Suzanne Hill started her career as an investment banker but heeded the pull to become a healer and trained as an acupuncturist to focus on whole body health. She opened two locations in Manhattan to offer acupuncture services and guided meditation, the latter of which can now be found online. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

Keeth Smart missed out on a medal by one point at the Athens Olympics. He overcame the loss of both of his parents and a medical condition, where he was told he would never fence again, to win silver at the Beijing Games. He then attended Columbia Business School. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

Andrea Wilson Woods became guardian of her eight year old sister, Adrienne, at the age of 22 and raised her until her diagnosis of liver cancer and their last 147 days together. That timeframe is the name of a memoir Andrea wrote about her experience. She also started a non-profit called Blue Faery and recently launched Cancer University, a resource to guide newly diagnosed cancer patients and their families. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

Scott Farber is a serial entrepreneur who comes from a lineage of educators. He attended Harvard University on a scholarship. He and his partners self-funded an education services company startup called A List. Their mission was to level the playing field, a motto that has served Scott in subsequent endeavors. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

Rebecca is a leading visual artist. She uses her comfort in visual language to explore American history and themes of geographic displacement and suffering that have been a part of her own family narrative. She grappled with dyslexia and was drawn to the visual arts because she felt words would 'eat her'. She is an avid practitioner of Zen Buddhism. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

Daniela is a physician who practices integrative medicine, is a mother of five children, speaks five languages and runs an organic farm. She shares about her challenges with dyslexia and the strategies she employed to graduate medical school. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

Max Josephson is a programmer developing mindfulness apps for heavy technology users. Past projects have been completed for Apple, Magic Leap and Spire.io. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

Phil is a former successful investment banker, an entrepreneur who had a company through 500 startups accelerator in San Francisco, and has now become even more successful angel investor. He has grappled with chronic health issues, is an avid meditator and fluent in Mandarin, after re-locating to China. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

Whitney Lynn is a highly versatile artist who started out as a classical pianist prior to becoming a well known artist. She's held teaching posts at Stanford, UC Berkeley and the University of Washington. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.

Zak Williams, son of late comedian and actor Robin Williams, shares the journey that led him to launch his latest enterprise, designed to help those suffering from anxiety. Hosted by Aseem Giri. https://achievepodcast.com.