This five-part course gives you a practical framework for transforming your leadership team into the foundation of a truly healthy organization. Inspired by Patrick Lencioni’s The Advantage and adapted for the fitness industry, this course is led by Jon Brady, CEO of Midtown Athletic Clubs, and Ralph Rajs, VP of Education for the Club Solutions Institute — two leaders with decades of experience putting Lencioni’s principles into practice inside world-class organizations.
You’ll learn how to align your leadership team around a shared purpose, eliminate silos, and reinforce clarity through consistent communication and people systems. Packed with real-world applications — from fostering vulnerability-based trust to designing performance management systems that reflect your culture — this course equips you with the tools to reduce turnover, boost member retention, and ensure long-term profitability.
What You’ll Learn:
✔️ Why organizational health is the ultimate competitive advantage in fitness
✔️ How to build a cohesive leadership team that trusts, debates, commits, and holds one another accountable
✔️ The four disciplines of organizational health: cohesive leadership, clarity, overcommunication and reinforcement
✔️ How to answer and align around six critical clarity questions that drive culture and results
✔️ Systems and practices to embed values into hiring, performance reviews, and rewards
✔️ Leadership behaviors that create consistency, accountability, and resilience across the organization
This course will help you lead with clarity and discipline — creating a management culture where teams thrive, staff stay engaged, and members feel the impact. Whether you’re leading a boutique studio or a large multi-location club, you’ll walk away with a roadmap to build a healthier, more resilient business.
About the instructor
Jon Brady joined Midtown Athletic Clubs in 2013 as the company’s COO. His responsibilities included overseeing significant performance gains across the business, and growing revenues and profitability with a clear focus on strategic clarity and organizational health. As president, Brady is responsible for leading all operational and corporate functions across Midtown Athletic Clubs’ portfolio, which includes eight luxury athletic clubs and urban sports resorts in the U.S. and Canada. Prior to joining Midtown Athletic Clubs’ executive leadership team, Brady served as COO at Aspria, a premier sport and spa facility in Europe. Prior roles have also included regional director at Holmes Place Health Clubs in London U.K, and CEO of one of New Zealand’s premier professional sports teams at Bay of Plenty Rugby. Midtown Athletic Clubs was founded in 1970 by the Schwartz family, and has remained a family-operated organization.
About the instructor
Ralph Rajs is a passionate fitness industry leader known for driving growth, optimizing operations, and building high-performing teams. He plays a key role in mentoring future professionals through the Club Solutions Institute, launching in May 2025. With a sharp eye for trends and a strategic mindset, Ralph excels at turning insights into results across fitness, esports, and consumer engagement. He’s also an accomplished endurance athlete, having completed five Ironman races and 12 marathons — including major events in New York, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.
