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Two-Brain founder and gym owner Chris Cooper with text: "Black Friday Discounts (scratch that) Profit"

The Discount Death Spiral (And How to Avoid It This Black Friday)

Find out how to make this Black Friday your most profitable yet—without slashing your rates or cheapening your brand.
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Karl Solberg and Oskar Johed prepare to take the stage at the 2025 Two-Brain Summit.

Breakeven at 17 Members, Massive Profitability at 80

Oskar Johed and Karl Solberg are skipping to the good part by avoiding time-sucking, soul-crushing errors at their new gym.
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Oskar Johed with text "Why this CrossFit gym owner opened a small group training studio"

Profitable With 15 to 20 Members: The Small Group Advantage

Can a gym be profitable with just 15 to 20 members? The answer is yes—and gym owner Oskar Johed is proving it.
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On a whiteboard, a coach presents a workout to a small group of clients at a gym.

Scaling Your Studio: From Big Group to Small Group

Struggling to get 10-12 people into a group class? It's not too late to start offering small-group coaching. Here's how to do it.
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A group of clients does a workout in a gym as part of a small-group training program.

Scaling Your Studio: From 1:1 to Small Group

Maxed out with PT clients? Here's the data-backed best way to scale up. Hint: It's not selling big group-training classes.
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How to Scale Your Gym Without Going Broke: Moving to Small Groups

Coop walks you through a proven path to scale your gym safely and profitably: small group and semi-private training.
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