At 25 I started an in home/on-site personal training franchise out of my parent’s dining room.
I did it with $15K in savings from being a golf caddy.
Today, we service 1,000+ markets.
Here’s how I did it and what the biz does:
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Greatest lesson I’ve learned in my lifetime – the easy way never pays off in the long run! No matter how small the task may be every step you take is one step closer to living out your dreams!
I run an in home & On site personal training franchise, GYMGUYZ. We are an international company and service over 1400 cities! When starting, I met with the founder of Subway and he gave me some advice that changed my life: SOME ADVICE. Here's what that means (according to him)…
Here are 3 things I’d look at if I was going to open up a franchise:
1. Who’s the founder?
2. Does the business model make sense?
3. Does it fit in the world we live in?
Let me know if you would add anything else in the comments below
Don’t ever quit on the journey, no matter how difficult it gets. You have to believe in yourself if you want to accomplish your goals. If you need advice, seek it from those who have done what you’re trying to do. Always look forward and up
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I said, “ha, are you kidding me…do you know that day I left your house, I used your negativity to fuel my drive?”
Ever since I created a holiday to celebrate on August 1st.
I called National Swiss Cheese Day.
I was working as a personal trainer at a local gym and knew two things-
1- being a personal trainer isn’t scalable.
2- I am unable to clone myself, so I will always be limited to my income. I need to make money when I am sleeping.
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From $15,000 to eight figures was not easy…
The pain that comes along with this journey is not for everyone.
You must have a resilient mindset and never quit! No matter what! The easy way never and I mean never pays well.
Remember the "swiss cheese" guy?
Seven years later I was on the front page of The New York Times business section.
“GYMGUYZ disrupting the fitness industry” they said.
Dear "my future first growth marketing hire",
My company
@HamptonFounders
, we're on a march to $100m in recurring revenue.
That's a goal of ours.
To get there entirely bootstrapped while having a sh*t load of fun.
So far we're doing great.
Our product is a community of
How did we scale to that?
It takes a lot of patience and drive!
You MUST create the proper operational systems.
You need to learn how to work on the business, not in it.
Today we are in over 900 cities and service over 35 million households.
It's the largest in-home & on-site personal training company in the world.
Currently an 8 figure company on our way to a billion!
We operate in the US, Canada or the United Kingdom! Want to hear more?!
I was ready to do ANYTHING else.
At the age of 24 I decided to leave all of my private clients and a $150k/yr income to work a 9-5 in a marketing firm for $35k.
This 40-year-old CEO wakes up at 3:29 a.m. and works out for up to 90 minutes every day: ‘It’s what makes me superhuman and gives me the edge on everybody else’
This office was horrible! The energy, and the negativity.
I am a HIGH energy person who is always positive.
I couldn’t take it… I quickly left to follow my passion which is fitness.
It wasn’t easy, took 8 months, and many sleepless nights.
Some nights I decided to not sleep at all. I once worked straight for 72 hours without any sleep.
But it was worth it.
After Being Laid Off Twice in 2 Years, He Realized He Could 'Be Brave,' or 'Fail to Attain His Potential.' Now His GYMGUYZ Business Makes Over $1 Million a year
Since I gave up all my clients to take the marketing job, now, I had to re-build my clientele again.
One of my clients at the time came in late.
She said “Josh, I wish you could just come to my house, but I don’t have any equipment”.
That is when the light went on. I said wow!
You need to look at yourself as if you are the greatest in the world. Confidence is everything when it comes to living your life and running your business.
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At 25 I started an in home/on-site personal training franchise out of my parent’s dining room.
I did it with $15K in savings from being a golf caddy.
Today, we service 1,000+ markets.
Here’s how I did it and what the biz does:
How do you constantly achieve BIG goals? Ever heard of the quote ...Shoot for the Moon! Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars?🌟
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GYMGUYZ, the world's largest in-home and on-site personal training franchise, has announced its expansion into 39 new cities across the United States. The brand is broadening its footprint with openings in California, Florida, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas.
His shower was an aquarium, with sharks and other unbelievable fish.
August 1, 2007 was the day I asked him his thoughts.
He laughed in my face and told me the business model was like “swiss cheese”, it had too many holes in it and you will never succeed.
Everyone should implement the 5 minute rule! You got a problem? Spend 5 minutes kicking, screaming, or do whatever you want. After that 5 minutes, you move on! Don’t ever look back, always look forward!
How great would it be if I got a van and stocked it with all the necessary equipment to provide you an amazing workout 365 days a year?
I was so excited, and decided to run the idea by a very successful businessman I was training at the time.
The best advice I received for how to get over being uncomfortable when talking to people was from Fred Deluca, the founder of Subway.
I highly suggest you try out this exercise that I did when I was trying to get more comfortable talking to people.
Learning how to deal with disappointment is extremely important in life and business. Check out what I had to say about it on the latest episode of Fuel Your Drive. Live on all platforms.
You know what is so crazy….. I have endured so much pain over the last 16 years in business. That pain always comes and goes. What I have learned is: the pain is temporary, it always passes… Once it does, I elevate to a higher level in business and the company continues to grow
It worked! Calls started to come in.
So I started to hustle, building relationships, and doing more marketing.
My message resonated and I expanded to 3 locations.
When you grow, so will your team. Not everyone is meant to be in your life forever. The people who took you to a million most likely will not be able to take you to the next level unless…
I was asked how I saved $15k to start my business and it’s this simple; don’t buy stupid stuff and find ways to generate more money from what you’re already doing. It takes hard work, discipline, and consistency to anything you want to achieve!
“You want to win? You got to be a good leader. Good leaders create other good leaders. The leaders always eat last, but you need to be putting in the work”
Working as a caddie that summer I made $15,000 in total. I spent $13,000 of it in one day on the following:
- a van
- GYMGUYZ wrap for the van
- gym equipment
- trademark and a couple other things needed