How School Owners Scale Without Burnout: Systems, Automation & Real Business Value (with PushPress Co-Founder Dan Uyemura)
Fri Jan 16 2026
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If you own a gym or martial arts school and want to scale without burning out, this episode is required listening.
In this episode, we sit down with Dan Uyemura, co-founder of PushPress, the platform powering over 5,000 gyms worldwide, to have a real operator-to-operator conversation about what actually drives sustainable growth in the fitness industry.
We break down why most gym owners stay trapped trading time for money, the difference between chasing short-term revenue versus building long-term business value, and the core systems gyms must have in place before growth actually works.
You’ll also learn why automation isn’t about doing less work — it’s about scaling without chaos, how PushPress thinks about long-term gym owner success beyond software, and why so many gyms hit a ceiling even when leads and sales are coming in.
If you’ve ever felt like growth created more problems instead of freedom, marketing brought leads but no clarity, or systems were always something you planned to “fix later,” this episode will resonate.
No hype. No fluff. Just practical insights from someone who actually cares about gym owners winning.
🎧 Best enjoyed with a notebook.
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Send us a text If you own a gym or martial arts school and want to scale without burning out, this episode is required listening. In this episode, we sit down with Dan Uyemura, co-founder of PushPress, the platform powering over 5,000 gyms worldwide, to have a real operator-to-operator conversation about what actually drives sustainable growth in the fitness industry. We break down why most gym owners stay trapped trading time for money, the difference between chasing short-term revenue versus building long-term business value, and the core systems gyms must have in place before growth actually works. You’ll also learn why automation isn’t about doing less work — it’s about scaling without chaos, how PushPress thinks about long-term gym owner success beyond software, and why so many gyms hit a ceiling even when leads and sales are coming in. If you’ve ever felt like growth created more problems instead of freedom, marketing brought leads but no clarity, or systems were always something you planned to “fix later,” this episode will resonate. No hype. No fluff. Just practical insights from someone who actually cares about gym owners winning. 🎧 Best enjoyed with a notebook.