by Amanda Kingsmith | Jun 3, 2019 | Advanced Yoga Teacher, Show Notes
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Rachel Schumont from The Yoga Counsel. Rachel came to yoga from a legal background and after making a drastic career change and becoming a yoga teacher, Rachel realized that a lot of yoga teachers needed help with the legal side of being a yoga entrepreneur and running a yoga business.
On this episode, we talk about what legal entity your business should be classified as, the legal side of naming and trademarking your business, as well as what needs to be on our websites. We also talk about liability insurance, waivers, what to look for in your contracts with studios, and much more.
If you’ve felt overwhelmed with the legal side of your yoga business, don’t miss this episode!
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by Amanda Kingsmith | May 27, 2019 | New Yoga Teacher, Show Notes
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This week on the podcast I am joined by Rachel Scott! Rachel is a yoga teacher, yoga teacher trainer, curriculum developer, author, and business coach. On this episode, Rachel shares her journey as a yoga teacher, and a teacher trainer, as well as how she went from surviving to thriving in the yoga industry. Rachel shares tips for creating great teacher trainings, including marketing, curriculum development, and execution, as well as some of her top yoga business tips.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | May 20, 2019 | Niching, Show Notes
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This week on the podcast I am joined by Charlie Reid. Charlie is a personal trainer in San Francisco who offers a custom-tailored approach to fitness. On this episode, Charlie shares how he got into personal training and how he built up a successful private personal training business. Charlie talks about the importance of being great at what you do, caring about your clients, and how being passionate are the keys to running a successful business in the personal training industry. We also talk about the overlaps between the personal training and yoga industry, and what yoga teachers can learn from Charlie’s business, and the personal training industry. Finally, we talk about the benefits of strength training as a yogi, and how to get started with a strength training practice.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | May 15, 2019 | Blog
Let’s be honest, running a modern yoga business is a lot different to how it used to be. Gone are the days of faxing over documents, and social media is more important than ever for those looking to progress in their chosen field. Whilst we undoubtedly incorporate a lot of modern values, and tech, into the way that we run our businesses in 2019, it’s also true that the world we’re living in is very fast-paced, and it can be hard to keep up. Here’s how you can master it. (more…)
by Amanda Kingsmith | May 13, 2019 | Advanced Yoga Teacher, Niching, Show Notes
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This week on the podcast I am joined by Kristen Williams. Kristen is the founder of K10 Yoga Coop, the Winston Salem Yoga Festival and Yoga Evolving Now. She has traveled the world and is passionate about bringing community together through yoga!
On this episode, we talk about how Kristen has combined her love of yoga with her love of travel, the process of starting a yoga coop, what it’s been like to start a yoga festival from scratch, and the business lessons she’s learned through all of her different ventures.
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