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This week on the podcast I am joined by Emily Sussell. Emily is the founder of Private Yoga Brooklyn and The Abundant Yogi. Emily created a successful private yoga business in Brooklyn, and she now helps other yoga teachers create private yoga businesses!
In this episode, we talk about what Emily did to create a successful private yoga business, how she took her business online, tips for a successful online business, how to teach private yoga online, and much more. Enjoy!
Discussed in this episode:
- How Emily found yoga
- Why Emily decided to change her career focus from speech therapy to yoga
- How Emily first started her career as a yoga teacher teaching kids
- How Emily worked through early struggles to create a sustainable and flourishing business as a private yoga teacher
- The importance of committing to a path no matter what style of yoga teaching you are focusing on
- Why marketing matters in a yoga career and why you shouldn’t be afraid to work on marketing your business
- Emily’s Private Client Sign-Up System
- Keep track of interested potential clients – This could be people visiting your website and asking questions, people in your social network, or students from group classes
- Offer and do a free intro call with your leads (people who are curious about your offering) to get a sense for their needs and talk about what you can offering
- Use the intro call to schedule an introductory private yoga session
- Offering (and selling) a package of classes instead of just one by one
- Why Emily was motivated to evolve her business and create online opportunities
- Assuming the best when change comes
- How Emily has handled transitioning her clients online during the Covid-19 Pandemic
- Practical tips for teaching private yoga online
- Why you should start BEFORE you are ready
- And much more…Here is the episode
Connect with Emily Sussell:
- Join The Abundant Yogi group on Facebook
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