THE FYX 067: How Social Media Empowered Ria Patag to Go Against the Grain

We're rounding out our Women's History Month episode series with one of The FYX's youngest guests yet: Ria Patag. Ria is a 19-year-old entrepreneur, founder of a fitness apparel brand called Bolt Active, and a personal growth content creator. She founded Bolt after identifying a gender discrepancy in the fitness industry. Her brand mission is to empower women to choose personal growth over comfort, and to be bold for doing so. In this episode we discuss: - Ria's decision to change her direction after high school, choosing entrepreneurship after one semester into college - How different her college experience was because of COVID-19 - What it's like being a Gen Z entrepreneur and the most common misconceptions of entrepreneurship - Where she finds inspiration for her fitness apparel brand, Bolt - How Tik Tok influences her career goals - The power of a gym 'fit--and how Ria's confidence grew in the gym thanks to certain outfits - Ria's transition from a social media manager and content creator to founder Connect with Ria on social by following her personal and brand pages: @riapatag and @wearboltactive. Get your hands on Bolt's latest looks: www.boltactive.com Fill your coffee cup, sip away, and get your FYX of Coach Krysta on The FYX podcast. Lynk up with Krysta on all of her social channels: @thekrystahuber @thefyx.officialpod @fyxstudios Visit Krysta’s website for more information on her nutrition coaching formula, The Fitness FYX: www.thefitnessfyx.com. Create accountability in your life by taking the first step: talk to a qualified nutrition coach who actually gets it. This isn't another quick fix program--it's THE FYX.