FOUR REASONS
EVERY GYM OWNER
By Steve Grant
NEEDS A MENTOR
S
teve Grant the
founder of the Gym
Hub, explains four key
benefits of mentoring for
club owners!
Research shows that 80 per cent of
Australian gyms will close in their first
five years of business and 80 per cent of
those who survive will, unfortunately, fail
during the five years that follow.
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Gym owners need to juggle a number
of important factors to succeed in the
early days, such as keeping expenses
low while gaining maximum exposure
to new members – just to ensure they
can pay their bills. Then, later in the
business lifecycle, gym owners look to
leverage away from the 80-hour work
weeks, using strong systems and staff
development to ensure the momentum
continues, and for survival in the long
term.
Here are four good reasons that EVERY
gym owner needs a mentor.
1. To get faster results
One of the best tips I received, as a
young boy was ‘if you want something,
find someone else who has it, ask them
what they did and then copy them’. It’s
not rocket science, but it amazes me
how many people choose to ignore help
and grind away in solitude, rather than
implementing some good advice and
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