Pilates Business Podcast

Your Pilates studio is growing. Classes are fuller, revenue is climbing, and new clients are walking through the door… so why does running your business somehow feel harder than before? 😵‍💫

In this episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield explores a stage of Pilates business growth that few studio owners expect: when success creates more complexity, more responsibility, and more reliance on YOU. Seran s...

In this episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield reveals the hidden signs of client churn most boutique fitness studio owners miss entirely. 

Clients rarely quit a Pilates studio in one dramatic moment. They quit emotionally, weeks or even months before they ever cancel, and by the time the numbers move, the decision was already made. 

Seran breaks down why competition is rarely the real reason clients ...

Growth sounds exciting—more clients, more classes, a bigger team, maybe even another location. But if your fitness studio already feels chaotic, growth won’t fix the problem. It’ll simply make the chaos bigger. 😬

In this episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield shares the four foundational systems every Pilates studio and boutique fitness business needs before scaling. From creating an intenti...

If your Pilates studio marketing feels like a lot of work for very little return, the answer may not be to post more, create more Reels, send more emails, or spend more money on ads.

The real problem might be your message.

In this episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, Seran Glanfield explores one of the most common marketing challenges among Pilates, barre, and yoga studio owners: marketing the method instead of marketing ...

Can a fully booked schedule still leave you struggling financially?

In this episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield challenges one of the biggest myths in the boutique fitness industry—that full classes automatically equal a successful business. While a busy Pilates studio may look thriving from the outside, many studio owners are quietly battling cash flow challenges, rising payroll costs, and the overwh...

When you invest in a business coach, what should you really expect in return?

A longer to-do list? More ideas? A formula that worked for someone else in a different market, with a different team and a completely different business model?

I don’t think so.

Good business coaching should help you build a stronger business and become a smarter, more capable business owner. It should improve your profit, sharpen your decision-making,...

Is your studio feeling full, but your revenue still feels capped?

In this episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield challenges one of the biggest myths in the boutique fitness industry—that the only way to grow a Pilates studio is by adding more classes, raising prices, or opening a second location.

Drawing on more than a decade of experience coaching boutique fitness studio owners, Seran explores how a smar...

For many established studio owners, watching a new Pilates studio open nearby can trigger self-doubt, frustration, and the question: Why are clients leaving when we've built a great business? 

In this episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield, founder of Spring Three Studio Business Consulting, explores why newer studios often capture attention—not because they're better, but because they're new. She s...

The Pilates industry is evolving rapidly — and studio owners who want to stay relevant need more than great classes to thrive. In this episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield sits down with CJ Zarb, founder of Pilates Journal and creator of the Pilates Journal Expo, to discuss the future of the Pilates industry and what boutique fitness studio owners need to understand to build sustainable growth over th...

In this episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield sits down with boutique fitness business broker and exit planning expert Mitch McGinley to unpack a conversation many studio owners avoid — what are you actually building? While many Pilates and boutique fitness studio owners focus on revenue, class numbers, and client retention, few stop to consider the long-term value of the business itself.

 Seran an...

In this episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield dives into one of the biggest frustrations boutique fitness studio owners face: working harder than ever… but still not seeing consistent growth. 😩

From packed schedules and instructor burnout to inconsistent lead generation and operational overwhelm, Seran unpacks the hidden growth blockers keeping Pilates studio owners stuck in survival mode. She shares ...

In this episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield sits down with Sara Talbert—movement educator, studio owner, teacher trainer, and founder of B Pilates Boutique and Lume Movement—to unpack what it really takes to build a thriving Pilates business. 

Sara shares her journey from teaching $45 Pilates sessions to creating multiple revenue streams through a brick-and-mortar studio, digital platforms,...

In this episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, Seran Glanfield dives into one of the most overlooked growth strategies for boutique fitness studios: client retention. While many studio owners focus heavily on lead generation, marketing, and social media, the studios experiencing sustainable growth are often the ones creating exceptional client experiences that keep members coming back year after year.

Seran shares why retention ma...

What does it actually take to build a strong Pilates instructor team in today’s rapidly growing industry? 🤔 

In this episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield sits down with Lolo from the National Pilates Certification Program to unpack the real conversation happening behind studio owner burnout, instructor shortages, and inconsistent client experiences.

Together, they dive into why so many Pilates stu...

Why do some Pilates studios consistently fill classes while others seem stuck in a cycle of promotions, discounts, and unpredictable revenue?

In this episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield explores one of the biggest mistakes boutique fitness studio owners make when it comes to marketing: treating it as a reactive activity rather than a strategic system. 

Seran shares why random marketing creates random re...

Running a successful boutique fitness studio can look amazing from the outside… but behind the scenes? Many studio owners are overwhelmed, overworked, and still doing everything themselves. 

In this episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield dives into the leadership shift every Pilates studio owner, yoga studio owner, and boutique fitness business owner must make to create sustainable growth.

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In this episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield sits down with industry pioneer Todd Kuhn, founder of The Core Collab, to unpack what it really takes to build a profitable and sustainable pilates business. 

From running 40 classes a week in community halls to scaling a boutique fitness business into a 20-location franchise, Todd shares raw, behind-the-scenes insights into the evolution of the pilates studi...

Your Pilates classes are incredible… so why aren’t more clients booking? 🤔

In this powerful episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield unpacks one of the biggest frustrations boutique fitness studio owners face: having amazing classes, highly trained instructors, and transformational client experiences… yet still struggling with inconsistent bookings and unpredictable growth.

Seran shares why g...

In this episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield dives into one of the most challenging (and often avoided) topics for studio owners—raising prices. Speaking directly to overwhelmed pilates studio owners and boutique fitness business operators, Seran shares three powerful strategies to increase your pricing without losing clients or damaging trust. She unpacks the common fears around pricing, why undercha...