National Business Podcast Features D1 Training COO Dan Murphy In New Episode | D1 Daily

Dan Murphy, the Chief Operating Officer of D1 Training, was recently featured on the Second In Command Podcast with Cameron Herold.

In the episode, Murphy walks through the meteoric expansion of D1 Training, growing from one location to over 160.

“I fell in love with the vision that [founder] Will [Bartholomew] painted, right?" he said. “Because I think his story of the adversity he had to go through and understanding, ‘Hey, we need to bring this to the masses at a level that they can get involved in and learn earlier proper form, things like that would have contributed to less injury down the line. '”

You can watch the full YouTube episode below, or listen on iTunes or Spotify:

Murphy is a former Division I soccer player and West Point graduate, with decades of leadership experience spanning military and high-growth franchise operations. He’s known for his relentless execution, passion-driven leadership style, and community-building expertise helping D1 scale from a single Nashville gym to 160+ locations and counting.

Other topics covered in the episode include: 

• The wild origin story: Losing a pro career, the CEO’s game-changing invention, and how it launched a new franchise model

• Why D1 threw out the playbook and planted flags everywhere plus what they learned scaling from 1 to 160 locations

• The brutal scale-up pivot: When to walk away from side businesses, passive owners… and old friends

• The biggest “aha” that changed their growth trajectory—what actually gets local buyers to care and buy in

• When loyalty isn’t enough: Handling hard conversations with passionate, under-performing leaders

• Managing egos, CEO/COO conflict, and why “freedom to dream” requires radical focus

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