Media Library
Mindbody Blog: 5 Ways to Harness the Power of Your Small Studio for Big Results
It’s true that small studios face a unique set of challenges like limited space, tiny teaching pools, and flimsy boundaries within their tight-knit communities. But what if I told you they’re also uniquely positioned to dial into their target market, command a premium price point, and deliver a highly personalized, one-of-a-kind experience to their customers?
Mindbody Webinar Series: Small Studio, Big Profit
Have you ever heard a piece of business advice and said to yourself, “that won’t work for me - I’m in a small town!” If so, this webinar is for you. Small studios face distinctive challenges like limited space, tiny teaching pools and flimsy boundaries within a tight-knit community — but they’re also uniquely positioned to dial into their target market, command a premium price point and deliver a highly personalized, one-of-a-kind experience to their customers. Join Nicole for a deep dive into what it takes to turn a Main Street studio into a thriving, profitable business.
fitSpot Guru Podcast: Industry Tea with Nicole
What We Cover In This Episode: Why Nicole says that there is a dire need for business education in the industry. Some of the reasons that so many studio owners believe it is their marketing efforts that are lacking, and not their sales process. How recurring revenue is the single most beneficial tool in small business growth, and the parts of the sales process that will help you keep your clients. Nicole talks about why a front desk staff is a critical piece to any fitness business, plus a look at a process she uses called “Role Alignment." The easiest sale in the world that happens to be a tremendous missed opportunity for so many yoga studio owners.
5 Keys to a Successful Studio Business
In this blog post for Elephant Journal, Nicole shares exactly how she set her plans to disrupt the yoga industry in motion in her own studio in New Jersey.
Fitness Business Insider: Performance
Fitness Business Insider
Fitness Business Insider: Ignite, Fuel and Spread
Fitness Business Insider
Local Business Hacks Podcast: Important Insights for Yoga Studio Owners with Nicole D'Andrea
Are you a yoga studio owner who feels like you are running on a hamster wheel always trying to please everyone? At the same time, are your goals for your yoga studio to grow so you can help more people? Then this week’s podcast episode is for you. Nicole D’Andrea with Spark Strategies shares easy-to-implement tips and tricks that can help you get off the hamster wheel and grow your business.
Studionomics Podcast
We are Catalina Zbar and Nicole D’Andrea: MINDBODY-Certified Business Consultants on a mission to help leaders in the wellness industry thrive. We’ll chat about all things strategy, marketing, money, and mindset so you can build the business of your dreams AND have fun along the way.
Yoga Biz Camp Podcast: Coachy Coachy with Michael and Nicole
This episode you get 2 Yoga Biz Coaches for the price of zero! Join Michael Jay and Nicole D'Andrea, both certified Mindbody Business Consultants having coffee and solving all the yoga studio owners problems in this fun 45 minutes together. On this episode we chat about: How yoga businesses have to get creative right now, what we are seeing in the industry around the world, confidence for yoga studio owners, the importance of onboarding or re-onboarding instructors, perks for yoga teachers and creating financial opportunities, how be both started scrappy and hands on in our studios - and more!
Working in Yoga Podcast: Smart Studio Ownership with Nicole D'Andrea
Nicole shares her experience running a yoga studio during COVID and she also talks about what saved her studio during this last year. While a lot of people think that there is a magic formula to which studios survived and which studios didn’t over the last 16 months, spoiler alert: there isn’t. Some of us were cautious. Others weren’t. Some were true savvy business owners. Some of us were just lucky. All of us relied on the generous support of our local community to get us through.
Marketing Off the Mat Podcast: How to Build a Profitable Studio with Nicole D'Andrea
Hey studio owners, and aspiring ones too! Are you racking your brain and crunching the numbers, but you can't seem to figure out a profitable studio model? and maybe you some negative self talk about this whole scenario? This chat is a must listen!
Walla Webinar Series: Sales School
As entrepreneurs, it's our duty to become comfortable with asking for and receiving money - but it doesn't have to be sleazy! Learn to leverage the power of relationships to easily close sales and keep your community thriving.
Mindbody Virtual Meetup: Beyond Burnout
Business ownership is anything but predictable—and as an entrepreneur, you’ve probably been burning the candle at both ends. Mindbody-Certified Business Consultants Catalina Zbar and Nicole provide their expert advice to help you move past burnout and into motivation so you can move forward with a clear head and a plan in place.
FitDEGREE Studio intelligence Summit: Sales School
Ready to sell with ZERO sleaze? Join Nicole D'Andrea for an interactive webinar on developing a high-converting, client-centric sales process. You'll learn to leverage the power of automation AND the personal touch boutique fitness clients are desperately craving. The results? More profits and more freedom to do what you love.
Stand with Studios Education Hub: Sales School
Studio sales should feel authentic. Learn to leverage the power of automation, and the personal touches boutique fitness clients crave to build a scalable, high-converting sales process.
Live Your Dream: Using Data to Drive Your Decisions
We now have access to more data than ever before. How you use this data to uncover trends can transform your business. Research shows that businesses that leverage their client behavior data outperform others in sales by 85% and more than 25% in gross margin. With capacity down and expenses up, it’s critical to make decisions based on key performance indicators (KPIs) and advanced analytics to drive your business forward.
Business Development Presentations
Spark Signature Talks
Invite Spark Strategies Founder Nicole D’Andrea to speak at your live or virtual event. For business education or speaking inquiries, please contact info@sparkstrategies.co
Sales School
Building a Client-Centric Sales Process that Converts
Small Studio, Big Profit
The exact mindset, positioning, pricing and staff management strategies I've used to scale my single-location boutique yoga studio in a town of 4,000 into a thriving, multi-six figure business.
Yoga for Founders
Let's face it. As a wellness entrepreneur, it can be a challenge to keep yourself...well. At this event, treat your team to a yoga, meditation and thought-work practice for clarity, productivity and abundance.