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After struggling to book a single dance class in New York City, Kadakia built ClassPass into a 30-country fitness marketplace connecting millions of users to 30,000-plus gyms and studios — and created an entirely new category of fitness technology before its 2021 Mindbody acquisition.
Payal Kadakia is the Founder of ClassPass, the fitness marketplace she launched in 2013 that now operates as part of Mindbody following its 2021 acquisition.
A trained dancer, Kadakia built ClassPass into a platform serving millions of users across 30 countries and is the bestselling author of LifePass. She has been recognized by Forbes' 30 Under 30 and Inc.'s Female Founders 100.
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