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In this episode we get practical about gross revenue growth for gymnastics gyms, ninja programs, and youth sports businesses by treating revenue streams like a diversified portfolio: keep the 80% strong, then build a reliable 20% that smooths out the year and lifts your top line on the P&L.

We walk through three add-on revenue ideas we’ve tested at our own facilities. First: camps, including the big summer camp engine and the underrated no-school camps that families desperately need when school is out but work is not. We talk staffing, lesson plans, calendar planning, and why clear ownership (like an events director) can make the difference.

Next: special events such as birthday parties, skill clinics, parents’ night out, and themed programs that let current members go deeper while giving new families a low-commitment way to try your facility. Then we move into specialty classes and programs, including middle school and high school gymnastics, advanced pre-K done by invitation, tumbling and tramp and tumble for cheer and dance demand, and a new Ninja Sport class built directly from staff passion and customer requests.

If you’re trying to maximize square footage, fill dead hours, and grow revenue without sacrificing quality, this is your playbook. Subscribe and share this with another gym owner or program director. What add-on revenue stream are you considering next?

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In today’s episode of Learning to Thrive we walk through how to re-engage old customers with ease: build low-commitment drop-in events, make them genuinely great, and use them as a bridge back to classes. Then we dig into email marketing and social media that actually gets opened and remembered, because it’s built around value. Think helpful newsletters, community highlights, curated child development resources, and consistent touchpoints that keep your gym top of mind when a parent asks a friend, “Where should we go?”

On the new customer side, we focus on two questions: how you physically show up in the community and how your brand shows up when you’re not there. Events like school fun nights, 5Ks, parades, park meet ups, simple swag like magnets, shirts, and water bottles, and recognizable visuals all compound into brand recognition. We also talk about turning birthday parties and rentals into lead engines, capturing emails the right way, and why front desk customer service is a make-or-break revenue driver.

If you want more enrollments without feeling salesy, press play. Subscribe, share this with another kids business owner, and leave a review so more gyms can build communities that grow.

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Ep. 110 - Time Blocking

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Quarter one flies by, and then suddenly you’re asking the big questions: Are we actually consistent on enrollment? Are we spending wisely? Are we burning out our team and ourselves without noticing? That’s why we’ve implemented repeatable, reliable systems that tell the truth about what’s happening in our business and our life.

In this episode, we walk through three tools we use to run a healthier gym and make better decisions with less stress. First is a weekly review that captures what’s getting done week to week: attendance, output, wins, struggles, and priorities for the next week. Then we get into business vitals tracking, focusing on enrollment, payroll, and reading your profit and loss statement through percentages so you can spot patterns, compare seasonality, and lead with strategy instead of intuition. Finally, we share a monthly calendar audit built on time blocking, so you can see where your time went, and use this information to block next month’s time.

If you want practical business systems, better operations, and a data-driven way to plan your time, this episode will help you build momentum for the next three quarters.

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