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'Despite a humble start in her garage 10 years ago, Philesia Manuel of Romance and Dance Pole Aerobics has expanded her business into three thriving pole fitness studios in Los Angeles County. Today, Philesia’s classes help clients lose weight, and more importantly, rediscover their sense of self-confidence. Read more about Romance and Dance: https://business.mindbody.io/education/customer-story/romance-and-dance Did you know that Gen Z is interested in gymnastic workouts like pole fitness? Learn more at https://www.mindbodyonline.com/infographic/wellness-trends-every-business-needs-to-know Transcript: [00:00:00] My name is Philesia Manuel. I\'m with Romance and Dance Pole Aerobics. I\'m the owner. I have three locations: one in Carson, one in L.A., and one in Rancho Cucamonga. I started about 10 years ago in our garage. [00:00:13] You know how they say God closed one door, open up another? My husband came home one day and was like “You know, I got laid off” and I was like “No big deal.” But he was like “You know, everybody likes this pole dancing thing. Why don\'t we turn the garage into a pole dancing studio? I was like “Okay, cool.” He turned the garage into a pole dancing studio. Everybody loved it. Like we were having people come in all over. I would get off of work at 5 o\'clock at 7:00 o\'clock I\'ll be down into the garage. Then one night he came home and was like “Man, everybody likes this. Why don\'t we open up a studio?” And I was like “Fool, it ain\'t making that much money.” So, he went on, bought bought me a studio, gave me the keys and the grand opening was phenomenal. Back then, 10 years ago, I really was the first pole dancing studio. 10 years ago so nobody knew what it was. Everybody thought I was opening up a strip club and I was like no it\'s pole dancing, it\'s the sexy new way to get in shape. So when the owner of our first studio was like “I don\'t know about this” but she went on agreed. Then three years after that, we opened up our second location, which was in Rancho Cucamonga. Three years after that, we opened up the Los Angeles studio and we still standing. [00:01:24] What motivates me the most is when that one girl comes to you and be like “Phee, I\'ve lost 30 pounds. My self-confidence is out the roof.” You can see it in them now. I remember when all my girls start they have low self-confidence, low self-esteem. It\'s not the money that drives me it\'s that drives me when they come to me and be like “Oh my God, girls look I got this pole trick” or when their husbands come to me and say “I love you.” And I\'m like “What?” Then they be like “I love you because you\'ve you\'ve made our relation my marriage last. You made my relationship. We were in divorce court. Now we\'re back together.” No, it\'s not the money. It\'s the it\'s the people who come to me that I\'ve built up their self-confidence. It\'s the people who come to me that that lost 50, 80 pounds and now they they\'re in that size if they thought that they never will be into. If I can do one thing in the world right now everybody will be pole dancing. This would be a whole lot happier place. If everybody start pole dancing that way we wouldn\'t have no problems, everybody\'s self-esteem would be up, everybody wouldn\'t be mad when they wake up.'
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