Cory Shirk: 257 Setting New Staff Up for Success

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

257 Setting New Staff Up for Success

Greta Wagner is the Executive Director and Senior Vice President at Chelsea Piers Connecticut.

Chelsea Piers is a premiere sports and entertainment complex with locations in New York City, Brooklyn, and Stamford.

As the Executive Director/EVP of Connecticut, Greta is responsible for the leadership, development, and financial success of the 500,000+ square foot Stamford facility. She has been in the fitness industry for over 30 years.

Greta is a board member for the Chelsea Piers Scholarship Fund and the Stamford School of Ballet and supports over 25 additional charitable organizations and as you will hear later in the show, she is also one of the panelists for the 2019 IHRSA Womens Leadership Summit.

What you’ll learn

Essentials in on-boarding new employee
Professional development insights and advice
Tips for building a successful career in fitness

Episode Timeline

00:01 In this weeks episode
00:51 Thank you to our podcast partner Tribe Team Training
01:45 And the winner of the BOSE Quiet Comfort Headphones is………
02:51 Introducing this weeks guest, Greta Wagner
03:57 Message from our podcast partner Tribe Team Training
04:31 What are the ingredients to a long and successful career in fitness
04:53 What should a new team member onboarding process look like
07:50 What are the most important steps during the onboarding process
13:10 Mini re-cap of the three main phases of the onboarding process
15:36 The Chelsea Piers Annual Games
18:02 Professional development insights and advice
22:04 Message from our friends at Gym Sales
22:46 Tips for building a successful career in fitness
23:28 IHRSA Womens Leadership Summit
25:06 Message from our podcast partner One Fit Stop
25:35 Precor Quick Fire Five with Tim Lyons
29:01 Thanks to our foundation partner Active Management. Join the Active Management Community.