Identity Integration

Integration occurred when she saw her combination of consulting, dance, Indian performance, and entrepreneurship as an advantage. Authentic founder passion helped investors understand the ClassPass mission. Sharing the non-professional self at work can increase respect, professional bonds, and leadership effectiveness when handled with audience awareness. Payal Kadakia experienced Indian-American identity as two separate selves during childhood. Her professional life reproduced the split between business person during the day and performing artist at night. Persistent punishment of authentic self-expression can indicate poor fit with a long-term trajectory.