About this episode

Scott Capelin discusses his journey in building the In Life Wellness Pilates franchise and the challenges faced in the fitness business.

Most fitness businesses fail because the owner can't separate the business from themselves. Scott Capelin built one that runs without him. In this episode, Matt sits down with Scott Capelin, founder of In Life Wellness, an Australian-based Pilates franchise now operating across 60-plus locations in Australia and the USA. Scott's story isn't a straight line — he sold five franchise locations, built an ambitious eco-friendly gym, overcapitalised, ended up in court with shareholders, sold his ho...

People in this episode

Host: Matt Haycox

Guest: Scott Capelin

Topics covered

• franchising
• fitness business
• entrepreneurship
• wellness
• Pilates
• business management

Keywords

• franchising
• fitness
• Pilates
• business challenges
• entrepreneurship
• In Life Wellness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: In Life Wellness

Places: Australia, USA

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