Meet Jade Webb | Pole Fitness Studio Owner

We had the good fortune of connecting with Jade Webb and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Jade, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
I worked in the service industry for 10 years always hoping things would “get better”, but not doing enough to change anything. The restaurant industry left me feeling angry and helpless. In 2016, mid restaurant industry working, I went to yoga school in Costa Rica- I hadn’t realized it then, but this was a huge step in the direction of starting business.

After trying to phase out of the restaurant industry for years, I finally made it out and into the healthcare field. Although these industries were different on the outside, they were very much the same day-to-day. I ultimately wanted something more fulfilling, so I decided to go to EMT School & try to peruse the fire department by trying to become a firefighter. This felt like “the way”. but something still felt “lacking”. EMT jobs didn’t pay nearly enough, and I needed a job in the meantime, while I continued to try out for different fire departments.

Since I had my yoga certification still & an EMT Certification I was able to land a job at StretchLabs. This was the job that made me realize, it was never the job itself that made me feel “helpless, angry and unfulfilled”, it was the fact that I wasn’t creating my own destiny. I would have been unhappy wherever I went, as long as I was doing it for someone else.

During the end of StretchLabs I became Pole Fitness Certified in Levels 1-3 & became a master trainer, I opened up a studio in my house and started taking clients.

The thought that finally convinced me to quite StretchLabs was knowing that “as long as I kept another job around, I would be comfortable, because I would have steady income and as long as I was comfortable, I would never have the courage, strength or perseverance to peruse my own business.” So, the next day I put a notice into StretchLabs and paid for my LLC the next week.

Now we operate out of an 1,100 sqft warehouse & we are thriving,

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
We are a multi-racial, gender-fluid, LGBTQIA+, neurodiverse, sex positive, sex worker friendly, body positive community.

I know, it’s a mouthful, but it’s what we are 🙂 Growing up I was always part of the minority groups and I wanted to create a studio where “minority” isn’t even a thought.

The hardest part about owning a business, which is also one thing I am most proud of, is that I have had no formal schooling. I have created this whole movement community without the help of an education. I did attempt collage a few times, but school style learning has never been for me. I have always been a doer. Where most people may have systems in place or strategies, they might follow based off their education- I create my own/ had to learn the hard way.

For as long as I can remember I wanted to own a business. When I was 5 I used to pretend I had my own talk show. My stuffed animals were my audience.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
We would start the day off with a class at SolidCore – I got 3-4 days a week & always try to get friend to go.

We would hit up the Recovery Room- for normatek compressions, a cold plunge & a sauna dip.

We would get some $1 oysters at a local restaurant, there are lots of local deals around for oysters.

If it was nice, we might hit up a park to do a photoshoot or maybe stop by a pool

Probably end up at a restaurant called B&B for some bacon and gin drinks

Maybe out dancing 🙂

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
My yoga certifier Adi Shakti – for always telling it like it is. There is never sugar coating with anything she shares, whether on IG or in her courses. True value.

The book Existential Kink by Caroline Elliot – helped me to understand some of the blockages I created around money. Helped me to get out of my own way.

All of my students- without their constant support I could not have made this dream a reality.

My husband- for giving me permission to rely on him at times I was ready to go all into the unknowns of owning a business.

Website: nexxuspoleindy.com

Instagram: @nexxus.movement

Image Credits
Brian Stidham Photography- single on pole photo – name in corner Andrea Poppe Photography – original single photo upload in the woods Dark Art Dragon Photography – both group photos