For many gym owners, running a gym often means being caught up in day-to-day tasks – constantly putting out fires and hardly finding any time to focus on growing their business. To break this cycle, you need two things:  create systems that guide your business find the right fitness director and train them properlyBecause the systems run the business, and the people run the systems. So, the formula is simple: set up the system and then put someone capable in charge of it. This allows you to step back and focus on the bigger picture. In this episode, Randy and Zach talk about the importance of a fitness director to a gym. They explain that by setting up strong systems and teaching your fitness director to manage them well, you turn them into a crucial part of keeping your gym running smoothly. They show how properly trained fitness directors can take over the training floor and even handle sales and administrative duties, allowing owners to shift from working in their business to working on their business. Tune into this week’s episode to discover how setting up the right systems and empowering someone to run them can liberate you from the gym floor and open up new avenues for your business’s growth. Let’s dive in! Key Takeaways: Intro (00:00)Importance of delegation (02:18)Role of fitness directors (04:14)Quadrants of the director role (08:53)Client relationship management (15:45)Simplifying systems (21:43)Recap (25:44)Additional Resources: - Win an InBody 380 body composition scanner  - Join the waitlist for tickets to the 2024 FitPro Growth Summit - ProFit Accelerator: Helping Training Gyms Grow to 30K/month and Beyond Facebook group - An app designed for semi private training - Semi Private Pro - Business Accelerator Program winninggym.com/call - Learn more about The Iron Circle  - Jump on a call with Randy --- If you haven't already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!