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Sam Wood — The Founder behind Australia's #1 Fitness App

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From The Bachelor to #1 Fitness App in Australia

Business owners have experienced a lot of hardship, challenges, and changes over the past 6 months, so we wanted to invite along a business owner who’s experienced both the highs and the lows of 2020.

Sam Wood is the Founder of Australia’s #1 at-home fitness app, 28 By Sam Wood. When gyms across the country started shutting their doors, his business experienced an incredible 258% increase in sign-ups, and has had 40% growth compared to this time last year. 28 is now well on its way to become an 8-figure business by the end of the year, but it’s not been a smooth ride.

High-growth businesses experience their own unique set of challenges. Listen along to hear what those challenges were for Sam and his business in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how he was able to overcome them and sustain the growth of the business.

This episode will absolutely give you the push you need to keep powering through the rest of 2020. Sam has an incredible mind for business, is an inspiring leader, and understands that the growth of 28 this year bottles down to a whole lot more than “right place, right time.” Listen to the full interview to find out.

21. Sam Wood promotional image for The Make It Happen Show

"Do now what your business needs you to do, and then take that big deep breath later because the time for rest will come."

— Sam Wood

In this episode, you will learn:

  • 2:30 - Adopting tech as a gym and service-based business
  • 4:33 - How to launch a business successfully during the pandemic
  • 7:08 - What it takes to build a premium digital service
  • 10:31 - The must-have features of any digital community
  • 14:17 - The challenges of growing a team in a pandemic
  • 15:40 - How to have high growth customer acquisition
  • 22:23 - When to bring on a CEO as the Founder
  • 28:31 - Make It Happen In A Minute

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