Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in health and fitness but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Dave Brinkman, owner, trainer, and coach of B.E. Promotions, located in Bellevue, WA, USA.

What's your business, and who are your customers?

I am a 38 year plus professional personal fitness coach, trainer, teacher, and private gym owner. I have owned and operated my gym for 21 years now and have changed hundreds of lives through fitness! W8 lift Personal Training Studio in Bellevue, WA, is where my gym is. I manage ten professional trainers working with their own private clients and businesses. My customers are 12-90-year-olds that need teaching in fitness!

Tell us about yourself

I first started because I like to serve people! I like to be a positive force for health and well-being in people's lives. I enjoy meeting and changing lives through fitness. I like being a catalyst for optimum health! People motivate me, and positivity in life helps me be blessed by all I meet!!!

What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?

Thriving through 21 plus years as a business owner. Seeing the success of clients' goals and leading clients through health and well-being issues. Often whom become great friends whom I grow with!

What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?

Bitter, angry, negative people. Also dealing with the dishonesty of what people say with no action towards what they do!!

What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?

Keep it simple! Do more than you are paid for. And lead by example.

Is there anything else you'd like to share?

Learn to love hills and the wind in every way. Like life, they are always your friend. Whether the wind is at your back or in your face, either way, you still get to work through it. The same goes for hills up or down. You still get the workout. One way is just a little easier. Just like life! Embrace the gift of life.

Where can people find you and your business?

Website: https://w8liftstudio.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/w8liftstudio/

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