Episode 76: Industry Tea with Rachel Rajput

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What We Cover In This Episode:

ROMWAD and pliability on VOD [2:26]
How there is a resurgence of people wanting to try more and more difficult poses in yoga, and the direct negative impact this is having on them [6:01]
Rachel’s take on what she was seeing other studio owners do when facing the pandemic as small business owners [7:03]
What she is doing now in her two locations, post-pandemic [12:50]
Ideas for community partnerships and community-building initiatives [14:02]
The ways that client behavior now differs post-pandemic versus pre-pandemic [17:50]
Rachel’s thoughts on the possible impact of Lululemon Mirror affecting small studio business or VOD-only studios [22:55]
The industry now and where Rachel sees the trends going [29:50]
A closer look at industry changes, from contracts to employees [34:14]

Quotes:

“What I’m seeing now, at least from what I have gathered from the industry, is there is a focus that is shifting from ‘we work out to get strong, to we work out to survive longer.’” [Megan, 5:18]

“I think there has also just been a huge resurgence in people wanting to do very difficult poses based on what they are seeing on Instagram.” [Rachel, 6:02]

“Small business is suffering, as everyone knows, so I think the more friends you can have, the more allies, the more wellness-based other small businesses, the better you are going to be in this kind of post-pandemic reality that we’re now living in.” [Rachel, 15:55]

“People are getting really creative, as they need to be. You know you need to be really nimble, and you need to constantly pivot.” [Rachel, 32:20]

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