Payal Kadakia

When I dance, I go to a different side of who I am. I feel like I can solve a problem without knowing I'm solving one.

We're not trying to be Nike. It's about evolving into new products that are going to make people's lives better.

Allowing our staff to mix their life with work only makes them more productive and in love with the work that they're doing.

Be true to yourself and surround yourself with positive, supportive people.

I want to stay active. I want to find that mind-body connection every single day, and I want other people to have that because we spend our lives on our phones, at our desks. We're not thinking about our bodies and the mental connections we should be having, and those moments help us push through to live our best life.

I'm 4'11"", but that doesn't matter if I'm showing conviction and confidence in what I'm doing.

As we've got more data, and ClassPass has grown, we've had to change rather than have a one-size fits all approach.

When I was 5 years old, I saw people dancing in my head. In college, I would choreograph for the cultural shows, and in my notes, I would actually create formations of people. It was how my whole brain worked.

I plan my time to a 'T.' I plan when I am going to sleep; I plan when I am going to relax. I obviously leave time to have spontaneous life experiences - I think that's really important. But so much of it is setting up you mental energy in the right way to get the most out of your day and time.

I travel pretty frequently, but a few things that are routine are going for a run, getting my green tea in the morning, and checking email... well, all the time!

I remember, at MIT, we had to write an essay about something mathematical that you do in your extra time. I basically wrote about how dance, to me, was geometry: it was all shapes.

When it's time to recharge, I don't feel guilty about it.