We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Glen & Gina . We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Glen & Gina below.

Alright, Glen & Gina thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.

Glen: “I started in the fitness industry in my early 20’s. My first job in the industry was training athletes for conditioning, in which some of them were boxers. Doing this, I took an interest in the boxing scene. I began training and became a professional boxer. I fought eight times and won six out of the eight fights. Unfortunately, due to a nagging injury, I had to retire the boxing life. I restarted personal training as a side gig while I worked a full-time construction job. My personal training clientele increased, and I started focusing on training people full time. My passion for being fit was highly driven, and I just knew it was my calling. In 2019, I started an LLC called Full Throttle Fitness. When I began that, I was training out of several different gyms. In February of 2020, during the heart of the pandemic, my new fiancé and I took a leap of faith and invested into our own facility. The gym we purchased was already up and running with a clientele of less than 30 members. It was particularly a Cross-Fit facility and we decided to spice it up and add HIIT style and boxing classes, sports performance with speed and agility, and one-on-one personal coaching with options for nutritional planning. Now I have my own gym to train my personal clients out of! Most of my clients have been very loyal and supportive of me and have followed me in my adventure of training locations. Due to Covid-19, the fluctuation of people coming and going varied as we struggled to stay afloat with all of the mandates required. However, it has almost been a year and we are succeeding and still giving it our very best! We have recently purchased new weights and offer top of the line air runners, assault bikes and rowers. Our goal is to make you feel incredible, physically & mentally.”

Gina: “I’ve been in the medical field for over 16 years. Being in healthcare, I’ve always believed that I play a significant role in the world. I joined Glen at the gym full time and took a risk leaving the corporate world. After being a nurse for many years, there were a few different reasons I decided to make a change. I wanted to strengthen my skillset, diversify my experience and help our business grow. Of course, there’s always a better work-life balance, but that was just the minimal satisfaction of the change. I became excited knowing that I will be facing a daily challenge with more academical issues. There was a shift into feeling myself becoming more self-empowered. Glen and I talked about me coming on full force and agreed that together we would thrive and prosper. We are both on the same level and understand that we have to have a full commitment to partnership, in and out of work. I also personal train at our gym, and I am the face of all marketing ventures and business entrepreneurships. I am currently in school to get my yoga instructing certificate, in which we plan to add yoga classes to our business!! So exciting!”

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers

Full Throttle Fitness is a full-service group exercise facility, including Functional Fitness (formally known as CrossFit) and HIIT classes. We also specialize in personal training, sports performance training and boxing. The gym life is a very competitive market, so we provide different dynamics of working out and training. We are here for you seven days a week, offering group classes with instructors that treat their classes like a personal training session. Our members don’t ever feel like just another body in the gym, We are a family-based facility and we treat our members like family.

Can you tell us about what’s worked well for you in terms of growing your clientele?

Thus far, Word-of-Mouth referrals are our golden ticket to increased close ratios, decreased external marketing costs, and growth through the cheapest form of advertising that we’ve invested in! Our members/clientele have become our brand ambassadors!

Do you think you’d choose a different profession or specialty if you were starting now?

Yes, absolutely! The fact that we are able to help people is an amazing feeling for us! Exercising and physical activity is very important to one’s health and we are here to try and reiterate that as much as we can. These key factors are what we emphasize: Helps you control your weight. …
Reduce your risk of heart diseases. …
Help your body manage blood sugar and insulin levels. …
Help you quit smoking. …
Improve your mental health and mood. …
Help keep your thinking, learning, and judgment skills sharp as you age. …
Strengthen your bones and muscles. …

Contact Info:

• Website: http://fullthrottlefitkc.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fullthrottlefitnesskc/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fullthrottlefitkc/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvy6OM7LEPTrV4B5r0aW0jA
• Other: [email protected]