
Riding High
How I Kissed SoulCycle Goodbye, Co-Founded Flywheel, and Built the Life I Always Wanted
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Ruth Zukerman
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Ruth Zukerman
About this listen
This program is read by the author. From the cofounder of Flywheel and SoulCycle comes an audiobook about perseverance and success.
Ruth Zukerman is the queen of spinning: She put the Soul in SoulCycle and the Fly in Flywheel.
Recounting the pivotal moments that helped launch Zukerman as the breakout star of the boutique fitness world, Riding High is a reminder that the greatest success stories often start in the unlikeliest of places.
Ruth Zukerman used her heartache - at the death of her father, the end of her marriage, and the dissolution of her first business partnership with SoulCycle, as the inspiration to reinvent herself. At 51, she founded a new business, the highly successful Flywheel, and built the life of which she’d always dreamed. And she did it all while navigating through single motherhood and a business world that is often unkind to women, especially those who wear their hearts on their sleeves.
Riding High is a prescriptive, warts-and-all journey through Ruth’s evolution, offering fresh, unexpected business and life lessons to help listeners recognize their own potential and channel their passion into success. Part confidante, part mentor, Ruth pulls no punches and holds nothing back.
©2018 Ruth Zukerman (P)2018 Macmillan AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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Critic reviews
“Ruth Zukerman is an inspiration. She somehow had a keen sense that indoor cycling was going to be a huge trend and she wasted no time turning it into a lucrative business. I'm among the legions of Flywheel fans who make Ruth's class part of our regular routine. Her energy, enthusiasm and great playlist keeps us spinning and coming back for more." (Katie Couric)
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- lauren Demarest
- 10-16-18
Real and Inspiring
This read was so inspiring. I loved how open, raw, and real Ruth was in the telling of her story. This feels very intimate and personal. It’s just amazing how much she learned and grew to become such a powerhouse! I’m so glad she chose to share her take of ultimate triumph.
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- Aleah Stander
- 01-17-19
Excellent Listen!
This book provides great lessons for women in business, while telling a behind the scenes story of the launch of two major fitness companies. She is an inspiration!
Also, it was great to hear it read by the author herself. I found her voice so mesmerizing, easy to listen to, and comforting that I really did not want the book to end.
Highly recommend for women in business!
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