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Fitness Business University Podcast

Fitness Business University Podcast

By: Vince Gabriele
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The Fitness Business University Podcast — The #1 Fitness Business Podcast — is the go-to educational show for gym owners, by gym owners. Hosted by Vince Gabriele, a seasoned pro with 18 years in the trenches of the fitness industry, this podcast pulls back the curtain on the real strategies, systems, and money-making wisdom that have helped gyms around the world grow and thrive.


If you’re a Gym Owner or Fitness Entrepreneur ready to get more clients, make more money, and free up your time to do what you love, this is your playbook. Vince delivers a funny, straight-talking, no B.S. approach — no fluff, no theories, just the proven, real-world skills you need to win in business and in life.

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Episodes
  • 2.5 Hours of Free Marketing Coaching
    Mar 27 2026

    If you’re going to consume this, do yourself a favor—watch it on YouTube.

    You’ll see the actual newspaper ad, the full Testimonial Email Builder walkthrough, and the entire Q&A. That’s where the real value is.

    Watch it here: https://youtu.be/LC6cODkphtc

    And when you’re done, book a call with my team. We’ll walk through your situation and I’ll give you the Testimonial Email Builder as a bonus:

    https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/masterclassbonuscall

    This is the full recording of a live masterclass I did with 70+ gym owners.

    No slides. No pitch.

    I ran it exactly like one of my private coaching sessions.

    Just me breaking down the marketing system we’ve used at my gym for nearly 20 years—and what’s working right now.

    We covered the stuff that actually matters:

    • How to know your numbers so you stop guessing
    • How to choose the right clients to market to
    • What to actually say so people take action
    • How to turn all of it into a simple 90-day plan you’ll actually follow

    And I stayed on for over an hour answering questions. Nothing held back.


    Here’s what you’ll learn:

    • The AI prompt that calculates your weekly lead, consult, and new member targets in 30 seconds
    • Why the worst number in marketing is “one” and how to fix it
    • The three ways to communicate what makes your gym different
    • The three real problems your market is losing sleep over
    • The “more, better, new” framework to improve your marketing immediately
    • The exact text message that converts cold leads into appointments
    • How to build a one-page 90-day marketing plan
    • Why answer engine optimization is about to change how people find your gym


    Watch it here: https://youtu.be/LC6cODkphtc

    If you want help implementing this in your gym, book a call and grab the Testimonial Email Builder:

    https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/masterclassbonuscall

    Need help getting more leads, making more money, or buying your time back from your gym business?

    Click here to schedule a free one on one strategy session!


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    2 hrs and 15 mins
  • NJ Gym Owner Goes From Bleeding Cash and Wanting to Close the Gym... to Big Profits and a Second Gym
    Mar 22 2026

    FREE MASTERCLASS: Fix the Marketing at Your Gym Thursday, March 26th at 12pm Eastern on Zoom Learn how to install the system that gets 7 to 13 new clients per month without paid ads.

    Register here: https://live.vincegabriele.com/livemasterclass


    Caesar Hernandez was 12 years into the gym business, burning cash every month, one foot in and one foot out, and seriously ready to throw in the towel. His wife had lost her job. His second kid was on the way. He wasn't sleeping. He wasn't looking at his numbers. And he wasn't profitable. He hadn't turned a real profit since COVID.

    Then he booked a consulting day with me and we sat down in the lobby of an Embassy Suites and faced the brutal truth together. The theme of that day was simple: stop the bleeding. We cut the fat on his payroll, got crystal clear on his role, and I kicked his ass right back into the business he'd been sleepwalking through.

    That was the turning point. Four years later, Caesar has nearly doubled his revenue from $28K a month (and losing money) to $48K a month with healthy margins. He's on pace to hit his first $500K year. He hasn't coached a session since last year. He has breakfast with his kids every morning and dinner with his family every night. And he just got the keys to his second location, which is in presale right now.

    This episode is for every gym owner out there who's burnt out, questioning whether they can turn it around, and thinking the only answer is to quit. Caesar's proof that it's not.


    5 Key Takeaways:

    1. All progress starts with the truth. Caesar thought he was in a decent spot financially, but when we actually looked at the numbers, the business was bleeding cash. You cannot fix what you refuse to face. Know your numbers and know what they actually mean.
    2. One foot in and one foot out never works. Caesar had grown resentful of his business and was just going through the motions. The moment he committed fully and got both feet back in the circle, everything started to shift.
    3. Stop the bleeding before you try to grow. Caesar was overspending on staff he didn't need and roles he couldn't justify. Before we talked marketing or growth, we trimmed the fat and got the business back to a place where it could breathe.
    4. Get clear on your role. Caesar was paying other people to do things the owner needed to be doing. We defined exactly what his job was: lead the team, make the sales, and keep a finger on the pulse of the business. Focus is the superpower.
    5. Your business is the vehicle, not the enemy. Caesar had built up resentment toward the very thing that was providing for his family. Shifting from "I'm done with this" to "this business gives me the opportunity to build the future I want" changed everything.


    FREE MASTERCLASS: Fix the Marketing at Your Gym Thursday, March 26th at 12pm Eastern on Zoom

    Register here: https://live.vincegabriele.com/livemasterclass

    Need help getting more leads, making more money, or buying your time back from your gym business?

    Click here to schedule a free one on one strategy session!


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    29 mins
  • How to Fix the Marketing At Your Gym
    Mar 20 2026

    FREE MASTERCLASS: Fix the Marketing at Your Gym Thursday, March 26th at 12pm Eastern on Zoom. Learn how to install the system that gets 7 to 13 new clients per month without paid ads.

    Register here: https://live.vincegabriele.com/livemasterclass


    I just dropped a quick one for you. I'm hosting a free live masterclass called "Fix the Marketing at Your Gym" and I'm going to walk you through the exact system that gets 7 to 13 new clients per month without spending a dime on paid ads.

    Why 7 to 13? Because I'm not a guru promising you 50 new members a month. I don't even want that for you. That's an operational nightmare. What I want is for you to build a consistent, repeatable system that nets you 4 to 7 members every single month after churn. Do that at $300 to $400 a month and the math starts looking really good, really fast.

    Here's what we're covering: exactly what to say in your marketing to attract clients who pay, stay, and refer the most. Where pockets of your ideal clients are hiding right now that you're not marketing to (I'll share how one newspaper ad just booked us 9 consults and has already produced 2 members worth $24K in lifetime value off an $1,800 spend). The exact text message to send that turns dead leads into paying clients. And how AI is changing the way people find gyms and what you need to do right now to make sure you show up in those answers.

    I'm also giving away some free tools I've been building behind the scenes but these aren't generic AI outputs. These are built on 19 years of real marketing that actually works, just made faster. You'll only get them if you show up live.

    No pitch at the end. No pressure. Just me hanging out with you on a Thursday afternoon talking marketing. Register and I'll see you there.


    FREE MASTERCLASS: Fix the Marketing at Your Gym Thursday, March 26th at 12pm Eastern on Zoom. Learn how to install the system that gets 7 to 13 new clients per month without paid ads.

    Register here: https://live.vincegabriele.com/livemasterclass

    Need help getting more leads, making more money, or buying your time back from your gym business?

    Click here to schedule a free one on one strategy session!


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    7 mins
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This podcast is so knowledgeable and I can't wait to hear more. Thank you Vince for the marketing advice.

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