Stop scrambling to pay your yoga instructors
Cleo Pay collects W-9s automatically, sends ACH payments in 1–2 days, and files 1099s at year end. Your studio stays compliant without touching a spreadsheet.
Trusted by Wild Thing, Project 91, Selina, and 40+ studios
The old way
Sound familiar?
W-9 chaos before tax season
Every January you're chasing down instructors for incomplete or missing W-9 forms. Some never respond. Some give you wrong info. You spend a week on what should take an hour.
Venmo, Zelle, and manual transfers
You're copying bank details from texts, sending money through personal apps, and hoping nothing bounces. There's no paper trail, no audit history, and no way to prove you paid anyone.
Scrambling to file 1099s
The January 31 deadline hits and you're pulling records from Venmo, a spreadsheet, and your email inbox. You're not sure who crossed $600. You're not sure you got everyone.
How it works
Cleo Pay handles instructor payments end to end
Three steps. No spreadsheets. No chasing people down.
Instructors self-onboard
Send an invite link. Instructors enter their tax info, connect a bank account via Plaid, and W-9 is collected automatically. Done in 15 minutes, no back-and-forth.
You approve invoices in one click
Instructors submit invoices from their portal. You review and approve from your dashboard. No email threads, no spreadsheet, no guesswork about what you owe.
Most impactfulACH hits their bank in 1–2 days
Choose standard or fast ACH. Funds land in the instructor's bank account with full tracking. Your records update automatically for 1099 season.
Features
Every tool your studio needs. Nothing you don't.
W-9 & 1099 compliance, automated
W-9s are collected when instructors onboard and stored securely. Cleo tracks payments against the $600 IRS threshold and prepares 1099s at year end. File in one click.
ACH payments, fast or standard
Pay instructors in 2 clicks. Fast ACH lands in 1-2 days; standard in 3-5. Full payment history per instructor, always on record.
Schedule payments in advance
Queue up instructor payments before the week closes. Vendors get an automatic notification that payment is on the way, so no one is left guessing.
Multi-location, one login
Running multiple studios? Each location has its own vendor list, payment history, and reporting, fully isolated. Switch between them instantly.
We've had such a huge success utilizing Cleo Pay for all of our instructor payments. It handles all of our compliance, payments take no time, and it's one less thing we have to worry about.Read the full case study
See how Wild Thing pays their instructors
Aly Barraza walks through how Cleo replaced spreadsheets and W-9 chasing at Wild Thing Miami. From onboarding to payment in minutes.
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Most studios are fully set up within a day.
FAQ
Common questions about paying yoga instructors
Not legal or tax advice. Rules vary by state. Consult an employment attorney and CPA.
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