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THRIVE! is a group coaching membership for R+ trainers who want support and community as they start, grow, and run their businesses. The program focuses on helping members enjoy successful businesses and genuine work/life balance.

We welcome professional dog trainers from all around the world who are:

— At any stage of their business (from start-up to 20+ years in, from struggling to rocking it)

— Committed to using only force-free or positive reinforcement training

— Committed to treating each other with the same approach. Our members actively support each other and celebrate each other’s successes as much as their own.

You’re welcome to join! Our members are at every stage of business, including just starting.

You’ll be in good company among other trainers in your situation, plus you’ll benefit from the experience of trainers who have been running their businesses for years or even decades. We also have special features to support members in start-up mode.

We’d love to have you! We have members who have been running businesses for two years and for two decades.

Whether you’re in business but struggling to get where you want to go, or you’re rocking it financially but feeling frazzled or burnt out, or you’re just tired of running your business in a vacuum, THRIVE! is designed to get you to what we call a Stage 5 business—one that’s financially successful, deeply enjoyable, and affords you the life/work balance you want.

Right now, THRIVE! costs $65 per month. The fee generally increases yearly, but when you join you lock in at the current rate. Your membership fee will always stay the same as long as you remain a member.

Yes. You have the option of paying monthly or yearly. (Paying yearly gets you one month free.) Your fees are charged automatically.

There is no minimum commitment; if you give THRIVE! a try and find it’s not for you, you can cancel at any time with a simple email.

It varies, but most members stay at least a full curriculum year, and many stay on for multiple years for two reasons: 1. To continue building and fine-tuning their businesses and protect their progress and success. 2. For the support and camaraderie of the community.

We can’t make that decision for you, but based on the success our members are achieving, we certainly think so!

Here’s something to consider: At only $65 per month, if you learn and execute just one single good idea that brings you a couple of extra clients across the entire year, you’ll have made money on your investment. (But if you’re like a typical THRIVE! member, you’ll do far, far better than that!)

Based on our 20 years of helping R+ dog trainers build and enjoy their businesses, we’ve developed a curriculum that covers all aspects of running a successful business.

The THRIVE! curriculum includes:

• creating training services that serve your business, your clients, and their dogs
• strategic pricing for your services
• stress-free marketing that works to bring the clients you most want to your door
• crafting a website that sets you apart and sells for you
• mastering your sales and onboarding process
• setting and enforcing policies that protect your business, honor your schedule, and promote training success for people and dogs
• creating shared expectations around trainer and client/student roles and responsibilities
• encouraging buy-in for homework and human behavioral change
• handling challenging client moments and tricky conversations
• curriculum and coaching for real-life success
• hiring and managing employees
• time management and organization
• project planning and execution
• battling burnout and imposter syndrome
• creating and protecting work/life balance

And quite a bit more—in short, the THRIVE! curriculum is designed to help you fashion a business and life you love as an R+ dog trainer.

The live sessions are recorded and placed in the Hub—where members access everything. You can watch the replays, listen to the audio on the go, or download a transcript to read—whatever works best for you.

As we say in THRIVE!, you aren’t meant to do ALL THE THINGS. The program offers far more than any member can likely take advantage of.

We provide more than you need so you can choose the combination of sessions and support features that best support your goals and suit your learning style and schedule.

Members find that taking advantage of even a small portion of what’s on offer is more than worth their monthly investment.

All members THRIVE! at their own pace. You’ll probably have times when you’re actively involved and others where you need to slow down. That’s fine. You have access to everything when you need it.

And as members learn, you aren’t meant to do ALL THE THINGS in THRIVE! We’ve priced the program so that you get tremendous value no matter how many or how few features you use. We’ll help you identify which parts of the program best fit your goals and speed.

No. The Hub—where all recordings and curriculum materials live—is for members only.

Absolutely. We’d love to have you both. There’s no extra charge to join THRIVE! together.

That’s awesome! Many members train other species, including cats, horses, rabbits, birds, and pigs. They’d be thrilled to meet you!

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Yes, it is. THRIVE! is for trainers committed to the sole use of force-free or positive training.

We do! Our international community includes trainers from across the United States and Canada, as well as Europe, Australia and New Zealand, Asia, and Africa.

Wherever THRIVE! members hail from, they have these things in common: a desire to run a business they love, a dedication to spreading positive training, and a commitment to supporting each other.