Start Your Gym Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/start-your-gym The podcast for people who want to start, launch and grow their own profitable gym. We break down everything from finding a site and funding your gym to getting your first 100 members, building a team and creating a gym business that actually makes money. © 2026 James Calderbank daa0a11e-0a46-57bf-8055-af534e2de7c6 yes en Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:22:13 -0700 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:22:26 -0700 https://img.transistorcdn.com/fTzngJDlUDf-RWTep_d9YU_sp5TwdrNcKEKVVHOeBfo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82Y2Zm/YTIyN2ZhOTU1MThj/ODYzZDkwZjZkMWVi/ZWY2NS5wbmc.jpg Start Your Gym episodic James Calderbank The podcast for people who want to start, launch and grow their own profitable gym. We break down everything from finding a site and funding your gym to getting your first 100 members, building a team and creating a gym business that actually makes money. The podcast for people who want to start, launch and grow their own profitable gym. James Calderbank No No How Much Should You Charge for a Gym Membership? 7 7 How Much Should You Charge for a Gym Membership? full e5fab4ad-8a50-4d43-a75a-36ef4b3806e5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/68fbf389 Most gym owners price their membership completely backwards. They look at the gym down the road, ask what their mates would pay, pick a number that feels comfortable… then wonder why they’re busy but still making little or no money.

In this episode, I break down a stupidly simple way to work backwards from the profit you actually want, your costs, your capacity and the number of members you can realistically serve - then build a service good enough to justify the price.

Because you don’t need 500 members, a coffee shop, a supplement store and 15 different classes. You need one model that actually works.

I’ll also show you the rough numbers behind a £200/month membership and why, when the service and results are right, it might not be expensive at all.

Plus, I’ve made the simple gym pricing calculator I use to help work this stuff out. DM Me 'James Calderbank' on instagram! 

]]> Most gym owners price their membership completely backwards. They look at the gym down the road, ask what their mates would pay, pick a number that feels comfortable… then wonder why they’re busy but still making little or no money.

In this episode, I break down a stupidly simple way to work backwards from the profit you actually want, your costs, your capacity and the number of members you can realistically serve - then build a service good enough to justify the price.

Because you don’t need 500 members, a coffee shop, a supplement store and 15 different classes. You need one model that actually works.

I’ll also show you the rough numbers behind a £200/month membership and why, when the service and results are right, it might not be expensive at all.

Plus, I’ve made the simple gym pricing calculator I use to help work this stuff out. DM Me 'James Calderbank' on instagram! 

]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:22:13 -0700 James Calderbank James Calderbank 819 Most gym owners price their membership completely backwards. They look at the gym down the road, ask what their mates would pay, pick a number that feels comfortable… then wonder why they’re busy but still making little or no money.

In this episode, I break down a stupidly simple way to work backwards from the profit you actually want, your costs, your capacity and the number of members you can realistically serve - then build a service good enough to justify the price.

Because you don’t need 500 members, a coffee shop, a supplement store and 15 different classes. You need one model that actually works.

I’ll also show you the rough numbers behind a £200/month membership and why, when the service and results are right, it might not be expensive at all.

Plus, I’ve made the simple gym pricing calculator I use to help work this stuff out. DM Me 'James Calderbank' on instagram! 

]]> No Listen, Then Actually Do Something (The boring stuff that actually makes you money) 6 6 Listen, Then Actually Do Something (The boring stuff that actually makes you money) full 5e7e4ddc-50e2-4f95-84a4-841378d6bf87 https://share.transistor.fm/s/307b5a92 Getting more leads isn’t always the problem. Doing something with the leads you’ve already got usually is.

In this episode, I break down the simple principles behind lead nurture and appointment setting - calling leads quickly, following up properly, getting them booked in and, most importantly, getting them to actually show up.

None of it is particularly sexy. Most of it is repetitive. And knowing it means absolutely nothing if you don’t actually do it.|

Because you can have the best ads, the best CRM and hundreds of leads sitting there…

but if nobody’s consistently picking up the phone, you’ve just got an expensive spreadsheet.


]]> Getting more leads isn’t always the problem. Doing something with the leads you’ve already got usually is.

In this episode, I break down the simple principles behind lead nurture and appointment setting - calling leads quickly, following up properly, getting them booked in and, most importantly, getting them to actually show up.

None of it is particularly sexy. Most of it is repetitive. And knowing it means absolutely nothing if you don’t actually do it.|

Because you can have the best ads, the best CRM and hundreds of leads sitting there…

but if nobody’s consistently picking up the phone, you’ve just got an expensive spreadsheet.


]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:28:25 -0700 James Calderbank James Calderbank 813 Getting more leads isn’t always the problem. Doing something with the leads you’ve already got usually is.

In this episode, I break down the simple principles behind lead nurture and appointment setting - calling leads quickly, following up properly, getting them booked in and, most importantly, getting them to actually show up.

None of it is particularly sexy. Most of it is repetitive. And knowing it means absolutely nothing if you don’t actually do it.|

Because you can have the best ads, the best CRM and hundreds of leads sitting there…

but if nobody’s consistently picking up the phone, you’ve just got an expensive spreadsheet.


]]> No How To Fill A Gym Before the Doors Open 4 4 How To Fill A Gym Before the Doors Open full 4c381673-5d64-46a1-99bc-ccefad78d76e https://share.transistor.fm/s/304527ca This episode is the twelve week timeline that gets you full: when to start, what to sell, and why a waiting list of two hundred email addresses is worth almost nothing.

Then there's the half nobody talks about. A full gym you can't deliver on is a worse business than an empty one, 100 people who tried you and left is a reputation problem in a local area. So Kelly the COO of Transform Hub Franchise, who runs the delivery side across our sites, joins to cover the part that keeps them: hiring coaches before you have members, what a new member's first 6 weeks should actually look like.

]]> This episode is the twelve week timeline that gets you full: when to start, what to sell, and why a waiting list of two hundred email addresses is worth almost nothing.

Then there's the half nobody talks about. A full gym you can't deliver on is a worse business than an empty one, 100 people who tried you and left is a reputation problem in a local area. So Kelly the COO of Transform Hub Franchise, who runs the delivery side across our sites, joins to cover the part that keeps them: hiring coaches before you have members, what a new member's first 6 weeks should actually look like.

]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:45:05 -0700 James Calderbank James Calderbank 1746 This episode is the twelve week timeline that gets you full: when to start, what to sell, and why a waiting list of two hundred email addresses is worth almost nothing.

Then there's the half nobody talks about. A full gym you can't deliver on is a worse business than an empty one, 100 people who tried you and left is a reputation problem in a local area. So Kelly the COO of Transform Hub Franchise, who runs the delivery side across our sites, joins to cover the part that keeps them: hiring coaches before you have members, what a new member's first 6 weeks should actually look like.

]]> No How to Open a Gym in the UK: Nine Steps, In the Right Order 1 1 How to Open a Gym in the UK: Nine Steps, In the Right Order full 64f40d33-9c73-4076-a7ed-faa34af1cfe2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7f91c61c Most people who open a gym in the UK do the nine steps in the wrong order. They find a unit they love, sign a five-year lease, and only then start thinking about where the members will come from. That's how you open with fourteen members and a rent bill of £3,500 a month.

This episode gives you the sequence that actually works. What to decide before you view a single unit, why the lease is more dangerous than the equipment, and the step everyone leaves until last that should be running twelve weeks before you open.

Covered in this episode:

• Why 120 members can beat 1,500
• What to model on paper before you look at premises
• How most people fund it 
• Why you should be selling memberships before you have a working shower

Free: the Nine Steps Playbook - every step with the numbers, the questions to ask, and the gate to clear before moving on. [URL]


]]> Most people who open a gym in the UK do the nine steps in the wrong order. They find a unit they love, sign a five-year lease, and only then start thinking about where the members will come from. That's how you open with fourteen members and a rent bill of £3,500 a month.

This episode gives you the sequence that actually works. What to decide before you view a single unit, why the lease is more dangerous than the equipment, and the step everyone leaves until last that should be running twelve weeks before you open.

Covered in this episode:

• Why 120 members can beat 1,500
• What to model on paper before you look at premises
• How most people fund it 
• Why you should be selling memberships before you have a working shower

Free: the Nine Steps Playbook - every step with the numbers, the questions to ask, and the gate to clear before moving on. [URL]


]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:25:37 -0700 James Calderbank James Calderbank 1245 Most people who open a gym in the UK do the nine steps in the wrong order. They find a unit they love, sign a five-year lease, and only then start thinking about where the members will come from. That's how you open with fourteen members and a rent bill of £3,500 a month.

This episode gives you the sequence that actually works. What to decide before you view a single unit, why the lease is more dangerous than the equipment, and the step everyone leaves until last that should be running twelve weeks before you open.

Covered in this episode:

• Why 120 members can beat 1,500
• What to model on paper before you look at premises
• How most people fund it 
• Why you should be selling memberships before you have a working shower

Free: the Nine Steps Playbook - every step with the numbers, the questions to ask, and the gate to clear before moving on. [URL]


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