

WTF Gym Talk
Stuart Brauer
WTF Gym Talk is a no-BS resource on how to run a successful business in the fitness industry. My content combines humor, education and entertainment.
If you're tired of the same vanilla podcast content on growing your gym, then you'll def. want to tune in.
If you're tired of the same vanilla podcast content on growing your gym, then you'll def. want to tune in.
Episodes
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Nov 13, 2017 • 8min
Selling PT@Point of Sale Pt. 4
Final segment of this series - the closing. How you set up your closing, the type of questions you ask, the affirmative stance you take, it all matters.

Nov 11, 2017 • 10min
Selling PT@Point of Sale Pt. 3
Now we head into what goes into an assessment workout that will give you the highest probability for success in selling PT at the POS.

Nov 9, 2017 • 15min
Selling PT@Point of Sale Pt. 2
In part two of the series we’re gonna talk about how to set up your consultation for the ultimate success in selling the prospect of personal training. The key here is making sure that you make the prospect aware of the final that requires personal training before group class. This is an easy explanation when the common association with CrossFit in the market is injury.

Nov 8, 2017 • 8min
Selling PT@Point of Sale Pt.1
Selling PT @ Point of Sale (POS). When evaluating a gyms financial health, one of the metrics I look at is what is their POS cash vs POS EFT ( electronic funds transfer). This tells me if the gym is only selling a monthly membership or if they are also selling PT on the front end. This 4 part series will cover 1. WHY YOU NEED TO SELL PT AT POS. 2. HOW TO CONDUCT A CONSULTATION 3. HOW TO CREATE A GREAT FIRST WORKOUT (THAT SELLS THE PT FOR YOU!). 4. HOW TO CLOSE AND HANDLE OBJECTIONS

Nov 5, 2017 • 10min
Gimmicky 6 Week Challenges
Running gimmicky 6 week challenges is the latest marketing effort that we see domination the microgym space. While none of this is new to other businesses, it definitely has been showing the light to many gym owners who may not have the business acumen in comparison to their coaching skills. So here are my thoughts on these different companies and what I think we can all learn from them.

Nov 3, 2017 • 6min
Firing/Hiring Coaches
Finding good help is hard. It’s even harder when that help needs a very niche certification and experience correcting groups of people’s flawed movement. So where do we find these unicorns???

Nov 1, 2017 • 45min
Iron+Mortar 2017 Speech
At the 2017 Iron+Mortar Summit in Seattle, I was asked to speak in front of a group of CF affiliate owners on the state of the fitness union as it relates to the microgym scene.

Oct 21, 2017 • 7min
CrossFit Is Not Who I Am
An early AM Saturday podcast where I provide some commentary on a video I posted recently that gets into my rebranding an why CrossFit is an offering at my gym, but not an identity.

Oct 18, 2017 • 10min
Content + Consistency
Anyone can create content, but creating great content with consistency is the name of the game.

Oct 14, 2017 • 5min
Nostalgia For The Win
Make It Fun NYC calls into the podcast sharing her story of how she’s hacked nostalgia to create a jump rope based fitness studio.


