21. Sam Wood, 28 By Sam Wood // Meet The Founder Behind Australia’s #1 Fitness App Which Experienced A 258% Increase In Sign-Ups During COVID

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Do now what your business needs you to do, and then take that big deep breath later because the time for rest will come” (Sam Wood, Founder of 28 By Sam Wood).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to Season 2 of The Make It Happen Show, one of Australia’s top-ranked podcasts by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Business owners have experienced a lot of hardship, challenges, and changes over the past 6 months, so we wanted to invite along a business owner who’s experienced both the highs and the lows of 2020.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sam Wood is the Founder of Australia’s #1 at-home fitness app, 28 By Sam Wood. When gyms across the country started shutting their doors, his business experienced an incredible 258% increase in sign-ups, and has had 40% growth compared to this time last year. 28 is now well on its way to become an 8-figure business by the end of the year, but it’s not been a smooth ride. High-growth businesses experience their own unique set of challenges. Listen along to hear what those challenges were for Sam and his business in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how he was able to overcome them and sustain the growth of the business.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode will absolutely give you the push you need to keep powering through the rest of 2020. Sam has an incredible mind for business, is an inspiring leader, and understands that the growth of 28 this year bottles down to a whole lot more than “right place, right time.” Listen to the full interview to find out.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here are the full show-notes from this episode of The Make It Happen Show: </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[0:00] Episode highlights</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[1:08] Tim introduces Sam Wood</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2:30]</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sam talks about how gy