{"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":"740: How to Build a Studio Schedule That Boosts Revenue (and Doesn't Burn You Out)","slug":"740-how-to-build-a-studio-schedule-that-boosts-revenue-and-doesn-t-burn-you-out","published_at":"2026-07-28T00:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-boutique-fitness-556786/740-how-to-build-a-studio-schedule-that-boosts-revenue-and-doesn-t-burn-you-out","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-boutique-fitness-556786","url":"https://readyaimempire.libsyn.com/740-how-to-build-a-studio-schedule-that-boosts-revenue-and-doesnt-burn-you-out","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/readyaimempire/BBF_ep740.mp3?dest-id=409130","summary":"More classes don't automatically mean more revenue. In fact, the wrong schedule can drain your profits, frustrate your members and burn out your instructors. The highest-performing boutique fitness studios don't rely on instinct—they build schedules using data and strategy. The utilization target that maximizes growth without overcrowding classes Why your most popular class times may not be generating the most profit How to know when to add, move, merge or remove classes Creative ways to turn slow hours into new revenue opportunities Timestamps 00:00 – Welcome and Topic 00:26 – Schedule as Revenue System 01:05 – Start With Data 03:54 – Demand Patterns and Anchors 05:29 – Utilization Targets Formula 07:27 – Fixing Off-Peak Hours 09:10 – Strategic Class Pairings 11:00 – Diagnosing Low Performers 13:38 – Instructor Optimization Staffing 16:38 – KPIs That Matter 18:07 – Cutting Classes With Care 20:32 – Member Journey Simplicity 22:04 – Audit Process and Benchmarks 23:08 – Budget Pie and Profit 24:39 – Final Tips Want help building a schedule that increases revenue and supports long-term growth? Schedule your free strategy call .","meta_description":"More classes don't automatically mean more revenue. In fact, the wrong schedule can drain your profits, frustrate your members and burn out your instructo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1892,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-business-of-boutique-fitness-556786/episodes/740-how-to-build-a-studio-schedule-that-boosts-revenue-and-doesn-t-burn-you-out/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-556786/740-how-to-build-a-studio-schedule-that-boosts-revenue-and-doesn-t-burn-you-out.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}