Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)

Payal Kadakia (ClassPass) - Bringing Your Whole Self to Your Venture

Feb 16, 2022

Payal Kadakia, founder of ClassPass and The Sa Dance Company, discusses reconciling her identities as a business leader and dancer. She emphasizes the importance of bringing our whole selves to work and finding our purpose. They delve into connecting a business's 'why' to its mission and metrics, the role of emotion in business, resilience and self-care, finding balance and following passion, and principle-driven decision making. Learn about the LifePass Method for setting goals and finding fulfillment.

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Payal Kadakia

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Embrace authenticity and integrate all aspects of oneself to bring the full range of skills and passions to work.

Resilience is crucial in the entrepreneurial journey as failures can be opportunities for growth.

Building a supportive community and surrounding oneself with like-minded individuals are essential for personal and professional growth.

Deep dives

The importance of following one's passion and purpose

Pyle Cadocia, the co-founder of ClassPass and author of the book 'LifePass: Drop Your Limits, Rise to Your Potential', shares her personal journey and emphasizes the significance of pursuing one's passion and purpose. Pyle believes that everyone has a unique gift and a purpose in life, and it is important to listen to oneself and discover that calling. She encourages individuals to prioritize love, passion, and purpose in their decision-making and to surround themselves with like-minded people who support their dreams and aspirations.

Introduction

2min

Discovering Your Purpose

23min

Connecting the 'Why' of a Business to its Mission and Metrics

12min

The Importance of Emotion in Business

2min

The Importance of Resilience and Self-Care

5min

Finding Balance and Following Passion

8min

Principle-Driven Decision Making and Sunset of an Unlimited Product

2min

Setting Goals and Priorities for a Balanced Life

3min

Payal Kadakia is the founder of ClassPass, the health and wellness app that connects users to fitness classes and other health-positive experiences in 30 countries worldwide. Kadakia is also the founder and artistic director of The Sa Dance Company. Kadakia’s first book, LifePass: Drop Your Limits, Rise to Your Potential, is forthcoming in February 2022. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, she discusses reconciling her dual identities as a business leader and a dancer and her belief that we are our most successful when we bring our whole selves to work.

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Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)

Payal Kadakia (ClassPass) - Bringing Your Whole Self to Your Venture

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The importance of following one's passion and purpose

Building resilience and embracing failure

Balancing multiple identities and embracing authenticity

The power of community and surrounding oneself with like-minded individuals

Creating a principled-driven approach and setting goals aligned with one's values

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts