Yoga Biz Champ with Michael Jay
Join Michael Jay, the Yoga Biz Champ studio consultant (@yogabizchamp), on the "Yoga Biz Champ" podcast, your essential guide to thriving in the yoga business world. With a rich background as a yoga teacher, former studio owner, and marketing expert, I bring you the insider's perspective on making your yoga studio a resounding success.
What You'll Gain:
- Insightful Conversations: Listen in as I chat with dynamic yoga studio owners and top industry experts, sharing their journeys, strategies, and secrets to success.
- Practical Advice: Each episode is packed with actionable tips and practical steps tailored to help both budding and seasoned studio owners flourish
- Real-World Success Stories: Be inspired by real-life examples of yoga studios that have transformed challenges into triumphs.
My Approach:
As your host, I blend direct, fair, and humor-infused coaching to demystify the complexities of running a yoga business. My style is about being in the trenches with you, offering guidance that's relatable and effective.
Why Listen?
- Experience & Expertise: Leverage my 14+ years of experience in running and selling a profitable yoga studio and my proven track record as a yoga business consultant.
- Diverse Topics: From branding and marketing to pricing and sustainable growth, we cover the A-Z of yoga business management.
- Join a community of like-minded individuals passionate about turning their yoga dreams into profitable realities.
By tuning into the Yoga Biz Champ podcast, you'll gain the knowledge, inspiration, and confidence to navigate the yoga business landscape successfully. Whether you're starting out or scaling up, these conversations will be your roadmap to becoming the next Yoga Biz Champ in your community https://yogabizchamp.link/podlink
Yoga Biz Champ with Michael Jay
From Lineage to Leadership: Vani’s Journey Purchasing a Legacy Yoga Studio
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“If you get irritated with every little scratch, how are you going to cross the jungle?” – Vani
In this episode I’m sitting down with someone incredibly special — one of my long-time coaching clients and a true Yoga Studio success story, Vani Shukla, owner of Yoga Spirit Studios in Adelaide, Australia.
I’ve worked with Vani for over three and a half years, and I’ve watched her go from navigating the chaos of buying a legacy studio after COVID… to becoming a confident, grounded studio leader with a brand, schedule, team, and community that finally aligns with who she really is.
If you’re a teacher dreaming of owning a Yoga Studio — or you’ve taken over an existing one and you’re still figuring out how to make it yours — Vani’s journey is going to feel honest, relatable, and incredibly inspiring. I’m so excited to share her story with you.
We cover:
– Yoga as part of daily life growing up in India
– Four years of formal yoga + yoga therapy study before she ever taught
– Moving to Australia and the “meant to be” moment she found Yoga Spirit
– What it’s really like to buy an existing Yoga Studio post-COVID
– Team dynamics, member expectations, and making bold decisions
– Rebranding slowly and intentionally once the foundations were strong
– Balancing traditional lineage with a modern Western yoga market
– How mentoring helped Vani gain clarity, confidence, and direction
Links Mentioned:
Yoga Spirit Studios – Adelaide
and 2026 India Yoga & Ayurveda Retreats
https://www.yogaspirit.com.au
Yoga Spirit on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/yogaspiritadelaide
Vani’s personal Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/yogasadhanawithvani
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