Episode 137 - Branden Allen and Chase McKesey (SweatDC)

Craig Hoffman travels to SweatDC to chat with best friend of the pod Branden Allen and his new business partner Chase McKesey as the duo just bought into DC fitness studio SweatDC.

Chase and Branden describe the process of getting involved with Sweat and pivoting from a group fitness model to semi-private training. The guys discuss why personal training has a chance to make a major impact during COVID-19 restrictions and how expertise can carry the day even beyond our current pandemic induced situation.

Plus, Chase tells his own personal story of how he started his fitness career in a parking garage below his restaurant job and why he's been kicked out of an unusually high number of grocery stores! For more on Branden's story, be sure to go back to Episode 77 when Branden made his pod debut.

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