![]() I spend time on the floor and reception greeting and speaking with students and observing lessons. There’s a lot of activity going on in the evenings as that’s when people get off work and come do dance their stress away. And that’s not even the busy part of the day.Īs the afternoon comes to a close, that’s when we start to get really busy. Whether its meeting with my studio manager, Rachel, or with staff or customers or marketers, there’s always someone I need to speak with or some fire that needs to be put out. I spend the afternoon in meetings or calls. I spend time preparing and analyzing budgets, P&Ls, and other performance and financial reports so I know where we stand heading into the day. I usually get in a few hours before opening because that’s when I have fewer distractions. Then I head to the studio to practice my own dancing or head to the gym. I usually wake up around 8am and check voice mail and the studio e-mail for new lesson requests, cancellations and other time-sensitive messages. No two days are the same so I don’t try to plan out my day because if I did, nothing would get done. Now I have some experience running a dance studio and I am better prepared. Too many resources were wasted early on in the process. It was full of ideas, but lacked a realistic timeline and strategy. ![]() I guess the biggest mistake was not thinking through my business plan thoroughly enough. I made many mistakes early on, but I learned from all of them and they helped make me better at my job.
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