IHRSA 2018 | Takeaways from Chantal Brodrick from The Fitness Business Podcast
The topic for the 2018 Women’s Leadership Summit was ‘Leading everyone who wasn’t you’ and it was facilitated by author and professional trainer Denise Ryan.
The session was packed, literally standing room only, and it was clear to see that the attendees were captivated from start to finish.
Denise was entertaining and meticulous as she talked about how communication styles vary from one person to another. Explaining that chances are at some stage we all have to work with people that are different to our own styles and do things quite differently to how we might.
She took the attendees through a quiz to better understand their own styles and that of others they may work with, splitting the group into 4 parts of the room and sharing real life examples and anecdotes.
Unsurprisingly in a room of fitness industry people, the largest group was represented by a giggling, talkative, energetic crowd, whilst the smallest group were the accounts and administration roles who stood quietly in a straight line, waiting patiently and diligently for their assessment.
It was evident that Denise had captured this audience and delivered a sensational session, even in the days after the event, as I met with attendees, many rated it as their favourite session of the convention.
Chantal worked for 15 years in senior sales and marketing roles in the media industry before transitioning careers. She began as a qualified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor. Realising she could do more to help the industry, she became a Fitness Business Coach with Active Management. Then in 2015, she became the host of The Fitness Business Podcast. Now with over 262 shows and 500,000 downloads it is one of the world’s top podcasts for fitness business owners, managers and fitpreneurs.
Chantal has interviewed fitness industry leaders including Rick Caro, Bill McBride, Brent Darden, Rasmus Ingerslev, Derek Gallup, Alison Flatley, Mo Hagan, Sarah Robb O’Hagan, Carrie Kepple, Emma Barry.
Fitness industry award winners including Todd Durkin, Krista Popowych, Carol Michaels, Kristen Green.
International authors including Jay Baer, Jeb Blount, Mark Shaefer, Mike Michaelowicz, Michelle Segar.