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Recipe, Movie & Sudoku. Pg. F-1 Submitted photos Misha Gutzler and her business, Fysiq (located inside the Mid-Rivers Mall in St. Peters), stood out among hundreds at the University of Missouri-St. Louis Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Accelerator latest class of six. (Right) Misha Gutzler (right) and her company Fysiq will receive a $50,000 non-dilutive capital infusion, mentoring from UMSL staff, faculty and other business owners and be assigned two UMSL interns to help with the operations.
Local fitness-business owner receives $50,000 and additional assistance from the University of Missouri-St. Louis Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Accelerator By Brett Auten After trudging through “Shark Tank”-like conditions, Misha Gutzler earned quite the stocking stuffer. Misha Gutzler and her business, Fysiq (located inside the Mid-Rivers Mall in St. Peters), stood out among hundreds at the University of Missouri-St. Louis Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Accelerator latest class of six. Gutzler described Fysiq as hearkening back to our younger days of “playing.” If squatting, push-ups, stretching, pull-ups and more, is a challenge, the assistance of the bungee will assist you where you need it. This class teaches you how to get acclimated to using the bungee as a workout tool, and the fundamentals of performing basic exercises, all crafted and
programmed by Gutzler. The workouts have participants from ages six-to-91-years-old “It’s assisted resistance,” Gutzler said. “You have a good time while working out, no matter what the fitness level. You’re working everything, strength and cardio, at the same time. You have to keep moving, especially as you get older. ” Gutzler is a former three-time All-American track and field athlete, coach, fitness instructor, and personal trainer. Established in St. Louis in 2017, Fysiq assists people in meeting their fitness and weight loss goals through bungee fitness. Since starting the company, in the past three years, Fysq is the only fitness studio in the STL metro that practices its’ mission through Bungee Fitness and Aerial Bungee Fitness.
Each company in the 10-week program will receive a $50,000 non-dilutive capital infusion, mentoring from UMSL staff, faculty and other business owners and be assigned two UMSL interns to help with the operations. The UMSL Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Accelerator is a first-of-its kind program that puts underrepresented entrepreneurs at the center of a purpose-driven, university-led accelerator. Its aim is to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the St. Louis startup ecosystem by empowering diverse founders from underrepresented communities. “They are all about St. Louis and the St. Louis area,” Gutzler said. “It is for the busiSee ‘RISING page 2
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