He Built 4 Health Studios… Then Realised He Was the Bottleneck | Marco Monteiro

Guest: Marco Monteiro, an EO Melbourne member since 2025, founder of MJ Health Group Host: Linh Podetti, an EO Sydney member since 2022, owner of Outsourcing Angel. From starting as a personal trainer to building multiple health and fitness locations across Melbourne and Adelaide, Marco’s entrepreneurial journey has been shaped by discipline, resilience, leadership lessons and a deep passion for helping people improve their health. In this episode of the EO Business Podcast, hosted by Linh Podetti, Marco shares how health and fitness helped him overcome a turbulent childhood, why motivation is not enough, and how building a fit and healthy lifestyle is similar to building a successful business. Marco also opens up about becoming the bottleneck in his business, managing 38 staff across four locations, learning to delegate, and how EO helped him realise the importance of culture, accountability and leadership. Linh and Marco also discuss menopause, strength training, energy, longevity, niching down in business, finding the right business partner, and why entrepreneurs need to treat energy as their number one currency. This conversation is for entrepreneurs, founders and business owners who want to build a healthier body, stronger leadership, better systems and a business that supports their life instead of consuming it. About Marco Marco Monteiro is the founder of MJ Health Group, the parent company behind Listen To Your Body and MD Exercise Physiology. Since starting the business in November 2021, he has grown it into four successful allied health-led personal training studios specialising in menopause support. With 40 staff and $3 million in revenue in a highly competitive market, Marco’s journey is a powerful example of resilience, focus and purpose-driven entrepreneurship, helping people improve their health, energy and quality of life through strength and sustainable lifestyle change. Connect with Marco Monteiro: Website: https://mjhealthgroup.com LinkedIn: Marco Montero YouTube Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:04 Marco’s early entrepreneurship journey 02:20 Why health and fitness became Marco’s passion 03:27 Growing up without structure and learning to lead 05:23 Why motivation is not enough 07:04 Entrepreneurship as a lifestyle 07:56 From personal training to women’s health 10:34 Why niching down felt scary 12:27 Becoming the bottleneck in the business 14:45 MJ Health Group locations 15:00 Expanding interstate and finding the right business partner 16:49 Understanding menopause and strength training 20:26 Men’s health, ageing and strength training 22:24 Why energy is an entrepreneur’s number one currency 24:32 How Marco discovered EO 26:04 EO lessons on culture and accountability 28:33 The warmth and value of the EO community 29:33 How Marco’s definition of success changed 32:05 The inner work behind better leadership 34:13 Legacy, impact and giving back 37:04 How to connect with Marco -------------------- ABOUT EO Entrepreneur's Organization (EO) is a global business network of 18,000 + influential business owners in over 220 chapters across 76 countries. We offer world-class events that encompass engaging entrepreneur and business stories, skills-specific workshops, and exciting social gatherings. Our mission is to drive both business and personal growth through peer-to-peer learning, providing support for the holistic entrepreneur experience covering business, family, community, and personal aspects. As a not-for-profit organization, all our funds directly contribute to member benefits. If you're a business owner with revenues ranging from US$250k to US$1m, you can join our Accelerator Program. If your revenues exceed US$1m, you can join the main EO Program in your nearest local chapter. To join or find out more about your nearest chapter, visit https://www.eonetwork.org/why-join/apply-for-membership-form. For further information, please contact: Podcast Host Linh Podetti: linh@outsourcingangel.com.au General Inquiries: support@eonetwork.org.au EO Sydney: www.eosydney.com.au EO Global: https://hub.eonetwork.org/ EO Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@EntrepreneursOrganization -------------------- ABOUT THE HOST Linh Podetti is the CEO and Founder of Outsourcing Angel, a Sydney-based company that helps to create jobs for people in the Philippines while creating freedom for business owners around the world. Outsourcing Angel provides Systemise & Scale Up Services as well as Recruitment of Virtual Assistants to help business owners grow a business that doesn't rely on them. Linh has been an active member of EO Sydney since June 2022, and she actively seeks out opportunities to promote and uplift fellow entrepreneurs. Business Website: www.outsourcingangel.com Personal Website: https://www.linhpodetti.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@360degreesuccesslife Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linhpodetti/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linh.podetti/