NASHVILLE, Tenn. , Oct. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban Sweat, an emerging wellness provider with two Nashville locations specializing in infrared sauna, red light therapy, and cold plunges, today announced its acquisition of CYL, a Green Hills sauna studio and franchise brand with nine units operating across Colorado , Kentucky , Tennessee , Texas , Michigan , Missouri , and Oklahoma .
"CYL is where I fell in love with sauna therapy and found the inspiration to pivot my career from corporate healthcare to promoting self-care," said Nicholson, who founded Urban Sweat in 2022. "For me, this is more than an opportunity to grow the Urban Sweat brand," Nicholson added. "It's a chance to combine two communities I deeply admire, build solidarity around the life-changing benefits we've experienced from these modalities, and share it with others.
" After more than two decades of building a successful career as a healthcare executive, Kristen Nicholson felt a call to change course and pursue her passion. In early 2022, driven by equal parts due diligence and gut instinct, she signed a lease for the original Urban Sweat studio space in The Nations, a vibrant and trendy neighborhood just west of Nashville's downtown core. It's where Lindsay Manifold and her husband, Brady, first experienced contrast therapy and started a wellness journey that would ultimately lead to their becoming Urban Sweat's first operating partners in Nashville's Wedgewood Houston neighborhood.
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