Trendy Chef cooked once in his life before attending cooking school. Upon graduating, he has prepared innovative comfort food meals for celebrities such as Jay Leno and Steve Harvey. He has also appeared on The Food Network where he won Supermarket Stakeout, judged by Bobby Flay. He runs an active catering business and has begun selling a line of speciality sauces that regularly run out within hours of posting online. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

Jaqueline Cedar earned her BFA from UCLA and her MFA from Columbia University. Through her paintings, drawings and sculptures, Jaqueline celebrates her interest in mannered human gestures, interpersonal interactions and the motivations that may be driving them using economical choices of expression in terms of form and color palette. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

David De Jesus's parents immigrated from the Philippines and he was born in the US. After a portion of his youth in Alaska, he settled in Seattle and eventually joined Microsoft as an Analyst. He became intrigued with being a developer and shifted his career in that direction. After being with a few start-ups that got sold, he worked for Red Bull. He leverages all of that experience as a venture capitalist now. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

Elizabeth Markevitch was born in France to a lineage of musicians. Her father was a lead cellist for Leonard Bernstein when the family spent some years in the US. She migrated back to Geneva and embraced the art world for her career, holding leading posts at Sotheby's, Schroder's Art Advisory and Artemis Art Fund. She has been at the forefront of innovation in art, launching Eyestorm, the first successful online art company and mostly recently with iKonoTV, an art streaming platform. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

Dr. Sukhi Muker rebounded from leaving home at 14 and attempting suicide at the age of 18 to become a chiropractor and healer. He now runs a thriving wellness and healing practice called the Center for Optimal Living, aiding the launch of burgeoning chiropractors. He also competes in Iron Man competitions and has run 100-mile marathons. He is also CTO for Elysium, a nootropic product company. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

Melinda Choy studied political science and was on the verge of embarking on a dream job with Amnesty International when the passing of her mother compelled her to re-think her priorities. Witnessing her parents struggle with chronic pain and cancer made her re-prioritize what she valued. She turned to studying acupuncture and launched a full-scale wellness clinic in Lake Tahoe called Elevate which offers multiple healing modalities. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

Jason Steinberg turned a stint with WorldTeach into a 501(c)3 non-profit called International Sports and Music Project that provides sports and music equipment and instruction in far reaches of the globe, from Micronesia to Rwanda to refugee Syrians in Greece and his hometown of New York. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

Didi Wong hails from Hong Kong, was educated at boarding schools in the UK and attended Boston University. She began her career in public relations with Vera Wang and event planning with New York City Ballet and others. Inspired by her yoga practice, she launched an apparel label called Chakras by Didi. Her insatiable appetite for bringing people together led her to launch her own event planning company, a life coaching practice, a motivational speaking platform and appear on episodic digital series. In her latest endeavor she will pursue a lifelong passion for high end travel. She is also an active angel investor. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

Regina Herod started her career studying theater at Juilliard but re-directed her life to her childhood passion of art. Regina evaluates themes of oppression drawn from current events which she portrays through sculpture and through the process of encaustic painting, relying on drawing over burnt wax to share her narrative. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

Brandon Peele started his career in investment banking, but never quite settled into it as his calling. During business school at Columbia, one of his classes led him to an epiphany and he started down a spiritual journey which brought him to India and the West Coast. In his search, he aligned with a Purpose Coach and found what he wanted to devote his energy towards. He has spoken at numerous engagements, has authored multiple books and has become a leading advocate aiding people in finding their purpose and leading purpose-driven lives. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.