Over the next years, he built an impressive team that now includes a full-time GM and two full-time coaches in addition to many part-time trainers. Once just offering group CrossFit classes, Xtra Mile now focuses on group classes, personal training, semi-private training and nutrition coaching.
Corey followed Two-Brain and Chris Cooper for years but didn’t consider mentorship until the COVID crisis. “COVID cut my membership base in half, and I reopened thinking they would all come back,” Corey said. “I kept trying to do the same things we had always done, and after a year we still had not grown back to profitability. So in October 2021, I joined Two-Brain.”
Things improved quickly after that, and Corey ascended to the Tinker level about 18 months later. “I went from working 12-plus-hour days every day and being on the verge of burnout to spending about five to 10 hours a week in my gym and living my Perfect Day most days. I never believed that was a possibility, and now that I have experienced it, I want to share that with others.”
Corey is one of Two-Brain’s Tinker coaches, and he brings contagious enthusiasm to every client. He spent three years as a Tinker client himself, so he knows the challenges of this phase firsthand. He likes to meet owners where they’re at, help them see their potential, and then challenge them while supporting them as they work toward their ultimate goals.
With Tinkers, Corey focuses on building a path to wealth and maximizing the potential within the gym. He also helps clients uncover opportunities for financial freedom, especially by creating new revenue streams.
“I want to help Tinkers create revenue streams that give them an income to support a lifestyle they truly enjoy.”
“My mission as a mentor is to help gym owners experience the same joy I now have being a gym owner.”
Corey is on the board of Lift for Life Gym, a nonprofit that provides youths with a safe place to train, receive tutoring and enjoy a warm meal. He’s also an ambassador for Brace for Impact 46, a nonprofit that serves Haiti and St. Louis. With that experience, Corey has a special interest in working with owners of service-based gyms.
Additionally, Corey has experience with partnerships, opening and closing second locations, buying gyms, developing staff, and adjusting business models for greatest profitability. He holds a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies, with a focus on exercise science, business and communications.
He enjoys spending time with his wife, Brittany, and his “dog children,” Hank and Bruce, especially hiking, kayaking and seeing the world. A diehard fan of the Cardinals and Blues, Corey loves watching all sports and collecting memorabilia.