Hey everyone, welcome to another episode of The Obvious Choice podcast, where today we're diving into a challenge that hits close to home for many fitness business owners - the struggle to scale beyond trading time for money.

We're sitting down with Katherine, who runs a successful personal training studio outside Ottawa and is wrestling with the classic dilemma of how to grow her business while reducing her crazy 4 AM client schedule and creating more freedom in her life.

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Timestamps

0:00 Katherine introduction

1:48 Trying to transition to a semi-private training model.

2:52 Details about her online program offerings including nutrition coaching and habit coaching

4:35 Discussion of current client load

10:28 Advice about hiring for small businesses and identifying key skills

12:17 Exercise to identify what made past trainer "Chris" successful