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John Franklin (https://twitter.com/johnisbuilding?lang=en) & Mateo Lopez chat with Andrew Frezza, a gym owner who ran a profitable location that generated $95k/mo in a 6,000-person town. Despite the success, Andrew walked away. What made him leave it all behind?
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Show Notes:
(00:00) Introducing Andrew Frezza
(3:01) Starting and growing a CrossFit gym
(7:11) Buying real estate at the right time
(10:07) Expanding the business
(13:17) Providing good careers for coaches
(15:45) Structuring offers, prices, and hiring staff
(21:06) How would Andrew start a gym today?
(23:46) The impact of COVID on the gym and its recovery
(28:19) Deciding to sell the gym
(30:59) Challenges of scaling a single location
(37:24) Experiencing burnout as a gym owner
(39:40) Approaching the conversation with his team
(42:40) Evaluating his worth of shares
(44:08) How does Andrew feel now?
(45:17) What's next for Andrew?
(48:00) Advice for gym owners feeling stuck
(51:06) Where to go if you want to find Andrew
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