224: How The Founder Of BOOMBOX Boxing Club Is Navigating Owning A Fitness Business During Covid

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s not often that you hear about two co-founders meeting on Tinder. But that’s actually the business origin story of this week’s Side Hustle Pro guest, Angela Jennings of BOOMBOX Boxing Club.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">BOOMBOX is a boxing-inspired, hip-hop-fueled fitness studio. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A finance professional at a global accounting firm by day, Angela always knew she wanted to tap into her interest in food or fitness. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After being introduced to boxing three years ago by Tinder match and co-founder, Reggie Smith, Angela became passionate about the sport's potential to be a fun and powerful workout to people of all fitness levels and backgrounds. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The pair launched their first studio in Washington, DC in 2019 and it's now host to members who sweat through themed boxing workouts or private training with coaches. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, I really love what Angela had to share about:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Deciding on a location when each co-founder lives in a different city</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Building buzz leading up to opening day</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Navigating the fitness industry during covid and how they are working to adapt</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How she’s doing this all while side hustling during a pandemic and so much more!</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen on</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/side-hustle-pro/id1126021323"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Apple Podcasts</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/13qDj08lBR4ymzGhXIKy8t"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Spotify</span>