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I thought, 'I have ideas. I'm creative.' I just didn't see why I should be pigeon-holing myself in the business world or staying in corporate America when I already knew that I was capable of taking risks.
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In running my own company, I was too busy for a while, and I thought, 'Maybe I'll stop dancing for a bit.' It was the worst decision ever. I just lost my creativity and my drive.
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I get bursts of creativity with bursts of physical activity.
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No business is good when, on the last day of the month, you're like, 'What was the usage for the month?'
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When something is aspirational, you don't want someone to be thinking about payment every single time.
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It's about knowing yourself and what you're good at. Females, males - anyone can be anything they want to be.
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You have to learn to sell yourself. I think people forget they need to look at where else they've really performed in their life, where they've been in a place where they were confident.
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Focus on your product. A lot of people focus on the name of their brand or the legal aspects, but it's more important to create your product. It's why people join. It's your vision. Without your product, nothing is going to happen.
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Every person is different and unique. I am a female. I'm Indian. I'm 4'11". People should never be defined by what they look like and sort of these demographical parts about them, but the most important thing is the work you do, so females are just as capable as doing that as males, and the same thing with any other person out there.
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We want people to be active so you'll be happier and be more yourself.
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You can always change your branding or hire lawyers, but it's critical that you figure out if you have product market fit, and if you don't, figure out how to course-correct without getting stuck.
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I truly believe that everyone can be creative; you just need to find your form of expression.
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Sometimes people go to a yoga class and think it's not for them, but it might just not be the right studio or teacher - try a new one!
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As we've got more data, and ClassPass has grown, we've had to change rather than have a one-size fits all approach.
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The variety and flexibility of ClassPass is limitless, ensuring that you'll never get bored, and neither will your muscles.
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I basically live in workout clothes.
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Whenever people are trying to give you money, and you're like, 'No! Don't,' you have to stop and consider, what am I saying no to?
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I want our staff to be able to feel like themselves.
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Be true to yourself and surround yourself with positive, supportive people.
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Without a story, people aren't going to connect to what you're telling, what you have a pain point about. It's so important for them to know why you've created the company, without that connection to the broader vision that you have - why are you going to do it? What are you going to accomplish?
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When I first started out, there were times I would dress or act in a way because I thought it was expected of me or that people would take me more seriously. But once I started leading in a way that was authentically me, that is when I really started to see success.
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I'm not going out there screaming, 'I'm CEO! I'm CEO!' That's not the way to do it.
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You need to find that thing that's going to get you through your day and that you're excited about. No day should ever be lived without feeling like it was a fulfilling day. You need to set yourself up for that.
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I needed to build a product that got people back to working out.
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