How Sara Talbert Built Her Thriving Pilates Business

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, education, and an app designed to expand access to movement. This conversation dives into the realities of entrepreneurship, overcoming perfectionism, balancing motherhood and business ownership, and creating a sustainable business model that supports both growth and lifestyle freedom. 

If you're a Pilates studio owner or boutique fitness business owner looking to scale without sacrificing yourself in the process, this episode is filled with practical wisdom and inspiration.

In this episode:

• How Sara transitioned from instructor to studio owner and entrepreneur
• Lessons learned from building a boutique fitness business over decades
• Why consistency matters more than perfection
• Building multiple revenue streams beyond in-person classes
• Managing motherhood while growing a business
• Creating passive income opportunities through digital platforms
• Overcoming imposter syndrome and self-doubt
• Why taking action before you're "ready" matters

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Transcript

The Hidden Doubt Behind Success

SPEAKER_01 0:00

Have you ever looked at another studio owner or fitness educator online and thought, wow, she really has it all figured out? The beautiful videos, the thriving business, the app, the clients, the energy. But here's what we rarely see: the uncertainty behind the scenes, the moments of thinking, am I even qualified to do this? The late nights figuring out the tech, the failed attempts, the awkward first videos, and that learning curve that no one actually talks about. Well, in today's conversation, I'm peeling back the curtain with someone who's built an incredible business in our industry. But what's fascinating to me isn't just what she's built, it's how she's kept building without needing everything to be perfect first. Because if you've ever thought, I just need more confidence before I make my next move, this episode may completely change how you think about growth. Well, hi there, I'm Saren Glamfield. I'm a business and marketing strategist just for boutique fitness studio owners like you. If you're ready to be inspired and make a bigger impact, you're in the right place. All you need are a few key strategies, the right mindset, and some support along the way. Join me as I share the real life insights that will help you grow a sustainable and profitable studio. This is the Pilates Business Podcast. Welcome back to the Pilates Business Podcast. I'm so glad that you're here today with me and with Sarah Talbot. Thank you so much for joining. Our guest today, Sarah, is someone who has built a reputation around movement. You've probably seen her online. She has a fabulous, uh, fabulous uh uh digital presence. She is also a movement educator and the owner and founder of B Pilates Boutique in Colorado, the founder of ST Pilates and more recently, Loom Movement. And she brings a really unique perspective to this podcast and the conversation we're about to have because she sits at that intersection of uh teacher and mentor and educator and entrepreneur.

How Sarah Found Pilates

SPEAKER_01 2:20

On top of all of that, she has been in the Pilates world since 1998. And I was so fortunate to recently meet Sarah face to face in person at the Nashville Pilates Conference, which was fantastic for everyone. Um and I'm so excited to have you finally here with us today. And thank you so much for joining. Welcome. Thank you so much. I'm so happy to be here and chat with you. Such we're gonna have such a good time. Okay, so I want us to rewind a little bit um back to the beginning. You know, you have had your uh your entire career has been in this industry, which is incredible. And so I'd love for you to go back to the beginning about how you shall share with us a little bit about how you got started. Um, and then a little bit about, you know, the journey you've taken that's kind of gotten you to where you are today with all of these incredible things that you are now focused on. All right.

SPEAKER_02 3:14

Well, from the very beginning, I studied kinesiology up at CU Boulder in college. And um when I graduated, I was like, okay, what am I gonna do now? A lot of the friends of mine were going into like PT or occupational therapy or something like that. And um, I thought to myself, that might be a little slow paced and maybe not boring, but just not as fast as I like to move. And um, I also mentioned as a kid, I was I did gymnastics for all of elementary. And then middle school hit and I got tall and I was like, okay, this isn't gonna work anymore. But there's this kind of deep love for moving and inversions and grabbing bars and polling and all that. So that's in my history. And then um, let's see here. I I remember reading an article about Pilates in one of my magazines, and it said it's really good for your abs. And so being young in my 20s, I'm like, well, that's good. I need abs, you know. And um at that time, I was a pretty serious runner. I did my first marathon when I was 19. Wow. Yeah. I also am now an avid cyclist, so I knew I needed something to help balance out my body. I actually run on the tight side. I was never a dancer or trained that way. And so flexibility has always been something I'm after. And I always am like, if I were to like back in the day, compare myself more, like, oh my gosh, I can't even do the splits and I cannot do the splits. But I still try. And so, anyway, I realized this is very good for my body. And I do have a little scoliosis, and so learning about that too, I didn't realize I had it until later in life. And I realized it's just enough to mess with me, is what I call it. You know, I don't have this very significant curve, but enough that like rolling like a ball, I'm always going off to the side or something like that. So I figured that out. But anyway, um, where I worked, I worked in an athletic club and I started, I had three jobs. And um, with my background, they let me start at the athletic club teaching Pilates, and I really knew nothing. And I had a teacher that helped me, and she just taught me the choreography and the machines. I'm like, okay, this is great. Um, I really know I don't know what I'm doing. I knew enough to not hurt somebody with my background, but I'm like, I have no idea what this is. And so um I took it upon myself to get certified. And so I sought out Peak Pilates because it's in Denver, Colorado. There's also the Pilates Center, which I would love to have done, but I was working so much they required a lot more time up in Boulder. I should have done it maybe back when I was in college. But so I was working and I needed to do something on the weekends. And um, I brought Peak Pilates to our staff at Greenwood. Everyone got certified. Yeah. And I was telling you earlier, my I love to look back at this. My first rate for Pilates private was $45. And so we had these little chits and you'd write down the rate and they would sign and all that. So looking back, I'm thinking, oh my gosh, $45, that's that's a good beginning. And this was back in like 1998. And then so we went through the certification. I got married, I had kids. And when my kids were little, I asked Colleen if I could become a teacher trainer because I really liked the idea and the organization of Peak Pilates, how they presented the material. And at first she was like, hmm, I don't know. And then I kept bugging her. And she's like, okay, let's do it. So I went through the teacher training program and hosted quite a few um trainings at Groomwood Athletic Club and still run into the people there. And it just brings me so much joy, not just to teach my clients, but teaching a teacher how to teach Pilates. That's like one of my favorite things. So um that happened for many years. And I was also at that point the director of um the Pilates studio, which meant I was on a management team. So I got a lot of experience about on um running a budget, hiring instructors. I think at one point I had 17 instructors on board and um very familiar with that whole dynamic, ordering ordering equipment. I built that studio up. They actually did a really nice add-on to the gym just for Pilates. So it was one of the first two uh athletic clubs that really took Pilates seriously, which I feel so proud of and it still goes today.

Certification And Learning To Lead

SPEAKER_02 7:45

Um, and then more recently, I decided, okay, this was right before COVID. My actually, my husband is also in the fitness industry. He's a personal trainer, so he's a strength strength coach. And we both worked at the athletic club together. So we we reached this point in our lives where we wanted to do something different. So he actually kind of jumped first, and then I'm like, well, I can't be here alone. So I jumped. And now um we have it's um a unique situation where I have a Pilates studio called Be Pilates, and then neighboring it, it's like a suite. There's Viking Power Elite where you can go strength training. So we share a lot of clients. And um, you know, I honestly I remember making that jump. I went in on like a Monday. We moved the equipment, we had very few pieces. I had this little office, and I just sat there thinking, is anybody gonna come? Am I gonna have any clients? Is this gonna work? I had no idea, but I just took the risk thinking I'll just do it one thing at a time, one step at a time, trying to build this business up. And then COVID happened. And um, Kelly and I, I have a business partner, Kelly Golbranson, and um we just texted each other. And I started actually a YouTube, and now I'm thinking about this, and I did free classes, I think two days a week. I would be like beginner mat, intermediate mat, advanced mat. And I just get on my floor in this room and record those. I knew nothing about Instagram or YouTube or any of that stuff. So I just kind of figured it out through trial and error, started the Instagram account and um then um developed this website, um, stpolates.com. And I was like, this is great. I can write I like to write. So I would write blogs and this and that. And I thought, okay, I think people really want to do um, I've had feedback that an app would be nice. So that was my last journey is the development of this app called Loom Movement. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 9:54

Amazing. So you've really, I mean, done it all, right? You have worked it in a fitness and athletic facility, you have um taught other teachers how to teach, you have opened your own studio, um, you've built an online presence, a pretty significant online presence. And now, uh, well, and you had the on-demand with ST P Pilates, and now you have the app as well. So you have had your hands in a lot of different parts along the way, right? And today you still bridge a lot of different, you're still in all of that, right?

SPEAKER_02 10:32

I'm still in all of that. Yes. I'm still teaching teachers. I still have instructors at the studio that work at our studio. And I'm also still raising three kids. I have uh two daughters and a son, and he's still in high school. He just had his last day of um sophomore year yesterday.

SPEAKER_01 10:53

Oh my goodness.

SPEAKER_02 10:54

And my daughter's home from she just finished her freshman year in college, and then I had one that just graduated college. So I think one of the hardest parts and best parts is mixing this work life with being a parent. So okay.

SPEAKER_01 11:08

Well, I want to let's ask, I want to talk a little bit about that. And then I would I will come back to talking about some of these other some of the other pieces. But how did, you know, over the course, you obviously you had your children as you were building and growing your business and various parts of your business. What do you, and now you know, your your kids are okay, they're not not gone, gone, but you know, they're older and and you probably you have the ability to sort of reflect now on what were what went well and and what would you say were some of the things that you learned along the way that, you know, if you could do it again, you'd go and do again.

SPEAKER_02 11:41

Being a mom and working and all that. Um, I yeah, I reflect on that a lot. I I chose working at an athletic club because they had a kids' club. And so I would check in on my kids between sessions. They were in like, you know, strollers and cribs. They even slept in the short bong box, but upside down. That's been a crib before. So I never felt away from my children. And I could, I would nurse them, breastfed them in between clients. Like I remember all these moments. And I think what I learned, there was times where I was like, I just want to be a stay-at-home mom. I don't think I want to do all this. This is so much work, getting up so early and and being so organized. But I look back and now I see a lot of parents having these moments of that didn't work maybe outside the home. We all know working in the home is a full-time job, but outside the home. And I feel like sometimes I'm so glad I held on to it because I do have so much more to do and so much more to give. And there's something there for me to do. So I kind of knew that in the back of my head. I'm a worker bee. And

Leaving The Club And Opening A Studio

SPEAKER_02 12:50

if I didn't have that, it would, it would be um probably even harder for me now. Um, but part of the reason I developed the app too is to um scale back maybe a little bit of my teaching hours. I I work quite a bit. And um recently I've taken Thursdays off. I don't go into the studio at all. And I am so grateful I did that. So I have some time to work on other things and also travel to visit my kids. So one of my oldest lives in Nashville, hence the you can see guitars in the back. Yes. She's in the singer songwriting industry and she's staying. And so I'm thinking long term, how do I create something for myself with more passive income? Something that I'm passionate about because I really believe in what I'm doing, and then also have a brick and mortar studio where I get to see people in person.

SPEAKER_01 13:41

Yeah. I mean, I think this is really powerful what you just said. You are thinking ahead and you're thinking about how can I make that happen. And I I think it's that's a really um, thank you for sharing that because I believe that we do have a lot of power in ourselves to make to to to reach beyond what we might see as being in front of us and design what we want to have when it comes to our business and what we want to be doing in our business. And so it I think you're really you've shown shown how that is very possible with what you've built and what you're you're building right now. So that's great. Thank you for sharing that. Switch gears now because um you have managed to conquer both the in-person studio world with clients and teaching teachers, as well as conquer the digital fitness world as well. Not just once, but twice, maybe even more times over than that, because you have a really strong presence across many, many platforms, um, as well as you know, you building out your your kind of first and then sort of the the next version two, perhaps with the app with Loom, um, in terms of having an on-demand platform. So tell us a little bit about what happens behind the scenes. Because I think that oftentimes when we see platforms like what you have created, um, you make it look, it's so beautiful. And um it's it looks like it's something that you can just, you know, perhaps do on the side. Um, and so tell us, and I know you're laughing, but tell us a little bit about what really goes into, let's maybe tell us a little bit about Loom, how you develop that, and really what goes on behind the scenes to making that really come to life.

SPEAKER_02 15:20

Yeah, so I think the biggest challenge is probably figuring out, I mean, I'll talk the technical end. If we're talking about Instagram, I mean, I really started as a rookie and just did trial and error. And some of the things I wanted people to like, they didn't like, and then the things that they did like, I had to pay attention to. So, for example, football. The football is always a popular thing that I do. So I'm thinking, well, this is what people like, you know, let's keep doing it. And actually during COVID, I had a football here and I was like, how do I do reformer on the football or mount on the football? And way back in the day, the Pilates Style magazine had Kevin Bowen and myself in an article with the football. So that's one prop that I use. It's not traditional classical Pilates, I realize that. But I also know not everyone has this equipment. So I am thinking, how do I get anybody to get off the couch and move and have this the little the smallest of props or have everything? So that's why I also thought, okay, is there enough people out there that have reformers at home? Because on my app, I include not just the mat. I have recorded every reformer, every chair, every Cadillac from beginner to intermediate. So that is included in this Loom Movement app. But how do I do it? I usually finish a long day of teaching. And then I had this little cute wall built recently with the mountains. It looks like the Colorado Mountains to

Motherhood And Long-Term Business Design

SPEAKER_02 16:55

me. And so having a nice back, simple backdrop, and then I use that for um most of my filming. Sometimes I'll film. I have a little studio at home too, because I still do some Zooms. Um I also had to get over my perfectionistic personality. I always joke that I'm a recovering perfectionist. And so now I just call it, I'm very detail-oriented, but there's times now where I just put it on there and it's not perfect, and I'm okay with that. Like I don't think, I don't think, I think people really hold back when they feel like it has to be so perfect. And so I think starting with just something and then refining as you keep going and keep showing up, um, then you kind of figure out what's working, what isn't. Then there's different apps that help, um, at least with Instagram, with the um filming, the new thing I'm doing is just using my iPhone. For a while is setting up a camera and then, you know, taking it from the disc to my computer. And it was taking so long. I'm like, this is brutal. So just finding the time to record the workouts and not mess up too much and and then upload them. So I think the app has also been a really great way for me to do it because it's an easier process. So I'm trying, I'm also doing um live. So every Tuesday at 9:15, um, I do a 40-minute live in that class, and then that also goes on to the app. So it is hard to find the time to sit down and film and then also teach in the studio. So I think you've just set small goals and like, okay, for my Instagram, I usually it takes me about seven minutes. I set up my thing, seven minutes. The editing takes, I can't, I kind of give myself a time limit because it's such a rabbit hole and I don't really want to spend the rest of my life on Instagram or editing my videos. So I try to make it as quick as I can. And I think just trial and error, I have figured out the apps at work. And I just really try to the other thing I would say is I really try to listen to the audience and what people want. And I'm not using this platform as a means to say, look at what I can do, look at me, look at how I who I am. It's more about, hey, do you want to feel better? Do you want your back to feel better? I struggle with hamstring issues too. How about you? What if we try these exercises? So I'm hoping that's what I how I come across versus like it's a Sarah Talbert show.

SPEAKER_01 19:28

Yeah, I mean, I I mean, I think when you're online, there is an element of people will feel like they need a connection with you, right? That's great. And very quickly, people, you you know, you you attract the people who with the energy that you're putting out there into the world for sure. And so I do think, you know, that that you know, you you've you've built that incredible following because because of that, right? Because of that thing. Time and time again. I think we see that. I see that, you know, as I I study this and I observe this about a lot of people in our industry. And it is always the way that those who care about what about delivering great value, no matter where you're at, you always bring that energy back to you for sure. I fundamentals right there.

SPEAKER_02 20:10

Oh, thank you.

SPEAKER_01 20:11

So you bridged a lot of different kind of parts of of a business together. And today you you'll still have your hands in all of those different pieces. What of which, you know, obviously you're someone who is very driven, who is is is is is willing to put in you know effort to learn things, to, to, to, to do new things, to challenge yourself. I think that is a you know a certain kind of character that uh we see is is a type that does well generally in business. But upon reflection, now looking back, because we have the, you know, you've been doing this for a long time, tell me a little bit about what how you feel that you have perhaps evolved through the journey in the industry and what all of the different projects um that you've undertaken.

SPEAKER_02 20:56

I would say um I've evolved probably not being so hard on myself. Um, because if you do that, it's really hard to move forward. You know, so if I make a mistake, I'm like, oops, look at that. You see it and you move on. I I think also um I am a forever student. I get very excited when I have lessons and learn something new. So I for sure am not someone to say I know it all and this is the only way to do it. I have my favorite ways to do it, ways I think really work well, but I'll never be the person that says this is the absolute way it has to be done. And I've been exposed to that and it hasn't worked well for me. Um, I think evolving also means just showing up. Maybe when you don't feel like it. Sometimes your mood will change. And then especially when you really do feel like it, if you're inspired, really show up and make sure you kind of document that moment. Um we talked a little bit about my lessons with Sonjay. That really keeps me um going. If I didn't have that or take a little bit of time for myself, you could easily get burnt out. You know, there's a lot of stories about being burned out and just like, oh, the same thing over and over. That does it can feel that way in this job. You know, you show up at eight and you leave at four and you're teaching classical Pilates, and a lot of people are worried about that repetition and the consistency, but really that's what I believe helps you succeed, you know, doing the same things over and over and not having it change too much.

SPEAKER_01 22:32

So tell me a little bit about your practice. You mentioned Sonjay.

SPEAKER_02 22:37

Yes. So this is funny. I when I was at Greenwood, I would teach and I I think I was just really busy. I had the kids, they were younger, I would teach. And I thought for sure just teaching and saying the words that it was kind of like doing it. But it was that. And so I honestly started filming myself for Instagram. I was like, wow, that's I look a little different than what I thought I felt like I looked. And so I I used to actually be embarrassed to film myself and hit the record button. I actually would get nervous and be like, get on the mat and then look at myself. I mean, that was a whole journey too, getting used to outside. It was kind of like a narcissistic tendency to like, who sits and watches themselves on a video? But I'm way past even worrying about that. And I almost use it too to like, oh, look at your left side, or I just see things in my own body. So I see her two days a week. So on Monday, we do an equipment class. And then on Tuesday, I actually do a lot of exercise on Tuesdays, but I take her math class. So when I went and saw her, she invited me in on this group. And I'm like, this is awesome. So I she sits and watches everybody and gives you your corrections. And I always call Sonjay a truth teller, you know, there's just no holding back. And I love it. You know, you can get your feelings hurt sometimes if like someone's telling you exactly what to do, but I love it. So I eat that up. And then um I have a couple Zooms where I do it with them. And then I have that math class that I'm now offering on my app. So I move a lot. I do Pilates

Building Online Without Perfection

SPEAKER_02 24:16

probably four days a week. And then when I'm filming, it's usually after I'm done. And I just get on my mat and just say, Where do am I going today? Like, what do I feel like doing? And so it's kind of just different kind of movement, but um, and then I'm also I do other extra I strength train and I also bike. So I do move a lot.

SPEAKER_01 24:37

Yeah, you mentioned you were very into cycling as well. Yeah. And you yeah, you've been a lifelong mover for sure.

SPEAKER_02 24:43

But for a while, I guess what I was saying too was um I like to share in my passion of, you know, teaching isn't the same as doing. And I've always done Pilates, but I wasn't on a really great schedule. And cycling and all that really tightens you up. And one day I was watching myself on an Instagram thing and I was like, oh my gosh, I'm really tight. I need to, I think I need to up my game. So I always have these moments of truth with myself, like Sarah, you need to be taught more. You need to be the student. And so I've always gone to the workshops and stuff, but like that it's that weekly daily practice. So yeah, absolutely, absolutely. I feel like I've made some great changes. So I'm kind of proud of myself there. Yeah, amazing.

SPEAKER_01 25:24

I love that feeling. That's a great feeling to have. Um, so tell us a little bit about when you look back, we've talked about the good. Is there moments where you um perhaps sort of was struggled, or was there a hard time, or was there a moment where you thought, oh, I don't know, am I on the right track? Can you talk a little bit about one of those moments?

SPEAKER_02 25:43

Taking risk, you know, leaving a job of 20 years and and opening something that was really a hard time, um, not knowing if it would work, taking the risk to developing an app. You ask yourself, what is it called when you feel like you're um kind of not like a fake person? There's a name for it. Oh, impulsive syndrome. Yes. The impulsive syndrome. A little bit of that. Who doesn't have that? Do I belong on this platform? Is there, you know, do I have real? I know I do, but you have moments of self-doubt. So definitely that can be hard. Um, the schedule's not easy, you know. I I start at 620 on Tuesdays and would I like to sleep in? Maybe. Would I, you know, there's a lot of other things. But like I say, you know, half being consistent and just showing up is where it's at and doing the things most people aren't willing to do, I think. So I think the struggle is just that it's it, I think there was an article the other day about a doctor wanting to become a Pilates mom, they called it. And I thought, what is that? And not a Pilates instructor, because at first I was thinking that, like, hey, I get up earlier too. But it was this concept of a Pilates mom would be someone that has matching sets, comes in with the coffee and gets all the lessons. And this doctor was feeling slightly, I'm gonna use the word jealous, or like, I want to have that schedule. Then the article goes on to how she started carving out more time for herself and doing more Pilates. So she felt more like that. But I think the hard thing can feel like, do I have enough time for myself? Right.

SPEAKER_01 27:26

Yeah, for sure. The balance and the juggle. And it's a bit like we always say balance and we always think it's something that we uh are trying to attain that is then static, but it's not, right? You're constantly shifting, depending upon your, you know, every day of the week is all different, the way that you're feeling, what you have going on, all of the other hats that you're wearing. And it's it's and I, you know, it's it's yeah, you're constantly shifting that for sure. Um, tell us a little bit about Loom, because it's relatively new to your world. And um it's and tell us a little about, you know, you mentioned you wanted to have the app. Tell us a little bit about what that looks like and what's what's on the app.

SPEAKER_02 28:02

What's on the app? So the app is really cool. I have workouts where you can easily select what you need. So if you have, if you just want to do math, I have it. There's they're called tags or filters. So you can do 20-minute workout and find it quickly or 30 to 40 minute workout. I have props you can search. It's searchable, which I really liked. I didn't feel like my website was searchable enough. It also has um a chat so that I'm starting to kick into gear so I can communicate and create a community of like-minded people. So I'm hoping people start chatting. And then I also love to write. So I'll be continuing to post articles. One of my articles is because I get this question all the time what is it like to work with a personal trainer? My my husband's very handsome, very cute, and he has a lot of female clients. So I wrote an article about that. So I get a lot of different questions, and it may not be like on the mat related, but just industry related. So um I like to write. So it has the it's called news. It's not a blog, it's called news in the Loom app. And then recipes. So I do love time in the kitchen. I like simple, quick things because we are busy and healthy food. I've gotten, I turned 50, I'm now 51, and um really try to change my diet to help build my muscle, keep my muscle. Being a runner, and when I I used to be more of a carbohydrate girl, I would actually eat all carbs. So um just things that I've tried through my own life that have worked. I love sharing that information. So, what's what's your favorite meal right now? What's on the menu in the Talbot House? Don't laugh because this is not protein, but sourdough English muffins. Oh, I've learned to do it. So I have that every morning with protein. But um, so yeah, I have that recipe on, and my girls have learned to make sourdough. And gosh, I go into the regular grocery store in the bread aisle, there's like a smell to me, and I'm like, this smells like like preservatives. Like, how can you eat this? You know, right when you start making your own bread. So um, I know that's very trendy right now, but um, I've always had an English muffin every morning, so I learned to make it myself.

SPEAKER_01 30:23

That's awesome. Yeah. Amazing, amazing. And tell it me a little bit about what's next for you or what's coming or where your focus is, because um obviously you're not you're unstoppable. You have, you're not stopping. You're not slowing down. I'm not stopping at all. So tell me a little bit, tell us all a little bit about how you know the rest of the year is plays out for you and what you're focused on.

SPEAKER_02 30:45

Well, I'll share a little of the hard fact stuff. I'm working on the app. I have a goal for so many subscribers. I'm still trying to figure out is that what they're called? Subscribers, you know, on Instagram is friends and followers, followers. Yeah. What about that? Where I'm like, what are my people called, my friends? Um, continue to with my teaching when we were at that conference in the studio. Um, I don't want to take up too much time, but I had one moment that was kind of like a huge light bulb bulb went on in my head of teaching is really looking and observing before correcting, continuing to do that. And I see corrections right away. But do I want to just start with that or should I see the movement for a while? Also, um, I don't know if you remember this lesson, but Miguel had a um person who had never done Pilates come on to the reformer. And that was really, I told the story all week when I got back. Like, teach Pilates, teach overhead, teach, teach these exercises without the fear

Loom Movement Features And What’s Inside

SPEAKER_02 31:55

they're gonna get injured. Right. I feel like people, a lot of instructors hold back. So I've been trying to keep pushing my clients to that next level and not always modifications or assuming they can't do it. Obviously, I take care of the people that that really cannot do it, but there's a lot of people that can, and we just need to keep going there. So, so keeping my um keeping, I'm always thinking about how do I teach? How do I want to show up? What kind of energy do I want to bring into this lesson? So they feel really good when they're done. So keeping with that, building the app. And then a dream I have is maybe a um, I would like to do a um, where we go off site and do a Pilates retreat. So I've been talking to some people and I haven't figured it out yet. I know there's different locations and whatnot. And so that is on my radar as radar as a goal, um, which is a little different than the app. But those are the things I'm working on. Yeah. I love it all. All good things.

SPEAKER_01 32:51

All good things. All good things.

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And also I would just say, like just putting myself out there and and not being afraid or not having everyone probably has some self-doubt, but not listening to that. Like, well, how would you do the retreat? That's impossible. Instead of saying, Well, how am I gonna make this happen? Where am I gonna go? Who would go? You know, all these questions, but just keep pushing towards that goal.

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Yeah. Do you think that that is something that you have now because you have done it so many times that you know you're gonna figure it out? Or do you or uh what do you think is the shift that's happened with that kind of mindset? I'm just curious as to your thoughts.

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Yeah, I think just reading books on um, I read a lot and read books on business and just also trying to be a little more fearless, I think. Just like it does take confidence, and there's times I don't feel confident, but just try, right? You gotta try. Like even my daughter's trying this industry of singer songwriting. I mean, think about how challenging that's gotta be. But if you don't try, no one will know you're there. There's another example I use. I also sell clothing. My mom had a clothing store. So I go with her to Dallas and I sell leggings, just a very small little thing. But it's really fun for me because I love clothing. And I got this box of clothing and it sat in my office, and I looked at it, and I'm like, if I don't ever unpack the box and put it on a hanger and show people the clothing, it will never sell. So I sometimes think feel like people get stuck in a box. They have these ideas and these goals and dreams, but they never cut the box open, take the stuff out and put it out there. And so I think that's the hardest part is you have a goal, and then what are you gonna do to just put it out there? That's where you'll learn what they like or do not like, but you still have to put those clothes on the rack. So I think that's a good analogy. If you're trying to start something, is it's so scary. Like I think about teachers learning to teach the first words. It's terrifying, you know, of telling people what to do. But if you don't do it a couple of times, it's just never gonna happen. So you just have to keep trying, right?

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That's

Retreat Dreams And A Better Mindset

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right. Absolutely. Absolutely. Well, Sarah, this was so wonderful. I loved hearing a little and getting to know you a little bit more and hearing all about your journey in this industry. And thank you so much for coming on and being so open and honest with your story. I appreciate it. Thank you so much for having me. It was a pleasure. And if folks want to learn a little bit more about Loom and you, where is the best place for them to find you?

SPEAKER_02 35:36

That's a great question. So I have a landing page, Loom Movement. And um, there right now we have a Loom 20 discount code going on. So if you wanted to use that discount code, you would sign up on a landing page. So you just need your um email and create a password, then download the app from the Apple store, and it'll be a little less expensive with that discount code you you use on the landing page. And then I think the first seven days are free before you pay. So you can take a look at what what there is to offer. And I'm always telling myself, just keep putting stuff out there. This is new, I'm learning too, and I'll be adding like specific workouts for specific needs the more I hear from my people. So that would be the best way to do it. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 36:25

Awesome. I'm gonna link to all of that in the show notes as well, you guys. So you can always click there.

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Fantastic. Thanks so much, Sarah. Thank you so much. I appreciate you. You too. Uh, I hope this was helpful to you as you go about building your boutique fitness studio business.

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and supported on their journey in our industry. Did you love this episode and want more? Head to springfree.com and check out my free resources that will help you run a profitable and fulfilling studio business. And before you go, one last reminder there is no one way to do what you do, only your way. So, whatever it is that you want to do, create, or offer, you've got this. Thanks again for joining me today and have a wonderful rest of your day.