
Should You Leave Your Job to Coach Full-Time? With Justin Bartels
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02/19/23 • 37 min
Justin Bartels left his full-time tech job to pursue a career in the CrossFit industry, and joined us to chat about how to make the leap, avoid burnout and what it looks like financially to be in a gym all day.
Links from the episode:
- Invictus Boston: @invictusboston
- Justin Bartels' Instagram: @justinbartel_s
- CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Course
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Connect with us:
Gym Class Heroes Podcast (@gymclassheroespod)
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Justin Bartels left his full-time tech job to pursue a career in the CrossFit industry, and joined us to chat about how to make the leap, avoid burnout and what it looks like financially to be in a gym all day.
Links from the episode:
- Invictus Boston: @invictusboston
- Justin Bartels' Instagram: @justinbartel_s
- CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Course
Shop Podium products at 321podium.com with code GYMCLASSHEROES.
Connect with us:
Gym Class Heroes Podcast (@gymclassheroespod)
Preslie Hirsch (@heypreslie) and Kiefer Lammi (@kieferlami)
Support the show! Please subscribe so you don't miss any upcoming episodes, share this episode on your Instagram story (and tag us!) and send it to a friend to help us grow. ☻
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