EPISODE · Jul 5, 2024 · 58 MIN
Look inside America's biggest weightlifting club
from Gym World Worldwide · host John Franklin
In this episode, John Franklin (https://www.instagram.com/johnisbuilding/) and Mateo Lopez sit down with Sarah and Chris Amenta from SoCal Weightlifting Club (https://www.socalwlc.com/) to chat about how they grew the largest weightlifting gym in America and now generate $50k/month. P.S. If you like the show, then you'll love the Gym World newsletter. Every Friday, John Franklin breaks down the possibilities of making money in the fitness industry. Subscribe here (https://usekilo.com/gym-world/) so you don't miss out. Show Notes: (00:00) Introducing Sarah and Chris (1:35) What is SoCal Weightlifting Club? (7:59) Challenges of growing a weightlifting club (11:11) Onboarding, packaging, and pricing (16:09) Classes, members, and coaching (24:02) Creating weightlifting events and competitions (31:09) Run a successful gym with Kilo (visit https://usekilo.com/) (32:39) What is Onyx? (40:00) The staff and influencer gyms (43:53) Marketing strategies for attracting new clients (50:51) Reducing retention (55:04) What's next for the gym business? (57:15) Where to go if you want to find Sarah and Chris
What this episode covers
In this episode, John Franklin (https://www.instagram.com/johnisbuilding/) and Mateo Lopez sit down with Sarah and Chris Amenta from SoCal Weightlifting Club (https://www.socalwlc.com/) to chat about how they grew the largest weightlifting gym in America and now generate $50k/month. P.S. If you like the show, then you'll love the Gym World newsletter. Every Friday, John Franklin breaks down the possibilities of making money in the fitness industry. Subscribe here (https://usekilo.com/gym-world/) so you don't miss out. Show Notes: (00:00) Introducing Sarah and Chris (1:35) What is SoCal Weightlifting Club? (7:59) Challenges of growing a weightlifting club (11:11) Onboarding, packaging, and pricing (16:09) Classes, members, and coaching (24:02) Creating weightlifting events and competitions (31:09) Run a successful gym with Kilo (visit https://usekilo.com/) (32:39) What is Onyx? (40:00) The staff and influencer gyms (43:53) Marketing strategies for attracting new clients (50:51) Reducing retention (55:04) What's next for the gym business? (57:15) Where to go if you want to find Sarah and Chris
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