How to Open a Starting Strength Gym | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #20

[stef]

Siblings and Co-Founders, Ray, Ben, and Jen Gillenwater explain how to open a Starting Strength Gym. Spoiler: It’s terrible and then it’s great.

• 04:34 What happens after applying
• 05:59 The real estate search
• 07:30 The letter of intent (LOI)
• 13:10 Specifications of a Starting Strength Gym
• 17:02 Troublesome landlords
• 18:13 Noise concerns
• 22:54 The lease process
• 24:34 Why small businesses fail
• 38:04 Predatory vendors
• 45:20 The construction process
• 01:10:46 Pre-sale!

[gadders]

As a project manager, I appreciate the PM-ing going on in getting these facilities open as soon as possible with the minimum of dead time and delays.