Author: support@studiogrow.co

Y’all, I’m the biggest advocate for investing in a teacher training program.

Making sure all your instructors have the same language and flow is more important than you think.

Today’s guest, Dominique Lesperance (owner of Body in Motion Pilates), is the perfect example of a beautiful relationship that comes with having teacher training as a part of your repertoire. 

A wonderful long-term client of ours, Dominique was first introduced to Rael Isacowitz’s classes for BASI Pilates over a decade ago.

She connected immediately with Rael’s teaching. 

After years of attending his workshops and classes, Dominique is now part of the senior faculty at BASI’s teacher training program!

In this episode, Dominique talks about what she got out of attending a teacher training program, the importance of having one in place for your instructors, and how being in the faculty helps keep you on your feet.

She also makes sure to share a few cons about the system too, just to make sure y’all understand exactly what you’re getting into before jumping in.

If you’re looking to grow your staff and increase their expertise, this episode is for you!

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Dominique’s journey into the world of fitness and wellness, and how she originally became aware of Pilates
  
• The way that her own studio has evolved organically – plus why I think it’s a such a good strategy to do it this way
  
• Why Dominique prefers doing private training versus group training
  
• The pros and cons she’s encountered with offering teacher training
  
• Exciting details on upcoming training by Dominique and her team

LINKS:

https://www.instagram.com/studiogrowco

http://www.pilatescalifornia.com

https://www.facebook.com/pg/pilatescalifornia/posts/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominique-lesperance-0591aa1b

http://www.pilatescalifornia.com/teacher-training/

https://www.basipilates.com/

https://www.xtendbarre.com/about/

With grit & gratitude,

Lisé

In our very first episode tackling misconstrued beliefs, we spoke about how to reevaluate your business’s finances. 

That included asking yourself the tough questions – ‘am I overpaying my staff? And can those expenses be renegotiated?’

When I gave the same advice to my colleagues, the response I got was universal and worrying:

‘My instructors, trainers, teachers, and expenses hold more value than I do to the studio and how I pay them and myself will reflect that.’

Y’all, once again, I totally get it.

In fact, when I first started expanding my team, I paid my staff an inflated salary.

I just wanted to be seen as a good boss.

Until the year-end rolled around and I was barely making money myself.

That’s when I realized one thing:

Your studio is your rodeo.

If you don’t value yourself financially, you sure ain’t valuing your business or your team.

Join me in today’s episode as I tackle this belief headfirst and share my 30/30/30 profit roll, how to value yourself in your business, and what ‘constantly being in hiring mode’ means!

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The real reasons why you aren’t paying yourself

• Whether or not you are paying your instructors an above-average rate

• A breakdown of my 30/30/30 profit roll 

• How to start evaluating your instructors based on the client experience 

• Ways to renegotiate with open financials 

• The misconstrued belief of your worth 

LINKS:

https://www.instagram.com/studiogrowco

With grit & gratitude,

Lisé

I’m super excited to continue Pilates month with another crazy inspiring guest. 

Trust me, y’all are gonna love this. 

When then – studio owner Sunni Almond discovered classical pilates (through a class taught by Jay Grimes, no less!), she knew she had to learn everything about it. 

However, traveling hundreds of miles to take more classes wasn’t on the table. 

So, she had to workshop her way through it. 

This ultimately led to her starting Going More Joe – an online resource for classical pilates that could reach, well, anyone.

Today, it’s a huge online space that revolves around sharing, enlightening, and educating. 

All things Sunni seems to have an innate gift for.

So join me in today’s episode as I chat with Sunni about her start in pilates, her inspiration for Going More Joe (+ what it took to come up with that amazing name!), and how she encourages the realms of classical and contemporary pilates to interact. 

If you want that push to go out there and learn, this episode is for you!

In this episode you’ll learn: 

• How to use your passion (and start where you are)

• The way that Sunni got introduced to the reformer, even though she wasn’t originally classically trained

• The value that Sunni discovered from Going More Joe
  
• Using content creation as a creative outlet

• How technology has changed Pilates, especially as a community

LINKS:

https://www.instagram.com/studiogrowco/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1792905517613761/

https://www.truepilateslasvegas.com/

https://www.goingmorejoe.com/

With grit & gratitude,

Lisé

Welcome to a brand new episode in our Misconstrued Beliefs series!

Last week, we tackled lies we tell ourselves about our business’s financing. 

This week, we’ve got a belief that I hear from nearly every friend and colleague I reach out to:

‘If I’m not liked by someone, I’m not worthy of being liked by anyone. 

If my studio is not appreciated by someone, it isn’t worthy of being appreciated by anyone.’

I hear y’all. 

And I confess, I still struggle with this. 

Being from the Deep South, I’m a people pleaser through-and-through. 

And boy, is it difficult to always need to be liked. 

So instead of trying to give you concrete advice here, I’m just gonna share the steps I’ve been taking to deal with these feelings. 

So join me as I take you through the three questions you might need to start asking yourself, my replaced mantra to deal with negative opinions, my personal struggles with nasty comments and much, much more.

Y’all, it’s been a long battle, but this might just get us both to the other side!

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why I say that I am a people pleaser…

• How social media has brought a lot of gain (and pain) into my life and business

• The three questions I have started asking myself lately

• The mantra I practice every day to help combat these feelings to be a better leader

LINKS:

https://www.instagram.com/studiogrowco

With grit & gratitude,

Lise