Gettin Chai Podcast

Lani Levy

Join Lani Levy as she sits down with founders and experts who are making a meaningful impact in their communities. Through insightful conversations, she explores their journeys, innovations, and what’s led them to live out their authentic power. Discover the strategies and stories that are driving change and inspiring others to build a better tomorrow.

  1. Health Is the Investment: Dr. Kevin Jardine on Performance, Longevity & Living Without Limits

    2D AGO

    Health Is the Investment: Dr. Kevin Jardine on Performance, Longevity & Living Without Limits

    What if you've been thinking about longevity all wrong? Dr. Kevin Jardine is a high performance coach, chiropractor, and founder of FPR Longevity Gym, and he joins us to break down why chasing your "best self" in the future might actually be costing you your health today. From building seven health and wellness businesses to working with Olympians and elite athletes, Dr. Jardine has seen what actually works, and what doesn't. We get into postpartum recovery and why pregnancy is the most physically demanding thing a human body can do, the difference between health span and performance span, and why the longevity space is full of noise that distracts people from the fundamentals. He also unpacks the caregiver paradox, mom guilt, and why negative self-talk is an evolutionary feature, not a flaw. Plus: the real deal on Ozempic and GLP-1s, why stronger legs mean a longer life, the one wellness trend he says is sending people straight to his clinic, and the 10-minute daily routine he'd give anyone who's too busy to prioritize their health. Guests on Earth (use code GC20 for 20% off): guestsonearth.com Follow Gettin ChaiInstagram: @gettin_chaiYouTube: @gettinchaipodcast Follow Dr. Kevin Jardinewww.drjardine.com www.theurbanathlete.cafprlongevity.com Resources MentionedWhey IsolatePsyllium Husk 00:00 Intro 01:06 Meet Dr. Kevin Jardine 07:47 Ad: Guests on Earth 08:44 Women's Bodies and Postpartum Recovery 16:46 The Caregiver Paradox and Mom Guilt 19:32 Why Negative Chatter Is Evolutionary 22:03 Living in the Present vs Chasing the Future 29:49 Longevity: Cutting Through the Buzzword 32:41 Function Over Form and the Ozempic Reality 37:00 How FPR Longevity Gym Works 38:29 Top Injuries and Why Aging Isn't the Supervillain 42:17 A 10-Minute Daily Wellness Routine 46:35 Fix the Fundamentals Before Trying Hacks 47:42 Protein, Fat, Fibre and the Supplements Dr. Jardine Takes Daily 53:48 Final Thoughts

    55 min
  2. No Shortcuts: Anthony Rose On Building Toronto's Most Beloved Restaurant Empire

    APR 30

    No Shortcuts: Anthony Rose On Building Toronto's Most Beloved Restaurant Empire

    Anthony Rose, chef and restaurateur behind some of Toronto's most beloved spots, opens up about what really happened behind the scenes of building eight restaurants, losing four of them to COVID, and what it felt like to watch something deeply personal become very publicly discussed. He reflects on the moment a single review destroyed a restaurant overnight, why he stopped reading his own press entirely, and what he discovered when COVID forced him to slow down and focus on just one place. Anthony gets honest about the cost of building something personal in public, how he knew when to walk away, and why he's still showing up every day. He opens up about microdosing, managing with ADD, the mural on Dupont and the woman who spent the night with Jimi Hendrix, and why, after everything, he still shows up every single day. Follow Gettin Chai Instagram - @gettin_chai YouTube - @gettinchaipodcast Follow Anthony Instagram - @chefanthonyrose 00:00 Intro 03:08 Rose and Sons and How It All Started 07:49 The Queen Street Restaurant That Didn't Work 08:31 The Review That Killed a Restaurant 12:07 Fat Pasha Twelve Years In 14:00 The Dupont Mural and the Jimi Hendrix Story 17:18 Balancing Creativity With Running a Business 19:52 Knowing When to Open or Walk Away 21:36 Does Every Closure Feel Like a Failure 23:44 How COVID Wiped Out Half His Restaurants 25:39 What He Learned From Slowing Down 28:53 ADD Routine and Why Less Is More 29:04 How Fat Pasha Was Almost an Accident 33:55 Rapid Fire Questions 44:26 What Is Next For Anthony Rose

    46 min
  3. CACHE Is King: Devyn Olin on Building in Fashion’s Fastest-Growing Resale Market

    APR 16

    CACHE Is King: Devyn Olin on Building in Fashion’s Fastest-Growing Resale Market

    Devyn Olin is the founder of Cache, an influencer-led resale marketplace. She started out as a corporate lawyer, then set out to build a fractional investment platform for luxury fashion before pivoting into what Cache is today. We talk about how she figured out the real problem in resale wasn't fractional ownership but friction, why she started with in-person closet sales before building the app, and what it actually looks like to build a tech company solo without losing your mind. We also get into the parasocial economy and why influencers are the perfect sellers, what holds its value in resale and what doesn't, and how Devyn learned to stop overthinking content and just post. FOLLOW LANI Instagram: gettin_chai YouTube: @gettinchaipodcast FOLLOW DEVYN Instagram: cacheinyourcloset Website: cacheinyourcloset.com 00:00 — Intro 02:31 — Breaking Down Friction in the Resale Process 06:52 — Why Influencers Are the Right Customer 08:21 — The Gap Between Social Media and Resale 13:15 — Good for Business and Good for the Planet 15:03 — The App, the In-Person Sales, and How They Work Together 21:54 — Why Getting Your Hands Dirty Is the Only Way to Build 23:42 — Building Solo, Staying Motivated, and Posting Without Overthinking 28:27 — Systems, Routines, and How She Keeps Her Sanity 34:01 — Rapid Fire: What Holds Value in Resale and What Doesn't 36:40 — What Sells Out First and What Never Moves 41:03 — Who She'd Shop First and the Gatekeeping Question

    46 min
  4. Aja and Alexa of Duet on Building an Events Company and Making High-Pressure Days Look Effortless

    APR 2

    Aja and Alexa of Duet on Building an Events Company and Making High-Pressure Days Look Effortless

    Aja and Alexa are the co-founders of Duet, an event planning company. We talk about how they each came up in different corners of the hospitality and corporate events world before ending up at the same company and eventually deciding to build something together. They get into what it was like starting the business at 23 and 26 with no real credibility yet, why they put their heads down and had no work-life balance in the early years, and how that foundation is what made everything after it possible. We also get into how they stay calm on event days when things go sideways, why over communicating with clients is the most underrated part of the job, and what it means to be only as good as your last event. 00:00 — Intro 04:25 — How Lani Knows Both of Them and How They Found Each Other 06:08 — Aja's Path From a Gym at 17 to Corporate Events 07:05 — How Aja and Alexa Met at Platters and What They Saw in Each Other 17:34 — How They Started Working Together and What They Thought It Would Be 20:38 — We're Only as Good as Our Last Event 22:02 — The School Carnival Story and What It Feels Like to Trust Your Planner 25:32 — What Each Partner Brings and Why It Works 30:00 — Managing a Team and Setting Expectations on Event Days 33:53 — Overcommunicate Everything or It Becomes Disaster 34:14 — Toronto Venues: Hot or Not 40:05 — Smash or Pass: Wedding and Event Trends 51:12 — Dream Venues Around the World

    51 min
  5. Dani Kagan: Building From Scratch, Staying Curious, and Knowing When to Walk Away

    MAR 19

    Dani Kagan: Building From Scratch, Staying Curious, and Knowing When to Walk Away

    Dani Kagan is the co-founder of Mave & Chez, a luxury ergonomic slipper brand designed for women. We talk about how the brand started from a real health problem she experienced during pregnancy, how she figured out manufacturing and product development with no background in either, and what it took to get from prototype to a Kickstarter that sold out in 12 hours. We also get into building in public, why she thinks founders need to be the face of their brand, the realities of ethical sourcing and manufacturing costs, and why staying curious has kept her going more than any end goal ever could. Follow Lani: IG - @gettin_chai YouTube - @gettinchaipodcast Follow Dani: IG - @maveandchez Website - maveandchez.com 00:00 — Intro 04:18 — Why Collaboration Always Wins and the Story Behind the Name Maeve & Shea 07:13 — The Health Problem That Started It All and How She Built the Product 11:09 — Trusting Her Gut, Finding the Right Partner, and Getting Through the Hard Days 14:13 — Launching on Kickstarter, Selling Out in 12 Hours, and Why She Didn't Wait Until It Was Perfect 20:36 — Building in Public, Ethical Sourcing, and the Realities of Manufacturing 27:56 — Conscious Consuming, Profit for Purpose, and Why Founders Are the Brand Now 33:09 — Getting Comfortable Asking for Things and Sitting in Discomfort to Grow

    38 min
  6. Erin Kleinberg: Building a Business, Pivoting, and Trusting Your Instincts

    MAR 5

    Erin Kleinberg: Building a Business, Pivoting, and Trusting Your Instincts

    Erin Kleinberg joined me to talk about what it takes to really build a brand  — the pivots along the way, trusting your instincts, staying creative, and having the confidence to ask for what you want.She shares what it really looks like to navigate change while continuing to build on your own terms.A thoughtful conversation about resilience, creativity, and evolving as a founder. 00:00 – Intro01:05 – Having a fire in the belly from a young age 02:03 – Starting a clothing line with no business background 06:42 – Selling to major retailers and landing celebrity placements 09:19 – Co-founding a media brand and going inside people's homes 11:34 – Raising funds, landing a famous investor and moving on 13:40 – Pivoting back to clothing and starting a creative agency 16:44 – Landing their first major beauty client through a cold email 18:07 – What a creative agency actually does 19:50 – Losing a grandmother and starting a beauty brand in her honor 21:47 – Building the brand and launching the first products in 2022 24:40 – The thinking behind the product names 31:21 – What makes a candle clean and why it matters 35:09 – Rapid fire round 42:33 – Having a parent as a business partner from day one 46:05 – Why trusting your team and delegating is everything

    47 min
  7. Safe Sex, Rebranded: Yasemin Emory Of Jems Redefines The Condom Aisle

    FEB 19

    Safe Sex, Rebranded: Yasemin Emory Of Jems Redefines The Condom Aisle

    Yasemin Emory and Whitney Geller are changing the condom landscape. In this episode, we talk about Jems and what it really takes to modernize protection while keeping the brand intentional and aligned. From navigating stigma to building trust in a sensitive space, this conversation gets into strategy, messaging, and how a small team can shift a big narrative. FOLLOW GETTIN CHAI Instagram: gettin_chai TikTok: gettin_chai YouTube: gettinchaipodcast FOLLOW JEMS Instagram: jemsforall Website: jemsforall.com 00:00 – Intro 03:33 – Walking into the condom aisle and seeing a massive problem 05:30 – The communication and design gap no one had fixed yet 07:05 – STIs are at an all-time high and why that matters 08:11 – Tackling stigma alongside selling a product 10:46 – How they built the brand and what Gen Z actually told them 13:07 – Campus ambassadors, condom fairies and free marketing 17:24 – Managing inventory and scaling to hundreds of new doors 19:43 – Fifteen years as business partners and what makes it work 22:32 – Riding the highs and weathering the storms together 23:55 – Sex education, young kids and a gap no one is filling 29:11 – What Gems is doing to fill the education gap 32:36 – Why condoms beat eye cream as a business idea 35:00 – What it feels like to be gritty, in it and loving it

    38 min
  8. Where Systems Meet Humanity: Alison Albright on Care Work in High-Pressure Systems

    FEB 5

    Where Systems Meet Humanity: Alison Albright on Care Work in High-Pressure Systems

    This week on Gettin Chai, I’m joined by Alison Albright, who works in victim services on the front lines of crisis and care.We talk about what the work actually requires — making decisions under pressure, building trust in minutes, and carrying responsibility most people never see. 00:00 – Intro 02:04 – What Is Victim Services Toronto? 03:15 – The Range of Cases & Specialized Programs 07:00 – How the System Works: From Charges to Court 09:43 – The Year of Waiting & Its Impact on Young People 11:34 – What Testifying in Court Actually Looks Like 15:26 – "Court Was Worse Than the Abuse" 16:25 – The Gap in Post-Court Therapy & Support 20:24 – No Specialized Program Exists Anywhere 22:34 – Finding a Leader Who Got It & Building Something New 28:33 – Fundraising the Gap: Creating the Rise Event 31:49 – Community Support, Celebrity Involvement & Sponsors 36:28 – Being Part of the Solution & Why Talking About It Matters

    38 min
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Join Lani Levy as she sits down with founders and experts who are making a meaningful impact in their communities. Through insightful conversations, she explores their journeys, innovations, and what’s led them to live out their authentic power. Discover the strategies and stories that are driving change and inspiring others to build a better tomorrow.

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  • Creator
    Lani Levy
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Lani Levy
  • Show Website
    Gettin Chai Podcast

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