Fitness Business Interviews started one year ago. And I’ve gotta say 2011 has been one hell of a year. I don’t know about you, but this year went by faster than any other year. It seriously flew by, and I’m still trying to figure out where it went.
But that’s just a reminder that once time is gone, we never get it back.
In looking back at 2011, I’ve been fortunate enough to get some great interviews of top fitness entrepreneurs, and have had a ton of fun doing this too.
One of the questions I get all of the time is of all the interviews on the site, which one is my favorite?
That’s a tough one to answer. It’s kind of like asking which one of your kids is your favorite?
Haha, I know that may be a strange way to look at it, but each interview was really important and I approached each one like it was the last one I’d ever do. So I put my heart and soul into them, and tried to jam them full of as much great content as I could for you.
So instead of naming which one was my favorite, I’m listing my top 5 interviews and top 3 posts from 2011. So here ya go…
This Post was the post that drew a lot of attention to FBI early on. It was a monster undertaking putting this together, but it was well worth it in the end.
107 Ways To Build An EPIC Fitness Business & Life
This was one of the most inspirational posts of the past year on Fitness Business Interviews. It was a mix of business building tips, life advice, and just plain ole’ funny tips. Out of every post I’ve written, this was the most fun. I will be doing way more posts like this in 2012.
The Fitness Industry Transparency Resolution
This post was one of the most controversial ones on the site. I spent years looking into businesses and transparency, and I started to notice a huge shift in our society towards being more transparent. Businesses are focusing on it more, people are focusing on it more, So I put all the results of my research in this post. I’m a big believer that if you follow this your business can only go up.
I couldn’t go without talking about how awesome it was to partner up with fitness industry icon Greg Justice and run a huge online event.
That event was the 2011 Fitness Industry Rising Stars.
That was one crazy event, that was really successful despite all of the technical issues. This event is something that both Greg and I are REALLY proud of.
It was an event that we chose to do because we wanted to do something positive for the industry. We also wanted to give recognition to the up and comers and people who will be shaping our industry in the future.
That event reminded us of how cool and fun this industry really is, and Greg and I look forward to doing it again this year.
I’ve got to say, I’ve love top list posts, but I also HATE them. They are a pain because it’s always hard to choose what is the best. Honestly, there are so many other interviews that could be listed on this top 5 list. Hell all of them could be. But these were the ones that stood out in my mind as I’m writing this.
But just in case you wanted to see all the interviews I did for 2011 I posted the links to them below…
- Is The Fitness Industry Being Sold A Bill Of Goods?
- Fitness DVD’s – How To Create And Sell A Boat Load Of ‘Em
- The Anti Guru Way To Build A Six Figure Fitness Business
- How To Build A 6 Figure Fitness Business With Brian Devlin
- How To Crush It As A Fitness Writer And Get Into Large Publications
- How To Get Your Fitness Website Online With Scott Bolinger
- How Fitness Entrepreneur Holly Rigsby Built A Tribe Of Raving Fans
- Female Fitness Entrepreneur #4 – Rachel Cosgrove
- Eric Cartman Interview On Fitness Business Interviews
- The Female Fitness Entrepreneur Series – Part 3 – The Sales And Closing Specialist
- Female Fitness Entrepreneur And Trendsetter Georgette Pann
- Introducing… The Female Fitness Entrepreneur Series
- How Forrest Walden Built Over 50 Personal Training Businesses & Then Sold Them All To Start Over
- How Build A Revenue Crushing Online Fitness Business With Jeff Cavaliere
- How You Can Be The King Of Failure And Still Have A 7 Figure Personal Training Business With Sam Bakhtiar
- Fitness Niche Domination With Josh Henkin
- A Health Club Industry Rock Star – Why Nick Osborne Is Crushing It
- How To Achieve Anything You Want With Tom Terwilliger
- How Tom Terwilliger Went From Bad Ass Biker To Achievement Expert
- What It Takes To Build A 7 Figure Personal Training Business
- A Female Fitness Business Pioneer – Kelli Calabrese
- How To Build A 7 Figure Personal Training Business With Dave Parise
- How Cara Eckerman Built Her 6 Figure Fitness Boot Camp Business
- Shawn Phillips Role In Creating The Performance Nutrition Industry – Part 3
- Shawn Phillips Role In Creating The Performance Nutrition Industry – Part 2
- Shawn Phillips Role In Creating The Performance Nutrition Industry – Part 1
- Fitness Fortunes Live With John Spencer Ellis And Kelli Calabrese
- Fitness Branding 101 With Rocco Castellano
- Why Running A Fitness Business Out OF A Church Is A Goldmine
- Dr. John Spencer Ellis Interview
- Health Club Consulting And Marketing With Curtis Mock
- Why Rick Kaselj Has A Fitness Business That Rocks
- How A Raw Foods Business Led To A Massive Following And Die Hard Fans
- How Leanne Ellington Is Kicking Ass And Taking Names
- A Fitness Entrepreneurs Dream – Lots of Clients, Info Product Success, And A Do What You Want Lifestyle With Carrie Kukuda
- Prograde Nutrition: Jayson Hunter Gives A Behind The Scenes Look Into One Of The Top Nutritional Supplement Companies In The Industry
- Building A Personal Training Business: How Josh Carter Went From A Gym Employee To Multiple Six Figure Business Owner
- How Fitness Boot Camp Marketing, Amazing Energy, And Passion Led To A Monster Fitness Business For Alicia Streger
- How Fitness Business Rock Star Tim Ward Found Success
- A Six Figure Fitness Business Case Study With Ryan Ketchum
- A Six Figure Fitness Business Case Study With Wil Fleming
- How To Invent A Product And Bring It To Market With Nick Savage
- How Robert Dos Remedios Reached Guru Level Status
- How To Build An Online Fitness Business The Right Way
- Fitness Boot Camps And A Killer Lifestyle With BJ Gaddour
- A Fitness Marketing Plan That Kills – With Zach Hunt
- How Mike Boyle Built His Strength and Conditioning Business
- Corporate Fitness Programs WIth Greg Justice
- Would You Start A Personal Training Business If There Was No Market For it?
- How To Build A Personal Training Business With Kaiser Serajuddin
- Fitness Business Domination With Ben Greenfield
- A New Fitness Business Model – How Scott Colby Is Changing The Fitness Industry
- Fitness Marketing Interview With Ben Warstler
- Lee Taft Reveals How He Built His Sports Training Business
- How Steve Hochman Went From Delivering Pizzas To Sitting On Top Of The Fitness Industry
Whoa, 55 in the past year (If I counted correctly). That’s a lot. The crazy thing is, I did way more than that. But those interviews were for other people, projects, and experimental things I was working on. So It’s right around 100 interview that I did.
So for the first year here at FBI, I’ve gotta say It was an amazing ride. I couldn’t have done it without your support.
So I just want to THANK YOU for taking the time to follow everything going on here at FBI. I couldn’t have done it without you.
Just so you know, I’ve already got some killer interviews lined up for you, and other cool things you’ve never seen before that are coming for 2012.
So keep an eye out.
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I'm Erik Rokeach a fitness entrepreneur. I'm here to help you grow your fitness business by sharing what others in the industry are doing.
Erik, I am truly honored to be first the list and have to say that it was your interview style, insights, and understanding of the subject that made the interview fun and provocative.
Just to be on the same list (any list) much less your list with Nicki, John, Nick and the Anti Guru is a honor and a thrill.
We’re all expecting BIG things and a down right audacious contribution form the man Erik Rokeach in 2012
Thanks for making a difference in all our lives in 2011.
Tom,
It was an honor getting the time to interview you. I had a friggin blast doing it, and you rocked it. I’ve had a lot of great comments about your interview, and I’m looking forward to what you have planned for 2012.
Thanks for the compliments.
Hope all is well.