"With Zen Planner, my entire member management process is automated, and it makes my life so much easier. I don’t even need to think about collecting payments or renewing memberships."

"We spent 1 year assessing 19 different CRMs before settling on Zen Planner. It has probably saved us 10-12 man hours per week per location."

"It was very clear to me after speaking with other CrossFit™ owners that you have to have Zen Planner to run your fitness facility."

"The idea, the goal was always to bring the best for our students. The best mat. The best software. The best jiu jitsu program. And go in that direction."

"It’s been absolutely a good return on the investment. We’ve grown 25% with the efforts we’ve done over the last year. That’s huge!"

"The amount of ease that Zen Planner brings in terms of daily operations is huge and the CRM is the missing piece of the puzzle that I’ve always dreamed of...right now we’re adding one student per day every day."

“In actuality, I don’t think I really knew what I was looking for at the time. You don’t know what you don’t know.”

"We have divided our membership database between all of our coaches for daily check-ins with every member. We are using various methods (text, calls, FaceTime and short videos) to vary our touchpoints. This outreach includes personal check-ins, coaching, tips, scaling, stimulus and mindset all in an effort to keep the …

"After we closed, we did an adopt-a-KB/DB program where each member took one DB or KB so they had equipment to follow along with our now remote programming. We’re creating virtual classes on Zoom that meet daily at specific times. We think it’s important for people to have some “appointments” …

"We are offering online training videos. We had originally thought of doing all live through Zoom, but we believe we will be quarantined to our homes for at least two weeks, so we are filming five weeks of classes for all belt levels. We will also have them fill out …

"Flex Fees helped us keep our rates affordable while giving members flexibility. We've had zero pushback."

“I’m not here to get rich. I just want to build my brand and leave a legacy for my kids. It’s been about growth, and now I’m focused on team building and marketing, to really scale BMHOP.”

“For most affiliate owners, I would say create a class experience that nobody wants to ever leave. Keep it simple, keep it fun, and help people get results because that’s the whole point.”

“SugarWOD makes fitness measurable, but it also makes it meaningful. Members can see their progress and celebrate their wins. It keeps them motivated.”

“I realized I didn’t like working with engineers. So, I started training clients before and after work. I needed that daily fix of helping people move better and feel better.”