studio growth series 2026
the strategies to Building the studio you've always wanted
📍 Online Event @ ReformerPilates.com Community Platform
📅 2pm GMT Wednesday 16th September 2026 (and 23/30 Sept and 7/14/21 Oct)
🎟️ Studio Owners from across the world
Whether you're preparing to open your first studio, looking to fill more classes, expanding into multiple locations or thinking about your eventual exit, every studio owner faces new challenges at every stage of growth.
The Studio Growth Series has been created to help you overcome those challenges with practical advice from some of the most respected operators, educators and business leaders in the global Pilates industry.
This is not a collection of webinars.
It is a structured growth programme that follows the journey of a successful studio, from building strong operations and understanding your numbers, through to marketing, leadership, differentiation, and ultimately creating a business with lasting value.
Every session is designed to give you practical frameworks, templates, and actions you can implement immediately in your own business.
join studio owners from across the world
Hosted exclusively within ‘The Loop’ Community, you'll join studio owners from around the world who are facing the same opportunities and challenges as you.
Every session includes opportunities to ask questions, interact with the speakers, share experiences and build valuable relationships with fellow studio owners.
You'll leave with practical takeaways, new ideas and an ongoing network of owners committed to building better Pilates businesses.
Learn alongside a global community
Understand what makes your studio unique and how to promote that
Manage, develop and retain your instructor team
Learn the marketing processes that drive conversion to memberships
Understand how to manage finances and make your studio profitable
Every Studio Growth Series session is practical, interactive and focused on implementation.
You'll receive proven frameworks, actionable ideas and the opportunity to learn directly from people who have built, scaled and supported successful Pilates businesses around the world.
Join the global ReformerPilates.com Community and invest in the future of your studio.
The Programme
Stage 1. Build Better Operations Studio Operations: Building a Business That Runs Smoothly
With Nic Lenny, founder Soul Pilates (Studio of the Year 2026)
Wednesday 16th September 2026 @ 2pm (GMT)
Every successful studio is built on consistent operations.
As founder of Soul Pilates and host of the Beyond the Reformer podcast, Nic Lenny has spent years helping instructors and studio owners develop businesses that deliver exceptional client experiences while remaining calm and manageable behind the scenes.
You'll learn how to build the operating rhythms, systems and processes that reduce daily firefighting, improve instructor management and create consistency throughout your business.
Perfect for owners who feel overwhelmed, spend too much time solving problems or want their studio to run more efficiently.
Stage 2. Build a Team That Grows With You:
Developing Great Instructors and Future Leaders
With Michael King, MK Pilates & Tracey Mallett, founder PilatesNext
Wednesday 23rd September 2026 @ 2pm (GMT)Your instructors are your greatest competitive advantage.
International Pilates pioneers Michael King and Tracey Mallett bring decades of experience developing instructors, educators and industry leaders across the world.
Learn how to recruit, mentor and retain exceptional people while creating clear career pathways that keep your best instructors engaged and growing.
Whether you employ one instructor or twenty, you'll leave with a practical framework for building a stronger team and creating future leaders within your business..
Stage 3. Create Predictable Growth
The Three Stages of Marketing Growth
With Elle Kealy, founder M.O Pilates
Wednesday 30th September 2026 @ 2pm (GMT)Marketing is far more than posting on social media.
Founder of one of the UK's fastest growing reformer brands, Elle Kealy has built M.O Pilates through clear positioning, exceptional branding and marketing systems that consistently attract and retain clients.
You'll discover how to generate leads, convert enquiries, improve retention and create referral systems that produce sustainable growth.
If your classes aren't as full as you'd like or your growth has plateaued, this session provides a complete marketing framework you can apply immediately.
Stage 4. Understand Your Numbers:
The Numbers Behind a Successful Studio
With Xiao Tu, CMO bSport & Jodie Fast, founder Reform & Glow (Best New Studio of the Year UK)
Wednesday 7th October 2026 @ 2pm (GMT)Growth without understanding your numbers is simply guesswork.
Drawing on their experience helping hundreds of fitness businesses across Europe through bSport, Xiao Tu will show you the metrics that separate thriving studios from those that constantly struggle.
You'll understand utilisation, forecasting, pricing, memberships, budgeting and the key performance indicators that allow confident business decisions.
Whether you're opening your first location or managing multiple studios, this session will help you make smarter financial decisions with confidence.
Stage 5. Become the Studio Everyone Talks About
Differentiating Your Studio
With Nicci Rowlands. founder PilatEASE (Studio of the Year, North East UK)
& Joni Jacobs, founder The Pilates Company (Studio of the Year, South East, UK)
Wednesday 14th October 2026 @ 2pm (GMT)Clients have more choice than ever before.
The studios that thrive are those with a clear identity and a compelling reason for clients to choose them.
Nicci Rowlands, founder of PilatEASE CIC, shares how purpose, positioning and authenticity can transform a studio into the obvious choice within its local community.
Joni Jacobs, founder of The Pilates Company, will share insight on how building an exclusive member only studio, where clients must apply to become a member has delivered high retention, satisfaction and business success.
You'll learn how to define your brand, communicate your value, build authority and attract the right clients instead of competing on price or chasing every new trend.
Stage 6. Scale and Build Long Term Value
Scaling Smart: Growth, Expansion and success
With Mitch McGinley, Fitness Boutique Broker & Cat DeHaven, Founder HAVN Pilates
Wednesday 21st October 2026 @ 2pm (GMT)Every studio owner should build a business that creates freedom and choices.
Former studio owner, broker and exit planning specialist Mitch McGinley joins successful multi studio founder Cat DeHaven to explore what separates businesses that simply survive from those that become highly valuable assets.
You'll learn how to scale without becoming the bottleneck, develop leadership structures, implement systems that support growth and understand what makes a studio attractive to future buyers.
Whether your ambition is multiple locations, greater freedom or eventually selling your business, this session provides the roadmap.
all six sessions for just £99 pounds
half price Early Bird Offer closing soon
£99 (normal price £199)
With only 50 seats available, don’t delay…secure your place today and gain access to every live session, practical resources, recordings and the Community.
LEARN THE STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS FROM THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY SUCCEEDING IN THE FIELD
These are the people who have done the miles, they have made the mistakes and now understand how to actually implement the optimal set up for their studio.
CONNECT AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE SPEAKERS DURING AND POST
As with every event we host, this is the start of new relationships that will help you long after the series has finished. Build real connections that will add value.
IMPLEMENT REAL WORLD CHANGES TO YOUR STUDIO SETUP THAT WILL HELP YOU FLOURISH
No fluff. No theory. Just practical strategies and real-world insights you can put into action immediately to drive better results.
this is more than just an online event series
high value, Year-Round
STUDIO SUCCESS Support
Beyond your listing, we’ll actively promote your studio to help you grow:
DISCOUNTS OFF EQUIPMENT
We will refund back your ticket value for any equipment or branded merchandise order you place.
INSTRUCTOR TRAINING WITH MICHAEL KING
We can arrange for Michael King to visit your own studio and deliver a ‘Level Up’ training and tuition session to your instructor team.
FREE CONSULTATION SESSION
Our speakers will set up a free consultation session with you to understand your own unique challenges and provide you with guidance and support.
NETWORK OF EXPERTS
Our network of experts from across the Pilates and Business world are on hand to lend support. If you are struggling in any area of your business, just reach out and we will connect you with someone who can help.
only 50 seats available, register today
THIS IS THE online SERIES EVERY PILATES STUDIO OWNER NEEDS TO ATTEND
THE PILATES STUDIO OWNER SUMMIT
Attendees scored the event 4.9/5 and the response back from attendees who travelled the world was ‘Outstanding’ and a ‘Definite Must’ for all studio owners.
Exclusive Offers & Promotions
As an attendee, you will get exclusive special discounted rates off equipment, services, branded merchandise and partner services.
instructor recruitment
You will be first to learn about PilatesJobs.com and your studio will get free listings for the first year.
Monthly Dashboard
Track how your page is performing and understand your audience better.