We recently connected with Anna Kate Tillison and have shared our conversation below.
Anna Kate, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Let’s jump right into the heart of things. Outsiders often think businesses or industries have much larger profit margins than they actually do – the reason is that outsiders are often unaware of the biggest challenges to profitability in various industries – what’s the biggest challenge to profitability in your industry?
One of the biggest challenges in my industry of fitness is that it tends to be very oversaturated. But that should not deter you from trying to pursue a career in fitness. All you have to do is think outside the box. Learning how to maximize your time, and be as efficient as possible with how you make your money.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
My name is Anna Kate Tillison, I am 25 years old, and I have owned my own fitness business called AnnaKateFitness for the last 7 1/2 years. It started out as just personal training, and I still enjoy some early morning personal training. But when my business started, taking off, was when I introduced online training. In today’s age, especially during Covid times, it was important to have multiple streams of income and an online platform. My online platform has expanded into now five coaches, two social media, directors, a billing manager, and it wouldn’t be possible without all of these people.
Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?
That I do not know everything. In fact, I will learn way more from other people, so to keep an open mind about everything and willingness to be coachable.
What else should we know about how you took your side hustle and scaled it up into what it is today?
I started personal training as what I thought would be a side hustle, as I was completing my degree in elementary education. My initial goal was to be a full-time kindergarten teacher, and just do personal training on the side. I have learned that sometimes things don’t always go as planned, but it was for the best for me.
Contact Info:
- Website: AnnaKateFitness.com
- Instagram: @annakate_fitness_team
- Facebook: Anna Kate Tillison
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCRb1tI12B4zOKCzwxx7Dy-A
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