The Story Behind The Million Dollar Gym

About this episode

Tim Lyons shares his journey from a laid-off construction manager to building a million-dollar semi-private personal training business.

From Side Hustle Gym to $1M Semi-Private Training Model: Tim Lyons on Systems, Mentors & Scaling Tim Lyons shares how he went from a laid-off construction manager after the 2008 crash to building a $1M semi-private personal training business. Inspired by the Anytime Fitness model, he opened a 24-hour gym, struggled with trainer rentals, then rebuilt everything after learning from mentors Thomas Plummer and Rick Mayo. Lyons also introduces Semi-Private Pro, software designed to systemize customized programming at scale, reduce key-man risk, and increase gym valuation.

People in this episode

Host: Randy Angsten

Guest: Tim Lyons

Topics covered

• business
• fitness
• personal training
• scaling
• mentorship

Keywords

• gym business
• semi-private training
• scaling business
• mentorship
• fitness industry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Anytime Fitness

Products: Semi-Private Pro

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