Today we’d like to introduce you to Blake Wise.
Thanks for sharing your story with us Blake. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
I moved to houston 4 years ago from San Diego, CA for bigger and better opportunities with my Medical Device sales job at Applied Medical. Even though I was born and raised just 4hrs north in Dallas I still didn’t know many people in this massive city and concrete jungle we call Houston. I had to find a way to meet people and the only way I knew how was through fitness and soccer. I was lucky enough to have a few old teammates that played with the Houston Dynamo (MLS) and they introduced me to Mike Chabala, who founded sphere, where it combined both of my true loves into one concept. It only took me a little over a month to go from being a player to start coaching classes myself. Fast forward 3 years to present day, I am now the director, head coach, and part owner of the business. After all the hard word of helping build out and market this fitness concept outdoor at parks and indoor at our studio, I ended up building my own personal brand in the fitness community and was recently selected to be a lululemon ambassador representing houston and the South Texas Region.
Has it been a smooth road?
In life, especially as an entrepreneur, there’s no such thing as a smooth road or a straight path leading to success! There are always obstacles to overcome on the daily. A few challenges that immediately come to mind is the current pandemic with dealing with, COVID19, hit us all very hard and in many different ways. Not being able to run our “normal” weekly scheduled workouts in our studio or connect with our customers on a daily basis has been tough. Another unexpected turn of events and challenge my family and I have struggled with is my dad being diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) back in January and is fighting everyday to get his “normal” life back.
We’d love to hear more about the company.
Sphere is the first ever soccer inspired and team focused boutique fitness company in the world. We offer soccer fitness classes to players that utilizes a soccer ball and we offer non-soccer full body weight fitness classes that incorporates resistance bands, and will soon add light-heavy weighted medicine balls in our play in the near future. All of our classes are rhythm based, similar to a soulcycle, where our exercises play off the beat of the music.
Sphere is unlike any other fitness concept because our workouts are truly focused on the team, not just the individual. we strive to recreate the feeling of being in a locker room or a part of a community. our goal is to not only give you a great workout but give you an unforgettable experience and an opportunity for you to connect with a new teammate every time you choose to lace up with us. I am most proud of the community we have built, and are continuing to build, because they inspire me to grow and be the best version of myself every day.
Is our city a good place to do what you do?
Our city is very diverse and opportunities are endless here. Unfortunately, studio fitness (health & wellness) is definitely a hard area to break through in Houston as we are considered to be one of the “Fattest Cities in the US”. However, recent statistics show that we have improved our health significantly and are now outside of the top-25.
This just goes to show that yea it may be difficult to start up your own gym or fitness concept but that the people of Houston are waking up and taking action to better their health. So, I wholeheartedly believe that as long as you send the right message and welcome anyone at “all fitness levels” to your gym, you have potential to be successful. There are a lot of people beginning their fitness journeys today and they need us to lead them in the right direction to achieve their goals.
In addition to offering workouts at our studio, we recently launched our online and virtual training platform called powa. So now you can lace up with us from where ever you want and we’ll bring the complete workout experience to you!
Pricing:
- $24 / per class
- $46 / 17 day trial
- $99 / monthly membership
- $170 / 10-class pack
Contact Info:
- Address: 1739 Bingle Rd. Houston, TX 77055
- Website: www.sphere.club
- Email: blake.wise@sphere.club
- Instagram: @BlakeWise10
- Facebook: sphere – sports & recreation
- Twitter: @sphereclubllc
- Yelp: https://yelp.to/qTKq/1gqS3dY1g6
- Other: @sphere.club
Image Credit:
Traci Ling – @traciling
Nazario Monzon – @nazarioportraits
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