#62 - Gym Culture, Professionalism & Balance with the Big Dawgs Coaches

In this week's episode of Back Room Talk, hosts Carl Hardwick and Georgia Smith sat down with three of the Big Dawgs coaches: Henry Toraño, Sam Smith, and Whitney Reese.

We took the opportunity to ask each coach one question:
Henry - What are 3 ways that a gym owner can shape the culture of their community?
Sam - What are the top 3 characteristics of a professional?
Whitney - What are 3 pieces of advice for someone balancing coaching with another passion?

00:00 - 1:15 Episode Opening
1:15 - 7:08 Intro to Henry Torano and the backstory to his gym re-brand
7:08 - 8:24 How to shape gym culture
8:24 - 11:18 How to have conversations with coaches and clients about culture and alignment
11:18 - 13:09 What Henry would do different regarding the re-brand
13:09 - 13:31 Close
13:31 - 14:18 Intro to Sam Smith and professionalism
14:18 - 18:33 Three characteristics of a professional coach
18:33 - 20:51 Sam’s definition of a Professional 
20:51 - 24:09 When Sam called himself a professional
24:09 - 26:36 Advice for building Professional confidence 
26:36 - 26:47 Close
26:47- 29:24 Intro to Whitney Reese and wearing many hats
29:24 - 31:40 Advice for balancing multiple jobs/interests
31:40 - 33:33 Staying on top of coaching while juggling
33:33 - 35:57 Origins of Whitney’s perspective on juggling
35:57 - 38:56 What to do if your interests aren’t synergistic
38:56-39:21 Close

Remote Coaching Mentorship with Henry, Sam, and Whitney: https://www.opexfit.com/remote-coaching-mentorship-program

Prefer video? Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsuxNs9DFj0