Posts by Richard Toutounji
Independent or Franchise studio owners – Who will win in 2020? | Crush Wednesday Ep 93
As a fitness professional there will be a lot of choices that you have to make. Whether you are seeking an independent or franchise studio it is important that you know what it takes to own a studio successfully. The Franchise choice: A franchise is something that you buy in to. There are a lot…
Read MoreHow To Sell Your Business Successfully | Crush Wednesday Episode 92
Selling your business is a huge decision to make. If you are going to sell your business you need to know why you want to sell them. The common reasons to sell your business are based on issues of bad cash flow, tired of running the business, short on cash or you are exhausted. The…
Read MoreHow to generate corporate leads | Crush Wednesday Episode 91
In this episode of Crush Wednesday Richard is back and he’s giving you a proven formula that will help you generate more corporate leads. Going corporate is a niche opportunity that you will have time for because a lot of this can be done in your downtime as it often works during the middle of…
Read MoreWhat’s happened to all my Instagram Story views? | Crush Wednesday Episode 90
Something strange has happened over the weekend with Instagram Story views! Have you noticed that over the weekend your instagram story views have dramatically dropped? If your instagram is on public you may have noticed that there has been a steady incline in story views. Do you remember the apps that you could use to…
Read More4 Easy Steps to Overcome Cold Calling | Crush Wednesday Episode 89
In this episode Raymond is talking about the fear of picking up the phone and making a cold call. Picking up the phone and making a call brings you consistency within your business and creating this allows you to have the business you wanted when you started. So keep reading to find out how to…
Read MoreCOMgratulations to our 2019 COM Ninja Award Winners
Each year we host our end of year Christmas party and Awards Night. This night is to recognise the great work that our COM Ninjas have achieved as well as celebrate the wins from the year. On Friday night we hosted our 3rd Annual Christmas Party & Awards night at The Grounds of Alexandria and…
Read MoreHow To Last Long Term in The Fitness Industry | Quick Wins With COM Episode 77
Do you want to stay in the fitness industry for the long term? Then you need to know It’s not about the exercise! If you have been in the industry for 2+ years you’re probably realizing that to continue in the fitness industry you need something more than just how to exercise and how to…
Read MoreHow To Make The Right Moves In The Fitness Industry With Ty Menzies | Industry Change Episode 23
In this week’s episode of Industry Change I chat with Ty Menzies the CEO of LIFT Brands. Ty has had over 15 years of experience in this industry with a background of owning independent clubs, franchises and is now the CEO of LIFT Brands with over 300 locations across the Asia-pacific. We also want to…
Read MoreHow To Stand Out Among The Competition | Quick Wins With COM Episode 76
Did you know Richard started out as a personal trainer at the age of 17? At the time being a Personal Trainer was very new, so the goal was to educate people about what a PT was. Now everyone knows what a PT is, so as a PT you just need to understand how you…
Read MoreCOM Marketing Bring Their New Age of Online Marketing Workshop to Auckland
After the recent success of the the First New Age of Online Marketing Workshop in Christchurch, COM Marketing are bringing the workshop to Auckland to coincide with FITEX. Even more exciting is that Exercise New Zealand will be offering this workshop as part of the Exercise New Zealand membership so that it is accessible to…
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