The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Moment 74 - Business Struggles That No One Tells You: Payal Kadakia

Sep 9, 2022

Payal Kadakia, the visionary founder of ClassPass, shares her journey in building a billion-dollar fitness empire. She candidly discusses the mental burdens entrepreneurs face, often overshadowed by past struggles. Payal reveals the impact of her relentless drive on personal relationships and mental health, illustrating the sacrifices made along the way. Through her transformative experiences, she emphasizes the importance of balance between work and life, and the necessity of embracing core values like connection and community.

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Payal Kadakia

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Episode notes

Intro

5min

Navigating the Path to Product-Market Fit

3min

Navigating Sacrifice and Loneliness in Entrepreneurship

4min

From Goals to Reality: A Journey of Personal Transformation

2min

In this moment, Classpass founder Payal Kadakia takes us inside the mental dilemmas and burdens of running a billion dollar business. Because when you’ve built a global company from nothing, no matter how big it gets you always remember when it was small, vulnerable, and struggling. You’ll always see the tiny company it used to be, not the behemoth it’s become. Payal freely admits to paying a heavy price of being too wary of this fear. She missed birthdays, lost friends, and severely effected her mental health. It took a lot of maturing and growing for Payal to achieve balance, balance between her work life and her home life, but also balance between what she wanted, and what she knew she needed. Full Episode - https://g2ul0.app.link/rpvHmKToatb Payal: https://twitter.com/payalkadakia https://www.instagram.com/payal

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