129. From Building Dumbbells to Building $33 Million Home and Commercial Gym Equipment Empire with Matthew Januszek
The Kris Gethin Podcast
Kris Gethin
4.9 • 598 Ratings
🗓️ 29 September 2020
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back to the Knowledge and Mileage Business Series! Joining us today is the co-founder of Escape Fitness and the host of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, Matthew Januszek. In today's episode we dive into adapting your business when the unexpected hits, what it takes to make your goals stick and the habits every entrepreneur needs to be successful.
If you are looking to build out a personal or commercial gym use code Gethin15 to get 15% off all Escape Fitness Products.
Time Stamps
- Was his business impacted by the pandemic? [1:11]
- How he made the pivot into designing home gyms. [3:34]
- Think about what you want and building upon it! [6:49]
- Improve your mental strength by journaling. [14:54]
- From a doorman to owning a fitness equipment empire, how did he do it? [17:46]
- Why you must get on the horse and ride it! [21:25]
- How your thoughts create the actions in your body. [26:52]
- What attributes differentiate Escape Fitness from the competition? [29:52]
- 3 tips to find your niche within the fitness industry. [32:06]
- Why fitness is only one component of overall wellness. [39:45]
Connect with Matthew!
- LinkedIn: Matthew Januszek
- IG: @matthewjanuszek
- FB: Matthew Januszek
- Website: Escape Fitness
- Podcast: Escape Your Limits
Related Links/Products Mentioned
- Escape Your Limits: Ep 137 - Kris Gethin: How to feed both mind and muscles.
- Knowledge and Mileage Podcast: EP 127: FROM £70 PER WEEK TO OUTSELLING CADBURY'S WITH HIS BILLION DOLLAR BRAND WITH ALAN BARRATT
- Ultimate Confidence: The Secrets to Feeling Great About Yourself Every Day – Marisa Peer
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everybody, Chris Gethen here and welcome to another episode of the Knowledge and Mileage Podcast. |
| 0:06.1 | Today, we continue our business and entrepreneurship series. |
| 0:11.8 | And this week, it is with Matthew Jansuzik. |
| 0:15.5 | So Matthew has co-found Escape Fitness and he's taken it to a $33 million global business. And it is chosen by |
| 0:26.3 | big brands such as UFC, Echonox and of course Chris Gethin Gyms. Yes, we have his equipment, |
| 0:34.3 | escape fitness in all of our facilities all across India. |
| 0:38.7 | But his goal is to motivate and inspire other people to get started, create exercise habits |
| 0:43.8 | that last, that creates a good lifestyle for you that will heal your future and not harm it. |
| 0:50.5 | And during a pandemic, Matthew has become an advocate for at-home training now and maintaining |
| 0:56.7 | physical and mental health to persevere in the face of life's challenges. So what better time |
| 1:03.7 | to have Matthew on the show than now. Like I said, we have his equipment, Escape Fitness, and I actually |
| 1:09.7 | have some of his equipment in my garage |
| 1:11.4 | here as well at home. So if you want to make that giant leap in the fitness area like Matthew |
| 1:18.6 | did, there's a few gems that you can capture from this episode. And remember, guys, if you do |
| 1:25.4 | like this series, please do like, comments, subscribe to |
| 1:30.9 | this podcast that helps us keep the lights on. But anyway, guys, let's get into the show with |
| 1:37.8 | Matthew. Did you know that there's one phase of sleep that almost everybody fails to get enough of, |
| 1:45.6 | and that is deep sleep? |
| 1:47.2 | I know this personally because I ask my clients to send me their quantifiable sleep scores. |
| 1:52.0 | So if they've got a whoop or a biostrap, an oaring, or Fitbit, whatever, |
| 1:58.6 | I see the majority of time, unfortunately they are lacking in deep sleep. |
| 2:03.1 | And usually this is because people are lacking in magnesium. |
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