234. Heather Andersen, Founder of New York Pilates
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 December 2022
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Before Heather Andersen founded New York Pilates in 2013, she was a professional ballerina. But when injuries got the best of her, her heart lead her in a different direction. For today's episode, the "accidental entreprenuer" tells us about the ins and outs of starting a business, leasing in New York City, and the pressures of hiring staff. Plus: What it was like to navigate the Covid lockdown, how it feels for her to work alongside her husband and how they communicate effectively, and what she's looking forward to in 2023.
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| 0:00.0 | changing your view of who you are, changing your identity, letting go of your |
| 0:06.0 | attachment of who you think you're supposed to be, what you've decided for |
| 0:10.1 | yourself and transforming the direction of your life can be very intimidating. |
| 0:14.6 | But also is the moment when everything is open to you because you could really |
| 0:18.8 | start in any new direction. |
| 0:30.0 | Hey everybody, Emily Abadi here. You are listening to episode 234 of Hurdle. |
| 0:41.8 | A wellness focus podcast where I connect with everyone from your favorite |
| 0:45.4 | athletes to top experts and industry CEOs about their highest highs, toughest |
| 0:50.0 | moments and everything in between. We all go through hurdles in life and my goal |
| 0:55.3 | through these discussions is to empower you to better navigate yours and move |
| 0:59.4 | with intention so that you can stride toward your own big potential and of |
| 1:04.0 | course have some fun along the way. For today's episode I am chatting with |
| 1:09.9 | Heather Anderson that she is the founder of New York Pilates. A New York based |
| 1:16.2 | Pilates studio that I'd be remiss if I didn't say I got hooked on during my last |
| 1:21.9 | cycle of marathon training. For our chat Heather talks to me about what life was |
| 1:27.3 | like before she founded New York Pilates in 2013. She was at one time a |
| 1:33.2 | professional ballet dancer although she's a little hesitant to say that and got |
| 1:38.4 | to a point where she was navigating a recurring ankle injury that led her to |
| 1:43.4 | reformer based exercising and that is truly when she found her calling fast |
| 1:49.6 | forward a few years in 2013. Anderson launched New York Pilates and basically |
| 1:56.7 | overnight the studio already was selling out. She talks today about so many |
| 2:03.5 | lessons she had starting a business in New York City with literally no |
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