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Fulcrum Health welcomes two members to its Board of Directors


Dan and Steve will help Fulcrum Health deliver innovative and inspiring ways to leverage physical medicine to transform health care by offering conservative care provider networks and support services that are high quality, evidence based, and cost effective.

Fulcrum Health, Inc., a nonprofit physical medicine benefit management organization, announced today that it has added two new members to its Board of Directors. Dan Fromm, CPA, MPH, and Steve Dandrea, D.C., FIANM, join Fulcrum’s Board as it continues to guide the organization in achieving its vision to be the leader in high-quality physical medicine networks.

“We are fortunate to have the support and guidance of these leading healthcare experts who are dedicated to helping us fulfill our mission,” said Patricia Dennis, Fulcrum Health CEO and Board member. “These individuals help Fulcrum Health deliver innovative and inspiring ways to leverage physical medicine to transform health care by offering conservative care provider networks and support services that are high quality, evidence based, and cost effective.”

Dan Fromm, who will serve as treasurer of Fulcrum’s Board, is chief financial officer at North Memorial Health. In this position, Fromm is responsible for developing financial strategies, overseeing revenue cycle, managing payor relationships, supply chain, treasury, and leading population health initiatives. Fromm holds a Master of Public Health Administration from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Bethel University.

Steve Dandrea, D.C., FIANM has been practicing for 23 years at Allina Health, and has spent the last year at Allina’s Penny George Institute for Health and Healing where he still practices today. Dr. Dandrea is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Duluth and completed his chiropractic training at Northwestern Health Sciences University.

The new Fulcrum Health Board members join an impressive slate of practicing clinical experts, as well as business and healthcare leaders, including:

  • Board Chair Dr. Allen Hager, D.C., lead chiropractor at Essentia Health
  • Vice Chair Rebecca McManus, branding and marketing consultant at BrandSure Marketing
  • Secretary Dr. Anne Finch, Ph.D., M.S., SVP of Optum
  • Board Member Dr. Joseph Cunniff, D.O., interventional physiatrist at Allina Health
  • Board Member Dr. Mark Dehen, D.C., owner of Back to Wellness Clinic in North Mankato
  • Board Member Dr. Amanda Gebhardt-Fitzgerald, D.C., owner of Natural Care Center of Woodbury
  • Board Member Dr. Molly Magnani, D.C., lead chiropractor at Allina Health
  • Board Member David Ness, retired human resources leader at Medtronic
  • Board Member Dr. Elena Pekurovsky, D.C., Dipl. O.M.(NCCAOM), L.Ac., owner of Amberlight Wellness

Departing the Board are Mark Bortnem, past vice president of finance, shared clinical services at Fairview Health Services, and Leo Bronston, D.C., owner of Bronston Chiropractic.

For more information and to view Board member bios, visit fulcrumhealthinc.org.

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About Fulcrum Health

Fulcrum Health, Inc. is a nonprofit, NCQA accredited, physical medicine benefit management organization delivering quality care through its credentialed chiropractic providers for over 35 years. Its product offerings include chiropractic, acupuncture, massage therapy, and pain management services. Serving 2.1 million members in the Midwest, Fulcrum continues to offer innovative and inspiring ways to leverage physical medicine that help lower health care costs, achieve better outcomes, and increase patient satisfaction. Fulcrum Health is a multiple year recipient of the Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award for outstanding performance in patient satisfaction. For more information, visit fulcrumhealthinc.org. Follow us on LinkedIn.

Media contact: Barbara Tabor, APR / (651) 230-9192 / barbara@taborpr.com

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GYMGUYZ Launches Enhanced Semi-Absentee Franchise Ownership Opportunity


GYMGUYZ is the world’s largest in-home, onsite, and virtual personal training company.

This enhanced offering creates opportunities for entrepreneurs beyond those that want to be a fitness franchise owner/operator, and now allows us to target those that want to build semi-passive and passive income streams for themselves. -said Josh York, CEO and Founder of GYMGUYZ.

GYMGUYZ, the world’s largest in-home, onsite, and virtual personal training company, announced today that they are enhancing their franchise offering to better meet the needs of savvy entrepreneurs looking for a low investment, semi-absentee business opportunity.

The updated franchise opportunity will debut in April and features a three-year path to territory accumulation for new franchise owners. The goal is for GYMGUYZ to reach national major and secondary market coverage by the end of 2025.

By lowering overall investment totals to $66,600 to $131,500, and minimizing initial costs, GYMGUYZ believes its future franchise partners will be able to scale their businesses faster, and quickly grow the number of territories under their ownership. GYMGUYZ has also enhanced their territory development process, increasing the number of qualified households that make up a territory by threefold.

“With our Silicon Valley franchise partner recently winning the Franchisee of the Year award by the International Franchise Association (IFA), we feel that our franchise business is ready for the next step in our strategic plan. This enhanced offering creates opportunities for entrepreneurs beyond those that want to be a fitness franchise owner/operator, and now allows us to target those that want to build semi-passive and passive income streams for themselves,” said Josh York, CEO and Founder of GYMGUYZ.

Tapping into the new era of the side hustle, Zapier reported that at the beginning of 2022 at least 34% of Americans have a side hustle due to the economic struggles of the global Covid-19 pandemic that left many people desperate for additional income sources.

“With the Great Resignation taking place over the past two years, there is both an increased amount of entrepreneurs looking for franchise opportunities, and available talent at the lower and middle-management levels. This provides a unique opportunity for franchise owners to partner with competent managers to run their businesses, leaving them free to be semi-absentee or even fully absentee owners,” commented Chris Davenport, VP of Franchise Development for GYMGUYZ.

GYMGUYZ is #1 in home personal training and provides convenient, customized and creative workouts to clients at the location of their choice. Founded in 2008 by fitness specialist Josh York, the mobile brand utilizes a fleet of branded vehicles that bring more than 365 pieces of state-of-the-art fitness equipment and expert personal trainers to their customers’ doors. With over 150 locations in the US, Canada and the UK, GYMGUYZ is one of the fastest-growing fitness concepts in the world.

To train with GYMGUYZ, visit https://www.gymguyz.com/. To learn more about franchising with GYMGUYZ, visit https://www.gymguyz.com/franchise-opportunities/.

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ABOUT GYMGUYZ:

GYMGUYZ is # 1 in home personal training and provides convenient, customized and creative workouts at the location of your choice. Headquartered in Plainview, N.Y., and founded in 2008 by fitness specialist Josh York, the mobile brand utilizes a fleet of branded vehicles that bring more than 365 pieces of state-of-the-art fitness equipment and expert personal trainers to their customers’ doors. In 2019, the brand was recognized as No. 5 on Inc. Mag’s 10 Hottest Franchise Businesses in America, which highlighted their growth of more than 801% over the last three years. GYMGUYZ also scored the second-place spot on Franchise Gator’s annual list of the Top 100 Fastest-Growing Franchises and received recognition as a top franchise in Entrepreneur’s Highly Competitive 41st Annual Franchise 500. Now with over 150 locations internationally, including the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, GYMGUYZ is the fastest-growing fitness concept in the U.S. with plans to open another 100+ locations globally in the coming year. For more information on GYMGUYZ and franchising opportunities, visit http://www.gymguyz.com/.

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How Jay H. Tepley’s Unbreakable Entrepreneur is Helping Entrepreneurs Break Free From the Darkness of Depression For Good


J. H. Tepley, author of The Unbreakable Entrepreneur

J. H. Tepley, author of The Unbreakable Entrepreneur

“I use a unique mix of psychology and no-fluff practical spirituality (such as meditation and mindfulness) that is designed to create the best results for the Western audience, with a focus on preventing depression and suicide in young men.” – Jay H. Tepley, Author of The Unbreakable Entrepreneur

In the United States alone, over 6 million men suffer from depression. Every 12 minutes, someone takes their own life due to the hopelessness and soul-crushing impacts of this silent disease. Unfortunately, mental health is still a very stigmatized topic, especially in men, more specifically entrepreneurs. Society’s view of men places them in a box where depression is seen as weakness and defeat — however, mental health advocates like Jay H. Tepley are taking strides to help prevent depression and suicide in young men and entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurs are not like everyone else. They hold themselves to a higher standard, are harder on themselves, and more often than not, expect nothing less than perfection, creating a vicious cycle of crippling anxiety and hopeless depression when things are less than ideal.

Jay H. Tepley’s new book Unbreakable Entrepreneur provides a beacon of hope in the darkness for male entrepreneurs struggling with depression. Following her Unbreakable ONE system for healing depression through a mindfulness-based and personal evolution practice that involves Jung’s archetype psychology to usher in a new era of empowered entrepreneurs dedicated to overcoming the continual struggle of mental health.

Tepley takes a raw, authentic, and unabashed approach to helping entrepreneurs win in the face of adversity. Having dealt with severe depression herself, Jay understands at an extremely vulnerable level the mental struggles that millions battle daily. After living in Japan and practicing mindfulness and focus, Jay saw first-hand how these ancient practices transformed her mental health.

“Depression is your soul’s cry for help in a reality it’s suffocating in.” – Jay H. Tepley, Author of Unbreakable Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurs hold up the backbone of economy and help drive society forward with grit and grace. Tepley holds firm in the belief that these entrepreneurs deserve genuine support and need to be equipped with the solutions that work. Unbreakable Entrepreneur’s easily-digested format allows readers to take small actionable steps to rise above the darkness and step into the light of their inner strength and true, unabashed entrepreneurial spirit. This 100-page book includes Jay H Tepley’s best freedom strategies, insights, and inspiration to make a systemic change in the way society views true strength and vulnerability.

“I use a unique mix of psychology and no-fluff practical spirituality (such as meditation and mindfulness) that is designed to create the best results for the Western audience, with a focus on preventing depression and suicide in young men.” – Jay H. Tepley, Author of Unbreakable Entrepreneur

Through proof of concept, dedication to innovation, and unwavering commitment to helping entrepreneurs overcome depression, Jay H. Tepley’s purpose-driven vision has come to fruition with Unbreakable Entrepreneur.

To learn more about Jay H. Tepley and Unbreakable Entrepreneur, please visit: theunbreakable.one

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About Jay H. Tepley

Jay H. Tepley is an author, entrepreneur, international speaker, and passionate mental health advocate. A lifelong geek and a research aficionado, she helps entrepreneurs overcome depression through her proven masculine-geared system of spiritual evolution. Her program showed many men the road to personal power and renewed hope and is credited with saving many lives. She spent the last 20 years teaching and coaching students around the globe. In her new book Unbreakable Entrepreneur, Tepley provides a purpose-driven guide to heal and overcome depressions through the power of mindfulness, psychology, and no-fluff practical spirituality. Her mental health supporting charity work was featured in the Guardian, The Jeremy Vine Show and BBC 1.

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Unbreakable Entrepreneur Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Unbreakable-Entrepreneur-Depression-Evolution-Mission-Driven-ebook/dp/B09TGC4X4F

Jay’s Learning Channel on Telegram: https://t.me/UnbreakableEntrepreneur

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unbreakableentrepreneur/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/UnbreakableEntrepreneur

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnbreakableEntrepreneurOne/

For more information or press inquiries, please contact J. H. Tepley (Jay) at mailto:hello@theunbreakable.one [hello@theunbreakable.one __title__ null]

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OK Capsule, A Personalized Nutrition Company, Raises $9.5 Million In Early Funding


Consumers can be confused around supplements, and OK Capsule offers a platform with the tools for supplement providers to help consumers make simple decisions. Alongside offering the highest quality doctor-formulated supplements, we provide scalable technology and white-label fulfillment services.

OK Capsule, a doctor-founded company with over 20 years of experience in primary medical practice, naturopathy and business innovation that formulates, sells and delivers personalized supplements, secures $9.5M in initial investment led by Mucker Capital and Next Ventures, and supported by DSM Venturing and Findaway Adventures.

Founded by Dr. Andrew Brandeis, ND and personalization expert with 20+ years experience in primary medical care and health technology startups, OK Capsule provides the technology, products, fulfillment, and strategic support that makes it safe, simple, and sustainable for companies to launch and scale the delivery of personalized supplement packets to their customers. OK Capsule’s enterprise platform is the foremost solution for companies and brands to formulate, sell, and deliver personalized supplements at any scale.

One size does not fit all. According to the Nutrition Business Journal, the business of personalized nutrition is projected to grow from $509 million in 2021 to $1.1 billion in 2024, and a 2021 McKinsey report entitled, “The Future of the $1.5 trillion Wellness Market,” states that over 88% of consumers prioritize personalization more than they did 2 or 3 years ago. Similar research revealed that 80% of consumers are more likely to purchase from companies that provide personalization and 83% of consumers are willing to share their data to enable a personalized experience.

Personalization requires infrastructure and OK Capsule differentiates themselves by serving as a contract packager and customer fulfillment operation that can adapt to individual customers. Their advanced technology platform allows for integrations that include API, Zapier and Shopify, with a focus on securing the fastest, most secure, and scalable order tracking and delivery systems. Brandeis and his team envision a world where more people use more supplements to optimize their wellness, while decreasing pharmaceutical and plastic dependencies. Launched in the Spring of 2020, OK Capsule has worked with companies such as Vitality RX, ELO Health, Vitagene and Easy Vitamin Plan, who last week launched on Walmart.com, among others to scale rapidly and drive revenue.

“Consumers can be confused or experience low trust around supplements, and OK Capsule offers a platform with the tools for supplement providers to help consumers make simple decisions,” said Dr. Brandeis. “Alongside offering the highest quality doctor-formulated supplements, we provide scalable technology and white-label personalized fulfillment services. Each order of our compostable packets also saves 200 grams of plastic bottles from ending up as trash.”

To learn more about OK Capsule, visit http://www.okcapsule.com

About OK Capsule:

OK Capsule provides the technology, products, fulfillment, and strategic support that makes it safe, simple, and sustainable for businesses to launch and scale the delivery of tailored supplement packets to their customers. OK Capsule’s enterprise platform is the foremost solution for companies and brands to formulate, sell, and deliver personalized nutrition at any scale.

About DSM Venturing:

DSM Venturing is the corporate venture arm of Royal DSM – a global, purpose-led company in Health, Nutrition & Bioscience, applying science to improve the health of people, animals and the planet. DSM’s purpose is to create brighter lives for all. DSM’s products and solutions address some of the world’s biggest challenges while simultaneously creating economic, environmental and societal value for all its stakeholders – customers, employees, shareholders, and society at large. The company was founded in 1902 and is listed on Euronext Amsterdam.

About Mucker Capital:

Mucker provides capital and support for software and Internet startups outside Silicon Valley, investing across North America. Beyond providing capital, Mucker works with entrepreneurs in all aspects of business from product development to business development and operational infrastructure.

About Next Ventures:

Next Ventures are early stage investors who are empowering, passionate founders with innovative ideas that serve all bodies. They are investing in more than just Athletic potential, and doubling down on the endless realm of the Human potential.

About Findaway Adventures:

Findaway Adventures exists to improve the world by providing more opportunity for young, change-the-world companies and their founders. The firm brings money, strategy, and retail expertise to help accelerate young, impactful CPG companies.

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Wahoo Fitness Accelerates Innovation by Leveraging OpsHub Migration Manager for Multi-Jira Consolidation to the Cloud


“Breaking the silos to visualize and track the work across various teams was a significant driver in getting a consolidated Jira environment,” said Jared Portela, Senior Project Manager at Wahoo Fitness.

OpsHub, Inc. enables Wahoo Fitness, the leading US-based fitness technology company, to accelerate innovation by consolidating multiple Jira instances using OpsHub Migration Manager (OMM).

As organizations grow, tool consolidation and modernization become a business imperative to break information silos. Traditional approaches to consolidation often involve a big bang migration approach leading to loss of data fidelity and significant downtime. Due to its disruptive impact, the Big-Bang approach was not an option for Wahoo Fitness. OpsHub’s agile migration approach enabled Wahoo Fitness to successfully overcome the communication and traceability challenges without compromising data fidelity or employee productivity.

“Breaking the silos to visualize and track the work across various teams was a significant driver in getting a consolidated Jira environment,” said Jared Portela, Senior Project Manager at Wahoo Fitness. “OpsHub’s agile migration approach allowed us the flexibility to undertake migration without disrupting the teams ongoing activities. Our need to preserve the history of the issues and the alignment between teams along with the ability to control the cut over and minimize downtime was fulfilled completely by OpsHub.”

“The traditional migration approach is highly disruptive involving significant risks and huge hidden costs. The OpsHub approach to migration/tool consolidation enables teams to continue delivering value without disruption, dramatically reducing the overheads and risks associated with migration,” said Sandeep Jain, CEO of OpsHub, Inc.

About OpsHub

OpsHub is the leading provider of Integration and Migration solutions for the ALM and DevOps toolchains. OpsHub’s solutions for integration and migration speed up development processes, reduce errors, improve decision-making, and deliver innovative products and services faster, with higher quality at a lower cost.

For more information on OpsHub and OpsHub Migration Manager, visit https://www.opshub.com.

About Wahoo Fitness

Located in Atlanta, GA, Wahoo Fitness has created a full ecosystem of sensors and devices for runners, cyclists, and general fitness enthusiasts. Wahoo’s award-winning line of products include the KICKR family of smart indoor riding equipment and accessories, the ELEMNT family of GPS devices and sport watches, the TICKR family of heart rate monitors, as well as Speedplay dual-sided and POWRLINK pedals, and the SYSTM structured training app to help you become the most complete athlete. Learn more about Wahoo’s full line of products and apps at WahooFitness.com.

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Mirai Clinical Launches First Whole-body, Unscented Deodorant for Nonenal Removal


Mirai Clinical has developed a truly innovative unscented, aluminum-free natural deodorant. Thanks to its Japanese Persimmon extract, Nonenal, the odor associated with aging, can finally be eliminated. The persimmon extract was formulated by their partner laboratory in Japan and has been clinically proven to eliminate Nonenal and other various body odors.

Product application is recommend in these 3 areas, but is also safe enough for whole-body use:

  • Underarms
  • Back of the neck
  • Behind the ears

It is the first and only Deodorant in the U.S. formulated with Japanese Persimmon Extract. Regular deodorants are good at reducing underarm moisture and neutralizing odors, but only Mirai Clinical’s Deodorant with Persimmon Extract does all that and more by eliminating Nonenal odor. No need to worry about yellow stains or funky smells any longer thanks to nature’s own purifying and deodorizing tannin known as Japanese Persimmon.

It was with a desire to help every customer boost their confidence that inspired Mirai Clinical to create this one-of-a-kind deodorant stick. Formulated with the delicate underarm area in mind, where skin can be more susceptible to irritation, their deodorant does not contain aluminum, parabens, baking soda or essential oils, like other deodorants on the marketplace. Mirai Clinical’s deodorant is a natural alternative to these because less is more!

“Sweating is a healthy part of a human’s biological functions so preventing your body from sweating doesn’t make sense to me. Regardless of your armpits, the rest of your body still produces sweat anyway. So, we wanted to offer a natural, safe deodorant that absorbs sweat and eliminates odors. What sets us apart from others is that our Japanese persimmon is clinically proven to eliminate the little-talked about nonenal body odor associated with aging,” said CEO Koko Hayashi. Sweat is a valuable indicator of your health and for that, Mirai Clinical also offers a way to test if your sweat is healthy with their Sweat Quality Test Kit, available on their website for $2.97.

As a brand that’s committed to inspiring confidence in everyone, Mirai Clinical believes no one should be held back from experiences because of body odor. Their deodorant can be found at miraiclinical.com for $18.97.

Benefits of Mirai Clinical’s New Purifying & Deodorizing Deodorant:

  • Their Persimmon extract is clinically proven to eliminate odors, including Nonenal odor associated with aging. The unscented formula does not contain any masking fragrances and is free from essential and fragrance oils.
  • Apply anywhere you have odor, think back of the neck and behind the ears in addition to the underarms.
  • Clean and natural, no aluminum, no baking soda and it’s phthalate, talc and benzene free.

About Mirai Clinical

Mirai Clinical introduces Purifying & Deodorizing secrets from Japan that will help you feel fresh & confident at any age.

A proud innovator of body, hair and home care products that fuse traditional Japanese ingredients with advanced science to provide a range of personal care products in the United States. For centuries, Japanese Persimmon extract has been used in Japan for its purifying and deodorizing benefits. Mirai Clinical’s mission is to develop naturally safe and exceptionally effective products that utilize this extract.

For more information, visit miraiclinical.com and follow @MiraiClinical on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

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SporTherapy Expands Footprint with New PT Clinic in Bonds Ranch


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“This clinic is a great opportunity for our team to meet the needs of our patients in a new community. I look forward to helping the Bonds Ranch area work to achieve their optimal level of function.” – Maddison Chambers, PT, DPT, Bonds Ranch Clinic Director

SporTherapy is pleased to announce their newest clinic has opened today in Fort Worth, Texas. Located at 750 W Bond Ranch Road, Suite 300, the clinic is SporTherapy’s 10th location.

Maddison Chambers, PT, DPT, will serve as the Bonds Ranch Clinic Director and primary treating physical therapist.

SporTherapy specializes in providing exceptional physical therapy through a combination of clinical excellence, customer service, evidence-based practice, and quality of patient care. Services offered from the Bonds Ranch clinic will include manual, rehabilitative, and sports physical therapy, as well as treatment of back, neck, and knee/foot pain.

“I’m excited to continue my career with SporTherapy and to be opening this new location in Bonds Ranch,” says Chambers, who currently serves the Northwest clinic as a physical therapist. “This clinic is a great opportunity for our team to meet the needs of our patients in a new community. I look forward to helping the Bonds Ranch area work to achieve their optimal level of function.”

For more information about the new Bonds Ranch clinic and a full list of SporTherapy’s services and offerings, please visit https://sportherapy.com/for-patients/schedule-an-appointment/. To book an appointment with Maddison, please call 682.428.7532.

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About SporTherapy

Founded in 1989, SporTherapy is a physical therapist owned and operated provider of rehabilitation services that emphasizes hands on care, active exercise, outstanding communication with patients and their medical providers. SporTherapy is also passionate about supporting causes in the communities they serve, including the YMCA, Communities in Schools – Adopt A Family, and the Lackey Scholarship through Texas Tech University. Since opening its doors, SporTherapy has made it a priority to earn the trust of many local physicians, becoming their top choice to meet their patients’ and families’ physical therapy needs. To learn more, visit SporTherapy.com.

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YogaWorks Launches ‘Yoga Mats For Ukraine’


Mats Donated to YogaWorks for Ukraine

Yoga mats are perfect because of their size, portability and durability. Even a child can easily carry one

YogaWorks, the world’s premier provider of yoga instruction, is assisting victims of the Russia-Ukraine war by providing yoga mats as cushions/bedding for all refugees in need. The donation drive is ongoing and will continue until further notice.

“We reached out to Ukrainian Orthodox Church in L.A. to see how we could help,” says YogaWorks VP of Marketing Dan Unger. “They told us people need mats to sleep on. Yoga mats are perfect because of their size, portability and durability. Even a child can easily carry one. The mat can be new or used. It’s a small gesture but shows our support for all the people displaced by war.”

Adds VP Operations Maya Magennis, “Over 35 years, YogaWorks has built a diverse and supportive community of yoga practitioners. Our studio is already filled with so many generous donations that we are keeping this drive going.”

YogaWorks sent out the following open letter via social media on March 11th: “YogaWorks is collecting yoga mats to support those displaced in Ukraine. You can donate to the collection containers at our Santa Monica studio, 2215 Main St, Santa Monica, California.” The yoga mats will then be forwarded to Ukraine via Poland.

About YogaWorks:

YogaWorks is a leading provider of progressive and quality yoga that promotes total physical and emotional well being. For 35 years and counting, YogaWorks has catered to students of all levels and ages with both traditional and innovative programming, connecting them directly with the best teachers from across the globeIt is also an international teaching school, cultivating the richest yoga talent from around the globe and setting the standard for teaching. For more information on YogaWorks, visit http://www.yogaworks.com.

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With a Two-Year Revenue Growth, Crunch Fitness Franchisee Ranks No. 15 on Inc. Magazine’s List of the Southwest Region’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies


Inc. magazine today revealed that an Austin-based Crunch Fitness Franchisee, The Undefeated Tribe, is No.15 on its third annual Inc. 5000 Regionals Southwest list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies based in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Born of the annual Inc. 5000 franchise rankings, this regional list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the Southwest region economy’s most dynamic segment–its independent small businesses.

Undefeated Tribe CEO, Tony Hartl, oversees cultural excellence for their franchised Crunch locations in Texas, with plans to expand to 50 Crunch gyms across Texas over the next five years.

“Our Purpose is To Enrich The Lives Of Others Through the Power of Well-Being,” said Hartl. “We are so humbled and honored to be able to deliver our mission across the communities we serve. Thank you to our members, partners, and team members that allow us to be part of their journey and have made this growth possible.”

The companies on this list show a remarkable rate of growth across all industries in the Southwest region. Between 2018 and 2020, these 141 private companies had an average growth rate of 154% percent, and, in 2020 alone, they added 10,563 jobs and nearly $10.9 billion to the Southwest region’s economy. Companies based in the Austin, Texas, Scottsdale, Arizona, and Fort Worth, Texas, areas had the highest growth rate overall.    

Complete results of the Inc. 5000 Regionals Southwest, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, metro area, and other criteria, can be found at inc.com/southwest starting March 15, 2022.

“This year’s Inc. 5000 Regional winners represent one of the most exceptional and exciting lists of America’s off-the-charts growth companies. They’re disruptors and job creators, and all delivered an outsize impact on the economy. Remember their names and follow their lead. These are the companies you’ll be hearing about for years to come,” says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc.

Crunch is a gym that believes in making serious exercise fun by fusing fitness and entertainment and pioneering a philosophy of ‘No Judgments.’ Crunch serves a fitness community for all kinds of people, with all types of goals, exercising all different ways, working it out at the same place together. Today, we are renowned for creating one-of-a-kind group fitness classes and unique programming for our wildly diverse members. Headquartered in New York City, Crunch serves over 1.9 million members with over 400 gyms worldwide in 34 states and the District of Columbia, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Portugal, Puerto Rico, and Spain. Crunch is rapidly expanding across the U.S. and around the globe.

Contact: CMO, Brooke Chavez, 210-264-9847, brooke.chavez@undefeatedtribe.com

More about Inc. and the Inc. 5000 Regionals

Methodology

The 2022 Inc. 5000 Regionals are ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2018 and 2020. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2019. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2020 is $1 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.

About Inc. Media

The world’s most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent.

The associated Inc. 5000 Conference is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit http://www.inc.com.

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Tough Mudder and Contiki Team up to Offer Sweepstakes Giveaway for an Adventure-Filled Weekend


Tough Mudder and Contiki have joined forces to offer two unique action adventure experiences in 2022

Adventure doesn’t stop at the finish line of a Tough Mudder weekend, and Contiki is the perfect partner to help spread this message

Contiki, the social travel operator, has teamed up with Tough Mudder, the global leader in obstacle course adventures, to host a sweepstakes giveaway for an adventure-filled weekend. Running today through April 5, 2022, the sweepstakes offers a chance for you and a friend to win a spot on an active adventure trip.

The sweepstakes is part of a new collaboration between Contiki and Tough Mudder to elevate the weekend experience by exploring local destinations and making unique connections and lifelong friends. So, with thrill-seeking adventurers ready to get back out into the world, Contiki and Tough Mudder are offering two unique experiences in 2022:


  • Nashville (June 25 – 29, 2022): After conquering the Tough Mudder event, travelers can hike, learn how to distill whiskey, and sleep under the stars in deluxe canvas tents. With an on-site massage therapist, there’s plenty of time for much-deserved R&R while Dollywood Theme Park is an option for the thrill-seekers.
  • Sonoma (August 27 – 31, 2022): Travelers can celebrate tackling their Tough Mudder in a region of word-class wine and Yosemite National Park. Options include relaxing at the lake-side accommodation, enjoying dinner at a local winery or soaring over Sonoma by balloon. There’s also a hike in Yosemite, for those wanting a (less muddy) connection with nature.

With its 5K, 10K and 15K events, Tough Mudder offers distances for every adventure level. Travelers will have the opportunity to select the distance that’s the best fit for them.

Rachel Storey, Contiki’s head of brand partnerships said, “we’re so excited to kick off our partnership with Tough Mudder. Our brand values are such a natural fit: adventure, friendships, teamwork, getting out of your comfort zone and trying new things. We’re looking forward to launching these two departures in the US, with hopefully more to come soon.”

“Adventure doesn’t stop at the finish line of a Tough Mudder weekend, and Contiki is the perfect partner to help spread this message,” said Tough Mudder CEO Kyle McLaughlin. “Our obstacle courses are best done with others, the same ethos that Contiki encourages on their departures. We are thrilled to be blending the two platforms to offer adventure seekers the experience of a lifetime, outside of your traditional weekend.”

To learn more about Contiki and Tough Mudder travel experiences, visit http://www.contiki.com/us/en/activity/tough-mudder.

ABOUT CONTIKI

Contiki are the world leaders in social youth travel. We’ve been providing amazing travel experiences for young travelers, from 18-35 years old, since 1962. Imagine how good you would be at something if you had been doing it for more than 60 years?

Everything about Contiki is deeply rooted in our core values ‘Make Every Moment Count’ and ‘We’re about people’. We don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk and live by our brand philosophy of ‘Travel.Together.’ which means to travel with one another, the destinations we visit, the cultures we enjoy and the environment, too.

ABOUT THE TRAVEL CORPORATION

The Travel Corporation (TTC) is a highly successful, stable, and solvent family-owned and passionately run international group of 40 award-winning brands, which celebrated its first 100th Anniversary in 2020. Our exceptional portfolio of brands spans across 70 countries and offers an extensive selection of international travel and tourism companies, encompassing a variety of guided travel experiences, independent holiday packages, boutique river cruising, luxury hotels and safaris. We are committed to consistently delivering outstanding service, experiences and value to each and every one of our guests and we do so through continuous innovation. Beyond our commitment to provide the world’s leading holiday experiences, TTC reassures travelers in these uncertain times that their future travels are safe with us. The financial strength and future longevity of the business is backed by the transparent exposure of the companies Red Carnation Hotels unencumbered fixed assets in excess of US$300,000,000 as of December 31, 2019. For more information, please visit TTC.com or follow us on Twitter and Instagram while using our hashtags #TravelWithTTC and #MakeTravelMatter.

CONTIKI CARES, POWERED BY TREADRIGHT

Contiki is a founding partner of TreadRight, a not-for-profit foundation established by The Travel Corporation in 2008 to encourage sustainable tourism within its family of amazing travel brands. The TreadRight Foundation supports projects that help the environment, protect and conserve ecosystems, and benefit communities. See more about TreadRight at The TreadRight Foundation – TTC – Make Travel Matter

ABOUT TOUGH MUDDER

Founded in 2010, Tough Mudder is a leading global sports and active lifestyle brand that creates the world’s most extraordinary adventures and champions the power of teamwork. With more than 6 million participants, the company hosts more than 130 challenges (Tough Mudder Kids, Tough Mudder 5K, Tough Mudder 10K, and Tough Mudder 15K) and endurance (Tough Mudder Infinity, Toughest Mudder and World’s Toughest Mudder) events annually in 10 countries. The company’s content studio fuels a global movement of people who work together to uncover their hidden potential, providing millions of engaged online brand enthusiasts with wellness, nutrition and inspirational content delivered daily across social and digital platforms. More than 500,000 new participants are welcomed to the global Tough Mudder community every year. The company is part of the Spartan global family of extreme endurance properties.

For more information visit http://www.toughmudder.com.

For more information please contact: Emily Escovar: emily.escovar@toughmudder.com

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