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Welcome to Florida State University's official entrepreneurship and innovation podcast, The InNOLEvation® Mindset! Hosted by Mark McNees and powered by the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship. This podcast features audio and video versions of our podcast, which highlights student and alumni entrepreneurs and innovators from FSU.
Get inspired by the next generation of young business leaders and hear their inside stories. Learn from faculty who teach entrepreneurship and innovation courses at FSU as they share key insights.
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-Business advice and thought leadership from FSU professors focused on entrepreneurship
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On the InNOLEvation® Mindset Podcast, host Mark McNees interviews Chris Bartell, CEO and founder of Modern Fitness Tallahassee and FlowState Hot Studio. Chris explains Modern Fitness’s hybrid training focus (functional fitness, barbells, group classes, and personal training, including youth athletes) in a ~5,000 sq. ft. facility, and Flow State’s infrared-heated classes (hot Pilates, hot yoga, stair-climber HIIT) plus recovery features like cold plunges and dual saunas with red light. He recounts launching Modern in 2019, enduring COVID shutdowns through community support and rent deferrals, and using the pause to improve programming and operations. Chris shares why Flow State became a separate brand to reach a different demographic, reduce overlap, and implement stronger systems, emphasizing trust, core values, and scalable operations, with plans to expand to Gainesville.
Websites
https://modernfitnesstally.com/
00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro
00:45 Modern Fitness Overview
02:03 Training Style and Services
04:29 Flow State Recovery Features
05:30 Location and Demographics
06:18 Gym Stories and Longevity
15:11 FSU Roots and Starting Modern
15:31 COVID Shock and Survival
25:34 Why Flow State Is Separate
32:34 Scaling Systems and Trust
41:04 Scaling Needs Trust
43:06 Core Values Alignment
46:46 Missionaries vs Mercenaries
54:25 Consulting Reframes Problems
56:30 Systems Drive Outcomes
58:36 Engineering Workshop Breakthrough
01:06:34 AI and Fitness Future
01:10:53 Gym Etiquette Pet Peeves
01:13:17 Customer Rant Session
01:23:16 Advice to Past Self
01:25:55 Wrap Up and Outro
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