Collin Whitney

2021 ⏩️ 2026.

From pre-opening to what PWRBLD KOP has become today. Five years of growth, reinvestment, and Daily Progression.

On September 19th, we’re celebrating 7 years of PWRBLD Gym and 5 years of PWRBLD KOP.

And we’re just getting started.

📈PWRBLD Palooza VII⏳

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167 Town Center Rd
King of Prussia, PA 19406

Opening a gym is a much longer and more complicated process than most people realize.

Finding the right space, negotiating a favorable lease, navigating design and construction, and accounting for equipment lead times can create months of unexpected delays and expensive mistakes.

One of the biggest benefits of franchising with PWRBLD is that you don’t have to figure it all out alone. You’ll have our proven systems, trusted partnerships, and real world experience helping you streamline the process, avoid common setbacks, and open your gym with confidence.

We’ve already learned many of these lessons the hard way. Our goal is to help you avoid making the same mistakes.

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One thing I’ve learned owning gyms 👉 never lose sight of who you’re building it for.

Your members.

Listen to their feedback. Understand what they value. Figure out what can be better, and keep improving their experience.

You’ll never make everyone happy, but if you stay focused on adding value to the people you’re trying to serve, the rest usually takes care of itself.

Forever improving 🤝📈

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One thing I’ve learned from building PWRBLD is that you have to know exactly who you’re building your gym for.

We’ve never tried to appeal to everyone. We don’t get distracted by every viral trend. We build our gyms for people who genuinely care about training. That impacts everything we do. From the equipment we buy, how we lay out the gym, the environment we create, and the standards we hold ourselves to. Know your customer and stay true to them.

If you try to build a gym for everyone, you’ll end up building a gym for no one.

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For those of you who are willing to truly sacrifice & go ALL IN…

Bet on yourself, double down, & outwork every one.

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The Nautilus Super Pullover Gen 2 has officially made its way to the PWRBLD Gym King of Prussia floor.

This is truly one of the most legendary back machines ever made, and I couldn’t be more excited to finally add it to the lineup. It’s an absolute icon in strength training and a piece I’ve wanted for a long time.

The best part? This isn’t the only legendary back machine we’ve added… I just picked up another one that’s on its way. Stay tuned.

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Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail.

Understanding your expected costs is absolutely vital to building a successful gym (or any business).

That means knowing your total project budget, pre-opening expenses, post-opening operating costs, and how your gym is expected to perform month after month.

I always build three scenarios:
👉Bear case
👉Base case
👉Bull case

Planning for multiple outcomes doesn’t guarantee success, but it puts you in a position to adapt, make better decisions, and stay ahead when reality doesn’t go exactly as expected.

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Making the decision to offer Franchising isn’t changing who we are - it’s giving us the opportunity to share what we’ve built with more communities.

As we grow, our commitment remains the same, protect the member & customer experience, preserve the culture, and never become complacent. We won’t just maintain the standard, we’ll continue to raise it.

Daily Progression, always.

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One of the questions I get asked the most is, “Why did you decide to franchise?”

The answer is actually pretty simple.

We listened.

For years, we’ve had people asking us to open a PWRBLD in their city. Every event, social media posts, DMs, every YouTube video, every trip we’d take… it was always the same question:

“When are you coming here?”

At some point, we realized this brand had become bigger than just the locations we could personally build ourselves.

Just 2 weeks into launching PWRBLD Franchising, I’ve already had the opportunity to speak with incredible potential franchise partners from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida, Connecticut, Idaho, Colorado, Ohio, Texas, and several other states.

It’s been incredible hearing the excitement and seeing how many people genuinely believe in what we’re building.

PWRBLD has never just been about opening gyms. It’s about building communities where people can become stronger - physically, mentally, & collectively. Creating a standard that members are proud to be part of.

We’re just getting started, and I honestly can’t wait to see where our very first franchise location lands.

Daily Progression Since 2018. 📈