#181 - A Complete Guide to Building a Personal Training Business - Dan Stephenson

About this episode

Dan Stephenson shares insights on building a personal training business and enhancing coaching skills.

Dan is a strength coach, educator, and owner of Ideal Strength LLC, a coaching-focused training business based in the Seattle area. With over 20 years in the fitness industry, Dan specializes in helping coaches sharpen their eye for movement, simplify program design, and apply training principles with real-world context—not just textbook theory. Through 1:1 coaching, small-group training, and professional education, Dan works with both everyday clients and fitness professionals—many from high...

People in this episode

Host: Paul Oneid

Guest: Dan Stephenson

Topics covered

• personal training
• business development
• coaching
• fitness education
• program design

Keywords

• strength coach
• fitness industry
• movement analysis
• training principles
• 1:1 coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ideal Strength LLC

Places: Seattle

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