Paige Held of The Yoga Joint | Manifesting Success from Welfare to Wealth thru Wellness #13

Like A Champion Podcast | M&A Mastery with Wes Shelton

She went from food stamps to multi-million-dollar deals building The Yoga Joint.
Wes talks with his friend Paige Held as she shares the raw truth behind building The Yoga Joint. They discuss everything from the process of learning how to choose the right business partner and building a team that maximizes your strengths to the power of believing in yourself and not taking 'no' in business for an answer. Hear how Paige turned passion, vision boards and discipline into a nationally expanding yoga and fitness empire—and why yoga is more than just exercise, it’s a way of life.
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Chapters

1. The Bold Vision: From Studio Owner to Billion-Dollar Dreamer (00:00:00)

2. Growing Up Fast: From Privilege to Food Stamps and Back (00:00:13)

3. How COVID Almost Crushed the Yoga Joint—And What Saved It (00:01:45)

4. Growing at Full Speed: Opening Studios Every 6 Weeks (00:02:31)

5. A 16-Year-Old's First Yoga Class That Sparked a Movement (00:04:17)

6. “You’ll Never Make It”—And Why She Didn’t Listen (00:06:29)

7. Partners, Pivots, and the Power of the Right People (00:09:38)

8. Creating a Yoga Studio Model Built to Scale (00:16:26)

9. Why Yoga Feels Like a High—and the Science Behind It (00:31:21)

10. The Mentors Who Changed Everything (00:39:47)

11. How Paige Built an All-Star Team and Learned to Let Go (00:46:20)

12. Million-Dollar Moves: Capital Raising & Strategy Lessons (00:46:56)

13. Big Deals, Big Lessons: What New Partnerships Taught Her (00:47:29)

14. Being Told You’re “Genius” by Industry Giants (00:48:33)

15. Section 8 to CEO: What Being a Single Mom Taught Her About Grit (00:50:28)

16. Vision Boards, Energy, and the Business of Manifestation (00:53:02)

17. A Harsh Look in the Mirror: Transforming Toxic Leadership (00:56:27)

18. Mentorship, Exit Plans & What Comes After the Big Sale (01:04:56)

19. The Power of Good Social Media and Personal Authenticity (01:08:44)

20. Advice Paige Would Give Her 25-Year-Old Self (01:14:56)

21. Final Words: Risk, Resilience, and Staying True to the Vision (01:20:46)