India, March 5 -- Forbes has released a list honouring South Asian women who are reshaping business and culture in America and using their influence to drive positive change. Among the more famous celebrities on the list (think Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra and Chanel CEO Leena Nair) is a name that may not be immediately familiar to many readers - Payal Kadakia.

Despite her relative obscurity - she does not even have a full-fledged Wikipedia page - Payal Kadakia has tasted the kind of success that most startup founders can only dream of. According to Forbes, her company, ClassPass, was the first billion-dollar company by a South Asian woman.

Payal Kadakia is an Indian-American entrepreneur renowned for founding ClassPass, the first bil...