If you want to meet the SPF Team and make a real impact in your business, come to our live event July 18th and 19th inside Gabriele Fitness. Click here to learn more: https://events.vincegabriele.com/july2025

In this hard-hitting episode of Ask Vince, Vince and Tom break down the real reason most gym owners should not hire a General Manager. While it sounds like the golden solution to burnout and chaos, in practice, it usually leads to bloated payroll, weak leadership, and less control. Vince pulls from years of experience running CEO Mastermind and analyzing hundreds of P&Ls to deliver a message most gym owners need to hear—your business doesn’t need a savior; it needs you with a better plan.

Five Key Points:

Most GMs Are Expensive and Ineffective
Hiring a GM often costs $60K+ annually but adds no direct revenue. Without clearly defined systems, you're just hiring someone to babysit—and then you have to babysit them.

Your Payroll-to-Revenue Ratio Shouldn’t Be 60%+
If your payroll is eating up too much of your revenue, profits tank. Before adding another salary, audit your current team and ask: Is this really necessary?

The Fastest Path to Profitability Is Raising Prices
Instead of hiring someone to “fix your business,” consider a 10% price increase. That money goes straight to profit—no meetings, no onboarding, no guesswork.

Be Ruthless With Expenses Before You Add New Roles
Know your numbers. Fixed, variable, and payroll expenses need to be reviewed and reined in. No more "hope and pray" accounting—decide to run a real business.

Leadership Can’t Be Delegated Too Soon
If your business can’t run without you yet, it’s not ready for a GM. Build your sales, retention, and marketing machines first—then think about delegating big roles.

If you want to meet the SPF Team and make a real impact in your business, come to our live event July 18th and 19th inside Gabriele Fitness. Click here to learn more: https://events.vincegabriele.com/july2025

If you're a gym owner seeking answers on how you can grow your gym, make more money, and have more freedom to do what you love, visit www.vincegabriele.com or book a call by CLICKING HERE!

See Vince and the SPF Team live on July 18th & 19th inside Gabriele Fitness!

Click the link to learn more: https://events.vincegabriele.com/july2025

In this episode, Vince breaks down 7 simple but powerful lists every gym owner needs to grow their business, improve relationships, stay productive, and define success. It’s all about having clear targets and consistently working your lists to stay on track.

Power List – 3-5 key tasks you must complete daily.

Spouse List – Focus on what you love, not what annoys you.

Former Clients – List of people to re-engage monthly.

Client Frequency – Track how often clients train and upsell.

Angel List – Local businesses to partner with.

Project List – Active projects (3-7 max) you’re working on.

Success Criteria – Your personal definition of success.

See Vince and the SPF Team live on July 18th & 19th inside Gabriele Fitness!

Click the link to learn more: https://events.vincegabriele.com/july2025

If you're a gym owner seeking answers on how you can grow your gym, make more money, and have more freedom to do what you love, visit www.vincegabriele.com or book a call by CLICKING HERE!

Come meet Vince and the SPF Team at his Live Mastermind Event, July 18-19. Tickets are selling fast. Click below to learn more:
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In this episode of Business Secrets for Gym Owners, Vince shares a powerful, real-time example of leveraging joint ventures to grow a gym business. He walks through a coaching session with a new gym owner launching from his garage to his first gym location, tapping into a golden partnership opportunity with his wife's dance studio. Vince breaks down the email campaign he personally wrote for this joint venture, highlighting the storytelling, offer structure, and copywriting nuances that make it effective. He also dives into using ChatGPT to generate hyperlocal joint venture lists, emphasizing that while ads are great, nothing beats the power of strategic alliances. The episode wraps up with a passionate pitch for the upcoming July Mastermind event and a heartfelt message about personal growth, mindset, and building a business that creates freedom.

5 Key Points:

The Power of Hyperlocal Joint Ventures:
Vince showcases a live example of partnering with a dance school (owned by the gym owner's wife) to drive pre-sale signups, proving that trusted community relationships can outperform cold ads.

Crafting Irresistible Offers Through Storytelling:
He shares the exact email he wrote in the wife’s voice, using humor, relatability, and scarcity to make the offer compelling (75% discount for the dance school’s parents).

ChatGPT as a Business Development Tool:
Vince gives his exact ChatGPT prompt to generate a highly targeted list of potential joint venture partners, making the once tedious "angel list" process much faster and more productive.

Strategic Partnerships Trump Paid Ads Alone:
While paid ads are useful, Vince drives home that joint ventures often bring in higher-quality leads, better conversion rates, and stronger community ties.

It’s About More Than Just Business Growth:
The episode closes with a heartfelt reminder that gym ownership is about creating a better life—more freedom, more involvement with family, and becoming the best version of yourself, not just stacking cash.

Come meet Vince and the SPF Team at his Live Mastermind Event, July 18-19. Tickets are selling fast. Click below to learn more:
https://events.vincegabriele.com/july2025

If you're a gym owner seeking answers on how you can grow your gym, make more money, and have more freedom to do what you love, visit www.vincegabriele.com or book a call by CLICKING HERE!