{"podcast":{"title":"The Business of Boutique Fitness","slug":"the-business-of-boutique-fitness-556786","podcast_index_feed_id":556786,"rss_url":"https://readyaimempire.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.lisekuecker.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/2/a/f/82af184a395f29bae5bbc093207a2619/Revised_Cover_2023.jpg","author":"Lise Kuecker","episode_count":739,"summary":"I'm Lise Kuecker, a long time Studio Owner turned founder here at Studio Grow. Just a few years ago, I was building my studios the hard way cause I didn't have the team, the budget, or most importantly the time. If you speed up to today, I sold my wildly profitable studios in the mid-7 figures while serving my community in ways I could have only dreamed. Now, I work with thousands of boutique fitness studio owners in over 40 countries and am so blessed to share some of the best tested strategies for our industry every single week. I created this podcast so you'd always have clear, actionable processes, tried and tested Facebook advice and some good ole fashioned inspiration so that you can take simple actionable steps to grow your studio and turn it into a powerhouse empire, just like I did. If you're a studio owner who's ready to impact your community and see major growth in the process, or you're prepping to become one, then you are in the right place. So let's kick this off, shall we?","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T00:18:10.665877+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-boutique-fitness-556786"},"episode":{"title":"737: ​The Studio Exit Playbook - How to Exit, Sell, or Pass It On Smoothly","slug":"737-the-studio-exit-playbook-how-to-exit-sell-or-pass-it-on-smoothly","published_at":"2026-07-03T21:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-boutique-fitness-556786/737-the-studio-exit-playbook-how-to-exit-sell-or-pass-it-on-smoothly","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-boutique-fitness-556786","url":"https://readyaimempire.libsyn.com/737-the-studio-exit-playbook-how-to-exit-sell-or-pass-it-on-smoothly","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/readyaimempire/BBF_ep737.mp3?dest-id=409130","summary":"Ep 737: The Studio Exit Playbook Selling your studio isn't a decision you make when you're ready to leave — by then, you've already lost your negotiating leverage. In this episode, Matt Hanton sits down with Lise Kuecker to walk through the complete exit playbook: how to build a studio buyers actually want, when to start preparing (hint: 18–24 months minimum), and what really happens after the papers are signed. They cover: Why buyers acquire assets, not burnout — and what makes a studio truly turnkey The numbers that drive your multiple: profit margins, clean books, and recurring contracted revenue The most common deal killers, from lease transfer language to financing that falls through at the underwriter The emotional side of exiting — identity, transition planning, and what to do with yourself the day after the sale Whether you're opening your doors next year or eyeing an exit in five, the planning starts today.","meta_description":"Ep 737: The Studio Exit Playbook Selling your studio isn't a decision you make when you're ready to leave — by then, you've already lost your negotiating…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2232,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-business-of-boutique-fitness-556786/episodes/737-the-studio-exit-playbook-how-to-exit-sell-or-pass-it-on-smoothly/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-boutique-fitness-556786/737-the-studio-exit-playbook-how-to-exit-sell-or-pass-it-on-smoothly.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}