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

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Business, Society & Culture, Education

4.5 • 17.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2022

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Payal is the founder of Classpass, the app that’s helped millions of users find their passion. Her own love of dancing encouraged her to start a business which enabled anyone, anywhere to find something they loved to do. When Payal’s parents moved to America with no money and no connections, they had to completely start their life from scratch. Payal grew up in a home where her mother often wasn’t home, working late-night shifts to keep her family going. How far Payal has come. 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. Follow Payal: Twitter - https://twitter.com/payalkadakia Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/payal Payal's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/LifePass-Groundbreaking-Approach-Goal-Setting/dp/1399706756 Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	I think society goes, success is,
0:32.4	get this job, get married, get a house.
0:34.4	What does that do to you? It just really makes your life feel small.
0:37.6	The founder of Klaas Bus, monthly fitness program.
0:40.8	A billion dollar founder.
0:43.0	Wild!
0:44.0	Goodakia!
0:45.0	When I would watch my parents not really fit in, it sort of made me realize maybe I don't
0:49.3	fit it and then be told I smelled or I didn't belong somewhere.
0:53.8	Everyone wanted to box me into something.
0:56.7	And I just refused to be boxed.
0:59.2	We spent half a million dollars, building a product that didn't work was I exhausted yes was I
1:05.3	lonely yeah I missed family things I missed weddings I was just not around I have
1:11.2	learned at this point like time means more to me than money. I want to make
1:14.8	sure my priorities are more reflective of the human I want to be in my life. If you go
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