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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[You started your gym to coach. Somehow you also became the cleaner, the receptionist, the social media manager, and the accountant. In the first episode of The Gym Owner's Manual, WodBoard founder George Palmer sits down with Viv Henry (WodBoard's head of lots of things) to unpack why trying to do everything yourself is holding your gym back, and what to do about it. You'll learn: The 3-pillar framework every gym is built on (Product, Sales &amp; Marketing, Operations), and how figuring out w...]]></itunes:summary>
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