Smittyville: A Podcast for Personal Trainers
By Krissy Vann and Chris Smith
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Episodes: 21
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The podcast for personal trainers who want to build a real career in fitness.
Smittyville bridges frontline training with business strategy, leadership, and income growth. Practical advice for personal trainers at every stage.
Hosted by Chris Smith (CEO, Fitness World) and Krissy Vann (host, All Things Fitness & Wellness), each episode covers fitness industry trends, trainer career development, coaching business strategy, and the leadership skills that separate good trainers from great ones.
Whether you're building your client base, increasing your income, or trying to understand where the fitness industry is headed, this is your home base.
Smittyville. Real talk for real personal trainers.
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The Client-Trainer Relationship: Where’s the Line for Personal Trainers?
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Oct 01, 2026 |
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What Makes a Bad Boss? Leadership Lessons From a Gym CEO
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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27% of Personal Trainers Say Burnout Is Hurting Their Income. But Is Burnout Really the Problem?
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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Inside the Mind of a Gym CEO: Leadership, Growth & 350 Emails a Day with Chris Smith of Fitness World
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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NASM’s 2026 State of the Personal Trainer Report: What the Data Really Means
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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Millions of Women Are Looking for Help with Perimenopause. Are Personal Trainers Ready?
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Why Emotional Intelligence Makes Better Personal Trainers
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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The GLP-1 Conversation Every Personal Trainer Should Be Having
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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How a Personal Trainer Built a Business From One Client Conversation with Ben Poss of Gummy Gainz
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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How to onboard a personal training client...so they stay a client
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May 26, 2026 |
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Personal Trainers And The Perfectionism Trap: The High Performer Mindset Nobody Talks About
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May 12, 2026 |
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The Retention Playbook: What to Do When Personal Training Clients Start Pulling Away
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Personal Trainers: Why Clients Say “I’ll Think About It” (And What To Do About It)
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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How to Choose the Right Gym as a Personal Trainer (Career vs Dead End)
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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The $100K Personal Trainer Playbook Already Exists (Here’s How to Use It)
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Success Is Not Linear: A Mindset Every Personal Trainer Needs
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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How Personal Trainers Can Build Resilience and Bounce Back From Setbacks
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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The Hard Truth About Making Money as a Personal Trainer
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Will Artificial Intelligence and Chat GPT Replace Personal Trainers? What Trainers Need to Know.
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Why Personal Training Clients Quit (And How Great Trainers Prevent It)
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Introducing Smittyville: The Smartest Small Town in Fitness | A Podcast For Personal Trainers
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Jan 03, 2026 |