CoryFerris

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Touring musician turned gym owner. Real training, real stories, no highlight reel.

10/31/2026

Load in at noon, play at night, drive all night, repeat. Nobody sees that part.

10/30/2026

I stopped running my business on a gut feeling. Now I track churn, profit, every dollar that moves, and where each lead comes from. Every system I have exists because something broke first.

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10/29/2026

At the start I paid trainers on commission splits. As we grew, I moved the team to real hourly, salary and W-2 jobs. My advice for hiring your first person: write down what a good week looks like before day one. This is experience, not legal advice.

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10/28/2026

Long before the gym, I was booking bands at church and around town, running Battle of the Bands nights and sending bands on short tours. Nobody told me that was business.

You can learn business long before you own one. Send this to a friend who thinks they have no experience.

10/27/2026

Don't build a system you don't need yet. Wait until something breaks. Mine was how fast I answered new leads. Some never heard back in time, so I built a simple follow-up system.

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10/27/2026

I’m hiring! 🙌

Ferris Fitness is looking for a Lead Nurture Specialist: someone who loves talking to people and helping them take that first step toward getting healthy.

📞 Call and text new leads
📅 Help them book their first visit
💻 Organized and comfortable with tech
📍 Remote, but Duluth-area preferred

No fitness background needed. If you’re great with people, I’ll teach you the rest.

Apply at ferrisfitness.co/careers
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10/26/2026

Nobody sees this part of starting a business. For about two years, I said no to plans because I couldn't afford them. I'd absolutely do it all over again.

If you're about to start something, plan for this part.

10/25/2026

They said personal trainers don't make money. Today there are over 100 paying clients in this gym and a full team on real pay. Other people's doubt isn't a plan. Build anyway.

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10/24/2026

To open my gym, I built 3D mockups of every machine. About 20 hours of work. The county turned it down and asked for stamped architect plans. I had no money left, so I opened one more credit card to get it done. Approved in January 2024.

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10/23/2026

Every week I pull my numbers, have AI read them, and do more of what worked. AI doesn't make my choices. It shows me where to look.

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Address

3064 Old Norcross Road
Duluth, GA
30096

Website

http://www.ferrisfitness.co/transform-online

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