# @yelppittsburgh on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMYIP-UyMCt
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32571316-yelppittsburgh-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-21T16:45:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Yelp Pittsburgh (@yelppittsburgh) — https://gondola.cc/yelppittsburgh

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#MeetTheOwner (& a GIVEAWAY! Closed) of barmethodwexford, Mandy Cylc ✨️⁠
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⭐️ How did you get started in your business?⁠
"I had been taking classes at a barre studio in Bethesda, just outside Washington D.C., and at the same time, I was toying with the idea of moving back home to Pittsburgh. For a while, those two thoughts lived in separate corners of my mind until one morning, getting ready for work, it just clicked: "what if I moved home and opened my own studio?"⁠
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barmethod is a franchise, so I started researching seriously. The question shifted from “Why don’t you?” to “How are you going to do this?” And once that shift happened, everything changed. I committed, took the leap, and began the journey to bring The Bar Method to Pittsburgh."⁠
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⭐️ What's your favorite part of being a business owner?⁠
"My favorite part of owning my studio is that every class feels like a party. Even before class begins, when I’m setting the music, tidying up the space, and getting ready, there’s this great energy in the air. Then clients arrive, conversations start, friends reconnect, and we move together. After class, it’s warm goodbyes, smiles, and that unmistakable post class glow. It really is like a party, and I get to host it, multiple times a day."⁠
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⭐️ Any fun facts?⁠
"I’m the fourth of five kids, which means my mom regularly calls me by my sisters’ names or any of our dogs' names. I became a reader thanks to Where the Red Fern Grows - I was old enough to understand the book but young enough to have never known books can cause feelings! My little brain was blown. I hate ketchup, which probably disqualifies me as a true Pittsburgher."⁠
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⭐️ We teamed up with barmethodwexford and are giving away 5 FREE classes + a pair of grip socks ⭐️ To enter, complete each step below by 11:59PM EST on 7/24/25:⁠
1. Like this post⁠
2. Follow barmethodwexford and yelppittsburgh⁠
3. Tag your barre bestie in the comments below 💪🏼⁠
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Winner will be selected, notified, and announced in the comments below on 7/25/25. Official rules are in the comments below! ⁠
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📸: marienjmalloy_

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