She was a dancer who didn't go pro. She was a career driven woman who didn't have the business degree to support her drive. She was a mother of two whose sudden divorce left her scrambling for a foothold. So how did she become the Queen of Spinning, putting the Soul in SoulCycle and then the Fly in Flywheel? Ruth Zukerman used her heartache-at the death of her father, the end of her marriage, and from being unceremoniously edged out of her first business, SoulCycle--as the inspiration to reinvent herself. She became a founder of Flywheel and built the life she'd always dreamed of. 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 lessons to help readers recognize their own potential and channel their passions into success. Recounting the pivotal moments that helped mold Ruth into the breakout star of the boutique fitness world, it's a reminder that the greatest success stories often start in the unlikeliest of places.

This inspirational, practical memoir will appeal to women, entrepreneurs, athletes and artists -- anyone who has stared down overwhelming odds to follow their dreams. If a sheltered stay-at-home mom can become the hard-working, high-earning, high-energy founder of two hugely successful start-up companies, imagine what you can do Part confidante, part mentor, Ruth pulls no punches and holds nothing back--including how she was written out of SoulCycle's history books by her former partners, a story that's never been told.until now.