricing Psychology: Why Undercharging Attracts the Wrong Clients41:47 — How Much Expertise You Actually Need to Charge Premium Rates46:05 — Referrals, Transformation Posts, and the Three-Way DM System52:16 — Content Volume, Ideal Clients, and the Three Content Buckets1:07:28 — Niche Within a Niche and Where to Find Mike

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Dive Deeper on enhancement and biohacking: https://www.skool.com/ddtmethodWork with Drew: https://www.ddtmethod.com/applicationMike Crowson has been in the fitness industry for 17 years — as a competitor (17 shows, including Nationals), co-founder...

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