Category: Podcast

After leading thousands of studio owners through our programs, we’ve come across nearly every style of studio, movement modality, and business owner that I can think of.

From business models to business philosophies, there is a vast range of differentiation, yet despite all our differences, it’s remarkable that the most successful studio owners we’ve encountered all have the uncanny ability to do one thing: prioritize.

Does this mean prioritizing is the key to success?

Well, I believe it’s a little more multi-dimensional than that, but I do believe this quality is 1000% essential for anyone who wants to achieve a goal or their vision for success for the simple fact that we can’t do it all all at once.

We have to narrow down, zoom in, and pinpoint our focus and be relentless in the pursuit of completing one project before we start another.

Without that skill, all we’ll experience is spinning our wheels without any forward progress.

That’s something today’s guest, Suzanne Davis, owner of Love Yoga in Oregon, experienced for four years before finding The Client Cure.

Being the first yoga studio owner in her community, Suzanne needed more than just business education; she needed a resource specifically built with the studio owner in mind. Once she took the plunge, Client Cure coach Myken immediately pegged Suzanne as someone to watch, and her inkling was right!

Today you’ll hear from Myken and Suzanne about her journey through The Client Cure and what steps have contributed to her incredible results (like bringing her revenue, clientele, and conversion rates to an increase of 40% over six months).

In this episode you’ll learn:

• • The journey Suzanne experienced leading up to joining The Client Cure and what propelled her to join

• • Why her mindset upon entering the program was so important

• • The first steps she immediately took when she joined and how she chose which priorities to focus on and what her focus has allowed her and her team to accomplish

• • The way she was able to hire a part-time studio manager and the amazing success she’s achieved this year

• One thing that she wishes every new studio owner knew when starting out

Mentioned in this episode:

• • Connect with Suzanne and Love Yoga via her website.

• Connect with Love Yoga on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

With grit and gratitude,

Lise

One of the biggest pitfalls I see studio owners encounter is “shiny object syndrome.”

You’re on the quest to pivot or overhaul a piece of your business, and then…

Shiny object!

Your focus shifts and you begin working on your new project and then, bam! Shiny object!

This cycles out of control until you’re left with a trail of partially started, half-done, and none-finished initiatives, all the while not much has changed in your business.

This is why prioritizing is crucial if you want to see traction.

But then comes the question of what to prioritize first?!

Have no fear because Client Cure Coach Myken is here to give you the answer.

In this episode, she’s taking over the mic to talk about what she’s experiencing with her most successful coaching clients and the common priorities they’ve honed in on to be able to achieve amazing results.

Results like a 40 percent increase in revenue, clientele, and conversion rates all within a six month period.

Trust us; it pays to prioritize.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• • What trend Myken is finding among all the studio owners she coaches who have been most successful

• • Her top three priorities that studio owners should focus on first

• • The amazing results that one of her clients has seen through focusing on these three priorities

• Why you shouldn’t rule out an uncomfortable ideal too quickly {until you do this}

With grit and gratitude,

Lise

We’re kicking off the season with a little silliness and a whole lotta gratitude.

I stick to business pretty exclusively here on Ready. Aim. Empire., but today I wanted to shift gears a bit as we head into the holiday season and reflect on the year we’ve had, and boy has it been a BIG one…

Beyond the massive rebrand, and introducing Studio Grow to the world (which you can listen more about in Episode 257), we had a ton of growth and change in our family life.

From adding a new baby boy to our brood to moving into a new home, it’s really just the tip of the iceberg because there is so much more that is happening and what’s to come in the year ahead.

In this episode, I’m sharing more about these new shifts along with my darling hubby, who is joining me on the mic today… you’ll see what I mean with the silliness within the first few minutes!

I hope you’ll join me for this short-and-sweet gratitude reflection and get a better picture of the behind-the-scenes of this operation because this is the life that brought me to build Studio Grow and to do the work that I so wholeheartedly love and believe in.

I could gush on and on, y’all. Just know we’re so grateful for you being a part of our community, and really, a part of our family.

Love, blessings, and happy feasting!

In this episode you’ll hear:  

• • What life is like for our family, with a behind-the-scenes look!

• • How we’re all embracing the newest arrival to our family

• • The reasons we love where we live so much, and how we’ve handled the multiple moves we’ve made to get here

• • Why this Thanksgiving is so special to us

• • What we’re grateful for, including the amazing team and clients we get to work with every single day

• The new chapter we’ve said “Yes” to…

With Grit & Gratitude,

Lisé

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We use the term “branding” a lot in the business world, and sometimes it gets thrown around a little loosely…

For example, do you associate the word “brand” with “logo”?

While, yes, your logo is a piece of your brand, I like to think of it as the very tip of the iceberg because a brand, especially one that is compelling and irresistible, has nothing to do with a logo and everything to do with experience.

Our guest on today’s episode, Natalie Wheeler,
who is the co-founder of Vasu Studio Yoga and Healing Arts in Hartford, Connecticut, knows this well as she is creating a brand experience that’s truly unique and fires on all sensory cylinders.

In addition to offering yoga, Vasu Studio is also a spa and apothecary (and in case you were wondering, yes, all their spa services do incorporate their bespoke blends from their apothecary… dreamy, I know.)

Even as you listen to Natalie describe her services and the space of her studio, you can see it in your mind’s eye and immediately transport yourself there… if only it were that easy!

However, while bruising a truly remarkable brand experience that compels is no easy feat, if you don’t have the business structure to back up that brand, that’s where you can begin to flounder.

In this episode, Studio Grow coach and consultant, Niki Riga, chats with Natalie about her and her team’s “Summer of Focus” as they navigated their way through The Client Cure and how it has radically changed the inner-workings of her business’ structure and organization.

She’s a testament to the art of creating a brand that compels, and now she’s transforming her processes into ones that close.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How Natalie and her twin sister (her business partner) have grown a unique business that intertwines yoga, apothecary, and spa while building a community and an open forum for wellness and connection
• Why it pays to be fearless and true to you as you revisit your mission over and over and explore new possibilities with your business
• What Vasu Studios looked like before The Client Cure and how they were able to become more intentional with their processes, follow-up and conversion rates
• The three most influential changes they made in their business that has drastically bumped up their sales
• How the Vasu Studios team plans to grow and implement the processes from The Client Cure to other parts of their business moving forward

With grit and gratitude,

Lise