YYoga
| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Terry McBride and Lara Kozan |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Canada |
Key people | Terry McBride - CEO |
| Website | www |
YYOGA is a yoga, fitness, and wellness company based in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1][2] It is the largest corporately-owned yoga company in Canada.[3] Terry McBride and Lara Kozan co-founded the company in 2007.[4][5] McBride is the YYoga's CEO.[1][6]
In August 2015, the company operated 13 studios and offered 900+ classes in Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby, North Vancouver, Whistler and Toronto.[3]
History
In 2007, Nettwerk music executive, entrepreneur and yogi Terry McBride founded YYOGA with Lara Kozan.[4][5][7] The company was founded with the intention to create a community of yoga studio and lifestyle centres whose schedules fit better into peoples lifestyles. Now in its tenth year of operation, YYOGA has grown to 12 locations.
In October 2012, McBride partnered with Ian Gillespie, a Vancouver developer, to place wellness centres within residential developments.[8] Their collaboration allowed McBride to build studios, as opposed to leasing and renovating pre-existing buildings. The company opened its first location in Toronto, Canada in November 2013.[1][5] According to Business Vancouver, the studio is the largest studio in the YYOGA network and also in Toronto.[5]
As of 2018 the company operates 12 studios in Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Whistler and Toronto and has an active online and social media presence at @YYOGA.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Josh Tapper (2013-03-19). "Yoga's evolution: From basement studios to big business". Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ "YYoga Launches Its Yoga App". December 2012. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ a b c "Why you need to practice yoga at YYoga". 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ a b "Terry McBride's YYoga expands east". 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ a b c d Emma Crawford (2013-11-06). "Vancouver yoga chain expands into Toronto". Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ Gillian Shaw (2008-05-30). "Music mogul finds big market for yoga". Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ "YYoga Stretches Out with $9.0M". 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ Kerry Gold (2012-10-06). "Terry McBride's newest mantra: condo yoga". Retrieved 2014-10-11.