@yogabizchamp

ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Michael Jay! I'm a yoga business coach with 25+ years of experience as a creative and yoga business owner.

Every day, I help yogis turn their passion into a sustainable yoga business. For 13 years, I ran an award-winning yoga business and one of the most prominent studios in Canada. I believe in sharing this experience to help others like me pursue their dream and actually succeed.

I SUPPORT 2 TYPES OF YOGA BUSINESSES:

WORK WITH SOMEONE THAT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN IN YOUR SHOES (or bare feet!)

✔️ mindbody certified business consultant

✔️25 Years in design & marketing

✔️18 YEARS AS A YOGA INSTRUCTOR

✔️mentor to many yoga teachers

✔️ certified yoga biz coach

✔️13 Years as a yoga studio owner

✔️YACEP Yoga alliance educator

✔️owner of a virtual yoga studio

What Separates Me From the Pack?

Aside from the fact that I live, breathe , and teachyoga...

25+ Years of Experience as a Creative & Yogi.

As much as it pains me to say this, the hard truth is that most community studios don’t last. I was fortunate enough to survive two major difficult downturns in the economy with my business. 

​As a creative, I understood how important structure is and I applied it to every aspect of my business. As a business owner, I learned and mastered the art of contract negotiations, best hiring practices, sustainability, and how to manage a business.

Over the years, I have helped other businesses successfully launch and some re-launch their struggling businesses while winning 17 community biz awards.

Hired as a Yoga Teacher. Then Hired Yoga Teachers.

I have been on both sides of the industry. As a contract yoga teacher and as a boss and studio owner.

I've learned this the hard way, inside and out, so I know exactly what it takes to create the necessary structure which enables yoga businesses to run smoothly while also assembling a top-notch team of instructors as well as students.

As such, I mentor, train and empower yoga instructors and studio owners to build classes and a following of yoga students while having retention and sustainability.

Cracked the Code to Making Studio Businesses Profitable!

I've developed a pricing structure that creates consistent revenue and takes the pressure off of a yoga business owner. I've tested in a dozen times, failed even more times, but found success in the end, which I am willing to share with anybody walking in those same shoes.

It took me 15 years of trial-and-error to truly understand the marketing cycles in the yoga industry. When to run promotions, how to promote events and holidays.

Altogether, I have managed to build my own tools to building successful classes and today I'm empowering instructors and yoga teams to do the same.

And I just love doing what I do! Every single day!

WHY TRUST ME?

BALANCE

​I'm passionate about balance. I experienced it from a very young age. I was born to a hippy, artist mother who taught me to express my creativity, passion and a love of yoga, and a businessman father who showed me the importance of building relationships in life and in business. These two influences sent me on a lifetime trajectory balancing the fine art of marketing and design with wellness and self-care and it's what I aim to apply to every yoga business I work with.


STABILITY

I achieved balance when I started helping people transform their lives through the power of yoga and meditation with my wellness business  Open Space Yoga, the largest yoga studio in Vancouver Canada that I owned and operated for 13 years. I experienced firsthand the joy of being a successful entrepreneur and running a thriving business that allowed me to live a life of purpose, wellness and deep fulfillment, while providing stability and a comfortable living for myself and my family.


STRENGTH

Success doesn’t just happen: It takes a combination of experience as well as talent and expertise. My business success was due to my strong business acumen that was cultivated through the course of my 25+ years of professional experience in the brand management, design and strategic marketing world.

I am deeply proud that clients and colleagues describe me as a driven and creative leader, with a strong desire to build and connect to the community and knack for mentoring new talent. My awards are a testament to my place as a leader in the small yoga business consulting and wellness industries:

· Best Local Business 13 Years in a Row
· Best Green Business Initiative
· Best Local Business (Delta, BC)
· Entrepreneur of the Year - Delta Chamber
· Best Social Media Accounts
• Raised over $40,000 for the local Hospice Society


RESULTS

You can rely on me to create a positive and productive work environment while delivering superior operational output at minimal resource cost. You can feel good knowing that you will have a strong yoga industry leader guiding you on your business journey, applying my broad industry and consulting expertise to your small business challenges to deliver sustainable business results.

LET'S WORK TOGETHER

​TO HELP YOU BUILD A THRIVING YOGA BUSINESS

CREATOR OF 
THE YOGA ALLIANCE
BUSINESS OF YOGA SERIES