Hang Ten is an easily-digested, quick-to-read interview series. I created it to pick the brains of some powerhouse women that I’ve been fortunate enough to know because of SFB. I fire off the questions, you give the answers.
Creating content for She’s from Buffalo helped me realize how many woman-owned fitness studios there are in the Buffalo area. It’s something to be proud of.
But, if you’re the business owner, you’re tasked with the challenge of finding a way to make your studio – and your brand – shine.
MJ Karp has succeeded.
She owns SWEAT 716, a boutique-style fitness studio offering barre, pole, circuit, strength, and personal training classes in downtown Buffalo. The Swan Street location is perfect for 9 to 5ers, city residents, or weekend warriors looking to break a sweat before brunch.
Where MJ has really thrived is effortlessly integrating so much of her own journey and values into the culture at SWEAT 716. Above all else, the studio prides itself on being a haven for body positivity and self-love. Love. To. See. It.
Hang Ten
1. What’s something you’re proud of yourself for? Getting divorced
2. What’s a piece of advice that you ignored? “Make sure you go to college and get a degree”
3. What’s your vice? Shopping
4. What’s the most overrated trend or fad that you’ve lived through? Diet culture
5. What’s the most old-fashioned thing you do? Save every plastic container known to man, and store leftovers in it (like the Old Country Crock butter tubs that your mom would use to put soup in).
6. Who do you have a “career crush” on? My husband. I know it’s cheesy, but he’s got that shit down and is able to let things just roll off his back so easily.
7. What’s on your reading list? “Signs:The Secret Language of the Universe” by Laura Lynne Jackson
8. If you had the opportunity to come up with a question for presidential candidates to answer at a debate or town hall, what question would you pose? “How are you going to NOT fuck this up?”
9. What’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve ever been paid to do? Work out with other people. I still can’t believe people pay me for this. LOL.
10. Without context, what’s something you’ve been keeping to yourself that you’ve been dying to tell other people? Fun times lie ahead for SWEAT 716…
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Morgan (MJ) Karp is the owner of SWEAT 716, a boutique-style fitness studio located smack-dab in the middle of downtown Buffalo. The SWEAT 716 mission is to make working out affordable for everyone, and do it in a judgement-free atmosphere.
Learn more about the vibe at SWEAT 716 by following them on Instagram at @sweat716 or see class offerings online.