IM Maintenance, CrossFIT, What Does It Take To Start Your Business with Jim Young

In episode 21 of Fix Your Gym, Adam Niffen interviews Jim Young, from Jim Maintenance, as they discuss Jim's innovative brand, his passion for fitness, and his active involvement in industry groups and social media. TIMESTAMPS[00:01:03] Gym Maintenance Business[00:04:54] Joining a franchise for business.[00:11:50] Equipment maintenance in CrossFit gyms.[00:12:57] Gym equipment maintenance challenges.[00:17:01] The importance of maintenance.[00:20:40] Corporate frustrations and entrepreneurship.[00:26:35] Learning best practices from others.[00:30:17] Certification programs and training.[00:33:15] Warranty work benefits business.[00:35:31] Building relationships in the industry.[00:41:26] Rapid expansion in fitness industry.[00:44:33] Social media tips and tricks.[00:48:05] Sharing struggles and successes.QUOTES“Social media is just like providing value for free. So, just trying to educate the customer. And then it's slowly growing and scaling. We're still growing and scaling as we're going now. And building crews and getting into the commercial world, which has been fun.” - Jim Young“A lot of people on across the gyms or they get kind of dirty. And I mean, there's kind of a shift in it now. A lot of them are keeping their gyms a lot nicer, but it's like, you know, some it's like, ‘Hey, what's wiping,’ we'll clean and sanitize the equipment. It's going to look good. You know, that's a big thing too. Cause people are sweating all over the place and it's disgusting.” - Jim YoungSOCIAL MEDIA LINKSAdam NiffenLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-niffen-6baba7170/Jim YoungInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jim_maintenance904/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-young-989bbb271/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jim.maintenance904WEBSITESStride Fitness Solutions: https://stridefitnesssolutions.com/Jim Maintenance: https://www.jimmaintenance.com/==========================Support our sponsors:Ruben HandInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldtechfitness/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fieldtechfitness/Field Tech Fitness Solutions: https://fieldtechfitness.com/Adam SchwalbInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aesfitness/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aesfitness34/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-schwalb-52826939/A.E.S Fitness: https://aesfitness.com/A.E.S Fitness Franchise: https://aesfitnessfranchise.com/Support the show