Issue 01 · Chicagoland
Youbuiltsomethingreal.
Who takes care of it next?
SEL Group is a small Chicago-based holding company. We acquire independent dance, martial arts, and gymnastics studios from founders who are ready for a transition — and we run them with the same care they were built with.
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From the founder
The studio down the street is one of the last places that still reliably delivers an hour of real, in-person practice — with a teacher who's right there. That hour is becoming more valuable, not less.
— Danielle Matarasso · SEL Group LLC
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