264. ClassPass’s Payal Kadakia on the Problem Solving Cycle + How to Act on Your WHY

Almost 30

Krista Williams & Lindsey Simcik

Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.5 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

We are thrilled for today’s interview because this amazing woman’s passion project is a huge part of our everyday lives. Please welcome the founder of ClassPass, Payal Kadakia! ClassPass is a fitness membership that lets you take classes at a variety of locations in your area. Spin, barre, pilates, yoga, or gym time—it’s all under one membership! It also allows you to tap into the local communities when traveling. Payal shares how before founding ClassPass she was unfulfilled in her corporate job, trying to balance work with her love of dance. She illustrates the fear she experienced before leaving her job, along with the passion behind entrepreneurship—like focusing on the problem you’re trying to solve versus your idea. Payal explains the market research and fundraising involved, how ClassPass has grown over the years, and what we have to look forward to in the future. When it comes to her passion for dance, Payal shares how it connects her to her Indian culture and feeds her love of giving to people, which is how she came to found ClassPass. For a free month of ClassPass, visit classpass.com and use the code ALMOST30! We also talk about: Being in your masculine vs. feminine Balancing Payal’s corporate job with dance Payal’s relationship with her parents Having an identity crisis & living two lives When she saw a hole in the market to start ClassPass Most difficult part of keeping partners and customers happy The team atmosphere when starting off The hardship of being an entrepreneur Redefining what words mean to you Instagram accounts L&K love Find more to love at almost30podcast.com! Resources: Instagram: @payal Learn more: classpass.com (use code ALMOST30) Upcoming Events: October 29th: Washington D.C. with Heidi Stevens October 30th: Philadelphia with K&L November 26th: Melbourne with Rosie Acosta November 28th: Sydney with Jessica Sepel December 7th: Los Angeles with K&L December 12th: Miami with K&L This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	They didn't understand that this was something women wanted because they were women.
0:06.0	And I think that's the whole thing about needing diversity on the other side of the
0:09.2	table about people who are handing out into playing the capital.
0:11.8	We need that to be a diverse group of people, not just in terms of gender, but culture,
0:16.1	everything, because I mean, you know, America in the world is full of people who are different.
0:21.0	And so we have to be solving problems for all different types of people.
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0:42.0	But then we realized life is full of transitions.
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