Sqwod Daily
Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · Weekday
The floor you're coaching on right now? Someone else's ceiling — and today's news has receipts.
In today's episode
- 01 Signal
DSSV members-only online seminar incoming
The DSSV is hosting an exclusive online seminar for its members — if you're in the club, this is exactly the kind of insider access your membership fee is supposed to pay for.
- 02 Move
Longtime Solidcore Coach Opens Their Own NYC Pilates Studio
A veteran Solidcore coach has taken the leap and launched a Pilates studio in NYC. Athletech News has the full story on the bold career pivot.
- 03 Build
A new kettlebell studio just swung open in Clovis
Fresno Bee reports a dedicated kettlebell fitness studio has opened in Clovis — proof that specialty strength concepts are still finding untapped suburban markets worth watching if you're scouting your next location.
- 04 Build
Integrated Wellness Acquisition Gets a Co-CEO at the Helm
Binson Lau has been named Co-CEO of Integrated Wellness Acquisition — a sign that the consolidation wave in wellness isn't slowing down, and for studio operators, bigger platforms mean bigger potential partners (and competitors) in your backyard.
Do this today
Sqwod recs
- Track: Monitor your studio's coach tenure rate alongside revenue per coach — if your top earners are also your shortest tenured, you have a founder pipeline, not a staff.
- Steal: Run a quarterly 'career conversation' with each coach: where do they want to be in two years? Studios that surface ambition early can channel it into equity, mentorship, or co-branded offerings instead of losing it to a competing lease.
- Gear: AG1 (Athletic Greens) — our verdict + best price. · Sponsored
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