• 291. Ten tips for doing business in Asia (from a 20 year expat)
    2025/01/19

    Host Jack Thomas draws on 20 years of business experience in Asia to offer 10 essential tips to being successful in business (and life!) in the region.

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  • 290. Business essentials for coaches and fitness managers, with Kathleen Ferguson of Coach360 (USA)
    2025/01/12

    We welcome Kathleen Ferguson of Coach360 to discuss the business skills coaches need for success in 2025. This is perfect for coaches, or managers of coaches to help recruit more clients, make more money and have more impact!

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  • 289. Thailand Fitness Industry Review with Jack Thomas and Ross Campbell of Beyond Activ
    2025/01/05

    Ross Campbell and Jack Thomas review the current state of Thailand’s fitness industry, looking back at a tough few years but with heavy optimism for the future.

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  • 288. Fitness Industry Year in Review 2024 with Ross Campbell of Beyond Activ and Jack Thomas
    2024/12/29

    Ross Campbell of Beyond Activ and host Jack Thomas discuss Asia’s fitness industry in 2024, with deeper worldwide insights and a look ahead at what to expect in 2025.

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  • 287. Eight big mistakes I’ve made running gyms (so you don’t have to)
    2024/12/22

    Being a gym owner is tough! Host Jack Thomas talks about eight big mistakes that have cost him over his 13 years in the fitness industry - so you don’t have to make the same costly moves.

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  • 286. Mohammed Iqbal: The Most Exciting Fitness Tech Innovations in 2024 & 2025
    2024/12/15

    We welcome back Mohammed Iqbal - CEO of Sweatworks and co-host of LIFTs podcast - to discuss what’s happened in fitness technology this year, and what he expects to see in 2025.

    We discuss the ups and downs of Web3, blockchain, AI, virtual reality and the metaverse, as well as companies doing big and exciting things.

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  • 285. Boutique fitness has a selling problem - here’s how to fix it
    2024/12/08

    Our data at The Fit Guide shows that boutique fitness needs to seriously work on sales. Your business can’t survive without sales, so if this is a problem that you need to work on, don’t miss this solo episode with Jack Thomas.

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  • 284. Natalie Dau: How I ran 1000km from Thailand to Singapore and set a new world record
    2024/12/01

    We welcome Natalie Dau back to the show to talk about Project 1000 - an incredible 12 day run through Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore which set a new world record and was featured as a homepage story on the BBC.

    We talk about the ups and downs of her incredible journey, how she prepared, what she’s learned and how her story is impacting people across the region.

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    42 分