My Pitch
Raising $50k for %15 Stake
(START UP)
My goal is to build a business around my exercise products, overall and then go speaking in schools and Boys and Girls clubs and more.
Hey Friend (s),
Do you want to get active, or get back active ? Are you tired of boring exercise routines that leave you feeling uninspired and unmotivated? Or are you fed up with your expensive personal trainers, and would rather pay once forever for a personal trainer.
Introducing the Workout Buddy game, filled with 70 calisthenic exercises, and 100 random brainercises that all of Coach Darius friends can utilize at anytime. This game with Coach Darius will motivate his friends to get their daily exercise in whether it's by themselves, in teams, or in a competition. One way or the other, it is a kick starter to motivate you, and get you back active.
Here's how it works:
Firstly, depending on the device you have, you can use the “Camera” to scan the “QR Codes,” or you can download a “QR Codes Scanner” on your device located in the Play Store/Apple Store on your device. Also, if you must download a “QR Code Scanner” on your device, there is not a particular “QR Code Scanner” you must use, but just one that will scan the “QR Codes, or you can use your devices camera.
1. Get a water bottle and stretch before you start the game.
2. Pick a counter cube, a sidewalk, and then get a trophy to place on the start cone.
3. Shuffle the “Coach Darius” cards, and the “Life Questions” cards, and then place them face down beside the gameboard.
4. Roll your counter cube and then move your trophy along the sidewalk and follow the card prompt(s) that you land on.
The basics of the game, doing this run by yourself or team, is to make it to the other side of the sidewalk, and then make it back to the finish cone. If in team, it is to beat the other team (s). The other goal at the same time is to answer the “Life Questions,” in your head, or out loud if playing with others, and to complete every exercise that “Coach Darius” assigns you, when you land on them.
So whos ready to help me help others get active or get back active.
I started workout buddy mentally back in 6th grade, however I started creating things back in 2017 when I helped my best friend at the time lose around 80 lb in 3 months. I did not start taking action on this goal until I became a personal trainer at planet fitness, and I exercise with a lot of elder individuals. I worked at planet fitness for a year and a half and then after that, I had decided to leave to start exercising in my own business with the clients that I had built in planet fitness, and it was around 8 clients. Really just taking a chance and seeing where it go, well everything shut down due to COVID-19, and nobody wanted to exercise with me and I did not have a virtual thing going. So, by the time I started working on the virtual, everyone disappeared. So, that's when I went to go get the business name filed as a sole proprietorship, and then I took a walk in the park one day and then I had this vision about the game board, and creating a virtual thing of what I was doing that would work for me, but also help a lot of individuals. So that's when I started making the game board.
So as for me I have been working on this for 3 years and I have made a prototype myself, meaning I have bought pieces and put it together, and I have played the game with a couple of individuals and I have changed things based off of some of the feedback that I got, which was really good feedback that I did not notice. However, majority of the individuals that I have played the game with said it was simple, motivating and creative. As of now I advertise on tiktok, Twitter (X), facebook, Instagram, youtube. I am in the process of making my own website, while using the help of someone on the Fiverr platform. However, the only thing I will be selling on the website is my Get ACTIVE Program. Also, on my social media website. I am advertising my lifestyle and the different exercise videos on all platforms, and to be honest I am putting as much money as I can in to investing in this, but I need help with this project.
On the other side,
I work now with Uber Eats (Deliver Food), Workout Buddy (Exercise with my Workout Buddies), Swing Education (Guest Teach), Favor (Deliver Food), and I also am a Life Gaurd, and now I am about to take my certification test to be a teacher for the financial part.
The Things I need/would love Here:
1. I would love to get a patent, because I know that my product will sell, and I have reached out. However, there is a patent pending that I am interested in buying though for $199 for 12 months, because then as I sell through droppshipping. I will use the money to put back in the business to buy the patent.
2. I have a USA game manufacturer that I am working with, I sent the game board prototype that I made to him, and he sent me the contract for my design, however, I just realized that I could take some things out of the design, because my idea of the game has changed as far as the amout of players and so forth, to save on money and to better the product.
4. Also, when it comes to marketing I am not the best, and I could use a mentor. However, I am doing my thing.
5. I also am in the works of making 2 next level steps to the game, so that would be like 2 more games that more challenging of workout buddy games, and a exercise GET ACTIVE calender. I currently seel my GET ACTIVE program.
I am living in the truth of what I am doing, and I was hoping to take this brand to the next level SLOWLY, in many different avenues.
In all, I'm looking for a mentor, and some guidance. Someone to help me along the way resourcefully. I have made it this far, and had/have did a lot of research, and will continue to search for my next steps. I've reached the next step, and I feel as this is the next step.