Today we’d like to introduce you to John & Amanda Norcott.
Hi John & Amanda, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
We met at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio 2013. Amanda was finishing her Sports Medicine / Athletic Training Degree at Eastern Michigan University. At the same time, John was about to move to Michigan to start his Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology at Eastern Michigan University. Two worlds collided on that fateful day in March! We started hanging out on weekends and eventually started dating a few months later. We have lived together and dated long-distance for close to 11 years now. Before planting our roots here in Georgetown, we have lived in different parts of the US, working in the fitness/strength and conditioning field. Amanda has predominately worked in corporate fitness, including recently being the program manager for 3M, overseeing their entire fitness facility. John has predominately worked with athletes, including experience in the NFL, Division 1, Division 2, Division 3, and High School athletics. Most recently, he was the strength and conditioning coordinator for Elgin ISD. TrvFit is a small boutique franchise gym that started in Michigan. Amanda knows the founder, Tyler, really well. Their friendship dates back to before he ever opened his first location, which was in 2013. Amanda worked for Tyler at his second TrvFit location, and we have stayed in touch throughout our time as a couple. Tyler came to our wedding in Detroit in 2019, and we always knew we wanted to own our gym one day. In October 2022, we decided that now was the time to open a TrvFit location! We moved to TX in 2018 but rented for two years in the North Austin area. We moved into our new house in Georgetown in November 2020. In April 2021, we started training clients out of our home gym as well as running small group classes. Over a year, we gained a lot of traction, and people knew who we were in the area. We got on a call with Tyler in October 2022 and started the process! Fortunately, We found a prime location in the middle of Highway 29 in Georgetown. Our official first day was October 7th, 2023, and so far, we are just so grateful and overwhelmed by the love and support from our community members at our TrvFit Georgetown location! Our community is our foundation, and we want everyone to feel like family when they walk through our doors!
We all face challenges, but looking back, would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
As first-time business owners, we knew there would be some bumps to get our TrvFit location up and running. The bumps were pretty decent, though! There were no bumps regarding working with our founder, Tyler. The love and support we got from Tyler and his team at Head Quarters was terrific. The bumps involved funding and location. The funding was more tedious than expected—just a lot of run around from lending companies that wasted our time. Regarding location, our realtor, Dan Mishler, was terrific! The problem was that there were few places available at the time. Georgetown is blowing up, but that comes at a premium cost. So, finding something within our budget was a long process, but Dan nailed it!
Let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
We are an ABOVE THE NORM boutique franchise gym targeting a loving community that is looking for group classes, semi-private training, or 1-on-1 personal training. We give hands-on coaching, teaching, and guidance to our members looking to improve their health, performance, or recovery. We specialize in ground-based, three-dimensional, multi-joint training that increases fitness levels and decreases the risk of injuries for our members. What sets us apart is that we are not your typical cookie-cutter franchise gym. Our group classes, semi-private programs, and personal training programs are done in-house with proper progressions, variations, and intensities to match our member’s needs. Our ABOVE THE NORM coaches ensure that each member is safe while in our facility and getting that extra push they need. We pride ourselves on our community and the consistent love we pour into them and receive. Our community is everything to us! We have a relentless approach to building people up and bringing them together for one common goal: a healthier life together! If you’re reading this and want to know what separates us from other fitness franchises in the area, please come in and find out for yourself! We offer everyone the ability to have their first class FREE, and if classes aren’t your thing, we also have your first FREE 30-minute personal training session. We let our coaching, atmosphere, and community talk for us because we are ABOVE THE NORM.
What quality or characteristic do you feel is most important to your success?
The best quality, which is the most important one for our success, is our relentless pursuit of pouring love and support into our members to make them feel like family every time they step through our doors.
Pricing:
- Memberships start as low as $99!
Contact Info:
- Website: www.trvfitgeorgetown.com
- Instagram: @trvfitgeorgetown
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094319103662
