#194 Helaine Knapp on Betting On Yourself and Believing In What You Do

<p>Episode 194 features Helaine Knapp, Founder, and CEO of CITYROW, who is on a mission of delivering smart, fun, effective workouts to all fitness levels.</p><br><p><strong>Find Helaine Online:</strong></p><br><p>Website: <a href="www.cityrow.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.cityrow.com</a></p><p>OnDemand App: <a href="go.cityrow.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">go.cityrow.com</a></p><p>Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/helaine-knapp/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/helaine-knapp/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/helaineknapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/helaineknapp</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/helaineknapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/helaineknapp</a></p><br><p><strong>About Helaine:</strong></p><br><p>After spending years climbing the corporate ladder, Helaine Knapp left the world of publishing for tech start-up life. Group fitness was her outlet while working hard and taking on the hustle and bustle of New York City. Months of spin and boot camp classes left her with a lower back injury, and she began searching for a workout that was low impact, but super effective. After a friend suggested rowing, Helaine initially rejected it as something “my dad did in college,” but following a few workouts on a sexy machine, pairing it with total body sculpting moves off the machine, changed her mind and the concept for CITYROW was born.</p><br><p>With a mission of delivering a smart, fun, effective workout to all fitness levels, under Knapp’s leadership, CITYROW has grown from one studio in New York City to a national omnichannel fitness brand with 12 open studios and 65 franchises sold nationwide along with a top-ranked on-demand global program featuring at-home rowers and a fast-growing digital subscription business.</p><br><p>Knapp has yet to row on the water and has been featured as a business leader and a wellness expe