This week we spoke with Sean Greeley, Founder and CEO of NPE to hear his incredible story from stage 4 cancer, to helping fitness businesses accelerate through 6 stages of growth, including,

[7:30] how finding out he had stage 4 cancer impacted his career path, drove him to coaching fitness business owners, and eventually lead to the growth of NPE,

[18:30] the barriers holding gym owners and fitness entrepreneurs back from the growth they want,

[25:30] the necessity of recurring revenue, and why the client experience is always most important,

[33:00] how NPE has to evolve it's training for business owners in order to keep up with new technology and a fast-moving fitness market,

[37:00] how to keep a hybrid remote and in-house team on the same page,

[41:40] and what gets Sean excited about the future of fitness. Click here to learn more about NPE.

Nuggets of Wisdom

"That is what entrepreneurship is all about, solving problems for the market, solving problems for your company, and working through the growth of your company to scale. If you enjoy those things then you're going to enjoy this journey and it's an unbelievable adventure, the best adventure I could ever ask for in my life."
- Sean Greeley

"Frankly, if you're not in a relationship where you're creating and delivering ongoing value to your customers, then you have a pretty weak business model."
- Sean Greeley

"The great thing about fitness is that you don't have to figure out what to do, you have to listen really well to the market and let the market tell you what to do."
- Sean Greeley

Tools and Shoutouts

NPE (Net Profit Explosion) - The only global community with complete systems to grow your fitness business to the next level.

Weekdone - Weekly planning, quarterly objectives, and key results tracking for teams.

Columbia House (Columbia Record Club) - Mail-order (subscription) music club that started in 1955 and grew to prominence in the 80's and 90's.