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Yes You Can
Host Hannah Pratt pulls back the curtain on being an indoor cycling instructor and fitness coach while covering online business, grief, and designing your dream life by taking action and allowing your story to empower you. Yes, You Can is the podcast you need to dream bigger, laugh louder, and feel celebrated and supported in your instructor journey. #yesyoucanpodcast @hannahrosespin
Episodes
69 episodes
Movement, Mental Health, and Becoming a Global Coach with Monica Marczuk
What do you do when your master plan falls apart on day ten?If you're Mon Marczuk, you stay anyway. You figure it out. You go from fired Emirates cabin crew in a city where you know absolutely nobody, to building a four-year career as on...
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From Sydney to AARMY: Alicia Portelli on Hard Classes, Hard Chapters, and Refusing to Give Up
What do you do when the career you want keeps saying not yet?If you're Alicia Portelli, you open your own studio, close it when the universe makes it clear it's time, pack up your life and move to Singapore, build something beautiful the...
Authenticity Over Everything: Building NYX Cycle with Holland Scattergood
What do you do when your dream studio says no? If you're Holland Scattergood, you email back, ask what it would take, go get the experience, and come back six months later — and now you co-own one of Arizona's most beloved cycling s...
Theme Classes, Real Talk
Hot take: There’s no real argument about using themes as a fitness instructor.Themes aren’t a personality trait or a crutch. They’re a tool. In this episode, I break down why they work from a psychological perspective for both y...
The Coaching Skill No One Talks About (But Every Instructor Needs)
In this episode, Hannah pulls back the curtain on one of the most overlooked skills in group fitness: how to coach different types of learners in the room. Drawing from her dual career as an indoor cycling coach and a college instructor,...
Happier Than Ever: My Coming Out as Queer Story
In this heartfelt episode, I open up about coming out publicly at age 36—and how it’s transformed my life. Along the way, I chat about why I unapologetically repost older content, the shame I carried with me from childhood, and how discovering ...
Playlist Like a Pro: Hacks Every Fitness Instructor Needs
Tired of spending too much time on playlist prep? In this episode, I’m sharing my go-to hacks and tools to help you build high-energy, seamless playlists faster—so you can focus on what matters most: coaching an unforgettable...
Top 4 Qualities of Lead Instructors (and How to Hire One)
Ever wonder what it takes to become a lead instructor?Or- if you're a studio owner- how to hire one?In this episode, we discuss leadership in boutique fitness studios, including what it takes to be a successful lead instructor and h...
Masterclass: 5 Keys to Fitness Instructor Mastery
BLACK FRIDAY SALE ON NOW: 25% OFF ALL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING INSTRUCTOR MAGIC. Use code BLACKFRIDAY at checkout! Ever wondered how some fitness instructors manage to...
Grief and loss and how to keep showing up: a personal episode
Navigating life's toughest moments and still finding the strength to move forward and show up —how do we do it? On this heartfelt episode of the Yes You Can podcast, I open up about the profound challenges I've faced over the past ...
Zax Fit on what studios are *actually* saying, instructors vs. owners, and performative choreo
Zack Schares is a fitness consultant and trainer who just embarked on a 38-city road trip tour of North American indoor cycling studios. He is sharing his findings *exclusively* with all of you Yes You Can listeners on the com...
Playlists don't lead to waitlists (and actually does)
*INSTRUCTOR MAGIC IS NOW OPEN - USE code YESYOUCAN to get $50 off and enroll today!* This real-talk episode might just be the thing you need to:Quit lo...
Whose job is it to promote classes? Studios vs. Instructors and other hard topics
Ever said, "My studio doesn't promote me," or..."My instructors don't promote my studio"?In this episode, I share my experience with leadership, HR, managing expectations and marketing to address some of those icky but honest tr...
Fitpros & Finances: the Pay Transparency Project
Ever wonder what group fitness instructors get paid? Or... if what you're getting paid is "industry standard?" To my knowledge, there's little-to-no information widely available on the average pay scales for instructor...
How to master taking hard feedback and being called the 'easy' instructor
Ever felt the sting of being called 'the easy instructor'? Or, on the other hand, "the hard" instructor?Whatever the label, taking feedback from someone who doesn't exactly vibe with your class format can feel hard, and it's come up mul...
Building Energy and Community in Your Classes
Welcome to a quick, strategy-packed episode where I coach fitpros LIVE on how to electrify their fitness classes and build an unbreakable community through coaching techniques! I've packed this quick session with golden nuggets fr...
Empowering Fitness Brands: Alexa Cawley on Marketing and Community Building
"Did we just become best friends?"Alexa Cawley is one of my favourite voices in the fitness and wellness space, full-stop. From her role opening up the flagship Lululemon in NYC to overseeing 26 studios with SoulCycle as th...
My Top Ins and Outs of 2024: Trends I love and Hate
WHAT A YEAR. In 2023 - the podcast grew beyond my wildest dreams with some of the BEST and most amazing guests... and we had the most amount of downloads, listens, and episodes published.In this wrap-up, I review those guests and the ta...
5 Signs You're Ready for the Podium
Have you ever stared at the podium and wondered, 'Could that be me?' In this episode, I share a bit on my road to the podium (rejection, canceled training groups, injuries) before claiming my spot on the podium, and now as a trainer and...
The Secret to Using Silence in Your Class to Motivate: Webinar Q&A Excerpt
Ever feel like you're filling the silences in class with unnecessary catchphrases? Feel awkward when there's no cheering, so you overuse the call for energy? Not sure how your idol instructors feel comfortable without talking or coachin...
Unlocking the Cycle of Fitness and Mental Health with Courtlyn Fazakas
Buckle up for an inspiring and captivating episode with Courtlyn Fazakas, creator of the Life on the Court platform, Wheelhouse Cycle Club Motivator, and an Instructor at PSYCLE London.With a deep-seated love for dance and fitness, ...
Creative Inspiration vs. Copycats: How to Give Credit as a Coach or Creator and What to Do if Your Work Has Been Plagiarized
Creative Copycats, Plagiarism, and Drawing the Line Between Inspiration and Imitation as a Coach and CreatorHave you ever felt the sting of seeing your original work, choreography, social media post or ideas taken or copied... without b...
When to Quit: Burnout, Breaks, and Toxic Studios
If you're dragging yourself to the studio (or your workplace) and have a deep feeling that you might be "done" with teaching... This episode is for you. In this quick, straight-to-the-point chat I dive into the sensitive topic of recogn...