We were lucky to catch up with Tiffany Wood recently and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Tiffany thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Let’s talk legacy – what sort of legacy do you hope to build?

I hope my legacy goes further than being a gym owner or cheerleading coach. I hope that my impact on my athletes and cheer family runs deeper than just coaching them through a difficult and competitive sport.

When my athletes step foot into my gym it is a place of sanctuary for them. They’re safe to show up as they are and we will push them to grow into not just better athletes, but better people. At TRA we teach our athletes what it means to be kind and authentic. We take pride in the fact that we instill honesty, loyalty, integrity, teamwork, and friendship into all of our athletes. It’s important that the things that they learn during practice stay with them through adulthood. We don’t want to just set our athletes up for a winning season, but also for a strong moral foundation. They will carry the things that they learn during competitive sports with them for the rest of their lives. Not all of our athletes come from supportive or loving families. I hope that we have been able to create a safe place for those children to come and experience support, love, and honesty. Over the years our gym has remained a sanctuary for athletes who don’t have one anywhere else. I am proud of that and if I’ve even impacted one athletes life, the entire journey has been worth it.

I hope that my legacy involves being someone for athletes who needed it. I also hope that athletes walk away from my gym better people. I hope that my legacy includes helping children grow to be good people and to go out and do good in the world. Because isn’t that really what this is all about? – Tiffany Wood.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I have been raising and coaching athletes for over 16 years within North Texas. I take pride in the fact that our gym welcomes athletes from all backgrounds and walks of life. What sets my gym apart from others is that they get to come in and choose the type of person they want to be. It doesn’t matter what their situation is at home or where they go to school or who raises them. What matters is that they come in and treat their teammates with respect, try their hardest during practices, and that they love their sport. I have never turned an athlete away due to circumstance and I hope that I never have to. My gyms purpose is to grow these athletes into good people and if we win along the way it’s an added bonus. I am most proud of the fact that everyone in our gym is inclusive and that we strive for the gym to be a place of sanctuary for our athletes! You’ll find that your teams perform better when they’re supported and encouraged. Athletes grow faster and teams win more often when they look forward to coming to the gym. Everything about owning a gym falls into place when you set up a safe environment. That’s not without saying that we haven’t had our fair share of troubles, to say the least. Throughout every obstacle though the community that I have built over the last decade or so is always there to help every step of the way. I have retired alumni who sponsor current athletes, current parents who step in when others can’t, and a connection of coaches always willing to help. These are priceless moving pieces in my gyms success that only came with years of building trust and community. There’s no secret to owning a gym or building an empire, the success is in the community that you create for your athletes and their families. In return I’ve gained a bigger family of athletes, coaches, and alumni than I could’ve ever wished for. We couldn’t do it without my amazing coaching staff, Ashley Tucker, Katelyn Rodriquez, Angel Young and Kristen Stanberry.

What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?

My reputation is built on honesty, trust, loyalty and most importantly supporting other businesses and athletes in this industry. I pride myself on being family oriented and making sure each athlete and their families feel important and that they can come to me with anything they need. Whether it’s professionally or personal, I do my best to be there for them.

Any advice for growing your clientele? What’s been most effective for you?

Our most effective strategy in our company is our open door policy with our athletes and their families. Keeping a positive environment in our gym is extremely important to us. Rewarding our athletes and giving them support, love and understanding has been the forefront of our continued growth in our industry.

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