{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 310: Small Core Staff vs. Large Staff \u2014 Which Is Right for Your Studio?","description":"What We Cover In This Episode:   How to assess your financials by analyzing what percentage of your monthly revenue is dedicated to payroll [3:16]   What clients really value and prefer in the studio in terms of staffing [4:07]&amp;nbsp;   What happens when you define your ideal allocation for teaching, managing staff, and business growth [6:08]   How to approach growth and what you need to be evaluation and questioning as an owner [14:36]   The main reasons why owners prefer small core staff over a larger one and the things to watch out for with this sort of model [17:32]&amp;nbsp;   Why owners choose larger staffs and the risks that accompany this type of set up in the studio [19:05]   &amp;nbsp; Quotes: &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; \u201cIf you do not have a path for people to grow forward, then whenever teaching becomes a burden or a studio is willing to pay more, they are probably just going to dip out.\u201d [Nick, 6:38] \u201c[With[ the smaller staff you're going to want those W-2s. If you have them as independent contractors but you only have four or five instructors, that sounds scary as hell to me.\u201d [Megan, 8:24] \u201cYou can have the same studio, the same mission, vision, values, same class formats, everything, if you are in a different part of town, it is just going to be different people, it's going to be a different culture.\u201d [Nick, 17:05] &amp;nbsp; LINKS:&amp;nbsp; Learn More About All of Our Partners (including LoopSpark, LenzVU &amp;amp; Perkville) &amp;amp; Get Exclusive Offers Visit the fitDEGREE Knowledge Base Send Megan Your Playlist or Discuss the Podcast Here!&amp;nbsp; fitDEGREE\u2019s Business Portal https:\/\/calendly.com\/fitdegree-support&amp;nbsp; support@fitDEGREE.com https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fitdegree\/ \u200b\u200bhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fitspot_guru\/&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.fitdegree.com\/blog&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UChJ5rK6zWPXjbxtUQx3ys9Q https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@megan_fitdegree &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"fitSpot Guru","author_url":"http:\/\/fitdegree.libsyn.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38429075\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/38429075"}