Some South Surrey business owners will be featured on national TV on Thursday, Sept. 28.
That乌鸦传媒檚 when Safe Sweat owners and co-founders Andrea Kloegman and Emre Ozgur will appear in CBC乌鸦传媒檚 Dragons乌鸦传媒� Den, after filming it in Toronto in May of this year.
The business owners opened Safe Sweat, which offers members individual mini-gyms, or FITsuites, to enjoy workouts in private or with their own personal trainer, in August of 2022.
After presenting their business at a health and fitness summit in L.A. earlier this year, they received an email from staff at Dragon乌鸦传媒檚 Den, a CBC reality TV show where entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of venture capitalists in the hopes of securing investment financing.
While they aren乌鸦传媒檛 allowed to say what happened at the filming prior to their episode airing, Ozgur could share a little bit before the air date.
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The airing itself was quite an experience.
CBC had built a replica, or mock FITsuite for the taping of the show, so the panel and audience can visualize what the actual, flagship South Surrey location looks like in person.
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He and Kloegman have plans to launch additional locations as well as franchise, so they both felt Dragon乌鸦传媒檚 Den would provide massive exposure.
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They filmed for hours, Ozgur said, adding that it paid to be prepared.
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And, he added, he plans to head back to Dragon乌鸦传媒檚 Den at some point.
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Their episode airs at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28 on CBC.
