Write something
Pinned
Feb 6 •
What tools would be helpful?
I have been hard at work creating tools or specific solutions to assist the community that are evergreen(make once, be useful forever). Current things I am working on/planning are: 1. Studio specific Financial Forecasting tool that can compare actual data v forecast data, run scenarios on marketing and how the conversions can effect the outcome. 2. A script that can pull out data from Fitness CRMs via API and identifies at risk clients through a customisable algorithm and notify you. I would like to know what is a tool/template/playbook/course information etc that would be useful? I will leave this pinned for a while so you can leave comments as things pop up.
Pinned
Feb 7 •
Free Paid Memberships! - Building and Activity Challenge.
In light of the recent referral post from @Anouk Viana and my own workings on how to reward people for assisting me with activity and feedback while it is being built, I have created a bit of a challenge for foundational members of the community. The first 10 members that complete either one of this two things will be grandfathered free for the life of this community with full paid access, paid courses, updates etc. 1 - Invite 15 industry people into the free community and have them join during this private beta phase. They must be of good character, be on some version of a journey to build a fitness business, understand that this is a building phase and support with activity and feedback where they feel comfortable to do so. 2 - Reach Level 5 on the leaderboards(155 likes). This would mean you have made a significant contribution to the community through valuable posts and people of the community have engaged in those posts by hitting the like button. To check this go to the Leaderboard tab. Completing either of these things would help me immensely, reducing my initial marketing costs finding good people and creating an active vibrant community. This allows me to focus lots of my initial time on the quality of content and tools for this community and make it super valuable for everyone! Excited to see where this goes. Stay Happy🙂 Matt
13d •
What’s Harder: Getting Clients or Keeping Them?
Something I’ve been thinking about is how much of running a fitness studio goes beyond actually helping people get fit. Getting new clients is important, but keeping those clients engaged, happy, and coming back consistently seems like a completely different challenge. You can have great workouts and a strong community, but there are still so many things happening behind the scenes, onboarding, follow-ups, communication, sales, retention, finances, and now even AI and automation. So I’m curious: For studio owners and solo trainers, what part of the business side takes the most time or energy right now? And I’d love to hear from the owner too—if you could help every studio owner improve just ONE area of their business, which one would you choose and why?
0
0
Feb 18 •
Scheduled Releases - Free content
Below is the set of free content that will be released. As I am building this from the ground up it will take a little bit of time. I will release all content over the next 3 months (trying for 2 a week through to June) in the order that the community desires as well as adding additional items in there as requested. 1. Owner Identity & Direction ~ Feb - Personal & business ideal scenes release - 20/2/26 - Studio model alignment (lifestyle / growth / craft) - Owner role on the timetable + time matrix - Accountability vs delegation - Defining your version of success 2. Foundations of a Well-Run Studio - ~ March - Core business principles - Pillars of a healthy studio - Win–Win–Win principle - Working on vs in the business - What good looks like? 3. Understanding Your Numbers (Without Stress) ~ April - What a P&L is telling you - Cash vs profit vs pressure - Key statistics that matter - Forecasting basics - Cash Management in action 4. The Real Client Journey ~ May-June - Basic marketing principles - Avatars - target your people - Sales cycle made easy - Onboarding fundamentals - Why the first 30 days matter most - Retention - Why clients stay/Why clients leave (even happy ones) 5. Focus, Time & Energy for Studio Owners ~ June - Timetables - Is yours a resource leak? - The Time Matrix - Emotional labour of studios - Decision fatigue in people businesses - DAD principle - Designing sustainability - rhythms and planning 6. How Studios Break (And How to Spot It Early) ~ May - Prevention - Graphs and Conditions - Common studio failure modes - Early warning signs - studio health check - What to fix first (and what not to rush) Assets - Release per subject matter - Ideal Scene Templates release - 20/2/26 - Time Matrix Templates - 90 Day Plan Templates - Key Statistics Templates
1
0
Nov '25 •
👋 Welcome! Introduce Yourself Below
Post a quick intro so the community can get to know you. Use this template (copy/paste and fill in): 📸 Photo or video 👤 Name 🏋️ Studio / Fitness Business 🎯 What I’m Focused On Right Now --------------------------------- 📸 Photo or video Upload a picture of yourself or your studio branding 👤 Name Hi, I’m: [Your Name] 🏋️ Studio / Business I run / work at: [Studio or business name] Based in: [City, Country] What we do: [Short description — e.g. Pilates, HIIT, Yoga, Strength, Boxing] 🎯 What I’m Focused On Right Now Example: “Improving retention,” “Dialling in my onboarding,” “Growing my membership,” “Launching new offers,” etc. Drop it in the thread — can’t wait to meet you!
1-20 of 20
skool.com/happy-studio-collective
A community for studio owners and trainers to level up—connect, learn, grow, and scale with tools, templates, training, coaching, and expert support.
Powered by