The Future of Fitness with Mike Gray, President of Rumble Boxing and Former President of Club Pilates

It can be hard to establish reliable culture and community in a standardized physical environment. Mike Gray describes how he does so across his franchises, and what makes for good franchise management. Welcome to Elevating Brick and Mortar. A podcast about how operations and facilities drive brand performance. On today’s episode, we talk with Mike Gray, President of Rumble Boxing. As a relatively new boutique HIIT fitness center, Rumble has been a franchised brand for 3 years and has over 80 studios and counting. Guest Bio: Mike Gray is a veteran fitness professional with almost 30 years of experience in the fitness industry and holds 19 national fitness certifications. He was born in California and lived all over the US growing up. He started his career in fitness between high school and college at Family Fitness Center, making $4.25 an hour as a floor instructor. Family Fitness Center was bought by what is now 24-hour Fitness, where Mike spent much of his early career rising through the ranks to become District Fitness Manager. He transitioned to UFC Gyms, where he finished as Director of Operations. In 2017, Mike joined Club Pilates as the Vice President of Sales before transitioning to Senior Vice President of Operations in 2018 and then President in 2021. During his time at Club Pilates, he oversaw all departments to grow Club Pilates into the household name it now is at 1,000+ global locations. Following this success, he was named President of Rumble Boxing, Xponential’s boxing and strength training workout where he is focused on driving all areas of the business to grow it into another household name in boutique fitness. Timestamps: 00:56 - About Club Pilates 01:34 - About Rumble Boxing 01:58 - Mike’s journey 06:36 - The North Star of boutique fitness 10:27 - Design and construction across franchises 17:54 - Building quality assurance 27:37 - What’s next for the consumer? 31:37 - Future thinking 35:58 - Where to find Mike SPONSOR: ServiceChannel brings you peace of mind through peak facilities performance. Rest easy knowing your locations are: Offering the best possible guest experience Living up to brand standards Operating with minimal downtime ServiceChannel partners with more than 500 leading brands globally to provide visibility across operations, the flexibility to grow and adapt to consumer expectations, and accelerated performance from their asset fleet and service providers. Links: Connect with Mike on LinkedIn Connect with Sid Shetty on Linkedin Check out the ServiceChannel Website Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.