Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, co-hosts of the Passage to Profit Show interview Stacey Iltis and Kari Schroeder from Fly Dance Fitness.
Stacey Iltis and Kari Schroeder, co-founders of Fly Dance Fitness, reveal how they turned a single local dance studio into one of the fastest-growing fitness franchises in the U.S.—without traditional business experience. In this episode of Passage to Profit, they share how leveraging social media, embracing authenticity, and building a powerful community-first brand helped them go viral during the pandemic and scale to 20+ locations. Learn their strategy for franchising, creating demand through content, and why their success has less to do with fitness—and everything to do with connection, timing, and bold decision-making. Read more at: https://www.flydancefitness.com/
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