{"podcast":{"title":"Confessions of a Group X Instructor","slug":"confessions-of-a-group-x-instructor-6700470","podcast_index_feed_id":6700470,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ede8b3e8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://warriorinstructors.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/39814506/39814506-1702514891949-15e2a9c576f88.jpg","author":"Ellen Elisabeth de Werd","episode_count":100,"summary":"Confessions of a Group X instructor, a podcast for group exercise junkies, and any other oddballs. Meet your host, Ellen de Werd, Creator of the group WARRIOR Rhythm, WARRIOR Strength, WARRIOR Combat, and WARRIOR Revolution group fitness brands. Journey with us through thought-provoking, heartwarming education and inspiration from badass fit pros in the field. Listen, learn, love, and above all laugh!!! HERE. we. grow.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-28T12:19:47.001820+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/confessions-of-a-group-x-instructor-6700470"},"episode":{"title":"Opening the Doors: The Journey to Launching WARRIOR Group Fitness Studio","slug":"opening-the-doors-the-journey-to-launching-warrior-group-fitness-studio","published_at":"2026-05-21T23:01:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/confessions-of-a-group-x-instructor-6700470/opening-the-doors-the-journey-to-launching-warrior-group-fitness-studio","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/confessions-of-a-group-x-instructor-6700470","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ellen-elisabeth-de-werd/episodes/Opening-the-Doors-The-Journey-to-Launching-WARRIOR-Group-Fitness-Studio-e3jnj0b","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ede8b3e8/podcast/play/120359371/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-21%2F424648855-44100-2-d2285fa599ce8.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Ellen shares the real behind-the-scenes journey of opening the WARRIOR Group Fitness Studio — from vision and branding to construction, founding memberships, community-building, and finally opening the doors. This conversation dives into what it truly takes to bring a fitness vision to life while balancing leadership, creativity, business strategy, and resilience. Thank you so much for listening! Please rate ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and share the show! Check out the WARRIOR formats: ⁠https://warriorinstructors.com/⁠ 🤘🏼 Follow Ellen on Social: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ellendewerd/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellendewerd⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/ellen.dewerd 🏹 Follow WARRIOR on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/warrior_group_fitness_/ 🏹 Follow WARRIOR on YouTube & TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdA3cH7_JBKp30H5vwyVk7w⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@warriorinstructoracademy?lang=en⁠⁠","meta_description":"In this episode, Ellen shares the real behind-the-scenes journey of opening the WARRIOR Group Fitness Studio — from vision and branding to construction, f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1534,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/confessions-of-a-group-x-instructor-6700470/episodes/opening-the-doors-the-journey-to-launching-warrior-group-fitness-studio/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/confessions-of-a-group-x-instructor-6700470/opening-the-doors-the-journey-to-launching-warrior-group-fitness-studio.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}