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The Fitcarma Podcast — 228 episodes

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FCM229: The Fitness Industry's Biggest Blind Spot: People (With Jessica H. Maurer)

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FCM228: How To Create Fitness Classes People MUST Come Back For

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FCM227: The Number Nobody Talks About (With Mitch McGinley, Boutique Fitness Broker)

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FCM226: What Makes Studio Marketing Actually Work (with Zach Mills, ONBRND Marketing)

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FCM225: What If Fitness Had Michelin Stars? (with Jack Thomas, The Fit Guide)

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FCM224: If You Want To Grow... Your Studio Needs This First

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FCM223: Are You Talking to Your Members... or a Mirror?

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FCM222: Brands That Moves People: Life Time's North Star with Jeff Zwiefel

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FCM221: Scaling with Soul: How to Build a Team That Rocks Your Brand Vision

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FCM220: The Rhythm Remembers: Music as Medicine for Movement, Mood, and Meaning with Emma Marshall

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FCM219: Brands That Move People: Inside Collective Studios with Ashley Marand Iwanicki

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FCM218: 13 Reasons Body Transformation Marketing Is Failing Your Business (Backed by Research)

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FCM217: If They're Not Showing Up, That's On Us: Why the Real Problem Isn't Motivation—It's Conversion

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FCM216: Stepping Off The Trend Treadmill: Why We Keep Chasing What's Hot—and What to Do Instead

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FCM215: The North Star: The Secret to Building a Brand That Grows With You

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FCM214: What Music, Mario Kart, and Your Cueing Style Have in Common

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FCM213: Beyond the Workout: Crafting Story-Driven Class Experiences

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FCM212: The Fear That's Silently Sabotaging Your Studio's Brand

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FCM211: A New Era, and a Game-Changing Challenge for Instructors

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FCM210: Revolutionizing Your Studio: The Transformative Power of Strategic Instructor Reviews

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FCM209: Soulful Strategies: The Revolution in Fitness Marketing You Need

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FCM208: How To Sell Out Your Classes & Become A Sought-After Experience

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FCM207: From Chaos To Consistency: Why Structured Programming is Essential for Studios & Instructors

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FCM206: The Power of MVC: The Path to Addictive Fitness Classes

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FCM205: The Game-Changer: How to Overcome Your Biggest Obstacle to Success

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FCM204: Why You're Not Selling Out Your Classes (& What To Do About It!) Audiobook Version

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FCM203: Learn What 'Era' of Your Fitness Career You Are In... And What It Means For Your Growth

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FCM202: Why Most Group Fitness Marketing Fails: Understanding Strategy vs. Tactics

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FCM201: WE'RE BACK! Welcome To The NEW Fitcarma Podcast. (Part 2)

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FCM200: WE'RE BACK! Welcome To The NEW Fitcarma Podcast. (Part 1)

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FCM199: Why Your Business Might Not Be As Inclusive As You Think It Is & How It Affects Your Reach with Tasha Edwards

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FCM198: The Power of Professional Boundaries to Scale Your Business with Danielle Stead-Blanton

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FCM197: How To Leverage Your Uniqueness To Reach Dramatically More Clients with Jude Charles

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FCM196: Why Self-Reflection Is The Key To Career Longevity with Anthony J Wall

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FCM195: Why Your Marketing Will Fail If It Doesn't Focus On This One Thing with Alexa Cawley

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FCM194: Steps to Producing Your Own Continuing Education Content with Chris Gagliardi

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FCM193: How to Build Stronger Relationships With Your Clients As A Trainer with Chris Gagliardi

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FCM192: The Best Way To Measure Instructor Performance & Conduct Reviews with Staci Alden

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FCM191: Unlocking The Mysteries of the Group Fitness Manager Role with Staci Alden

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FCM190: How To Bring Your Story To Life And Leverage It To Attract More Clients with Jude Charles

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FCM189: A FCM Listener's Story On Adopting A Growth Mindset & Creating A People First Business

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FCM188: How To Charge Your Worth with Lesley Logan

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FCM187: How To Use Applied Behavior Science To Improve Your Fitness Experience with Connor Joyce (PART 2)

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FCM186: How To Use Applied Behavior Science To Improve Your Fitness Experience with Connor Joyce (PART 1)

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FCM185: How To Build An Incredible Team with Rachael Cook

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FCM184: How To Go Beyond The Workout & Create A Deep Human Connection with Mason Bendewald

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FCM183: Ending Your Entrepreneurial Poverty & Promoting Yourself to CEO with Rachael Cook

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FCM182: How Fitness Missed The Right Metric to Measure Group Fitness with Rich Fahmy & Steve Myers (Part 2)

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FCM181: How Fitness Missed The Right Metric to Measure Group Fitness with Rich Fahmy & Steve Myers (Part 1)

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FCM180: The Inspiring and Unknown Stories of the Women Who Shaped Our Industry with Danielle Friedman

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FCM179: What You Can Do To Ensure Your Culture & Experience Are Contributing To Your Success with Jack Thomas

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FCM178: Actionable Tips to Maximize Your Mindset For Success with Beth Bishop

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FCM177: How To Take Your Business From Crazy To Calm with Positive Psychology Coach Cory Zacker

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FCM176: Why Flow State Is The Future Of Fitness Experiences

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FCM175: Selling Broccoli Dipped In Chocolate & Other Musings with Shay

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FCM174: Pathways to Scaling Your Business with Andi Smiles of Collective

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FCM173: Breaking Up With Peloton- Our Thoughts On the NYT Article

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FCM172: Unpacking Toxic Fitness Messaging By Understanding Our Industry's History with Natalia Petrzela

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FCM171: The Power of "Flow Shui: The Science Behind Addicting Flow-Triggering Workouts with Patrick Charron

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FCM170: How To Choose Tech That Enhances Your Client Experience with Dr. Paul Bedford

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FCM169: Are You Selling The Flight? Or The Sand?

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FCM168: Don't Give Up- the World Needs You More Than Ever

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FCM167: Giving the Fitness Industry A Reality Check & What It Means To Be A Fit Pro with Kaisa Keranen

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FCM166: Change Your Relationship With Time By Learning To Design It with Shannon Fable

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FCM165: Why Managing Your Energy Is A BFD with Jill Payne

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FCM164: How To PLAN Your Career, Tap Into The Creator Economy, & Truly Thrive with Barbara Brodowsky

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FCM163: Secrets To Ensuring Your Business is Best Reflected Through Your Website with Jessica Freeman

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FCM162: How To Tap Into The Energy & Inspiration Necessary To Build A Global Brand with Danielle Donovan

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FCM161: How To Use Your Values & Empathy To Create Culture & A Movement Around Your Brand with Kara Wutzke

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FCM160: Stop Offering Just A Workout: Learn The Branding Components That Will Make You Original & Authentic with Lisa Haggis

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FCM159: RESOLUTIONS SUCK! How Choosing a Theme For The Year Has The Power To Completely Transform Your Life

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FCM158: Keep The Creeps Away From Your Clients / F*** New Year New You

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FCM157: Creating A Thriving Work Environment That Your Team Craves with Pete Dupuis

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FCM156: Experience Design for the Customer of the Future with Javier Santín

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FCM155: Learn the Process of Hiring a V.A. To Maximize Your Productivity & Growth with Scott Rammage of VAs for Gyms

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FCM154: Disrupting the Fitness Industry With a Re-Envisioned Member Experience with Omar Yunes of 54D

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FCM153: Conquer the Chaos: How to Solve the 5 Biggest Problems that Keep Your Business from Turning a Profit with Len & Sasha of WellnessLiving

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FCM152: How to Use Pinterest As Part of Your Business' Marketing Tactics with Kate Ahl

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FCM151: How to Avoid Making Cultural Mistakes & Create More Diverse + Inclusive Fitness Spaces with Portia Boston

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FCM150: Culture & Community- Your Untapped Resources to Scale Your Business with Ryan Obernesser

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FCM149: The Five Secrets of Successful Fitness Entrepreneurs

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FCM148: Why You Need To Rethink What Your Certification & Continuing Education Means In Your Career with Shannon Fable

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FCM147: How to Make Empowered Legal Decisions About The Use of Your Image and Likeness with Cory Sterling

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FCM146: Learning to Speak the Language of Your Ideal Customer with Vanessa Severiano

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FCM145: Why Your Purpose is The Key to Greater Focus, Motivation, and Life & Business Success with Lauren & Candice of Aretios

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FCM144: How To Navigate Tough Business Decisions By Tapping Into Your Why with Cherise Beardsley

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FCM143: The Secret Formula That Gets Clients Hooked On Your Workouts with Patrick Charron

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FCM142: Taking Your Digital Offering to the Next Level & What Comes Next In The Digital Space with PJ Taei

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FCM141: Why You Are Uniquely Equipped as a Fitness Professional to Become an Entrepreneur with Sean Garner

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FCM140: Invigorate Your Website Homepage with Billy Polson & John Hackbert

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FCM139: How To Become A Sought-After Expert with Pete Dupuis

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FCM138: The Critical Importance of Investing in Yourself and Your Business with Ema Masters

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FCM137: Niching Down to Rise UP with Alexis Perkins

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FCM136: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Your Business with Portia Boston

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FCM135: De-Clawing The Beast of Marketing & Building a Personal Brand with Kristen Kurihara

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FCM134: Why It's Not Too Late to Pivot & What It Takes to Make It Happen with Caitlin Jones

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FCM133: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls and Find Success When Going Digital with Samantha Clayton

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FCM132: Three Big Mistakes Fit Pros Make When Building an Online Brand

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FCM131: Mandatory Meetings and Trainings- Do They Need To Be Paid? with Cory Sterling

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FCM130: Inner Engineering- How to Find Your Gift and Magnify It with Scott Hopson

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FCM129: The Financial Fitness Plan Your Studio Needs with Lauren Schoenfeld

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FCM128: Business Planning for the Post-COVID Period with Billy Polson

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FCM127: Post-COVID Legal Essentials for the Fitness Industry with Cory Sterling

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FCM126: Navigating Uncertainty and Managing Mental Health with Bianca Rodriguez

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FCM125: How to Go From OK to Masterful on Camera with Mason Bendewald

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FCM124: Taking a Critical Look at Your Reopening Strategy

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FCM123: How to Step Up as a Leader for Your Community With Michael and Paden Hughes

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FCM122: Understanding the Power of Your Voice with Jordan Scholl

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FCM121: Music Licensing 101 with Aaron Green from Easy Song Licensing

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FCM120: Learning Strategy Behind Your Package Options and Prices with Susan Rothman

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FCM119: The Science Behind the Benefits of a Personalized Experience with Emma Masters

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FCM118: How to Ensure an Exceptional Client Experience with Shannon Tracey of Mariana Tek

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FCM117: Real Life Insights into Being a Fitness Professional (Part 2)

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FCM116: Real Life Insights into Being a Fitness Professional (Part 1)

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FCM115: 4 Steps for Fitness Entrepreneurs to Get Ahead of the Competition with Billy Polson

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FCM114: Understanding the Psychological Effects of Music in Fitness with Kelly McGonigal

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FCM113: Why Synchronized Movement Creates Connection & How to Harness the Effect with Kelly McGonigal

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FCM112: What Building a Strong Community Can Do For Your Business with Ntiedo Etuk

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FCM111: Rethinking Productivity- Making the Complex Simple with Scott Hopson

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FCM110: The Art of Integration with Lindsey Rainwater

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FCM109: Secrets of a Data-Driven Experience with Reynaldo Reyna

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FCM108: The Future of Studio Design with Cuoco Black

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FCM107: Five Tax Tips for a Financially Fit Year End with Shannon Weinstein

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FCM106: How to Ensure You're Best Protected from Lawsuits with Danielle Stead

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FCM105: Turn Your Passion for Fitness into a Powerful Purpose and Wildly Successful Career with Dr. John Berardi (Part 2)

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FCM104: Turn Your Passion for Fitness into a Powerful Purpose and Wildly Successful Career with Dr. John Berardi (Part 1)

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FCM103: 7 Steps to Growing Your Income Exponentially with Paden Hughes

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FCM102: Do's and Don'ts Volume 2: High Intensity Reformer Pilates with Sarah Martz

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FCM101: Event Planning 101

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FCM100: Celebrating 100 Episodes- Our Top 14 Moments from Fitness Career Mastery

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FCM099: Does Your Sound Suck? Three Things to Consider for Incredible Studio Sound with Marcelo Añez (Part 2)

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FCM098: Does Your Sound Suck? Three Things to Consider for Incredible Studio Sound with Marcelo Añez (Part 1)

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FCM097: Implementing Technology with the Future of Fitness with Eric Malzone

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FCM096: The Importance of Discovering and Owning Your Values with Michele Gordon

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FCM095: Improve Client Results, Retention, and Referrals with a VIP Experience with Matt Walrath

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FCM094: Summer Cool-Down: Recapping Topics Addressed on the Show

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FCM093: 12 Top Tips from a Professional Class Reviewer for a Five-Star Client Experience with Kaitlin McCabe (Part 2)

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FCM092: 12 Top Tips from a Professional Class Reviewer for a Five-Star Client Experience with Kaitlin McCabe (Part 1)

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FCM091: Busting the Myth That You Can't Make Enough Money in the Fitness Industry with Shannon Weinstein

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FCM090: The Power of Personalization and Service with Ben Hart

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FCM089: How to Develop Your Talent, & Why Being Entertaining Is Actually More Important Than The Workout with Mason Bendewald

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FCM088: The Art of Coaching and Cueing

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FCM087: Are Your Playlists POPPIN'?

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FCM086: Transform Your Email Marketing for Maximum Impact with Rob & Kennedy

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FCM085: Learn the Three Essential Elements of an Ideal Business with Pat Rigsby

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FCM084: Empowering Yourself to Take A Leap of Faith Towards Your Dream Life and Break Free of Burnout with Jess Glazer

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FCM083: Dialing up the Emotional Experience in Your Class or Studio with Emma Barry

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FCM 082: The Difference Between Independent Contractors and Employees + Tax Strategies That Save You Money with Mike Jesowshek

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FCM 081: Learn the Best Ways Instructors are Compensated and Incentivized

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FCM 080: Body Positivity in the Fitness Industry and Our Role as Messengers with Natalia Petrzela

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FCM 079: Learning Proper Care of Your Voice with Speech Pathologist Sara Davis

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FCM 078: Financing Strategies To Grow Your Fitness Business with Gerri Detweiler

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FCM 077: The Top 5 Ways to Level Up in the Fitness Industry with Dane Robinson

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FCM 076: Hiring, Firing, and When to Call it Quits (Part 2)

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FCM 075: Hiring, Firing, and When to Call it Quits (Part 1)

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FCM 074: How to Establish Prices and Packages at Your Studio with Lise Kuecker

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FCM 073: The Incredible Story of an FCM Listener Turned Studio Owner

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FCM 072: Establishing Rapport and a Heart Connection With Your Clients with Thomas Ascough

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FCM 071: Learning a Massive Mindset Shift Towards Competitors with Ross Campbell

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FCM 070: Do's and Don'ts Volume 1: Indoor Cycling with Kate Hoerner

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FCM 069: Lessons in Increasing Your Retention Rate with Dr. Paul Bedford- The Retention Guru

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FCM 068: Using Instagram To Maximize Lead Generation, Community Growth, and Sales with Jono Petrohilos

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FCM 067: Using Facebook To Maximize Lead Generation, Community Growth, and Sales with Jono Petrohilos

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FCM 066: Three "Why's" You Need To Know The Answers To

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FCM 065: Best Financial Practices to Create a Profitable Studio or Business with Charlie Bean

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FCM 064: Steps to Opening Your Own Studio with Tash Bean and Debbie Davis (Part 2)

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FCM 063: Steps to Opening Your Own Studio with Tash Bean and Debbie Davis (Part 1)

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FCM 062: 6 Steps to Create a Clear Vision and Lead a Successful Career in Fitness

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FCM 061: The #1 Factor That Determines Your Growth in Fitness with Shay Kostabi

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FCM 060: Learning to Execute Instructor Auditions

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FCM 059: Becoming an Effective Leader Through Goal-Setting

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FCM 058: Overcoming Self-Doubt, and Reprogramming Your Mind for Success with Angela Anderson

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FCM 057: Necessary Steps to Growing and Scaling Your Fitness Business with Ru Anderson

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FCM 056: Mastering Your Class Experience with Rachael Martinez

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FCM 055: Generating Quality Leads and Mastering the 7.5 Steps of Making a Sale (Pt 2) with Claire Garrigan

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FCM 054: Learning a Simple Sales Funnel Just for Fitness Professionals (Pt. 1) with Claire Garrigan

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FCM 053: Barry Gets Interviewed! Celebrating One Year (Pt. 2)

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FCM 052: Barry Gets Interviewed! Celebrating One Year (Pt. 1)

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FCM 051: How to Get Featured in the Media and Grow Your Visibility with Lisa Simone Richards

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FCM 050: Getting Clients Into a State of FLOW with Olivia Ellis

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FCM 049: How to Craft a Mind-Blowing Playlist

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FCM 048: Optimizing Your Class Schedule For Max Clients and Happy Instructors

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FCM 047: Getting Clear on Your Vision, Making Money, and Avoiding Burnout with Elle Kealy

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FCM 046: Captivating the Room (Pt. 2) The Physiology of the Voice with Tracy Goodwin

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FCM 045: Captivating the Room (Pt. 1) The Psychology Behind Using Your Voice with Tracy Goodwin

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FCM 044: Become the Leader in Your Market (Pt. 2) with Billy Polson

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FCM 043: Become the Leader in Your Market (Pt. 1) with Billy Polson

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FCM 042: Beyond Teaching: Your Future in Fitness

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FCM 041: EVERYTHING You Need to Know to Get Started Training Online with Dave Smith

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FCM 040: How to Make Your Studio or Gym a DESTINATION with Matthew Januszek

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FCM 039: Breaking Free of the Conventional Career Paths with Dr. Laura Miranda

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FCM 038: How to Balance a Fitness Career with Family or Another Job with Alexis Olerio

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FCM 037: Finding Your Voice in the Fitness Industry with Xavier Quimbo

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FCM 036: How to Host a Fitness or Yoga Retreat with Marisa Merliss

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FCM 035: Why You Should Coach for EFFORT with Jared Stein

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FCM 034: Taking Your Playlist to the Next Level Using MixMeister with Cassidy Vineyard Pflanz

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FCM 033: Harnessing Emotion – Learn to Create an Intention in your Class

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FCM 031: Mastering the Way You Motivate & Use Motivational Cues

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FCM 030: The Art of Storytelling for Marketing Yourself or Your Business with Dontre Doxley

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FCM 029: 5 Things Fitness & Yoga Teachers Must Do to Maximize Their Impact with Kimberly Spreen-Glick

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FCM 028: The Art of Handling The Haters

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FCM 027: How to Build a Following as an Instructor with Natasha Marshall Bean

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FCM 026: Making Your Class Both Challenging and Fun with Pam Blum and Karen Glooch

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FCM 025: How to Create Your Own Class with Shay Kostabi

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FCM 024: How to Develop Your Own Workshop with Victor Chau

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FCM 023: How to Survive and Thrive in the Fitness Industry with Doris Thews

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FCM 022: Top Tips on How to Pitch Your Brand to Publications with James Patrick

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FCM 021: How to Protect Your Body as a Fitness Professional with Dr. Jen Esquer

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FCM 020: 10 Steps to Making Your Fitness Class a Life-Changing Experience with Cara Bradley

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FCM 019: Setting Your Studio Up for Growth & Success Post-Launch with Saloni Kantaria

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FCM 018: Targeting Your Fitness Marketing for Results with Kelly Coulter

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FCM 017: Mastering the Fitness Marketing Basics with Debra Atkinson

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FCM 016: How To Perfectly Prepare For and Pass Your Certification Exam With Kathryn Russell

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FCM 015: All About Getting Adventurous and Teaching Internationally!

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FCM 014: How to Create a Sustainable Career in Fitness with Barbara Brodowsky

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FCM 012: 12 Hacks to Supercharge Spotify for Your Classes

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FCM 011: Mastering Counting and Cueing to Music

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FCM 010: Discovering the Best in Yourself with Jennifer Johnson (SpaceCycle x Mercedes-Benz SpaceTalk)

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FCM 009: Finding Confidence As A Newly Certified Instructor with Melissa Coley

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FCM 008: Why You Should Treat Yourself Like a Business with Danielle Pascente-Hall

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FCM 007: What You Need to Know Before Opening Your Studio with Ninette Wassef

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FCM 006: How to Become an Overnight Success with Alex Silver-Fagan

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FCM 005: Mastering Effective Cueing and Coaching

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FCM 004: How to Develop a "Persona" with Shay Kostabi

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FCM 003: 10 Tips to An Amazing Client Experience with Kara Griffin

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FCM 002: Becoming a Fitness Professional- Part 2 of 2 with Jonathan Goodman

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FCM 001: Becoming a Fitness Professional- Part 1 of 2

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FCM 000: Welcome to the Fitness Career Mastery Podcast