Today we’d like to introduce you to Donte’ Brown.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
I started my business out of frustration! I used to work for a boxing gym (that’s no longer in business called LA Boxing in Rockville), that wanted to force me to sign a contract that didn’t make sense to me. The contract stating that if I left the company for any reason (or got fired), that I couldn’t work for 5 years within a 10 mile radius. I was an independent contractor working for the company and didn’t want to sign (especially since they fired workers frequently for various reasons). So I quit because they said I had to sign if I wanted to continue working there. I put in my two weeks notice and focused on starting my current business called “Donte’s Boxing Gym”. I’ve been in business for 14 plus years now, and it’s been the hardest and BEST work experience I’ve EVER had!
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Having your own business is NOT for the faint of heart. There are many different types of focuses like finances, marketing, consistency of services, that will require you to prioritize them everyday! Being able to outsource what’s needed to work on (and in) the business is imperative. What can help is having the best staff that will have “buy in” to the culture of the business, and standards that will be guardrails for clients and customers to abide by. From going through the COVID-19 pandemic through all of the quickly changing times we’re living through, being adaptable is crucial. Having goals to accomplish results through being flexible and inventive, will be key moving forward to be better with successful outcomes.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Donte’s Boxing Gym?
Donte’s Boxing Gym focuses on providing a premium authentic boxing experience, through offering 1-on-1 personal training and corporate group training sessions. Our reputation is that anyone who wants to learn the “sweet science” of boxing (from beginners to professionals), have understood that they can come to our boxing club and have the best workout and skill based learning experiences. What separates our boxing gym from ANY other, is the authenticity, respect, consistency, skill based learning, and professionalism of our culture. People are constantly coming in looking to improve their confidence, mental and physical health, and strive to over deliver on their goals. Over the past 14 plus years, we have trained kids as young as 4 years old and our oldest client has been 81 years young!
Any big plans?
In the future, Donte’s Boxing Gym will continue to be a pioneer in the boxing space. We want to help raise the next generations to get involved and interested in making boxing more of a clean lifestyle! Besides the for-profit “Donte’s Boxing Gym”, we offer a nonprofit option for youth group classes called “Donte’s Boxing & Wellness Foundation” (www.DontesFoundation.org). Students that participate in the nonprofit focuses on learning boxing fundamentals, community engagement, improving literacy, lowering mental health challenges, improving public speaking, and SO much more. Both organizations promote and recommend the book that was written by the owner of “Donte’s Boxing Gym” and founder of “Donte’s Boxing & Wellness Foundation” called, “How Coddling Kids Is Killing Kids Confidence” (available on Amazon).
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.DontesBoxingGym.com
- Instagram: DontesBoxingGym
- Facebook: DontesBoxingGym
- Twitter: DontesBoxingGym
- Youtube: DontesBoxingGym
- Yelp: Donte’s Boxing Gym
- Other: https://www.DonteBrown.com
