S3E39: How we turned our WORST month into a RECORD BREAKER
From The Boardroom Podcast by Iggy Odighizuwa
October 1, 2025 Β· 30 min Β· Season 3 Β· Episode 39
About this episode
In this episode, Iggy discusses how a challenging month turned into a record-breaking success, highlighting the importance of adaptability and innovative sales strategies.
Yo, what's good? Welcome back to another episode of the Boardroom Podcast, where we keep it real about the startup grind. The month of August was WILD, y'all. Started as one of our worst months, ended up being our absolute record month. That's the volatility of this startup life, but man, when it hits different, it HITS different. ππ‘π π π’π ππ«π¨ πππ―ππ§πππ π Real talk - fit pros are just built differently. They take action FAST. Why? Because you don't get in shape sitting on your a** doing nothing. You get under the bar and put in the reps. That mentality carries straight into business. They're coachable, they invest in education, and when you prove you can solve their problem? They're ready to roll. That's why our Blue Chip portfolio is majority fit pros and why I still love serving this space at the highest level. ππ‘ππ«π₯π’π'π¬ π ππππ’π§π πππππ π π¨π¨π Here's what's crazy - we've been training Charlie on a sales engine that's making the baseline AI better and better. Like, out of the box, new clients are getting a 10-year sales vet. No joke. And when we stopped restricting Charlie with rigid scripts (what we call "naked Charlie" or vanilla Charlie)β¦
People in this episode
Host: Iggy Odighizuwa
Topics covered
- startup challenges
- sales strategies
- business growth
- fitness professionals
- AI in sales
Keywords
- startup grind
- record month
- sales engine
- DM funnel
- fit pros
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Fit Pro
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