110. Olivia Young, Creator of Box + Flow
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2018
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
"Ask the tough questions. Who are you? Who aren't you? What do you want? What don't you want? Be so clear on who, what, where, when, how, why, and don't sacrifice any piece of that puzzle if you want to live a full life." —Olivia Young
Olivia Young is the founder and creator of Box + Flow, a yoga and boxing studio in New York City. But her plan wasn't always to be a heavy-hitter in the fitness industry: Olivia, who grew up in Miami Beach, moved to New York City to attend culinary school and to pursue a career in the hospitality industry. She worked with celebrity chefs and made a name for herself in the restaurant world, all the while waking up crazy early to run, box, and do yoga. Those early-morning passions eventually manifested in what is now Box + Flow. On this episode, Olivia, who was recently named "the woman who is redefining how NYC works out" on the coveted PureWow 100 list, reflects on her career path, her business mistakes, her great successes, what she's afraid of, and what it means to "liv young."
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What you’ll get on this episode:
- Why Olivia doesn’t bother with fancy workout clothes (3:30)
- What it means to Olivia to “liv young” (5:30)
- Where Olivia got her work ethic, and how not getting a lead role in a musical led to her first disappointment — and changed her life (8:15)
- Why Olivia pursued a career in hospitality, and what culinary school was like (14:00)
- What it was really like working in the restaurant industry (22:00)
- All about Box+Flow, Olivia’s fitness studio in NYC (27:00)
- Did Olivia know Box+Flow would be an immediate success? And what does it mean to “flow through the fight?” (31:00)
- Where Liv got her confidence, and what has the power to make her feel insecure (37:00)
- Is it hard working in the restaurant industry and living a healthy lifestyle? And how Olivia feels about the idea of “cheat days” (43:00)
- What Olivia says she’s proudest of, what she’s afraid of, and how she focuses on being brave (48:45)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks. |
| 0:08.4 | Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. |
| 0:10.4 | I'm your host, Allie Feller, and today I'm joined by Olivia Young. |
| 0:14.4 | Olivia Young, so yes, her shortened name is Liv Young. |
| 0:18.8 | How fun is that? |
| 0:20.4 | Within the first 60 seconds of this episode, |
| 0:22.8 | Olivia will tell you all the things she is, and a few things she isn't, |
| 0:26.8 | so I'll keep my part here short. |
| 0:28.8 | Olivia is the founder and creator of Boxing Flow, a boxing in yoga hybrid studio in New York City. |
| 0:34.5 | In just a few years, the studio has already become super successful. |
| 0:38.6 | Olivia herself just landed a spot on the coveted PureWall 100 list, |
| 0:43.2 | as the woman who is redefining how New York City works out. |
| 0:47.2 | But what I think is really cool about Olivia is that she didn't set out to become a superstar in the fitness world. |
| 0:53.0 | She actually went to culinary school and got her start in the food and hospitality industry. |
| 0:58.4 | She is plenty to say, though, so I'm going to shut up and let Olivia share what it means to live Young. |
| 1:13.1 | Olivia Young, welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. |
| 1:16.0 | I'm so excited to chat with you today. |
| 1:18.0 | I'm, I feel so honored to be here. |
| 1:20.1 | This is really, this is really cool and we're like looking over Wall Street. |
| 1:24.7 | Yeah, awesome. |
| 1:25.4 | And you're really cool. |
| 1:26.4 | So let's talk about you. |
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