Ninja Nation Inks Deal in Spokane, Washington

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April 12, 2023 // Franchising.com // SPOKANE, Wash. - Ninja Nation recently signed a development deal to bring a new Arena location to Spokane, Washington. This announcement comes shortly after unveiling its new mobile franchise opportunity and marks the brand’s first entry into the Pacific North West region of the United States.

The Spokane expansion efforts will be led by global healthcare professionals, Alexi and Sarah Matousek.

Alexi is a Cardiothoracic surgeon specializing in robotic lung and esophageal surgery at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, while Sarah owns a consultancy firm, Bliss Health Solutions, and is establishing a network in the Pacific Northwest. Their interest in Ninja Nation began when Alexi was a contestant on popular TV show American Ninja Warrior Seasons 7-10. While there, he met Geoff Britten, Director of Ninja Nation Equipment Group, and found his passion for the sport of Ninja.

“I met Geoff in Philadelphia during the filming of season eight of American Ninja Warrior. I have the utmost respect for him and his devotion to the Ninja sport and community,” said Alexi.

Outside of Ninja Nation, the couple currently financially supports and operates a non-profit navigation program in rural Haiti that helps guides illiterate and extremely disadvantaged patients through the process of surgical care. They hope to one day endow the program partially with profits from Ninja Nation.

“We both have lifelong commitments and experience in global health and fitness,” said Sarah. “We are excited to bring the sport of Ninja to Spokane and develop the intensely supportive and challenging sport of Ninja in our community. Everywhere we go people are excited about having a Ninja Nation arena in our community.”

The youth fitness concept’s goal is to create over 1 million heroes with their on-going mission to provide a fun, safe, and engaging space where everyone can find that “hero” within themselves. To accomplish this, Ninja Nation focuses on their core values of engagement, encouragement, and energy in the facility at all times. Ninja Nation uses their obstacle course arena to teach kids by improving their physical health, along with focusing on the importance of moving their bodies and staying active. The brand prides itself on building a community within their facility by focusing on a culture of positivity, encouragement, goal setting, and building confidence.

“We are thrilled to be expanding into Washington for the first time,” said Wayne Cavanaugh, founder of Ninja Nation. “We are confident that Alexi and Sarah are the perfect partners to help us lead the way in our expansion efforts in the area. We look forward to integrating into the community and sharing Ninja Nation’s innovative approach to youth fitness in a robust and empowering environment.”

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