{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Sweat & Equity Show","title":"From SoulCycle Instructor to Housework Founder | Sydney Miller | The Sweat & Equity Show","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3756,"description":"Be the first to hear about exclusive events, business opportunities, and more. Join the Sweat & Equity Network: https://sweatandequity.beehiiv.com/subscribe———What does it really take to turn a fitness format into a brand that can stand on its own?In this episode of The Sweat & Equity Show, Ariel Belgrave sits down with Sydney Miller, founder of Housework, for a real conversation about ownership, intuition, community, and the behind-the-scenes decisions that shape a fitness business long before the public sees the finished product.Sydney shares how Housework started while she was teaching at SoulCycle, why she protected the name and method early, and how the pandemic gave her the space to go deeper into the brand she had been building on the side. From launching an app with no tech background to opening her first flagship studio in New York City, Sydney’s journey is full of the kind of founder lessons that only come from doing the work in real time.This conversation gets into the beauty and pressure of building something personal, the realities of partnerships, the importance of knowing your vision, and what it means to grow without diluting the thing that made people care in the first place.WHAT YOU’LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODEWhy Sydney knew she needed to own Housework from the beginningThe early SoulCycle chapter that shaped her confidence as a founderWhat launching a fitness app taught her about risk, organization, and communityThe real behind-the-scenes pressure of opening a brick-and-mortar studioHow a misaligned partnership clarified what Sydney wanted to protectWhy hiring for energy, work ethic, and team fit matters more than talent aloneSydney’s vision for Housework as a brand rooted in confidence, music, and fun📌 CHAPTERS00:00 Intro01:14 Sydney’s second career in fitness05:03 Creating Housework while teaching at SoulCycle08:32 Protecting the name, method, and IP early11:59 Building a brand beyond the founder13:44 Going all in during the pandemic16:19 Why...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/PIiqqvyBerK66DUmSC88sj5O1uix7DxsHY2nJMXdPdU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNzg4/ZWNlOWJhMDAxYTVi/NWM1MzA1NGI0NjU2/YTU4NS5QTkc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}