Payal Kadakia
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About
Co-founder and CEO of ClassPass, a gym-like membership that offers users access to various types of fitness classes each month. She also created her own dance troupe called Sa Dance. She has appeared on Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People list.
Before Fame
She's been a dancer since the age of three and got the idea for ClassPass when she couldn't find a ballet class to drop into after work one day.
Trivia
Her business idea for ClassPass failed twice before she finally got it up and running. She has a gained a significant following on her PayalKadakia Twitter account.
Family Life
She was raised in Randolph, New Jersey with her older sister. She attended MIT and majored in management science.
Associated With
She and fitness instructor Kaisa Keranen have both made impacts in the health and fitness world.
