Payal Kadakia

Entrepreneur, Dancer

American New Jersey

Quick Info

ProfessionEntrepreneur, Dancer
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth02/02/1983
Age43 years
BirthplaceNew Jersey

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Physical Stats & More

Height152 cm
Weight50 kg
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolRandolph High School
College/UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Educational QualificationBachelor of Science in Economics and Operations Research

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
Hobbies
  • Writing
  • Doing Yoga

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date30/05/2016

Family

HusbandNick Pujji (Lawyer)
Parents
FatherHarshad Kadakia
MotherGeeta Kadakia

Career

Entrepreneurial Ventures
  • Founder & CEO of Classpass
  • Artistic Director of Sadancecompany
  • Founder and Executive Chairman of ClassPass
  • Founder and Artistic Director of Sa Dance Company
Key Achievements
  • Launched ClassPass in 2011
  • Received over $40 million in funding in 2015
  • ClassPass reached $1 billion valuation by 2020
  • ClassPass acquired by Mindbody in October 2021
  • Named to Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People
  • Named to Fortune's 40 under 40
  • ClassPass became the first unicorn of the decade
  • Sa Dance Company featured on the cover of New York Times arts section in 2009
  • Author of upcoming book LifePass
  • Author of book LifePass: Drop Your Limits, Rise to Your Potential (released February 2022)

Favourites

Actresses
SingerBeyoncé
AuthorArthur Golden
BookMemoirs of a Geisha: A Novel
DestinationParis

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. It is uncertain if she is a smoker.
2. She consumes alcohol.
3. She admires her mother as her role model.
4. She began dancing at the age of three.
5. She established The Sa Dance Company in 2009.
6. ClassPass was introduced inspired by Classivity.
7. She relinquished her role as CEO of ClassPass for advancement.
8. She remains dedicated to dancing despite a hectic schedule.
9. Her husband proposed to her in Paris as a surprise.
10. She danced with her husband on their wedding day.
11. She has been acknowledged by Forbes and Fortune.
12. She is a close friend of American Actress Melanie Chandra.
13. She worked at Bain & Company for three years after MIT.
14. She worked at Warner Music Group before founding Sa Dance Company.
15. She is authoring a book titled LifePass.
16. ClassPass was inspired by a failed internet search for a ballet class.
17. She transitioned from CEO to Executive Chairman in 2017.
18. She credits her dance background for her entrepreneurial success, stating the dancer in her built ClassPass.
19. ClassPass expanded to over 2,500 locations globally and later to 30,000 partner studios across over 30 countries.
20. ClassPass members logged over 100 million hours of workouts before the Mindbody acquisition.
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