I Want to Leave My Job for the Gym But What About My Retirement?

Cody Anderson (CrossFit Magnify) recently passed his Level 3! He's joining Todd Occhiuto and Kristin Bown to share his journey to get here as a coach and Affiliate Owner.This is Part 3 of a 4-part series on coach development from the brand new intern all the way to the Professional Coach.---Develop your coaching! Try The Knowledge Pro FREE for 14 days:⁠https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge---Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessment👉https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/affiliate-blueprint-assessment---AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18https://www.affiliatecon.co/

Fern went to Harvard! He's sharing why he did it, what he learned, and what it means for every CrossFit Affiliate Owner who is serious about investing in themselves.---Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessment👉https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/af...---AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18https://www.affiliatecon.co/

Most Coaches show up to the CrossFit Level 2 unprepared and leave without actually improving their coaching. Todd Occhiuto and Kristin Bowen break down how to prepare so you can get the most out of the course, develop real coaching skills, and bring back something that actually impacts your classesThis is Part 2 of a 4-part series on coach development from the brand new intern all the way to the Professional Coach.---Develop your coaching! Try The Knowledge Pro FREE for 14 days:⁠https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge⁠---AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18⁠https://www.affiliatecon.co/

If you leave your job and go all in on the gym, what happens to your retirement plan? Josh Plosker and Ben Beck of Forging Elite Finance join Jay and Fern to answer the question most gym owners never ask until it's too late.---Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessment👉https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/affiliate-blueprint-assessment---AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18https://www.affiliatecon.co/---Forging Elite Financehttps://www.forgingelitefinance.com/goservices

What does it actually take to become a great CrossFit coach, and what should you be focused on in the first 90 days after your Level 1? Hollie Poe just passed her Level 1 and started her internship.In this episode, Todd Occhiuto and Kristin Bowen break down the intern stage of coach development: what new coaches get wrong, what gym owners miss, and what actually moves the needle early in a coaching career.This is Part 1 of a 4-part series on coach development from the brand new intern all the way to the professional coach.---Develop your coaching! Try The Knowledge Pro FREE for 14 days:https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge---AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18https://www.affiliatecon.co/

GLP-1s like Ozempic are showing up in CrossFit gyms whether coaches like it or not. Your members are already using them and most gym owners have no idea how to handle it.In this episode, Jason Ackerman and Jason Fernandez sit down with Dave Appel, Owner of SoLa CrossFit and Chief Health & Fitness Officer at Korb Health, to have the conversation most coaches are avoiding.We cover what GLP-1s actually do, why the CrossFit community's resistance to them may be hurting your members, and how to position your gym to support people using them without compromising your coaching standards.If you have members on GLP-1s and no clear answer for how to handle them, this episode is for you.---AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18https://www.affiliatecon.co/---Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessment👉https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/af...---Check out Korb Health:https://www.korbhealth.com/---About Best Hour of Their Day:We help CrossFit affiliate owners build stronger businesses and better teams. New episodes every week.

You want to be a professional CrossFit coach, but your members don't want a mini-seminar at 5:00 in the morning. Todd Occhiuto and Kristin Bowen show you how to coach progressions the right way so your classes stay engaging, high energy, and members keep coming back.---Develop your coaching! Try The Knowledge Pro FREE for 14 days:https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge---AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18https://www.affiliatecon.co/

Most CrossFit gym owners either post content that only their members understand or they don’t post at all and wonder why nothing grows. In this episode, Jason Ackerman and Rodrick Lopez (@memefortime) break down the exact strategy they use to build an audience that converts into paying members and how you can steal it and apply it immediately.---AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18https://www.affiliatecon.co/---Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessmenthttps://www.besthouroftheirday.com/affiliate-blueprint-assessment---Learn more about Massive Action Taker by Rod Lopezhttps://www.skool.com/massiveactiontakers

If you’re scaling your athletes the same way every class, don’t be surprised when they keep getting the same results. In this episode with Ben Dziwulski of WODprep, we break down how to coach with intention and actually help athletes progress toward real skills like double unders, pull-ups, and toes-to-bar.---Develop your coaching! Try The Knowledge Pro FREE for 14 days:https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge---AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18https://www.affiliatecon.co/---Learn more about WODprep Academyhttps://wodprep.com/

CrossFit’s story used to be shaped by HQ, but today it’s increasingly influenced by independent media, personalities, and competing narratives. Does CrossFit have a clear direction, and what do these shifts mean for affiliate owners trying to build stable, successful businesses? Ackerman breaks it down with Jenny Hull from Dense Updates (CF Network).---AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18https://www.affiliatecon.co/---Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessmenthttps://www.besthouroftheirday.com/affiliate-blueprint-assessment---Check out Dense Updates on YouTube