Transform My Dance Studio – The Podcast For Dance Studio Owners

In this week’s episode (part 5 of our CEO Coffee Chat with Heather and Patti) our dynamic duo are drilling down into mindset, and aren’t afraid of getting a little bit uncomfortable as they open up about a mindset-block that so many studio owners need to overcome.

This week is all about giving yourself permission to be valued

 

Heather and Patti are taking a deep and personal dive into what it means to know your worth, and the impact that this can have on your staff, your clients, and your business. 

 

More than ever, dance studio owners need to hear these powerful words as we unpack:

 

  • Why Dance Studio Owners tend to experience a hesitancy around being valued, and the knee-jerk reactions that could be damaging both your profits and your emotional well-being.

  • How the ‘F-word’ (finances) can be reflected in how you value yourself, and the domino-effects of bad habits like not paying yourself, discounting, and reactive approaches to customer conflict. Heather and Patti also share simple tips on how to overcome these without sacrificing your values.

  • What you can do to start valuing yourself so that you can expect others to do the same both professionally and personally.

  • Why self-care needs to be the #1 priority for studio owners, and how to cure “I-Don’t-Have-Time-itis” to turn this simple habit into a non-negotiable part of your routine. 


Our guest hosts also share the ‘aha’ moments that forced them to make some big changes in their studio that have completely eliminated late-payments and delinquent fees, permanently!

 

Pour your coffee and click here to access this week’s empowering episode of CEO Coffee Chat with Heather and Patti, powered by the Transform My Dance Studio Podcast.

Direct download: EP412_GivingYourselfPermissionToBeValued.mp3
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A brand new episode of the Transform My Dance Studio Podcast has just hit the airwaves, and I hope you’re ready because this week our guest hosts are taking you and your studio from zero to 60 miles per hour in no time!

It’s Part 4 of our 6-part special, CEO Coffee Chat with Heather & Patti, and this week is all about staying in your lane while standing out from the crowd.

If you’ve ever suffered from ‘fear of missing out’ (FOMO), or been consumed by copycats, then Heather and Patti’s tips are going to change your mindset and your trajectory for this season - for the better.

Our coffee-fuelled business besties share their experiences when it comes to:

  • Losing sleep over copycats in the dance industry, and practical tools to help you remain in your lane and thriving in the face of competition.

    “When you dial into that, you have a lot less problems. You don’t lose sleep over the little things. You have the right staff because they believe what you believe. You have the right clients, you have the right parents, and your dancers work the way you want them to work, because it all comes down to values”

     

  • Embracing a mindset of abundance, and how a ‘community over competition’ focus will help you enrol and retain more loyal dancers.

    “There is room for as many studios that we can fit in our town, because we're really all truly bringing the gifts of dance to children. Why can't we just celebrate one another and work together? As soon as we let go of the pettiness and the silliness, we all succeed”

     

  •  How to discover your ‘secret sauce’ to ensure you will stand out from the crowd (even when there is a studio on every corner):

    “It’s what makes you stand out from the crowd. It’s why your dancers won’t leave you to go to another studio - because they don't have your secret sauce. We're all teaching dance, but the way that you do it and the things that you do for your clientele are so different based on what is important to YOU and your studio.”

Heather and Patti also share how they have both found ways to re-discover and ignite their love and passion for running their businesses, even through their toughest challenges.

Direct download: Ep420_StandingOutFromYourCompetition.mp3
Category:Business -- posted at: 12:00am EDT

This week, Heather and Patti will be talking about applying their positive and fun mindset to different areas of your dance studio while maintaining and strengthening your brand. In this episode, our coffee-loving business besties are talking about branding and marketing strategies that have changed the game for their studios. Our dynamic duo are giving you some specific examples and also some action items in each of these areas to help inspire you to apply these ideas in YOUR studio for 2022!

Direct download: EP419_Branding-Value-Bombs-2.mp3
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In this week's episode of our CEO Coffee Chat series, guest hosts Heather and Patti are sharing their best-kept secrets for running extraordinary events your customers, faculty and dancers will adore. Running successful studio events doesn't need to be a headache for the studio owner, and today you'll discover how to generate additional revenue, enhance customer experience, and have FUN at the same time! In our new 6-part series, "CEO Coffee Chat", you're invited to join this dynamic duo over a cup of coffee each week, and share an inside-look into the fun, fabulous - and often frustrating - world of studio ownership. Heather and Patti will be sharing the innovative strategies that they have implemented over the years to be among our industry's leading dance studios! Get ready to shed a few tears (and a whole lot of laughs) as these business-besties lay it all out on the coffee table.

Direct download: Ep418_ExtraordinaryEvents.mp3
Category:Business -- posted at: 12:00am EDT

Guest hosts and Studio CEO besties, Heather Buelow and Patti Johnston have joined the Transform My Dance Studio podcast team, and over the next 6 weeks they are here to change the way you look at leadership and life in your studio.

Introducing: CEO Coffee Chat with Heather and Patti!

In this week's unmissable premiere, this innovative pair of Dance Studio CEOs are sharing their proven, actionable tips on how you too can build an amazing and stand-out team and how it will benefit your studio, including:

  • Defining your core values, and why this is such an important step that many studio owners overlook. "Core values give me direction in every business decision that I make, and they also give my staff direction in every decision I want them to make...setting those core values makes your staff feel more connected with the studio and have more of a purpose."

  • Perfecting your pre-season faculty training & preparation.

    "The kickoff staff meeting is so important to get everyone on the same page before the season begins. It's how I make sure that my standard is met in every class that's offered."

  • How to measure, review and improve your staff's performance. "I know that by giving my staff ownership, they'll just surprise me again and again."

    PLUS Heather and Patti share their top tips for setting key performance indicators (KPIs), and teacher assessment processes that keep their faculty accountable and thriving in their roles.

Listen to episode #1 of CEO Coffee Chat, powered by the Transform My Dance Studio Podcast right here!

Direct download: EP417_CEOCoffeeChatPt1.mp3
Category:Business -- posted at: 2:34am EDT

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