– And what I'm about to share with you I don't know if I would
be able to say this To a nine-year-old child, Let alone my nine-year-old
daughter, a nine year old child. And so in this moment she said, You have two decisions to make. You can let go and go on
because it's really hard What you're going through and
your dad and I discussed it, Or you can decide to pray
and fight for your life. – I'm Prerna Gupta, a tech founder. And in this series, I'll explore how
exceptional people succeed By following their hero's journey. – Hi, Ally, welcome to Hero's Journey, And thanks for joining. The most important power
that a hero possesses Is the ability to persevere. You are the embodiment of perseverance And you inspire people every day To channel their inner
strength and as you often say, Be a boss. You had a formative
experience in your childhood When you were nine years old Where you had to dig deep and
channel your inner strength. Tell us about that experience And how it made you who you are today. – So it was interesting is
that for a very long time, I've never shared this story. And the story that I'm gonna share Is a very personal one that happened To be at nine years old. And the reason I actually
didn't share this story For a very long time is because I didn't want to write a narrative
That held a place where people pitied me. I thought sharing the
tragedy that I went through At a young age would
only put me in a position To receive pity. And in that, what I recognized
about a year and a half ago At the top of the pandemic was this story Actually had encouraged
much of who I am today. And the reason I do the things that I do And how I go about doing them. And so with that, I'll share this story At nine years old, I was hit by a car. I broke my left femur,
scarred up my entire body, Broke my teeth and I was in
the hospital for seven days, And this was a very traumatic experience. I was at a family barbecue, My family loves to kinda get
together on the weekends. They still do in Miami. And we would just like celebrate And spend time with
each other, play cards, Listen to music and dance. And so this was just
like any other weekend, But of course, as a little kid, You hear the magical music That since every young child running, It was a music of the ice cream truck. This Saturday, you heard
the ice cream truck, You ask your mom for a dollar, Now ice cream is super expensive. So at the time it was a
dollar to get an ice cream, And I'm pretty sure I got changed leftover To go to the ice cream truck. I walked to the truck to get ice cream. I got my ice cream, I'm really
excited, young Ally Love. I look both ways as I'm
crossing the street, no cars.
But unfortunately, and
fortunately the timing Couldn't have been what it
was unlike any other time Where as I was crossing the street, A car drove from behind
the ice cream truck, Hit me, I flew up in the
air, landed on the car, Which caused the breaking
of my left femur, Cracking of the teeth
and scarring of the body And being in the hospital
for those seven days. The real magic though
of this story happened When we were in the hospital, Probably for about five
days at this point. And the reason for that
was, I was in traction. There was a weight at the end of my leg, Separating the two bones from healing, Because most times the
people that break their hips Are older, are adults. So they didn't have the hardware To do the surgery right
away unfortunately. And throughout the traction,
I was losing a lot of blood, I was getting really
weak as we were waiting For this plate to be made across
seas and then shipped over. And it was a day that my
mom went out of the room To have a conversation with
the doctors as a check-in, My mom and my dad. And they both came back into the room After chatting with the doctor. My mom came over to my bed and she said, "I just talked to the
doctor, and to be honest, "it's not looking good." And what I'm about to share with you, I don't know if I would be able to say This to a nine-year-old child, Let alone my nine-year-old daughter, A nine year old child.
And so in this moment, she said, "You have two decisions to make. "You can let go and go on
because it's really hard "what you're going through and
your dad and I discussed it, "or you can decide to pray
and fight for your life." And it was in this moment of my mother Really affording me the opportunity To take ownership and
reclaim agency over my life That sincerely changed
the course of my narrative And put me in the position
to get to where I am today. And what I mean by that is
obviously in that moment, I chose to pray and fight for my life And I never stopped
doing those two things. And when that came about, And I started to do this soul searching And kinda self-awareness work
at the top of the pandemic, I recognized that it was in that moment, That my mother positioned
me to take responsibility Of my decisions that I make about me. And so within that, I think
it put me on this course To continuously to be
curious about my greatness, To try to find a yes in there somewhere, To continue to persevere. And the doctor from there told my mother After we had surgery,
everything was successful, I went home. I had to stay, have a nurse in our home And do homeschooling. And the doctor told my
mother just so you know, Your daughter probably won't
ever become an athlete, She probably won't run. So just be mindful once
she started taking gym And all of these things. And so eventually what ended up happening,
I mean, you hear no as a
little girl and I'm like, Okay, if I can decide that
I wanna fight for my life And continue to pray, Then maybe I can explore
different opportunities That are physical. And so in the next summer, My mother put me in a dance class And I fell in love with
movement of my body, And that led me to become a dancer. I ended up going to Fordham University Right here in New York city. I came every summer prior to that, To train at schools in New York city At dance schools in New
York city on scholarship, And eventually led me to
become a Peloton Instructor, CEO and Founder of Love Squad, The host of the Brooklyn Nets. And again, to use the
movement as almost medicine To actually allow me to get
curious of what are my thoughts, What are my feelings? How can I articulate them verbally? How can I hold space for conversation? And how can I put my body
in that conversation too And in that space to step into confidence? And so it was through that
unique tragedy at nine years old, A story that I never told
for a very long time, That actually changed the
course of my entire life And not just physically,
but more so mentally And how I approach my life and my career. – Wow. It's an incredible story,
it's a beautiful story. I think, especially just how
you fought at such a young age And what you took from it. And it shows your depth and
your perspective are so parent.
I mean in anyone who watches
you, who hears you speak, And it's incredible because that started When you were nine years old. And it's a great gift that
you've been able to give The rest of us through that experience. So it's really inspiring
and it makes it even More amazing to see all
of your accomplishments. As you mentioned, you are a very busy And active woman today. You're a Peloton Instructor,
CEO of your own company, The Love Squad, TV host
for the Brooklyn Nets And also a very successful influencer. How do you fit so much into your day? And do you ever take breaks? – Yes. And I actually don't fit everything in. I think being a part
of the slash generation Or even forging the slash generation Where I'm not necessarily
engaging with the linear career, I have more of a versatile career, right. Most people have vertical careers where You find success at the top Or at the top of the ladder In that vertical career where as my career Is a little bit more versatile. It's almost like that jungle gym That Sheryl Sandberg talks
about in her book in "Lean In" Where I get to swing a little
bit in terms of what I do. And the reason for that is at an age Of moving to New York city
and falling in love… From Miami, Florida,
moving to another big city That was multicultural and falling in love With the rhythm of New York city, I started to recognize that
there are many passions
That lived inside this little heart, And I wanted to do many things And I wanted to be many things. I wanna live many lives. And it's interesting
because I was watching, I think it was "Money Heist" actually, They just released a new season. And the one of the key
people talks about Tokyo, Talks about living many lives. And it kind of resonates
with me in the fact That I wanna live many lives. And the reason I want
to do that is because Life is so short. I know what it feels like For it could be taken
in an instant second. So knowing that I lean
into my intersectionality Of the many things that
I'm passionate about, And that I'm good at. What I don't do, though, when it comes to Fitting it all in one day,
I don't subscribe to that. I don't wake up any day
or at least I try not to, First thought sometimes just come to you. Second thought you're a
little bit more in control of, But I don't wake up any
day and say, you know what, Today I'm so busy. Oh my gosh, I have so much to do. I stop trying to feed myself
that narrative and say, Today, I'm very productive. I have just the right
amount of stuff on my plate That I can handle. It's really transforming that narrative. I do many things, but I
don't do all those things In one day. And I'm still kind of actually
engaging with this idea of,
Being superhero, and
we talk about supermoms And being super in any capacity. Sometimes it's okay to
be basic and regular, Their strength and power in
just getting back to the basics. And so with that, when I think of my day, I make sure that there is moments of rest. I do prioritize my mental, physical, And spiritual well-being. I do brain games before I
go to sleep, I work out, I'm running a hundred miles
in the month of October For this thing that I've started, This movement that I
started called Boss October. I make time to work out, I make time to show up
for myself spiritually, And pray and meditate. And they're only five minutes a day. So don't get me wrong,
I'm not spending hours Doing all those things, But just a couple minutes and
being intentional around that And knowing that not every day I have a Love Squad event or meeting. Not every day am I teaching at Peloton. Not every day is there a Nets game Or an Adidas event or any of those things. And I really do put, like I said, breaks. There are moments where I am… This is a fun fact, I'm a queen napper. I think if there was a
Guinness book of world record Around who could go to sleep the fastest And wake up before her alarm goes off No matter how short the
sleep is, I would win. For example, before we got on this call, I taught this morning, 6:00 a.m. Tabata. I ran four miles hopped into
a class on the Peloton tread.
Once I got home that was
going on, I ran four miles. I showered and changed, had a
meeting, came back, had lunch, Had two meetings prior before
having the conversation, And this is all before two o'clock, It's literally just two o'clock As we were talking in real time. And I laid down, I put
my alarm for 20 minutes. I laid down and I woke up in 15. And I think it's one of those things where We often see someone on social media, Or we see someone in an
interview where it's like, Well, I have all these titles
and I do all these things. And the reality is, yes, I wear many hats, Even with a big Afro. I wear many hats, but I don't
try to do all those things All at the same time,
they're seasonal things. So they take priority and
take up space seasonally. When Peloton, we just
talked about the fact That dance cardio is coming back, We talked about that today. The positioning of Sundays with Love, Which is currently going on once we, Kind of have this in real time. It's like all of these
things have their moments And have their seasons and
they become priorities. Same thing when the Net season starts, All of those things that
we have Love Squad events. And so I lean into finding not
necessarily balance in my day Because I'm also recently married, I have a husband now, oh my gosh. In one year I got engaged and got married. So not only just making time for myself, My husband and my career, All the things that I want,
But it's recognizing
that all of those things Are gonna happen at the same time And they don't have to
happen at the same time. And I can prioritize as long as There's a sense of awareness. And then in terms of like the bandwidth, I am very mindful that energy is finite And there are gonna be
some days where I'm on it, I'm ready to go. You met me at a day, it's a Tuesday. So my Tuesdays are just lit
I'm on it, I know, I get ready. I'm up and ready to rumble. Like, that's just how it goes. But you might catch me on a Wednesday Where I try to clear my
schedule, I keep it open. I have maybe one meeting
and I stretch that day. I do yoga I'm on the app, or I read. I just take time to give
myself space to be creative. And so I don't necessarily do it all. I definitely don't do
it all at the same time And I don't do it every day. I just make sure that
I'm aware of the harmony, Not balance, the harmony that I can bring And what's the priority at that time And to communicate that
with all those involved. Whether that's Peloton team,
whether that's my assistant, Whether that's my husband, Whether it's my mom and say, "Okay mom, I can't talk to you this week, "I'm really productive." And so, yeah, I don't
know if I handle it all. I try to find harmony amongst it all And I definitely do so in joy. – That's great insight and great advice.
I think it's one of the biggest
challenges of modern life, Where we all fit too much into our lives And I think a lot of people
really discovered this During the pandemic that
we were running on E, And to hear how you have managed that And how you accomplish so
much, but really space it out In such an incredible
way is just great to hear And great advice. And also we discovered your
real superpower is napping. – Yes. – Which I'm so jealous of, I
need to practice that more. (laughs happily) All right, so I'm a huge
fan of your Peloton rides, Especially Hidden Hill is my favorite. I have many of them on repeat, I just like do them again again. And in one of your rides, you said, "I love it when people
tell me what I can't do. "You can't, you won't. "I don't do it for them, I
push myself, I break ceilings." That is such an empowering
quote because it shows, With all your success, How hard you've had to work
to get to where you are And how many obstacles
you've had to overcome. Tell us a little bit about
how you think about motivation And how do you pick yourself back up? When you hit a roadblock,
when you hit an obstacle, What do you tell yourself to
keep striving for your goal Even if it seems impossible. – I love hearing myself back
and not because I love myself And I'm so caught up on me is that, There are moments where in a ride, As instructors we call
it when we black out Where you're just so in the moment,
And you're basically like
rapping and speaking poetry. And someone will say, "this
is what I love that you said." And I'm like, are you sure I said that? Was that me. So that's why I do love hearing it back, 'cause it's also a
reminder of what comes out When you're having a
neuromuscular connection. Your mind and your body is
connected and you're just in it. And I do love that quote
and I do subscribe to that. So two parts, I would say
two points on this question. When it comes to thinking
about what I can't do Or what people say that I won't do. I think that much of this resistance And much of the challenge
actually happens inside of me. And so when you talk about
how do I pick myself up. To be completely transparent, I don't. There's no way by the
sheer force of physics, Can I pull myself or pick myself up, Even if it's like theoretical Or like, how do you say,
like, even if it's a saying, Like in some way. A proverbial pick myself up, I can't, And I don't try anymore. And the reason for that is because I know That I don't have the strength In the times I don't feel motivated Or the times that I am in dark spaces. Me similar to many of the folks That are gonna tune into this, I do go through the unknown. I do have challenges. Everything is not all as
beautiful as it is on Instagram, Because that's a small
aperture of our life. And so in that, I do talk about this,
In the fact that I do have anxiety. I do deal with moments
where there are dark days And I can't get up, Or I can't move because I
feel emotionally drained Or spiritually drained. And within all of those things, When I think of motivation or
what do I do in those moments And 0.1, there are two parts to this. When it comes to finding
myself in those dark moments, Oftentimes in my best
moments in my good moments, I write down… I carry a notebook everywhere, There's a notebook right
here with a bright pink pen Where I write down all
my notes and thoughts, And words that come to me 'cause I forget. I told you I'm trying to
live many lives, so I forget. But it's in those moments where, In my best moments that I write down, Okay, if I was not feeling
my best, what would I do? What would I say to me? If I am feeling my best, what am I doing? What am I listening to? What do I love? Is it a warm chocolate chip cookie That is just like hitting right now? Is it a book that's like,
just giving me the gospel, Like it's teaching me so many things? What are those things
that I'm doing right now When I'm at my best that
still make me feel good. And so I try to make sure
that I write those things down When I'm at my best place
and when I'm at my good space So that when I'm not in
those places or spaces That I can lean into those words, That I can listen to
myself a little bit more.
The second thing that
I will say is outside Of writing those things
down and going back to them. So I listened to a lot
of voices that I trust. I find that if I listened
to podcasts or sermons Or masterclasses or
take classes on Peloton With an instructor that I'm like, Oh, I bookmarked that one. That one is what I probably
need to hear again. I tend to lean into those resources. There's a sense of comfort
knowing what's coming next When you are in the unknown. And so you're almost in control. And so that helps me in those moments. So I don't necessarily pull myself Out of those spaces or places. And oftentimes what ends up
happening is I get motivated. I find some light, I
find some levity in that. I like read those words
or I take those classes Or listen to those people again. Some of the things that I just felt Was hidden or that just
like really resonated With me in the past. And it puts me in a space
where now I'm motivated. Motivation means that you hear something Or see something that
not just inspires you, But puts you in a position
that's aspirational. There are things that are aspirational, They're actionable things. You start to move
towards a space or a goal Or a position that makes you better. So it puts you in a position to move Into that next step or
into that next moment. So that is in part one in terms of just Sincerely like this idea of
where does this all come from?
I go back to that moment
of just I black out. Hitting Hills is actually a ride That I created at Peloton, fun fact. It was something that I recognized Was happening in my 6:00
a.m. Tabata classes. People would take my 6:00 a.m. Tabata, And this is when everyone
was in the studio, At our older studio. And I would noticed, I say,
recover for three minutes. And all of a sudden folks are
out of their saddles climbing. And I'm a little jazzy when
it comes to these things. So they'll give you a little emotion Of sit down real quick, this is my class. We're doing Tabata, so I'm
on a 10, I am bossing up. And in those moments, I
recognize instead of trying To beat a river in submission,
this is from Dr. Strange, I did not say this. But beat river into submission, You have to go with it,
go with the current. And so instead of trying to
control everyone at all times, I was like, why are they? I started to get curious around this. And it led me to recognize That maybe there is a missing niche. Maybe people want to do
high intensity into a climb That shows a little bit
endurance and then recover. And so I started to work on
this for about eight months. And so when it comes to
being motivated and inspired, It's usually around the people
that are in our community. You often times when you're in my classes Or on my leaderboard, or send
me messages or write comments, It's actually inspirational,
it's aspirational, It creates change in my life. It causes me to question,
causes me to stay curious.
And so it led to the point of… It has led me to actually The very ride that you're
quoting and that you love. It was through our community That it led me to create that ride, Offer a treatment to Peloton and say, This should be taught on our
platform and they accepted After doing… It's all scientific and
scientifically based. It's like, after doing
that research to say, You know what, yeah, you're right. Let's go ahead and feel a gap That our community was already doing. But I had to just create
that sense of awareness In that lens. And now Hidden Hills is also on the tread, Which I really recognize. And that's a huge win for us, I feel really proud about that. – That's awesome. It's so cool. And that was such a great
example of how the… I mean, you'd mentioned the
career that you're building Is non-traditional, and
I think just the way that You've been a Peloton instructor, The give and take between the community And what you do is so unique, And that's really, really cool to see. So you'd mentioned this, but
faith is important to you, It's a big part of your life. You have a very popular
faith inspired ride calls, Sundays with Love, and you
go to church regularly. But as a Peloton instructor, You are coaching people
from many different faiths
All over the world, some whom
don't even believe in God. I'm personally not a religious person, But Peloton for me is like a religion That binds all of us who ride together And inspires us to be better people. How do you think about, Given the diverse nature of your viewers, How do you think about
the role that faith plays In your ride? – Yes, so before I talk about
the rise, I will say, yes, I am a faith-based person. I tell the story of nine years old. Her mom said, pray to God
and fight for your life And I never stopped
doing those two things. I think that moving to New York city When I was a young girl going
into university by myself In a big city alone, I had to
rely on something or someone. And it was through the
conversations and the prayer That I had with God, and my
faith that I grew up with That actually led me not
only to lean in a bit more, But also to question
this concept of curious Keeps coming up in this conversation. But I went to school and I
actually have a minor in theology Because I wanted to
know, why do we believe What we believe? Why do every religion
believes that it's the better Or that it's so much
diversity within religion. And it led me on this journey to recognize That the conversation of differences, Our differences make us unique, But our will to be
better brings us together Is so important, and that we
do get to show up as ourselves In any spaces that we want to be in. That includes what we believe,
Who we love, how we look, How our hair looks and
all of these things. We want to hold space for
people to truly be themselves. And so when it came to
starting to teach at Peloton, Sundays with Love it by no
means is a faith-based ride. It's by no means a religious ride. It started because on Sunday mornings, Sundays are one of my favorite days, If not my favorite day, for sure, Where I do feel like it's a reset for me. Most people sleep in. I feel like the city is a bit
quieter for us New Yorkers When you walk out in the morning. And to be honest, it wasn't a coveted slot When I first started at Peloton. I got like the early slot Sunday morning, Because most folks, when you're young, You wanna go out on Saturday night Or you want to stay up late, at least. And you wanna sleep in
at least one day a week, And usually it's Sunday. But for me, I was like, you know what, Sundays are my early days. I get up, I kinda set myself
up for success for the week. I recap what I've done,
what I still need to do. So I started doing Sundays,
just a regular ride. And I found that what ended up
happening was our community. Again, leaning and listening
into our community. There was a desire of community That went a little deeper to get grounded That went into this
moment of feeling good, But going beyond feeling good, It's almost like reclaiming power That sets you up for the next seven days.
And so I started to ask
myself this question, What is it that our community needs out? Talk to them. At this point they're in the studio And like just staying curious. So I started to do very
much motivational music. I'm like, oh yeah, this
is about confidence, This is about feeling good,
this is about you got this. And it kind of just started
to transform itself, Some people would show up
to kind of my messaging, And I recognize there's a
space for me to talk about Not only things that make
us all better people, But that many of us are dealing with. And so when Sundays with Love
kind of presented itself, When Peloton came and said, We wanna create Sunday as a day. You've been doing this
for a couple of years, But how can we team up
and put something out For our members that is very thoughtful. Sundays with Love is about being grounded. It's about reclaiming agency. It's about setting
ourselves up for success In this space and on our own terms. It's about taking that Sunday and saying, This is how I'm going to fill up my cup, This is how I'm going to
prioritize me as a mom, Priorities me as an employee,
as a boss, as a partner, As a sister, as a person in my community. This who I'm gonna prioritize
me so that on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and so
forth, I can give you more. I have tolerance, I have
understanding, I have clarity. So when I looked at that day, It was a day for us to really
not just create community. Community is just, okay,
Come on and get on this leaderboard, Clip-in and let's just
take a ride together. Cultivating community is
what Sundays with Love Is all about. It's saying, what are you doing? Let's be honest, let's be vulnerable, Let's show up in real time. And so Sundays with Love we were purple For the color of sovereignty, For the color of royalty to say, I'm here, I'm with a part of a community Where we're cultivating space And holding space for each other, No matter what you're going through. And knowing that many of us at any time Can be going through some darkness. And Sundays with Love is
almost like that moment Where you get on at 12 o'clock noon, And we're doing it right now. You get on at 12 o'clock noon
and you suit up and you say, We're gonna turn on the
lights in this darkness. We're gonna turn on the lights, Because when you look around the room, When you turn on the
lights, you're not alone, You're not in this by yourself. And so it can have this space
where if you are someone Who is a believer and leans
into their faith, please come. If you were someone who
doesn't, please come, It's an epic climb, it's a great
workout, it's for everyone. But it's also the level of humanity That we often talk about
at Peloton, actualize. The love of humanity is
not without resistance. It's not without a really challenging Thought provoking moment.
It's not without that
let's party and get down. And I think to be honest, What I'm coming to terms
with this is new for me, As we're on season three
of Sunday with Love Is that I explain myself as an instructor. Yes, Tabata Tuesdays, I'm
going hard in the pain, I'm bossing up. And then I have Sundays with
Love where I'm motivating you. I'm giving you context
around a certain theme. We're gonna climb a very heavy mountain. You're gonna show up and
be present in real time. Is that I'm an instructor
who is all about, The hallelujah, but also the hell yeah. So that's something that
I'm recognizing is that We show up for the
hallelujah and the hell yeah And there's space or anything in between. And that's what Sundays with Love is, And that's what we offer it. And so I'm very proud
of what we're creating From the Jess King
experience to XOXO Cody, To Alex Tucson's team,
like all of these things, The Ride to Greatness. All of these things are
very thoughtful moments. And all of the offerings that we're giving In the diverse fitness
portfolios are all thoughtful From Hitting Hills to dance cardio. And so I think it's quite beautiful That we're holding space
to say, Sundays are days, Sundays are for you, Sundays for everyone no
matter what you believe, Where you are, we're all on this journey To be our best versions of ourselves. So let's go ahead and
meet a little resistance Again, a little hell yeah.
And then let's celebrate it With a hell yeah hallelujah
moment where we just did that, And we did that in real time. – I love that, I love that. And I think it's so cool. As I mentioned, I'm
not a religious person, But I have very spiritual. And I do think that
there's a need for people In my generation that
are kind of moving away From the religion of our parents, But still want that community And all the good things that
came from organized religion. And I really feel that
you are helping kind of, In a way move religion forward, And it's really, really cool. So love is a dominant theme
in your work and in your life, It's also your last name. And as you mentioned, you
were recently married. Congratulations. So tell us a little bit
about your man, Andrew, What's he like, how'd you guys meet? And most importantly, How do you make room
for love in your lives? – How much time do you have? I can talk about my man all day. I would say in a synopsis, he's a vibe, He's a total vibe. In terms of where we met, We've been together probably now 10 years. We met in a club back in the day, Just the good old fashioned way. I love that the generation
is turning over where, When we say, how did you
meet back in the day, Is like we were neighbors,
we went to school together,
We were high school sweethearts, Our parents grew up together. That was like the common
theme of the story, Kinda like, oh, you met
the good old fashioned way, You met the like, that's such a cliche. Now in my generation, it's
like you met at the club, You met the good way you met the… It's like, that's the
old story of the day, Which I'm so here for. But we met in the club,
been together 10 plus years, Very young together, grew up together. And in terms of Andrew, I think he is one of the most incredible, If not the most incredible
people on the earth. I say that because he… When we talk about the
hell yeah and hallelujah, Probably is a good
description of both of us In that he is very thoughtful
in everything that he does. He's very intentional,
he's very thoughtful, He spends time thinking. I learned how to block out time To think about thinking from him. He's very intentional around
everything that he does And he has the why and how
around everything that he does, That we do, that our families do. And then he's a big ball of fun. He has JOMO and FOMO at the same time, Like the joy of missing out. He's like, great, I'm glad I miss it. And then it's like, oh no, I missed that, I can't believe, the fear of missing out. We should do this and we should do it big And we should do it right. And so with that, he is
an incredible human being.
He's one of the smartest person. I keep saying one of the smartest, Like very much a sub purlative statement, But he knows snapple facts, And then he know historical
facts and anything in between. And I think that he
compliments me in the fact that He helps to keep me grounded. To be completely transparent. I think on the road that I'm
on, there have been moments And I'm sure in the future,
there will be moments That I'm sitting and having a conversation With you about my life. Like someone is listening about, Like taking time out of their
life to listen about my life. How incredible is that? And on this road, sometimes
some of these things Can kinda go to your head. I have gotten to a position where I think, Oh, well, I'm better than
that or I would never. And what he does is he keeps us grounded. He reminds us that one,
we've worked really hard To be here. Two, everyone is trying their best. Three, none of us really
know what we're doing, We're just trying to get it done, Get to the next level. And so I think it's through one of these. It's through many of the
moments that we have, That he keeps me grounded. He reminds me of what we're doing. And it's not to say that I just naturally, Get to that space. It's just that it's an
evitable in the event That I'm doing things like
this, that I have the platforms.
While I'm very fortunate
sometimes your up side Could also be your downside,
and so he reminds me of that. He makes sure… I always say, don't fly
too close to the sun, Icarus, which is from Hamilton. It's not from Hamilton, But in the play they talk about that. And that is one of my biggest fears. And so he helps me to
guard my heart and my mind To never get to that space
or to stay from that space. And then also in terms of
how do I make time for love. I think just like many things, We forget that why businesses work so well Is that there's structure. And just like at home
we're building culture When we talked about religion, When we talk about things that we believe, You answer the question, why,
it comes from a structure. It comes from saying
like, how do we operate? What is our culture at home? When do we watch TV? When do we go on dates? And so one of the things is that one, I'm a huge, huge, huge advocate
for having conversation In your house. And not just always the good
kind, but just any kind, Just having moments where
you talk on a daily basis. You're talking about anything
from what you had for lunch, To what your deepest, darkest secret, Or what are you feeling right now Or what are you most embarrassed about? What was the thorn of your day? And so I think that that's
something we both subscribe to, Which is why we work very well.
We communicate about everything. Sometimes overly communicate Because I just repeat myself often. That's just who I am, I
don't care, and he listens. And so within that, I think
that we make space and time Because we're thoughtful about it Because we talk about it because we… If we're not making time
or space for each other, We say, hey, just so you
know, it's been a minute, It's been a couple of days. Do you wanna have dinner together? Do you wanna sit down? Work can get busy. And so I will say, like I said, I'll come back to the
fact that he's a vibe. He completes me. He planned our whole wedding, That should tell you a lot about him. We engaged December of 2020,
proposed on new year's Eve. We paid very much close attention
to all the CDC guidelines. Our families live in
multiple different places And countries. And within six months he planned… Our wedding was outdoor space. He planned a wedding for 200 people, All of the events, a
five day wedding event, Without much of my help. I supported, I did support,
I did some of the work. But he had all the great
ideas, he executed them, And we had one of, If not the best time of our lives so far. And we did it for our friends and family, Through thee love that we share, Knowing that we wanna continue
To share that love with them. And so with that, we
continue to have conversation To build the culture in our home And just lean into knowing
each other's weaknesses And playing into each other's strengths. – That's just so well said
and it brings me so much joy And thank you for sharing
your love with everyone. It's so wonderful that you found that love And that you're able to cultivate it And share that joy with others as well. And your wedding was
spectacular by the way. – Thank you very much. – All right. So it's time for our rapid
fire hero's journey questions, Four questions. Ready? – Okay. – Question one. What's your favorite book about a hero? It can be fiction or nonfiction. – My favorite book about a hero. I think reading Malala Yousafzai
book, her autobiography. Her journey, what she continues to do, Her resilience, her
fortitude, her thoughtfulness, Thoughtfulness is a really
big word for me is incredible. And I think that reading… I remember reading the book on a plane And like falling. Just like falling, not because I was sad, Not because of the tragedy, But bawling because it was so deep. It was everything that I want to be Or everything that I still want to be, And it also connects the why
That I do a lot of the
things that I do as well, So I identify a lot with her. I always say she and Mr. Rogers Are my two real life heroes. – Awesome, all right. Question two, what's your super food? – My super food. Okay, I have to give you
two answers for this one, Because this one is not a super food, But I love potatoes. I think there are… And not like sweet potato. I know I'm a fitness instructor And I'm gonna be like sweet potatoes And sound very fancy. Growing up sweet potato is too expensive, Nobody has time to buy a sweet potato. If it wasn't in a pie, I
wasn't eating a sweet potato. If it wasn't candied, I wasn't eating it. So as I got an older,
what I recognized is yes, Sweet potatoes are amazing,
and I should say that, But it's just regular
old potatoes from Idaho That I just love. Nothing on it just some salt and pepper. So I will say that that's not necessarily A super food, but I'm
obsessed with potatoes. And then I think another one, tomato. Tomato is a fruit, it's not a vegetable, Which I learned at a young age. And I felt like even though
many people know that It's still a fun fact. But if you put tomato on
anything, I think it tastes great. That's just what it is. Facts.
– Yes. And actually, I think you can count potato To be a super food cause like
the Irish famine and stuff, Like a lot of people like
survived on potatoes. So it's actually an awesome super food. All right. Question three, what's your kryptonite? – I don't know if this is a.. I don't really think is a kryptonite, But I get very weak for donuts. Any doughnut, like I want it always. If I see it in the airport, I'm like, Hold on, lemme stop really quick. Lemme get that. I often think that donuts
are also a great way To identify certain cultures. So donuts are done so many different ways In different countries. And so oftentimes I
feel like if it's filled Or if it's like a vignette, Like it, depending on where you are, Even in the US like donuts
take a different form Because it's, to your point, Going back to the fact that it was An equitable piece of
food, where you take flour, You take water and some seasoning, You add some sugar if you have it And you fry it or you bake it, And if you have yeast, you make… And again, they can be
caky, they can doughier They can be all of these things. But donuts make me weak in my
knees and I love them so much. And I will say of all the donuts, Just give me a plain glaze.
I go back… Again basic is still fire, okay. – Yeah, all right. And question four, what's
your secret weapon? – Endurance. Well, right now we found out naps are. So boom, naps. But naps are my secret weapon. But I think when it comes to endurance, I think that I have… Energy is finite. I have a lot of it. I don't drink coffee in the morning. I know right away, people are like, Well, can't love her anymore. I don't drink coffee, but
I have this natural desire Inside of me that will, I think of it, Not like the Energizer
bunny where I'm giving A lot of energy all at once
even though I can do that, But I'm giving you a
lot of energy over time And I never quit, I never give up. And even when I hear
no, like I started off, I find the yes in there
somewhere, I'm able to pivot. I think there's a level
of commitment to endurance That I have that to me is important. – Beautiful. Ally Love, thank you so
much for your time today And your wisdom and
everything that you give, The energy and love that
you give every single day. You are an inspiration
and it is such a pleasure To speak to you, thank you. – Thank you so much for having me. I really, really appreciate it. – Awesome.
This was awesome. (chuckles happily) (vibrant music)
