{"podcast":{"title":"Fitness Business Asia Podcast","slug":"fitness-business-asia-podcast-335337","podcast_index_feed_id":335337,"rss_url":"https://fitnessbusinessasia.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://fitnessbusinessasia.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/f/8/d/bf8d7e59b419b963d959afa2a1bf1c87/fitness_business_asia_covers.001.jpeg","author":"Jack Thomas","episode_count":334,"summary":"Welcome to the Fitness Business Asia podcast, hosted by BASE founder and CEO Jack Thomas - a show with a strong and powerful mission to raise the standards of Asia's fitness industry. If you're an ambitious gym owner, fitness manager, investor in the wellness industry or a coach that wants to get into the business side of fitness, this weekly resource will help you raise your game.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T16:17:54.384481+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-business-asia-podcast-335337"},"episode":{"title":"316. Opening a Gym: Franchise or Build Your Own Brand?","slug":"316-opening-a-gym-franchise-or-build-your-own-brand","published_at":"2025-12-21T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-business-asia-podcast-335337/316-opening-a-gym-franchise-or-build-your-own-brand","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-business-asia-podcast-335337","url":"https://fitnessbusinessasia.libsyn.com/316-opening-a-gym-franchise-or-build-your-own-brand","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fitnessbusinessasia/316_-_Franchise_or_own_brand.mp3?dest-id=780606","summary":"In this episode, host Jack Thomas breaks down the real trade-offs between opening your own gym and buying into a franchise. He walks through the questions you need to ask yourself around risk, control, systems, creativity, and skillset, so you can find the path most likely to lead to success. SHOW SPONSORS Our sponsors are helping us to raise the standards of Asia's fitness industry. Show these great companies some support! Hapana , our preferred gym management software Ezypay , our preferred subscription and payment solution NEWSLETTER For fitness business tips, insights and news - subscribe to The Fit Guide Newsletter THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps you find and experience the world's best fitness clubs and studios; and helps clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website Fitness Business Asia Instagram","meta_description":"In this episode, host Jack Thomas breaks down the real trade-offs between opening your own gym and buying into a franchise. He walks through the questions…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1073,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fitness-business-asia-podcast-335337/episodes/316-opening-a-gym-franchise-or-build-your-own-brand/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-business-asia-podcast-335337/316-opening-a-gym-franchise-or-build-your-own-brand.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}