Payal Kadakia, Co-founder and CEO ClassPass

Payal Kadakia is an artist in the C-suite and on the dance floor.

An episode of the Ambition 2.0 podcast, hosted by Girlboss, titled "Payal Kadakia, Co-founder and CEO ClassPass" was published on June 30, 2016 and runs 50 minutes.

June 30, 2016 ·50m · Ambition 2.0

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Payal Kadakia is an artist in the C-suite and on the dance floor. As the Co-Founder and CEO of ClassPass, the membership program for fitness classes across gyms and studios, Payal has raised $84 million in venture capital and expanded the app services to 34 cities in four countries. She's also a professional dancer and the founder of the classical Indian and folk dance group, Sa, which has performed in such renowned spaces as Lincoln Center, Alvin Ailey, and more. On this week's episode Sophia and Payal discuss how creativity and business and inform one another, how to fail fast, and getting stuck in the 'I love my work' game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Payal Kadakia is an artist in the C-suite and on the dance floor. As the Co-Founder and CEO of ClassPass, the membership program for fitness classes across gyms and studios, Payal has raised $84 million in venture capital and expanded the app services to 34 cities in four countries. She's also a professional dancer and the founder of the classical Indian and folk dance group, Sa, which has performed in such renowned spaces as Lincoln Center, Alvin Ailey, and more. On this week's episode Sophia and Payal discuss how creativity and business and inform one another, how to fail fast, and getting stuck in the 'I love my work' game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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