Craig & Jamie sit down with Daniel Chaffey, owner of CrossFit Louvre in Paris – arguably the biggest and most successful CrossFit Affiliate in the world. Daniel now has 3 locations, including Louvre 1 in Paris. Each has its own community and issues. Daniel talks: scaling, moving to a new location, building a management team, managing people and coach development.
- 00:00:08 – Open a 2nd location? Or, other strategies first
- 00:01:25 – What to do when members complain that you’re too busy
- 00:03:18 – The costs of moving to a new location
- 00:05:18 – Multiple affiliates do not scale well
- 00:07:06 – CF Louvre’s management structure 0:09:00 – Leadership & HR Mgt
- 00:13:26 – Programming for CF Louvre
- 00:15:52 – When did Daniel decide to add new affiliates
- 00:32:32 – The importance of the OGs at CFHQ
- 00:34:32 – Craig is not nice
- 00:35:38 – CrossFit’s crazy fast growth in Europe
