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Classpass Founder: Quitting My 9-5 Led To A $1 Billion Business: Payal Kadakia | E141

This episode is part of our USA series, over the coming weeks you will get to see some incredible conversations with guests the likes of which we’ve never seen before. Bringing more value, more incredible stories, and more world-beating expertise. Payal is the founder of Classpass, the billon dollar app that’s been the ticket to every skill and passion for its millions of users. Today she shares exactly how she got there. The sheer determination with which she ruthlessly sets her goals and priorities, and then systematically chases after them with everything she’s got, was hugely inspiring to me, and I’m sure it will be to you too. 00:00 Intro 01:26 What made you different? 10:18 Battling between your passion and 9-5 14:43 Rebelling for your purpose 18:24 Changing careers and finding new communities 20:54 Confidence, purpose, and drive to success 26:13 Why did you start ClassPass? 40:18 What difficulties did you face starting your business? 52:06 Living in line with your values 54:57 What were you like as a manager? 59:05 Why did you step away from ClassPass? 01:03:07 Work and family balance 01:06:53 Therapy sessions 01:09:00 Our last guest’s question Payal: https://twitter.com/payalkadakia https://www.instagram.com/payal Payal's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/LifePass-Groundbreaking-Approach-Goal-Setting/dp/1399706756 Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT... FOLLOW ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-ba... Sponsors: Huel - https://my.huel.com/Steven Myenergi - https://bit.ly/3oeWGnl Vodafone Business - https://bit.ly/3NIM35n https://bit.ly/3AuPKsA Location courtesy of The Nightfall Group: www.nightfallgroup.com

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May 9, 2022
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1h 12m
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The Diary of a CEO
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This episode is part of our USA series, over the coming weeks you will get to see some incredible conversations with guests the likes of which we’ve never seen before. Bringing more value, more incredible stories, and more world-beating expertise. Payal is the founder of Classpass, the billon dollar app that’s been the ticket to every skill and passion for its millions of users. Today she shares exactly how she got there. The sheer determination with which she ruthlessly sets her goals and priorities, and then systematically chases after them with everything she’s got, was hugely inspiring to me, and I’m sure it will be to you too. 00:00 Intro 01:26 What made you different? 10:18 Battling between your passion and 9-5 14:43 Rebelling for your purpose 18:24 Changing careers and finding new communities 20:54 Confidence, purpose, and drive to success 26:13 Why did you start ClassPass? 40:18 What difficulties did you face starting your business? 52:06 Living in line with your values 54:57 What were you like as a manager? 59:05 Why did you step away from ClassPass? 01:03:07 Work and family balance 01:06:53 Therapy sessions 01:09:00 Our last guest’s question Payal: https://twitter.com/payalkadakia https://www.instagram.com/payal Payal's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/LifePass-Groundbreaking-Approach-Goal-Setting/dp/1399706756 Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT... FOLLOW ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-ba... Sponsors: Huel - https://my.huel.com/Steven Myenergi - https://bit.ly/3oeWGnl Vodafone Business - https://bit.ly/3NIM35n https://bit.ly/3AuPKsA Location courtesy of The Nightfall Group: www.nightfallgroup.com

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  • Steven Bartlett

    host
  • Payal Kadakia

    guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Steven Bartlett and Payal Kadakia, Classpass Founder: Quitting My 9-5 Led To A $1 Billion Business: Payal Kadakia | E141 explores from Lonely Consultant To Unicorn Founder: Payal Kadakia’s Purpose Journey In this conversation, ClassPass founder Payal Kadakia unpacks how a childhood love of dance and the pain of not fitting in became the fuel behind a billion‑dollar company.

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