On this episode I talk with Valerie Kiser from Sunrise Yoga, we talk about how important human touch points are in winning back the trust of lost clients.This is a timely discussion that I think all studio owners will get something out of!Valerie Kiser Valerie Kiser has been the owner of Sunrise Yoga Studio in Clemmons, North Carolina for 19 years.  She has been teaching for 23 years and has the titles of ERYT500 and C-IAYT (certified yoga therapist) in addition to many other certifications.  She has led 200 and 300-hour teacher training programs for 10 years and is the co-owner of East Coast Yoga Therapy which is an IAYT-accredited program that trains yoga teachers to become yoga therapists.  Prior to being in the “yoga business”, she was a computer programmer. Valerie Kiser, C-IAYT, ERYT-500, YACEPSunrise Yoga Studio www.SunriseYoga.netFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunriseyogastudio Instagram: http://instagram.com/sunriseyogaclemmons_____________________________REFERRIZER - Smart Marketing for Yoga StudiosConnects with Walla and Mindbody software. Email & Text Campaigns.– Convert 22x more leads from your website (– Use Email and Text Marketing to get instant results – literally same day– Get 300% more Google Five Star Reviews…– And a WHOLE LOT MORE!My free Referrizer Demo Link _____________________________MICHAEL JAY YOGA & CONSULTINGAND YOGA BIZ CAMPhttp://www.yogabizcamp.comInstagram @yogabizchampMichael’s software resources

This episode you get 2 Yoga Biz Coaches for the price of zero!Join Michael Jay and Nicole D'Andrea, both certified Mindbody Business Consultants  having coffee and solving all the yoga studio owners problems in this fun 45 minutes togetherOn this episode we chat about:•  How yoga businesses have to get creative right now•  What we are seeing in the industry around the world•  Confidence for yoga studio owners•  We brainstorm solutions for studios purchasing studios with some old bad habits from some yoga teachers•  The importance of onboarding or re-onboarding instructors•  Perks for yoga teachers and creating financial opportunities.•   How be both started scrappy and hands on in our studios•  Hiring coaches and the importance of helping yoga studio owners achieve their goals faster.More about NicoleNicole's Facebook Group_____________________________MICHAEL JAY YOGA & CONSULTINGAND YOGA BIZ CAMPhttp://www.yogabizcamp.comInstagram @yogabizchampMichael’s software resources

Jennifer Prugh is the co-founder and owner of Breathe Together Yoga in Los Gatos (est. 2011). She created the JOY of Yoga School of Integrative Learning where she oversees and teaches for the 200- and 300-hour teacher trainings (est. 2007). She also created the JOY MAP program, a 100-hour course in meditation and awareness practice.Jennifer is passionate about “life education,” making mind and body practices accessible so students are empowered to live fully and contribute to life. She brings eight years as an Associate Professor of storytelling, storyboarding, and creativity, ten years as a professional artist, and a Master’s Degree in Art and Consciousness studies to her teaching and business leadership.A passionate traveler, Jennifer leads four international retreats a year. Last year she published River of Offerings, Twelve Journeys along the Ganges River, (chosen as one of the top fifty spiritual books of 2021 by Spirituality and Practice). A book of stories and photographs that was ten years in the making, River of Offerings is available at Insight Editions or your favorite local bookstore. She lives with her husband, son who is about to leave for college and two golden retrievers, Hobbes and River. JENNIFERS LINKS:jenniferprughyoga.combreathetogetheryoga.combreathetogetheronline.comFacebook: Jennifer Prugh YogaInstagram: @JennPrughBook: River of Offerings Purchase Book DirectlyPurchase on AmazonSponsor a Child: Tibetan Children's EducationOn this podcast we speak aboutHow Jennifer got started in yoga during the peace movement of the 70’s and was influenced by the BeatlesShe started with Sharon Babtiste Her trips to India and the Ganges river moved her so deeply that she pursued yoga and left the corporate and professor worldA benefactor invested under a million dollars to open her studio on Los Gatos California . She opened big with a 2 room  studio running 50 classes with a teahouse and wellness centre. She hired a manager right from the beginning and put systems and procedures in place.How procedures and processes take the make it less personal.Standard operation procedures are a live document that gets refined every year.Jennifer shares the structure of her business and peopleHow Jennifer changes the roles basted on the talents of the people and they all know what lanes they are driving in.How the Yamas and Niyamas support communicationsThe importance of hiring quality instructors - 500 hours or 7 years of teaching that have already developed their voice.How Jennifer keeps her salary low and rewards herself financially with her trainings and retreats.How PASSION and CREATIVITY drives everything and how she cares about people changing their lives.She advices to keep your non yoga relationships strongThe importance of having the deepest trust with managersMICHAEL JAY YOGA & CONSULTINGAND YOGA BIZ CAMP:http://www.yogabizcamp.comInstagram @yogabizchampMichael’s software resources

Yoga Pod Tucson - LISA CUTTSIt all started back in late 2017 when Brian and Lisa Cutts started planning for Lisa to retire for the second time (not one to sit still, Lisa went back to work after 18 months of retirement once before). As a corporate executive in the enterprise software space, Lisa traveled extensively and was able to visit yoga studios all over the world. During this time, she developed her vision for the perfect yoga studio … a beautiful spa-like and welcoming environment where yoga is demystified through exceptional instructors who lead students on a journey where yoga is accessible to absolutely everyone.Fast forward to finding the perfect location, Brian started working with architects to design a state-of-the-art studio.   Excited to finally open our doors in 2020…COVID hit and delayed the Grand Opening until late May 2020.   After a few weeks, we shut our doors with the rest of Tucson and re-opened with limited capacity September 2020.  It’s been a wild ride! ________________________________________________In this episode we chat about:How Lisa fell in love with Hot Yoga and how hot yoga is a ritual and measurable.She started writing a business plan prior to even having a locationShe travelled around the world and discovered what she liked visiting many yoga studios and and how that honed her in on focusing on creating an amazing guest experienceHow she found the perfect location in a busy Plaza and partnered with her husband to do an amazing build out.The importance of an air filtration and humidity systems that eliminates the ‘yoga funk’.Setting up systems and operation manualsHow Lisa built a team of Team Leads and InstructorsThe importance of the guest experience from the minute students walk through the doors and being a very welcoming environment.The one week intro offer and customer touch pointsHow well they do with class packs from the intro offerHow they opened with 50 classes a week on the schedule and grew to 75We talk about the popular time slots on the scheduleHow a registered series can help crappy time slots. See Michael’s Webinar on creating a registered series that sells hereFavourite Business App for systemizing teacher class subs - Subsonic (now  Studioease)Tucson Yoga Pod WebsiteTucson Yoga Pod Instagram_______________________________MICHAEL JAY YOGA & CONSULTINGAND YOGA BIZ CAMP:http://www.yogabizcamp.comInstagram @yogabizchampMichael’s software resourcesMichael’s free resources Book a free session with Michaelhttp://www.MichaelJayOnline.com

Jill Agonias is a young entrepreneur fueled by a passion for seemingly impossible challenges. As a yoga teacher, rock climber, surfer, world traveler, and philanthropist, Jill’s motivated to share her love of yoga, obsession with adventure, and advocacy for equity through Sol Seek Yoga Studio.Before owning Sol Seek, Jill helped lead Vitamin Angels’ marketing strategy - a global nonprofit that gives lifesaving vitamins to underserved populations. After nearly 4 years at Vitamin Angels, she traveled around the world practicing yoga at studios in 20+ countries while simultaneously working remotely as a marketing consultant for small businesses and nonprofits.The culmination of these experiences inspired her to take over the ownership of Divinitree Yoga Studio when she returned to the United States in 2018. Little did she know she would revive a failed business, endure a global pandemic, almost go bankrupt, but still come out on top with a new name and brand, and renovated studio. Sol Seek is now a recognized and respected refuge and staple in Santa Barbara, California. As an Asian American woman, Jill is also passionate about making yoga accessible and inclusive for people of color, LGBTQ+, and other marginalized communities. She uses her business as a tool for education and advocacy to help create more equitable communities within her community and beyond.She purchased a failing studio unknowingly that it had with a bad reputation and slowly and carefully turned it around into a successful community studioShe created a studio business plan way before owning a studio through the Women’s Economical Ventures Santa BarbaraThe importance of doing due diligence before buying a studio and the lesson learnedHow Jill spent time to build trust back with instructors, students and the communityThe importance of your website as first impressions and making sure the inside of the studios is shownHow the website integrates with Mindbody and  Brandbot for lead generation and lead nurturing campaignsThe decision to sell directly to membership via an intro offer where the student has to opt out instead of opting in to a reoccurring membershipThe first impressions of the in-person experience and how front desk training helps make new customers feel welcome and part of the community.Mission Vision Values are EVERYTHING How she is not afraid of taking on debt and having a tolerance for risk to get aheadThe structure of her team of 35 employeesHow structure and systems have given her freedom to explore her other passions and travelsSOL SEEK YOGA STUDIOhttps://solseekyoga.comINSTAGRAM  http://www.instagram.com/solseek.yoga_______________________________MICHAEL JAY YOGA & CONSULTINGAND YOGA BIZ CAMP:http://www.yogabizcamp.comInstagram @yogabizchampMichael’s software resourcesMichael’s free resources Book a free session with Michaelhttp://www.MichaelJayOnline.com

This is such a fun story for me to share.This a magical experience of how 4 people connected and made a yoga studio open in 4 months with zero obstacles to opening :An experience ashtanga yoga instructorA hipster lawyer that cares for the Hudson valleyA business Consultant @yogabizchampAnd and astrologer that weaved it all together!In 4 months we:Renovated a studio / BuildoutCreated Mission Vision ValuesHired and entire teamCreated onboarding systemsCreated pricing and offersChose software and setupDesigned a logoCreated a websiteCreated email funnelsCreated a beginner yoga courseAnd so much more!And opened with 23 people in the first class!Bibi LorenzettiOriginally from Italy, Bibi is the co-owner of Newburgh Yoga Shala. She has been teaching for over 10 years and is both an RYT Certified Yoga Instructor and a Level 2 Ashtanga Yoga Teacher, having received her blessing to teach from Paramaguru R. Sharath Jois, at the KPJAYI Institute in Mysore, India, where she spends time yearly since 2011. The Shala Yoga House in NYC was her teaching home before opening her own studio in Newburgh; she’s brought Ashtanga Yoga to Wanderlust Festivals, Wanderlust TV, teacher trainings in Europe, North and Central America. www.bibilorenzetti.comAustin Dubois Austin was born in Middletown and resides, with his son Colden, in the City of Newburgh. He is proud to serve his community in public service as an advocate for equitable and sustainable economic development opportunities. The value Austin places on community was instilled in him by his parents – a police officer and a nurse. The integrity and compassion he watched them demonstrate daily became the backbone of his legal practice.Outside the office, Austin’s favorite activity is anything he can do with Colden, which includes plenty of walks around Newburgh with their shepherd mix dog, Debbie. Getting out into nature to recharge is also important to Austin, who loves to hike, camp, canoe, and snowboard as much of the Hudson Valley as he can. www.duboiselderlaw.comON THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUTThe journey of how they met and created an ideal partnershipHow the space wanted to be a spaceThe intention and integrity of the space , the practice and the instructorsWhy Austin cares so much about the Hudson valleyHow they didn’t rush the build out and ‘sat ‘with things before making decisionsWhy it was important to hire a yoga business coach RESOURCES  DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:Care.orgCanvaGoogle DriveNew York Time CrosswordReferrizer MindbodyWalla SoftwareREFERRIZER -  Convert 22x more leads from your website (without changing your website at all)– Use Email and Text Marketing to get instant results – literally same day– Get 4-10 times more referral– Get 300% more Google Five Star Reviews…– And a WHOLE LOT MORE!FREE TRIAL FOR YOGA BIZ CAMP FOLLOWERS

Connie Holen is a web designer, digital strategist and Mindbody Certified Business Consultant. Her boutique web design agency, Pixality Design, works with yoga and fitness business owners to create search engine optimized, Squarespace websites that are easily found, are easy to update and provide visitors with an amazing online experience. Connie is also a retired Air Force Pilot, mom to 4 boys and lives just outside of Lincoln, Nebraska with her husband of 20 years.On this episode of Yoga Biz Camp we talk about:How to stand out in the market against our competitors The process of starting up updating a website and brandThe importance of call to actions and using verbs in your action oriented  CTA’sThe 2 types of people that head to your website..The phsycollogy of a yoga business customer on a websiteThe important of yoga intro offer placementHeat maps on website - are people really visiting those pages?Walla studio management software making it easy to sell intro offersLanding pages for yoga businesses, especially toSpeaking to yoga student pain points, what are the hesitations that stop people from trying yoga?..... and much more!TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT CONNIE AND PIXALITY DESIGNhttps://pixalitydesign.comFollow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pixalitydesign/Connies Resources https://pixalitydesign.com/freebiesSoftware mentioned in this podcast:To-Doist Click-up WordlyMindbody OnlineWalla Studio Software MICHAEL JAY YOGA - YOGA BIZ CHAMP LINKS:http://www.michaeljayonline.comInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/yogabizchampBook a free 15 minute strategy session with Michael  https://www.videoask.com/fmywrp5om***********************************************************WALLA STUDIO SOFTWARESPECIAL OFFER FOR YOGA BIZ CAMP LISTENERS:FREE DEMO OF WALLA SOFTWARE (what do you have to lose? Check it out)If you like it GET 50% OFF of Walla for the first 4 monthsBOOK YOUR DEMO AND CLAIM OFFER HERE***********************************************************

Danielle Barbeau is the owner and CEO of The River Yoga, an independent studio with three locations, in Denver, CO. Danielle is passionate about creating spaces for connection, community, and belonging. She cares deeply about developing leaders, and strives to ensure her team feels seen, heard and lovingly challenged. As an enneagram 3, Aries, and oldest child (!!!), Danielle loves a good goal, and seeks to see possibility in every obstacle - and there have been many! Danielle has been an avid practitioner of yoga for 20 years, a teacher since 2010, and studio owner since 2013. She is an E-RYT 200, RCYT, and RPYT. She also holds a M.A. in Leadership Studies from The University of San Diego. When she's not on her mat or in the studio, you will find her adventuring with her two young sons, Hendrix and Jasper, in the beautiful Rocky Mountains and beyond. On this episode of Yoga Biz Camp with Michael Jay we explore:How Danielle implemented her leadership skills and how that translates to building her team up to help them love their job to feel seen heard, known and lovingly  challenged.The Importance or Mission, Vision and Values for a Yoga Business.How the River onboards new team members by creating an equitable workplace with  boundaries, exceptions and compensations. Being clear about what process and policies are up-front.Teacher expectations: Being  present, prepared for classes, engagement with students, supporting sales, being part of a team and supporting studio goals.The importance of hiring a studio team and ongoing training. The River opened a third location during at the beginning of the pandemicManagement : If it doesn’t require your brain you need to outsource the job Communication practices, consistency and expectations with teamThe big decision to switch studio booking software after 9 years The importance of hiring and investing in expertsDANIELLE’S LINKShttp://www.weseektheriver.comStudio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theriveryoga/ Personal Instagram https://www.instagram.com/danielle.barbeau/SOFTWARE & WEBSITES MENTIONEDSlack Walla SoftwareTouchnote Pixality Design MICHAEL JAY YOGA - YOGA BIZ CHAMP LINKS:http://www.michaeljayonline.comInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/yogabizchampBook a free 15 minute strategy session with Michael https://www.videoask.com/fmywrp5om***********************************************************WALLA STUDIO SOFTWARESPECIAL OFFER FOR YOGA BIZ CAMP LISTENERS:FREE DEMO OF WALLA SOFTWARE (what do you have to lose? Check it out)If you like it GET 50% OFF of Walla for the first 4 monthsBOOK YOUR DEMO AND CLAIM OFFER HERE***********************************************************

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 OF YOGA BIZ CAMPI am so excited to kick of the year with Jennifer Pahl from Twist Yoga. Jennifer gives some amazing tips on how to she runs her studio, what KPI's she tracks, how she gets students, how to retain students. Put your headphones on, get your notebook out because this episode is packed with sound advise!About Jennifer Pahl:After many years spent dabbling in every fitness style known to womankind, Twist Yoga founder Jennifer Pahl literally ‘landed’ on the yoga mat with an injured shoulder and a body that can be described as anything but flexible. She was certainly not a traditionally "zen" person, but she immediately fell in love with how yoga made her feel.It quickly became clear that yoga was more than just Jennifer’s personal passion — it was her calling. She wanted to share the incredible feeling of empowerment and presence she experienced from yoga with as many people as possible. So, she left her corporate career in finance behind to open Twist Yoga -a supportive studio providing yoga, meditation and functional fitness classes to the greater Portland community. Two years later, she launched Twist Your Workplace, providing corporate wellness solutions for American workplaces. Her students loved the in studio classes, but really wanted to be able to practice with the same amazing teachers from home or on the road. In 2018, she launched online classes at Twist Yoga Anytime.When she’s not teaching, Jennifer can be found speaking at local events, writing for wellness magazines and blogs, traveling, and spending time with her two kids, husband, and two rescue dogs; Elmer and Dante. She is also a certified Mindbody Business Consultant, a Legacy Ambassador for Lululemon and is part of Mindbody’s One Champion network as a Board Member. She served six years on the board of the Lake Oswego Schools Foundation and a proud public school supporter.STUDIO: TWIST YOGALake Oswego, ORwww.twist-yoga.comhttps://www.instagram.com/twistyoga_lakeoswego/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW9U2Qw23KmoTEjoWMiLKBQwww.twistyogaonline.comhttps://www.twist-yoga.com/twist-yoga-anytime-1CORE VALUES: > SHOW RESPECT>  CONNECTION> FUEL HAPPINESS       > BE CURIOUSLY AUTHENTIC> ALWAYS BE THE STUDENT________________________________________________________________VIEW MICHAEL’S FREE YOGA ALLIANCE BUSINESS OF YOGA WEBINARShttp://www.instagram.com/yogabizchamp (click on link in bio, don't forget to follow me and send me a DM saying Hi!)FREE WEBINARS> Finding Your Business Purpose: Mission, Vision Values> Finding Your Ideal Yoga Student > Pricing Your Yoga Offerings ______________________________________________________________  MICHAEL’S YOGA BUSINESS SOFTWARE RECOMMENDATIONS(Some with free trials)________________________________________________________________ BECOME A YOGA BUSINESS CHAMPIONLEARN HOW TO BUILD A STRONG, PROFITABLE & SUSTAINABLE YOGA BUSINESS BOOK A FREE 15 MIN TRIAGE CALL WITH MICHAEL START HERE ———— > https://www.michaeljayonline.com/yoga-business-coaching-consulting.html

My most downloaded podcast of 2021 was Buying and Selling a Yoga Studio with Mitch McGinley.I welcome Mitch back to talk about 2022. Buying, Selling and FINANCING a yoga studio.Mitch talks about how he is starting to see movement with SBA Financing in the US. MITCH MCGINLEYMitch McGinley is a Business Broker, Consultant, and Advisor, specializing in the health and wellness industry. Mitch began his career as an Operations Manager with Omni Hotels, and went on to become the General Manager of a boutique hotel in Little Italy, elevating it to become the highest-rated hotel in San Diego on one of the world’s largest booking sites. He eventually left the hotel industry to pursue his dream of owning a yoga studio with his wife Karson. Together they owned and operated Happy-U Yoga Center for 6 years. During that time, Mitch became a MINDBODY Certified Business Consultant, engaging with hundreds of wellness businesses from all over the world. After successfully selling Happy-U, Mitch was moved to help other small business owners sell. He became a CA Licensed Business Broker working for First Choice Business Brokers in San Diego. Mitch has a Master’s Degree in Business, and is passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve their biggest payday.Website www.healthandwellnessbusinessbroker.com_______________________________MICHAEL JAY YOGA & CONSULTINGAND YOGA BIZ CAMP:http://www.yogabizcamp.comInstagram @yogabizchampMichael’s software resourcesMichael’s free resources Book a free session with Michaelhttp://www.MichaelJayOnline.com

On this episode I welcome my friend and fellow yoga geek back - Rachel Scott.We have a casual chat about what we are seeing in the industry, what opportunities are available for yoga businesses and how to create a successful yoga course.Rachel is a teacher trainer, author, and education expert, and is committed to helping teachers and studios manifest their vision, passion, and potential. With a MSci in Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies, she helps studios and teachers to create high-quality in person and online training and courses. Like many of us, she has worn many hats during her yoga career - teacher, teacher manager, studio director, curriculum developer, departmental director, entrepreneur - and brings all these to the table as a thought partner and ally for her clients. Links from this episodeWebsite: https://www.rachelyoga.comInstagram @rachelyogaRachel’s Courses https://rachel-scott.thinkific.comUSE DISCOUNT CODE ‘EARLYBIRD40’ for $40 off!Thinkific:______________________________________________MICHAEL JAY YOGA & CONSULTINGAND YOGA BIZ CAMP:http://www.yogabizcamp.comInstagram @yogabizchampMichael’s software resourcesMichael’s free resources Book a free session with Michaelhttp://www.MichaelJayOnline.com

Laura Munkholm is the President and Co-Founder of Walla, a new Studio Management platform for the next generation of Fitness Studios. She lives and works by the motto that happiness is the highest form of health.  Her experience consulting for hundreds of studios around the world, along with managing a studio and teaching yoga for over 12 years, gave her a first-hand glimpse into the challenges and opportunities of running a boutique studio. This led her to partner up with some of the best tech minds in the industry to build Walla. Laura’s a competitor, mom to 2, yoga and pilates junkie, and fan of anything that results in a good belly laugh. Most of all, she loves building communities around her passion to get more people moving. How yoga healed her around breath and anxieties  and her path to becoming a successful yoga teacherHow sales training and learning the customers needs helps the front desk rolesFinancial understanding of what numbers are important to a business ownerPsychology of the consumer integration into the Walla software platformIn-Person and Virtual Hybrid is an equal citizen in WallaBreaking news of launching a new consumer pass platform via Hopscotch platformHUBSPOT  - favourite biz appMarco Polo - favourite fun connecting appDirect Email: Laura@hellowalla.comwebsite www.hellowalla.comIG & FB @wallsoftware---------------------__________________________________________________________For so many of my clients, it’s been a bit of a roller coaster and many have been wanting more connection to support one another. To honor that need and continue to support both studio and solo yoga practitioners, I’ve created a community focused on the business side of yoga. And it’s FREE! I’m calling it Yoga Biz Camp and I’m in the soft launch phase. It’s INVITE only and I’d love to have you join us!You’ll be an early member and help us set a cooperative culture for our group. You’ll get access to video interviews, all of my business resources, and teachings for new and more established yoga businesses, both solo and studio. I would like to invite you for EARLY ACCESS right now.Head over to www.YogaBizCamp.com or apply and I will send you a private invite link so you can join other like-minded yoga practitioners as they also build their businesses and help more folks in the world benefit from yoga! Hope to see you on the inside!To apply for FREE entry for this space head on over to www.YogaBizCamp.comFollow me on Instagram at YogaBizChamp

On this episode I am honoured to spend time talking to John Motz - Mindbody Online’s  Senior Vice President & GM, of Fitness & Integrative HealthJohn joined the Mindbody team in 2020. He is a technology-savvy leader with significant experience in SMB and Enterprise SaaS software. His management philosophy includes utilizing creativity to design strategies and execute solutions that create products and services customers love. During his time at Intuit and ADP, John developed valuable experience managing global product development teams and collaborated with large local field sales teams and global channel sales organizations.As a product leader, John’s passion is to empower teams to make fast decisions based on customer and market behavior. Part of his DNA includes ensuring his teams have a learning mindset and are encouraged to fail and learn fast.We talk about:- His leadership style at Mindbody Online- The importance of great customer intuition customer empathy and understanding the customers needs.- The importance of understanding sales in any business- To trust your gut and believe yourself- How Mindbody launched their virtual platform in 9 days- We touch on the new Mindbody features: sub schedules, new insights, messenger.ia, - How community is the class builder - Why would a yoga company choose Mindbody?- He shares a funny story about when he finished college- And what is on his Spotify list!Links: http://www.mindbodyonline.comFor so many of my clients, it’s been a bit of a roller coaster and many have been wanting more connection to support one another. To honor that need and continue to support both studio and solo yoga practitioners, I’ve created a community focused on the business side of yoga. And it’s FREE! I’m calling it Yoga Biz Camp and I’m in the soft launch phase. It’s INVITE only and I’d love to have you join us!You’ll be an early member and help us set a cooperative culture for our group. You’ll get access to video interviews, all of my business resources, and teachings for new and more established yoga businesses, both solo and studio. I would like to invite you for EARLY ACCESS right now.Head over to www.YogaBizCamp.com or apply and I will send you a private invite link so you can join other like-minded yoga practitioners as they also build their businesses and help more folks in the world benefit from yoga! Hope to see you on the inside!To apply for FREE entry for this space head on over to http://www.YogaBizCamp.com Follow me on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/yogabizchamp

On this episode, Katie Santos - Fellow Mindbody Business Consultant and Fitness HR expert talks about why studios are switching from hiring contractors to employees.We also talk about the onboarding process and how to get employees all rowing in the same direction as well as her motto 'hire slow and fire slow'Katie Santos is the founder of Katie Santos Consulting and Fitness HR ™ - an internationally recognized Movement Teacher with a 38-year track record of being a hyper-organized authority on building and maintaining realistic and achievable business goals. Pursuing a Human Resources Certification allowed Katie to focus on helping studios comply with recent employment law changes around the country. Katie’s knowledge of the unique nature of the fitness and wellness industry’s needs related to employees allows her to be their partner and advocate as they navigate the new law changes.Katie is focused on helping businesses and people become the best they can be. With the power of Evernote ® and Work The System ®, she encourages business leaders to leverage their big ideas with simple solutions so they can concentrate on success.Links for Katie:Website: https://www.fitnesshr.comInstagram: @fitnesshrLinks from the episodeMindbody OnlineEvernote® Radical Productivity with EvernoteWork The System®Businessese.com__________________________________________________________For so many of my clients, it’s been a bit of a roller coaster and many have been wanting more connection to support one another. To honor that need and continue to support both studio and solo yoga practitioners, I’ve created a community focused on the business side of yoga. And it’s FREE! I’m calling it Yoga Biz Camp and I’m in the soft launch phase. It’s INVITE only and I’d love to have you join us!You’ll be an early member and help us set a cooperative culture for our group. You’ll get access to video interviews, all of my business resources, and teachings for new and more established yoga businesses, both solo and studio. I would like to invite you for EARLY ACCESS right now.Head over to www.YogaBizCamp.com or apply and I will send you a private invite link so you can join other like-minded yoga practitioners as they also build their businesses and help more folks in the world benefit from yoga! Hope to see you on the inside!To apply for FREE entry for this space head on over to www.YogaBizCamp.comFollow me on Instagram at YogaBizChamp

On this episode, Eric Pierra - Fellow Mindbody Business Champ and President of YogaBody Studios talks about their studio surviving the pandemic, the importance of building an amazing team and putting software automations into place that have made them the number one reviewed studio in all of California.Eric is part owner and President of YogaBody Studios in Southern California. Eric has 25 years experience in the Wellness industry as a Chiropractor working in Sports Medicine, Industrial Medicine and Family Practice. He joined YogaBody in 2015 to open the first studio in Chino, California that has persevered through COVID19 and was voted the #1 Live Virtual Yoga Studio in all California by Yelp in September 2020. After 25 years of working in the healthcare industry, Eric believes that the future of "medicine" is in the Wellness Industry that will boom after this pandemic as it did after the last one. Eric is immersed in the yoga industry  through the Mindbody Champs program and is one the moderators of the Mindbody One platform. Look for him there!Links for YogaBody StudiosWebsite: www.yogabodystudios.comFacebook: YogaBody StudiosInstagram: YogaBody StudiosSoftware Links from the episodeMindbody OnlineReferrizerFitgrid__________________________________________________________For so many of my clients, it’s been a bit of a roller coaster and many have been wanting more connection to support one another. To honor that need and continue to support both studio and solo yoga practitioners, I’ve created a community focused on the business side of yoga. And it’s FREE! I’m calling it Yoga Biz Camp and I’m in the soft launch phase. It’s INVITE only and I’d love to have you join us!You’ll be an early member and help us set a cooperative culture for our group. You’ll get access to video interviews, all of my business resources, and teachings for new and more established yoga businesses, both solo and studio. I would like to invite you for EARLY ACCESS right now.Head over to www.YogaBizCamp.com or apply and I will send you a private invite link so you can join other like-minded yoga practitioners as they also build their businesses and help more folks in the world benefit from yoga! Hope to see you on the inside!To apply for FREE entry for this space head on over to www.YogaBizCamp.comFollow me on Instagram at YogaBizChamp

On this episode, Ingrid Thompson - Fellow Mindbody Business Consultant talks about how important keeping an eye on your business finances can save your yoga business.Ingrid talks about her upbringing and why finances became important to her and why she cares so deeply that people and health and wellness businesses thrive with a profit mentality.She give advice for yoga studio and solopreneurs starting up and how to overcome the mindset challenges around money and that profit is not a dirty word.Ingrid believes that every business owner deserves to fully understand how money works in their business. Understanding business finances and how money works is rarely taught as part of the curriculum and professional training for Health and Wellbeing professionals.Over time people develop the skills and expertise in their chosen field.  As health professionals they reach a stage where they can look at a client and “just know” what’s happening in their body.Ingrid believes that every business owner can come to understand the financial aspects of business – and it is easier and takes less time than most people believe.  Ingrid shows business owners ways to learn about and understand money and finance using simple language as she draws on 30+ years of working with and explaining the financial aspects of business to a broad range of people in business.When you understand how money works your life changes completely and forever. Links for Ingrid:Website: https://www.healthynumbers.com.auPodcast: So You want to Start a Business Business Finance Health Check Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingridthompson/Book: So you want to start a business__________________________________________________________For so many of my clients, it’s been a bit of a roller coaster and many have been wanting more connection to support one another. To honor that need and continue to support both studio and solo yoga practitioners, I’ve created a community focused on the business side of yoga. And it’s FREE! I’m calling it Yoga Biz Camp and I’m in the soft launch phase. It’s INVITE only and I’d love to have you join us!You’ll be an early member and help us set a cooperative culture for our group. You’ll get access to video interviews, all of my business resources, and teachings for new and more established yoga businesses, both solo and studio. I would like to invite you for EARLY ACCESS right now.Head over to www.YogaBizCamp.com or apply and I will send you a private invite link so you can join other like-minded yoga practitioners as they also build their businesses and help more folks in the world benefit from yoga! Hope to see you on the inside!To apply for FREE entry for this space head on over to www.YogaBizCamp.comFollow me on Instagram at YogaBizChamp

This episode is for Yoga Studio Biz Champs! Communication for Yoga Studios.As we are reopening communication we should be spending  a lot of time communicating with"- Existing Customers- Lost Customers- New Customers- and our Staff and Instructors_______________________________For so many of my clients, it’s been a bit of a roller coaster and many have been wanting more connection to support one another. To honor that need and continue to support both studio and solo yoga practitioners, I’ve created a community focused on the business side of yoga. And it’s FREE! I’m calling it Yoga Biz Camp and I’m in the soft launch phase. It’s INVITE only and I’d love to have you join us!You’ll be an early member and help us set a cooperative culture for our group. You’ll get access to video interviews, all of my business resources, and teachings for new and more established yoga businesses, both solo and studio. I would like to invite you for EARLY ACCESS right now.Head over to www.YogaBizCamp.com or apply and I will send you a private invite link so you can join other like-minded yoga practitioners as they also build their businesses and help more folks in the world benefit from yoga! Hope to see you on the inside!To apply for FREE entry for this space head on over to www.YogaBizCamp.comFollow me on Instagram at YogaBizChamp

Welcome to Yoga Biz Camp with me Michael Jay.I'm a yoga business coach with 25+ years of experience as a creative and yoga business owner and some of you may know me from the Yoga Alliance Business of Yoga WebinarsEvery day, I help yogis turn their passion into a sustainable yoga business. For 13years, I ran and then sold a profitable yoga studio. I believe in sharing this experience to help others like me pursue their dream and actually succeed.In this episode, Rachel Scott joins me for a fun, informal chat about Yoga Business post Covid and the new landscape of hustle and opportunities for yoga teachers and yoga studios. About RachelA teacher trainer, author, and education expert, Rachel is committed to helping teachers and studios manifest their vision, passion, and potential. With a Masters of science in Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies, she helps studios and teachers to create high-quality in person and online training and courses. Like many of us, she has worn many hats during her yoga career - teacher, teacher manager, studio director, curriculum developer, departmental director, entrepreneur - and brings all these to the table as a thought partner and ally for her clients. Rachel can be found at https://www.rachelyoga.comand Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rachelscottyoga/_______________________________For so many of my clients, it’s been a bit of a roller coaster and many have been wanting more connection to support one another. To honor that need and continue to support both studio and solo yoga practitioners, I’ve created a community focused on the business side of yoga. And it’s FREE! I’m calling it Yoga Biz Camp and I’m in the soft launch phase. It’s INVITE only and I’d love to have you join us!You’ll be an early member and help us set a cooperative culture for our group. You’ll get access to video interviews, all of my business resources, and teachings for new and more established yoga businesses, both solo and studio. I would like to invite you for EARLY ACCESS right now.Head over to www.YogaBizCamp.com or apply and I will send you a private invite link so you can join other like-minded yoga practitioners as they also build their businesses and help more folks in the world benefit from yoga! Hope to see you on the inside!To apply for FREE entry for this space head on over to www.YogaBizCamp.comFollow me on Instagram at YogaBizChamp

Welcome to Yoga Biz Camp with me Michael Jay.I'm a yoga business coach with 25+ years of experience as a creative and yoga business owner and some of you may know me from the Yoga Alliance Business of Yoga WebinarsEvery day, I help yogis turn their passion into a sustainable yoga business. For 13years, I ran and then sold a profitable yoga studio. I believe in sharing this experience to help others like me pursue their dream and actually succeed.In this episode, helping you achieve those goals today I am thrilled to have my good friend, life coach and certified hypnotherapist Kristine Irving (Coach KI) join me. In this episode, we talk about getting to the root cause of why we get stuck, have roadblocks around money, and how to shift that mindset to one of abundance and self-worth.About Kristine:I am a Certified Life Coach, RTT Practitioner, and Certified Hypnotherapist (C.HYP.)I’m passionate about helping my clients discover the root cause of any issues that are holding them back from living unapologetically, living confidently and living free.I use a unique combination of RTT and Coaching which enables me to access both the conscious and subconscious mind in order to create powerful, positive change in my clients’ lives.Kristine and her free downloads can be found at http://www.coachki.comand you can connect with her on Instagram here_______________________________For so many of my clients, it’s been a bit of a roller coaster and many have been wanting more connection to support one another. To honor that need and continue to support both studio and solo yoga practitioners, I’ve created a community focused on the business side of yoga. And it’s FREE! I’m calling it Yoga Biz Camp and I’m in the soft launch phase. It’s INVITE only and I’d love to have you join us!You’ll be an early member and help us set a cooperative culture for our group. You’ll get access to video interviews, all of my business resources, and teachings for new and more established yoga businesses, both solo and studio. I would like to invite you for EARLY ACCESS right now.Head over to www.YogaBizCamp.com or apply and I will send you a private invite link so you can join other like-minded yoga practitioners as they also build their businesses and help more folks in the world benefit from yoga! Hope to see you on the inside!To apply for FREE entry for this space head on over to www.YogaBizCamp.comFollow me on Instagram at YogaBizChamp

On this episode, I talk to one of my solopreneur yoga business coaching clients, Annette Arceneaux.Annette recently launched her virtual yoga signature yoga series to great success. She started with no audience and we worked together over a few months to find her purpose, find her ideal clients, create a registered yoga signature series that actually sells.Annette met and exceeded her goals and shares her experience on creating and marketing her signature series and describes her experience as being in total alignment with purpose and being in 'Flow State'.She offers other yoga teachers writing services to promote their yoga programs. You can visit Annette's website to see how she promoted her series at https://www.annettearceneaux.com and she can be found on instagram here._______________________________________________________________________SOCIAL MEDIA FOR YOGA BUSINESSES - FREE WEBINAR JUNE 24Are you overwhelmed with the idea of adding Instagram to your to-do list?Do you know your students (and potential students) are on IG but aren't sure how to connect and convert on the platform?Is this the summer you're going to get your marketing and business skills on track?If you answered yes, to any of the above, join me on June 24th for this FREE webinar.In this webinar you will get:•This is Social Media Plan 2.0 specifically designed to make your yoga biz rock!•Secret Content Recipes that cover CONNECTION, CHARACTER, CLASSES, CONVERSION, AND CREATION •Get step-by-step guidance on a strategic posting plan Monday - Friday for a whole month.•FREE PDF and Canva Template to create your unstoppable Yoga Biz Social Media plan•BONUS Get Unlimited Access and follow up discussions and support in my FREE Yoga Biz Camp Community.SIGN-UP HERE FOR MY FREE WEBINAR ON JUNE 24TH @2pm PST / 5PM ESTMore details about my coaching programs and joining my free Yoga Biz Camp Community www.YogaBizCamp.com