130. Sadie Lincoln, Founder of Barre3
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2019
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
"Numbers don't mean anything when it comes to success." —Sadie Lincoln
Sadie Lincoln is the co-founder and CEO of Barre3, the mega-popular boutique fitness brand that has more than 130 studios in the United States. On this episode, Sadie talks about being a "former hippie kid," the unconventional way she was raised, and how that shaped her as a student and, eventually, an entrepreneur. She shares the story of how she discovered fitness in college, and how she went on to realize she was working out for all the wrong reasons, leading to burnout and a much-needed change of scenery. She shares her stories of resilience and grit, confidence and failure, and loneliness, connection, and community. She talks about what stresses her out, about why, despite having trained Madonna, she's "not a celebrity trainer," and her husband's grand plan to sell everything they own and move to Portland, OR, with their two toddlers to "start fresh."
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What you'll get on this episode:
- Sadie talks about her "hippie kid" upbringing and why she was self-conscious about not being smart (3:00)
- How Sadie found fitness, and how she made a career out of it (14:20)
- On starting a family, Sadie's husband's grand plan, and loneliness (21:10)
- What it was like starting over (35:15)
- Sadie's advice on finding your dream job and life (37:30)
- Sadie shares what stresses her out (43:20)
- On training Madonna, and why Sadie says she's not a celebrity trainer (47:00)
- How Sadie measures success (51:45)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks. |
| 0:08.6 | Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm Allie Feller. I'm your host, I'm a freelance |
| 0:13.7 | writer and editor, I'm a marathoner, and I'm a new mom to five-month-old Annie. |
| 0:19.2 | Every week on The Alley on the Run Show, I talk with inspiring men and women who lead |
| 0:23.4 | interesting lives on the run and beyond. And while running is what brings us all together, |
| 0:28.0 | on these episodes, I'm looking for more. So join me every Thursday to learn about the |
| 0:32.9 | decisions people have made to get where they are today, the good ones, and of course the bad ones, |
| 0:38.3 | and how getting sweaty has factored in. Today, I'm hanging out with Sadie Lincoln, the founder of |
| 0:43.2 | Bar 3. Since its inception 11 years ago, the studio Sadie and her husband co-founded has expanded |
| 0:49.3 | to more than 130 studios in the US. It's franchised, and their streaming workouts are available in |
| 0:56.7 | 97 countries. So yeah, Sadie's big time. She trained Madonna, I mean, come on. But Sadie is |
| 1:03.4 | no celebrity trainer. She'll be the first to tell you that. She's a former hippie kid with a |
| 1:08.1 | fascinating childhood, and on this episode she opens up about how she found fitness, how she got |
| 1:13.5 | burnt out on fitness, and how she and her husband and their two kids decided to sell everything they |
| 1:18.8 | own, moved to Portland, Oregon, and basically start fresh. I'll be honest, this episode took a |
| 1:23.9 | turn I didn't expect. Sadie was so open, honest, and refreshing that instead of just talking gritty |
| 1:29.8 | career and CEO stuff, we got into sharing our thoughts on loneliness, failure, and how to actually |
| 1:35.9 | create a fulfilling life. Sadie held nothing back. I held a few tears back at various points, |
| 1:41.3 | but other than that, it's all out there. So please welcome the downright delightful Sadie Lincoln. |
| 1:54.1 | Sadie Lincoln, welcome to the Allie on the Run Show. I am so excited to be joined by you today. |
| 2:00.2 | I'm so happy to be here, Allie. All right, so we start the Allie on the Run Show like you start |
| 2:04.8 | your classes. We start with a warm-up. So warm everyone up. Tell us who you are, where you're from, |
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