🏢 Real Estate Tactics That Could Save (or Sink) Your Fitness Business

Welcome back to The Profit Lifestyle for Fitness Entrepreneurs with your hosts Scott Carpenter and Andy Boimila!

In this episode, we’re diving deep into one of the most overlooked—but absolutely critical—topics for gym owners: lease negotiation. Whether you're opening a new location or staring down a renewal, the fine print in your lease can make or break your entire business.

💥 These are multi-six-figure deals with massive liability—and Scott and Andy are giving you the playbook to negotiate like a pro, avoid hidden landmines, and even flip the leverage in your favor.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ The #1 biggest risk to your business (hint: it’s your lease)

✅ Why personal guarantees can wreck your financial life

✅ Scott’s favorite strategy for negotiating tenant improvements

✅ How to avoid getting stuck with a $20K HVAC bill

✅ The “exclusive use” clause that can protect you from direct competition

✅ How to approach mom-and-pop landlords vs. big corporate REITs

✅ The power of Letters of Intent—and how to write one that anchors YOUR terms

✅ Creative tactics to get free rent, escape 3% annual increases, and win favorable renewal options

✅ What to do if your lease is already signed (and how to renegotiate smart)

From finding your dream space to navigating shady clauses and sneaky fees, this episode is your real estate armor. Don’t sign another lease—or get trapped in a bad one—until you’ve heard this.

🧠 Bonus: Learn how Scott turned a terrible leasing situation into an opportunity to buy his own building—and flipped the script with two middle fingers up.

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2️⃣ Join our community for gym owners & fitness entrepreneurs: https://www.facebook.com/groups/474001787163211

3️⃣ Book a free call with us to grow your fitness business profitably: https://ptlegends.com/1on1call

💼 Don’t let your lease own you—own your business, own your future. Let’s go!

🔥 The Uncomfortable Question That Will Change Your Business Forever 🔥

Welcome back to The Profit Lifestyle for Fitness Entrepreneurs with your hosts Scott Carpenter and Andy Boimila!

In this episode, Scott and Andy pull back the curtain on a tough but necessary conversation: what to do when you feel like you should be further ahead by now.

Whether you’ve been grinding for 3 years or 30, that thought hits hard—and today, they’re tackling it head-on.

💡 Think you're working hard but not seeing the results? It might be time to stop doing the hard thing that's actually the easy way out—and start making smart moves that actually move the needle.

This is a wake-up call for gym owners still doing everything themselves, running in circles, and wondering why they’re not growing.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ Why “I should be further ahead” is a double-edged sword—and how to use it to fuel growth

✅ The six core areas of every profitable fitness business (yes, you need ALL of them)

✅ How to identify the real bottlenecks that are quietly killing your growth

✅ The problem with chasing one-size-fits-all marketing tactics

✅ How to avoid the martyr trap (working 60+ hours and calling it “grind”)

✅ Why fear is paralyzing your progress—and how to beat it with strategy

✅ The “Winnable Model” framework that every gym owner should use to assess their business

✅ What it really means to get ahead in today’s economy (and why “just getting by” is actually falling behind)

✅ How to rank the 6 systems in your business to find the biggest gaps—fast

Whether you’re running a solo PT studio or managing a multi-location gym, this episode will help you stop spinning your wheels and finally start building a business that gives you income AND freedom.

1️⃣ Subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode

2️⃣ Join our community of fitness entrepreneurs: https://www.facebook.com/groups/474001787163211

3️⃣ Book a free strategy call to pinpoint your biggest growth opportunities: https://ptlegends.com/1on1call

🚀 Let's build a fitness business that gets you paid, gets you free, and lets you actually enjoy your life. Let’s go!

🎯 Navigating the People Problem Every Gym Owner Faces 🎯

Welcome back to The Profit Lifestyle for Fitness Entrepreneurs with your hosts Scott Carpenter and Andy Boimila!

In this episode, Scott and Andy get brutally honest about the emotional rollercoaster that is hiring, training, and retaining staff. If you've ever felt crushed after a coach quit unexpectedly—or found magic in the perfect GM—this one's for you.

💡 You’re not just building a gym. You’re building a team. And your success lives and dies by the people you bring on board.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ Why even great staff can walk away (and what to do next)

✅ The danger of liking someone too much to lead them well

✅ The painful lessons Scott and Andy learned from hiring misfires

✅ Andy’s coach training system that actually makes onboarding fun

✅ The “Dream Team Dial” – how to diagnose your staff health fast

✅ How to spot (and prevent) a team member who’s secretly sinking your gym

✅ The #1 reason gyms fall apart—even when profit margins look great

✅ Why your next great hire depends on your systems, not your hopes

Whether you’re operating solo or managing multiple locations, your people strategy is your real growth strategy. Don’t just hire—build, lead, and protect your team like the business depends on it (because it does).

When You’re Ready… Here Are 3 Ways We Can Help You:

1️⃣ Subscribe so you never miss an episode

2️⃣ Join our free group for gym owners: https://www.facebook.com/groups/474001787163211

3️⃣ Book a free call to fix your people problems: https://ptlegends.com/1on1call

📬 Want Andy to run the numbers with you personally? Email him at andrew@ptlegends.com or andrew@theprofitlifestyle.com

🔥 Your gym isn’t your brand. Your team is. Let’s build it right.