Bringing Your Whole Self to Your Venture [Entire Talk]
Startups
Part of Series
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Season
Season 17
Episode
13
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.
Video clips from: Bringing Your Whole Self to Your Venture [Entire Talk]
- 54:51Success doesn’t need to mean sacrificing authenticity.
- 1:12Startups develop people, not just products.
- 2:24Your hobbies, interests, and life experiences can make you a better founder.
- 1:26Before and after you get exponential growth, listen for what customers are saying.
- 2:16Be mission-obsessed, and let the product flow from that.