When Payal Kadakia quit her job at Warner Music Group, she didn't have a backup plan.

She knew she wasn't happy in her job, but she wasn't sure what she wanted to do next. After a few weeks of soul-searching, she decided on her next move: She was going to start a fitness membership to help people uncover new classes in their area.

Five years, and a few business models later, ClassPass is helping hundreds of thousands of people ignore any excuse to not exercise.

How ClassPass is Getting Rid of Your Excuses [Rebroadcast]

Starting a business has never been easier. But finding success in one has never been harder. Each episode explores the inspiring stories behind how people grow a business, an idea, or a movement. Hosted by Matthew Brown.

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We're back -- now in special series form! That's right, the show you love and let stand in your podcast feeds returns for an all new run of growth stories.

So here's how it works: New episodes launch on our cousin podcast The Hustle Daily Show. About a week later, you can catch the second wave over here on our original feed.

Subscribe to The Hustle Daily Show to get new episodes when they drop (and your fair shake of business news each morning while you're at it).

Our first episode back takes a dive into the mechanical wave pool of the future. Aventuur is planning to develop surf resorts in 11 cities across North America. But for their hefty price tag, success will take more than a perfect wave on demand.

Hosted & produced by Matthew Brown // Previously released on The Hustle Daily Show // You're the best.

Shred the Mechanical Gnar at Surf Resorts

Welcome to Another Bite hosted by Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, Leslie Green, and Jon Dick.

Each week, Another Bite breaks down the latest & greatest pitches from Shark Tank.

Relive old favorites like Squatty Potty, Pavlok, Mensch on a Bench, Ionic Ear, that golf club you pee into, and recent favorites likes Kent and Woobles.

We'll cover why folks were successful (or why they weren't), go to market, social strategy, branding, pricing, investments and much more. It's safe to say, you might even learn a thing or two for your own business in the process.

New episodes start November 15th. So take the bait and follow & subscribe now!

Another Bite is a proud part of the HubSpot Podcast Network.

Introducing: Another Bite

Kevin Kelly is a futurist and co-founder of Wired Magazine. His latest article looks at augmented reality's role in our future lives, in a world he calls the Mirror World.

Kevin talks about how business leaders can be better futurists, and why it's not about being right but being ready.

Welcome to the Mirror World

Following the death of George Floyd, Minnesota Freedom Fund found itself in the international spotlight. Over 900 thousand donations, from around the globe, came pouring in. And celebrity endorsements from folks like Mark Ruffalo guided their followers on how to help support protesters.

As Greg Lewin quickly found out, he needed to not only scale operations at Minnesota Freedom Fund fast but maintain the integrity of its important mission to end discriminatory, coercive, and oppressive jailing.

How Minnesota Freedom Fund Scaled Quickly Under International Spotlight

On a global scale, women only hold 29 percent of senior management positions. Not to make any sweeping assumptions, but that’s a far cry from gender equality. 

But 29 percent is also the highest percentage ever recorded in that category. And it’s thanks to folks like Mia Perdomo and Andrea de la Piedra -- the co-founders and co-CEOs of Aequales. Their consulting firm provides tools for closing gender gaps in the workplace in Latin America.

How ClassPass is Getting Rid of Your Excuses [Rebroadcast]

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