Jay Ellis Owns Five SWTY Pilates Studios as the Chain Raises Money to Grow

Actor Jay Ellis is a part-owner of SWTY Studios, a small chain of Pilates studios, and owns five locations, AfroTech reported Oct. 8 from an interview with him. The company is raising funds to grow to 20 to 25 locations over the next five years. Ellis studied finance and international business at Concordia University in Portland and also launched the production company Black Bar Mitzvah.

Why It Matters for Atlanta Professionals

A working actor treating a boutique fitness chain as an ownership play is a familiar path for Atlanta professionals weighing a business on the side of a career.

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First reported by AfroTech: AfroTech report

Photo: ReverendPoppins / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

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