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The Personal Trainer Mentor Academy Podcast — 306 episodes

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The Client Is The Expert On The Client: Building Coaching Confidence That Actually Sells

2

What The First 30 Days In A New Gym Should Actually Look Like

3

How Long Does It Actually Take To Build A Successful PT Business?

4

3 Things I'd Tell My Younger Self Before Opening a Gym + "I Never Close a Sale on a Call. Here's Why It Works Better."

5

How To Get 5- 8 New PT Clients In 8 Weeks

6

How Many Clients Can You Actually Coach Well?

7

"I think I'm a shit coach"... and other things PTs say at 2am

8

Why your PT enquiries aren't converting (and it's not your price)

9

The Right Way to Call a Client Out (Without Making It Weird)

10

The Habit That's Actually Holding Your Coaching Business Back

11

Coach Q&A: Programming Blocks, Business Overwhelm, and Why Calling Out New PTs Is Spineless

12

Self-Doubt, Imposter Syndrome and the Gym Floor Sales Conversation Nobody Wants to Have

13

The Real Reasons Clients Don't Buy (And What To Do About It)

14

Price Rises, Lead Magnets & Why Clients Go Silent

15

Stop Expecting Clients Without Having Conversations

16

Nobody Told You You'd Have to Run a Business Too!

17

The Podcast Episode Where We Actually Got Deep

18

Your Clients Are Leaving Because of You — Not Your Programme.

19

4 Non-Negotiables Every PT Needs for Sales & Marketing (That Most Are Ignoring)

20

When Reality Doesn’t Meet Expectations: The Hidden Retention Killer

21

The Hard Truth About Growing a Coaching Business

22

The Last 2 Weeks of Sales: Daily Actions That Actually Move Sign-Ups

23

Old Clients Paying Less? Here’s How to Increase Prices Without Chaos

24

Gym Culture, Coaching Blind Spots & Long-Term Client Retention

25

Hyrox Wankers, Heavy Breathers & January Reality Checks

26

Posting Isn’t Marketing: The Shift PTs Must Make in 2026

27

SMART Goals Are Sh*t’ & Getting 2026 Right as a Coach

28

Your Business Is a Mirror of You: Lessons from the PTMA Coaches Conference

29

Time, Burnout & January Leavers: The Stuff No One Preps You For”

30

From “I Hate Social Media” to “It Pays for My Life.”

31

From Newly Qualified To First 5 Clients: The PT Foundations You Actually Need

32

Six-Month Ts&Cs, Outcome-First Ads, and Teaching Clients to Think + Q&A No.203

33

EP 202 : It’s Not the Magnet, It’s the Marketing: How to Actually Get Leads

34

Q4 Plays: Small-Group PT, Pre-Xmas Offers, First Ads & Retention Q&A No.201

35

🚨Q&A No.200🚨 "Stop Waiting for January: How to Build Leads, Momentum & Client Retention Before 2025"

36

Structuring content plans for Coaches & Q&A No. 199

37

Underrated Benefits of Being a Coach + Q&A 198

38

"you don't know, what they don't know" TCC 2025

39

Effective Communication and Client Engagement + q&a No.197

40

Launching a new coaching product/service & q&a #196

41

Resilience in a coaching business + Q&A No. 195

42

Navigating Setbacks in Coaching + Q&A No.194

43

The Art of the Tease 👀 "Building a Thriving Online Business" & Q&A

44

The high touch point mentorship thats going against the grain!

45

How to deal with price objections + Q&A No.191

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Want to be have an online business, you probably need to be online more?!

47

Get to know us a little bit more! Ant, Nik & Sky (if you want!)

48

DO YOU NEED SALES CALLS? + Q&A No.188

49

Content strategies for increased reach for coaches + Q&A No.187

50

Essential skill for running an online coaching business + Q&A No.186

51

30 day content challenge for coaches 👀 (+Q&A No.185)

52

Selling WITHOUT Selling Masterclass for Personal Trainers

53

Enhancing Client Engagement Through Group Chats + Q&A No.184

54

Utilize social media as a free marketing tool. + Q&A No. 183

55

What to do when your gym rent keeps rising! + Q&A No.182

56

“Raising awareness of the readiness to change” + Q&A No.181

57

How to maximise classes in a commercial gym + Q&A No.180

58

E #179 "Learning from our mistake running our coaching businesses" + Q&A

59

Best options for tracking food when someone has a bad experience with apps.

60

The best way to set boundaries on when to push harder or enjoy the present

61

How to maximise a launch + Q&A No.178

62

"trying to get more online clients?" + Q&A No.177

63

Dealing with financial set backs and not letting it get you down to keep going with everything else.

64

how to help clients stop calorie tracking and trust their intuition more in a maintenance phase + Q&A No.176

65

Things to think about when opening your own gym + Q&A No.175

66

How to set coaching boundaries (the balance of giving too much versus price point they pay) + Q&A

67

Do you have any concerns about how GLP-1 agonists might effect health, be misused, have negative effects etc in the future?

68

How do you stop getting complacent with your business + LIVE Q&A No.173

69

How to manage clients who start to fall away from the January Motivation + Q&A No.172

70

How to sell to a small audience + Q&A No.171

71

The most SUCCESSFUL Gym Floor Lead Magnets we have used. + Q&A No.170

72

How to make the most of January as a Personal Trainer + Q&A No. 169

73

Overwhelm in your business + Q&A No.168

74

Coaches Conference Debrief and q&a No.167

75

Is it possible to grow an online coaching business without working in a gym and having access to those leads? + Q&A No.166

76

How long do you need to be consistent with social media before you know there's something wrong. + Q&A No.165

77

Why and how would someone go to a PT to lose weight, if they are already spending £200 on GLP1 jabs? & Q&A No.164

78

How to do a great monthly review for online clients + Q&A No.163

79

Do you need a nutrition certification as a personal trainer? + Q&A No.162

80

How to recognise if you're self sabotaging your business? &Q&A No.161

81

Feeling like you're not doing enough for your clients? + Q&A No.160

82

How to overcome overthinking and procrastination? & Q&A No.159

83

Switching off from my business when taking time away & Q&A No.158

84

What if client don't have any goals? + Q&A No.157

85

Sky is the new PTMA Business Coach! & Q&A No.156

86

How to help a client who is not adhering + Q&A No.155

87

The hardest part of coaching! & Q&A No.154

88

Best way to keep clients locked in and focused on their goals? & Q&A No.153

89

What should you do to set up your week ahead? Q&A No.152

90

How do you stay focused on the present & Q&A No.151

91

3 Tips to convert leads to consults & Q&A No.150

92

How much should you let the commercial gym you work in effect your business? & Q&A No.149

93

Are gym letting their PT's down? & Q&A No. 148

94

Balancing in person and online services (So neither one is neglected) & Q&A No.147

95

Why leads are ghosting you! & Q&A No.146

96

Creating a nice specific Facebook group & Q&A No.145

97

How do you deal with clients who aren't getting results as quickly as you expected & Q&A No.144

98

what 3 things do you think helps with coming across as yourself and not a persona. & Q&A No.143

99

How important do you think an exit form is? & Q&A No.142

100

What do I do when I know I should be doing something, but I don't know what & Q&A No.140

101

When to actually use autonomy with clients? & Q&A No.139

102

"When a client leaves I have an overwhelming feeling of failure" & Q&A No.138

103

Where we see the industry in 5 years & Q&A No.137

104

Remove your emotions from decisions, rejection and/or feedback + Q&A No.136

105

At what point (if ever) does it become the 'client's fault' for not reaching the goals they wanted? & Q&A No.135

106

Struggling with talking about your service confidently & Q&A No.134

107

EPISODE 200! - How to run a SGPT model in a commercial gym as if it were a private gym.

108

The one thing you guys have learnt, that you wish you knew earlier? & Q&A No.133

109

How to encourage clients to LOVE learning about the journey - not just doing it & LIVE Q&A No.132

110

How to manage clients expectations during the onboarding phase & Q&A No.131

111

Recognising red flags in clients & Q&A No.130

112

What's the solution when everything is a priority & Q&A No.129

113

Helping clients create self awareness & Q&A No.128

114

How to overcome objections of ‘I need to speak to my partner first’ & Q&A No.127

115

When is the right time to ask for the business when lead generating on the gym floor & Q&A No.126

116

How to be a client centred coach & Q&A No.125

117

Can you be too focused on selling? & Q&A No.124

118

Methods to help maintain a positive mindset & Q&A No.123

119

How to deliver a shit hot lead magnet! & Q&A No.122

120

Should you be marketing more than 1 service at a time? & Live Q&A No.121

121

Provide an amazing service that no one else is probably doing or offering to their online clients & Q&A No.120

122

How to improve goal setting with clients, so expectations and habits align.

123

Quite a few clients have left at once, what should I do? & Live Check in Q&A No.119

124

Doing what you want to do vs what you need to do and knowing what the best direction is to go in? & Live Check in Q&A No.118

125

Whats better? Sustainable approach or strict quick methods for fat loss? & Live Check in Q&A No.117

126

How to deal with old client coming back in on the new higher price point & Live Check in Q&A No.116

127

How to increase the price point for long standing clients & Live check in Q&A No.115

128

Improving client adherence to check ins & Live Q&A No.114

129

Should you hire coach to do your face to face coaching? & LIVE Check in Q&A No.113

130

When is the right time to move on to full rent paying pt? & Live Q&A No.112

131

How many 1-2-1 clients do you think a coach can look after before the service starts suffering & Live Q&A Check in No.110

132

When to say NO to a prospect! & Live Check in Q&A No.110

133

Turning conversations on the gym floor into consultations & Live check in Q&A No.109

134

Considerations when opening your own gym & Live Q&A No.108

135

Dealing with the grind of running a coaching business & Live Q&A No.107

136

Live Check in Q&A No.106

137

Live Check in Q&A No.105

138

Live Q&A Check in No.104

139

Live Check in Q&A No.103

140

Live Q&A Check in No.102

141

Live Check in Q&A No.101

142

Live Q&A Check in No.100

143

Live Q&A Check in No.99

144

Live Check in Q&A No.98

145

How to get passed people turning you down for business.

146

Live Check in Q&A No.96

147

Live Check in Q&A No.95

148

LIVE Check in Q&A No.94

149

Live Check in Q&A No.93

150

Do you give leads a nudge? & Live Check in Q&A No.92

151

February trends from business reviews and Live Check in Q&A No.91

152

Live Check in Q&A No.90

153

Live Check in Q&A No.89 ... (How to ride the highs and lows of the business more smoothly?)

154

Live Check in Q&A No.88

155

Live check in Q&A No.87

156

Live Check in Q&A No.86

157

LIVE Check in Q&A No.85

158

Selling how YOU want to be sold to on the gym floor

159

LIVE Check in Q&A No.84

160

LIVE Check in Q&A No.83

161

Check in Q&A No.82

162

Check in Q&A No.81

163

Live check in Q&A No.80

164

Live Q&A check in No.79

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Live Check in Q&A No.78

166

Live Check in Q&A No.77

167

Live Check in Q&A No.76

168

Live Check in Q&A No.75

169

Why come to the Coaches Conference 2022?

170

Live Check in Q&A No.74

171

LIVE check in Q&A No.73

172

LIVE check in Q&A No.72

173

Your PT Business doesn’t define you - With Chris Irvine

174

LIVE check in Q&A No.71

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Live Check in Q&A No.70

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Live Check in Q&A No.69

177

Live Check in Q&A No.68

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Live check in Q&A No.67

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Live Check in Q&A No.66

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Live Q&A Check in No.65

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Live Q&A Check in No.64

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Live Check in Q&A #63

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Live Q&A Check in #62

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Live check in Q&A #61

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Oli Patrick - Understanding your scope of practice for mental health and stress resilience with clients

186

Live Check in Q&A #59

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Live Check in Q&A #58

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Live Check in Q&A #57

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Live Check in Q&A #56

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Live Check in Q&A #55

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LIVE Check in Q&A #54

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LIVE Check in Q&A #53

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LIVE Check in Q&A #52

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Check in Q&A #51

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Check in Q&A #50

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Check in Q&A #49

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Check in Q&A #48

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Check in Q&A #47

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Check in Q&A #46

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Check in Q&A #45

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Check in Q&A #44

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Check in Q&A #43

203

Weekly Check in Q&A #42

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Live Check in Q&A #41

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Check in Q&A #40

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Q&A CHECK IN #39

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100TH EPISODE!!

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LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #38

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LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #37

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Jonathan Goodman

211

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #36

212

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #35

213

How to start your own podcast with Stuart Aitken from Lift The Bar

214

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #34

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LIVE Q&A CHECK IN #33

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LIVE Q&A CHECK IN #32

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Overcoming the fear of member interaction and speaking on camera - With Warren Inspire.

218

LIVE Check in Q&A #31

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Live check in Q&A #30

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LIVE Check in Q&A #29

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LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #28

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How to make Social media work for you - with Tanya Filer

223

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #27

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LIVE Check in Q&A #26

225

Breaking down gym floor lead generation

226

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #25

227

Improving how to use video for social media with Stephen Devaney

228

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A # 24

229

Coaching females clients (Menstrual cycle, PCOS, menopause) With Sky Asquith

230

LIVE CHECK IN #23

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Small Group Training with Cameron Cummings

232

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #22

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GENERATING LEADS

234

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #21

235

Ollie Marchon and Jenz Robinson from The PFCA - Raising the standards coaching

236

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #20

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LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #19

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Selling personal training the right way with Stuart Mckenzie

239

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #18

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LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #17

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LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #16

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LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #15

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Chris Bradley - Gaining consistent client results/transformations

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LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #14

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LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #13

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LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #12

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Stuart Aitken - Managing self doubt as a personal trainer and thoughts on leaving the industry.

248

LIVE Q&A Check in #11

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LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #10

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Check in #9

251

Dan Osman - Client Centered Coaching

252

Check in #8

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Mentorship and industry opinions - With Mel Spooner from CAWS

254

Check In #7

255

LIVE Chck in Q&A - #8

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Check in Q&A - Week 6 on the program. Series 7 - Episode 7

257

LIVE Q&A - Series 4 - Episode 6

258

COVID REHABILITATION - PART 2 - WITH DR Col and Mel from CAWS

259

Series 4 - Episode 5 - Week 4 Q&A from the transformation program

260

COVID REHABILITATION - CAWS TRAINING COMPANY WITH MEL SPOONER

261

Series 4 - Episode 4 - LIVE Q&A

262

SERIES 4 - EPISODE 3 - LIVE Q&A

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PTMA Business Transformation - LIVE Q&A

264

Season 4 - Episode 1 - PTMA Q&A

265

Series 3 - Episode 17 - Ste McGrath with online Transformation Coaching

266

Series 3 - Episode 16 - Online Group Coaching with Luke Johnson of PTC

267

Series 3 - Episode 15 - Programming adaptation with Andy Mckenzie and Mark Laws

268

Series 3 - Episode 14 - Female take over with Emma Storey Gordon, Hayleigh Madigan, Carly Thornton, and Emilia Thompson

269

Series 3 - Episode 13 - Rachel France from Biomechanics Education

270

Series 3 - Episode 12 - Phil Learney on Content creation and keeping your clients engaged

271

Series 3 - Episode 11 - Chris Burgess from Lift the Bar - Online marketing.

272

Series 3 - Episode 10 - The Glasgow PT (Chris Bradley)

273

Series 3 - Episode 9 - Adapting your business to meeting changing demands With Matt Ford

274

Series 3 - Episode 8 - Pre-Consultations & Consultations.

275

Series 3 - Episode 7 - Group Online Coaching with Luke Johnson of PTC

276

Series 3 - Episode 6 - Online coaching with Emma Storey Gordon

277

Series 3 - Episode 5 - Programming considerations with Mark Laws

278

Series 3 - Episode 4 - With Dr Mike Banna

279

Series 3 - Episode 3 - Balancing a thriving online business with parenthood with Sarah Holden

280

Series 3 - Episode 2 - Supporting your client mental Heath with Dan Osman

281

Series 3 - Episode 1 - Client Nutritional consideration with Sky Asquith

282

PTMA Business Transformation Program - Series 2 - Episode 6 - Q&A

283

PTMA Business Transformation Programme - Q&A - Series 2 - Episode 5

284

PTMA Business Transformation Programme. - Q&A - Series 2 - Episode 4

285

PTMA Business Transformation Programme. Series 2 - Episode 3

286

PTMentor Academy - Business Transformation Program - Q&A - Episode 2

287

PTMentor Academy - Business Transformation Program - Q&A - Episode 1

288

Episode 21 - LIVE FACEBOOK COACHING SESSION RECORDED.

289

Episode 20 - Getting clients to Adhere to Nutrion recommendations.

290

Episode 19 - Self Development in 2019

291

Episode 18 - Preventing burn out, having difficult conversation with long term clients that plateau.

292

Episode 17 - Managing clients expectations.

293

Episode 16 - Prioritising the right things for Jan/Feb (RECORDED LIVE VIA FACEBOOK GROUP)

294

Episode 15 - Client Retention

295

Episode 13 - Belated intro to Nik and Ant

296

Episode 12 - Live Questions and Answer Session (Main topics; increasing prices and interaction).

297

Episode 11 - Creating a PREMIUM service

298

Episode 10 - PART 2 - What to do in November to prepare for December

299

Episode 9 - Assessing clients with Chris Peil from The Move Well Project

300

Episode 8 - What to do in November to prepare for December!

301

Episode 7 - Personal Training Taster Sessions

302

Episode 6 - LIVE Q&A - Outsourcing areas of your business.

303

Episode 5 - LIVE Q&A - WHAT INFORMATION TO GATHER.

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Episode 4 - LIVE Q&A - Managing difficult clients

305

Episode 3 - LIVE Q&A - Reviewing Business and Time management

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4 Apr 2018