He Made A Crazy Bet in 2015. A Decade Later, the Future He Predicted Is Here. (And What He's Predicting Next) — with Matt Reynolds

About this episode

Matt Reynolds discusses his transition from a brick and mortar gym to a successful digital coaching platform and the implications of AI in healthcare.

In 2015, Matt Reynolds shut down his brick and mortar gym and went all in on a fully digital coaching platform. Everyone thought he was crazy. A decade later he runs one of the largest online coaching businesses in the world, a software platform used by hundreds of coaches, and a team with a monthly churn rate under 3% in an industry where 20% is the norm. He saw where the world was going and moved before the proof existed. In this dense and wide-ranging conversation, Matt breaks down what he built and how AI is about to separate the clinicians who thrive from the ones who get left behind. Matt and Frank take a hard pivot from tech and dig into what it looks like to run a business without hiding who you are or beating people over the head with your personal beliefs. In this conversation, Matt and Frank cover: How Matt went from brick and mortar to fully digital in 2015 and the mindset that made him go for 30 coaches on day one instead of testing the waters slowly Why the hybrid model is where most healthcare providers are headed and how to start building it without blowing up what you've already built The real reason clinicians feel guilty about optimizing their workflow and why…

People in this episode

Host: Frank Benedetto

Guest: Matt Reynolds

Topics covered

• digital coaching
• healthcare innovation
• AI in healthcare
• business strategy
• entrepreneurship
• workflow optimization

Keywords

• digital coaching
• healthcare
• AI
• business strategy
• entrepreneurship
• workflow optimization
• churn rate
• hybrid model

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AI, brick and mortar gym, online coaching business, software platform

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