Oct 23, 2019
Meet Sadie Lincoln, CEO of barre3, a fitness company focused on teaching people how to be empowered and balanced from within themselves. Sadie has been featured on Inc.’s Female Founders 100 List and stresses the importance of mindfulness not only in exercise, but in business as well. Beginning her journey in a small, Culver City dance studio, Sadie shares the experiences that have helped her grow herself and barre3 into what they are today. Tune in now!
Timestamps:
03:17 - Sadie’s Origin Story
04:25 - What is barre3?
05:45 - Opening up her first studio
06:25 - Sadie’s alternate plan to creating barre3
07:04 - Location, location, location
08:01 - Buildout blues
09:00 - Sadie’s start in the fitness world
10:45 - Being a good teacher
11:25 - Sadie’s spiritual path
12:30 - “You’re allowed to suck.”
13:16 - Sadie’s nurturing nature
13:53 - How did Sadie get on the path of being a CEO?
14:26 - Fitness is failing me
16:15 - What makes barre3 different?
17:00 - The essentials for growth
18:35 - Sadie’s Core Values
19:08 - Sadie’s EO Journey
20:02 - What is Forum?
20:42 - The importance of a support group
22:05 - Confidence
22:44 - Insecurity
23:15 - External measures vs internal measures
24:58 - Sadie’s day-to-day
25:57 - Next up for barre3
26:52 - “It started from just an idea.”
27:54 - “My power is in my wisdom and my words.”
28:23 - Keeping it real
29:13 - Sadie’s advice for female founders