Cultivating a sales-focused culture

By implementing a broad scope of our services, including accounting, human resources and marketing, we helped transform our client’s fitness center culture to more sales and service focused. This in turn took them from a six-year downward financial trend to year-over-year financial growth.

 
Challenge
After six years of internal management, our health system client’s health and wellness center had become a significant financial and operational drain.

Solution
We transitioned the client’s operations-oriented culture to prioritize service and sales. We provided training to fitness center staff along with a marketing strategy which included a website overhaul, new signage, referral programs and a diverse mix of campaigns.

We also streamlined management, righted payroll and extended cost savings to our client by using our central purchasing services.

Results
The center realized a 51 percent improvement in EBITDAR (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and restructuring/rent) in the first year alone.

By year two, membership dues increased by 11 percent, and Net Income improved by 65 percent. Financial improvements have continued year after year.