{"id":16597,"date":"2015-09-16T17:40:25","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T21:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/?p=16597"},"modified":"2020-03-30T18:28:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T22:28:01","slug":"yojo-founder-jessa-messina-find-ways-to-defeat-the-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/professional-development\/yojo-founder-jessa-messina-find-ways-to-defeat-the-seat","title":{"rendered":"Yojo founder Jessa Messina: Find ways to &#8216;defeat the seat&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><b> Meet Jessica Messina, Yojo Founder<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r3jLgI6P8nA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-jessica-messina-created-a-yoga-startup\"><b>How Jessica Messina Created A Yoga Startup<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Yoga instructor Jessa Messina is on a mission to change your life. 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