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Join us for an amazing journey into the life of Chef Coco whose experience spans over 30 years in hospitality, fashion, entertainment, and culinary education. Her culinary and hospitality experience include the New York Plaza Hotel, Windows on the World Restaurant. Chef Coco is also currently a Chef Educator at Escoffier School of Culinary Arts online and she also mentors’ young chefs and fashion students in the USA, several countries in Africa and India. She is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts and was also an educator at her alma mater. In a prior life, Chef Coco was the fashion designer and stylist for celebrities such as LL Cool J, Music Producer Teddy Riley, and Positive K and was Assistant Designer to Play from the rap duo Kid N Play, just to name a few.

In this episode, we chat with Tekisha Harvey, the cofounder of CannaCurious magazine, a digital magazine targeted to women interested in learning more about the benefits of CBD and cannabis.

 

In this episode we chat with Andrew Zimmern, an Emmy and four-time James Beard Award winning TV personality, chef, writer, teacher and social justice advocate. In this dynamic talk, we discuss everything from how his food-centric upbringing in New York set the stage for his culinary success to how food has played a vital role in shaping America's current social and civic state.

 

In this episode we chat with Iman Oubou, the founder and CEO of SWAAY Media, a former Miss New York US, philanthropist, champion of Women, and published Scientist. 

 

In this episode we chat with Felicia Leatherwood, celebrity hair stylist extraordinaire. Her work has been featured on such high profile acts as Oscar Award nominee Ava Duvernay, Issa Rae of HBO's Insecure, Will Smith, Jill Scott, and many many others. Whether you have 3A, 4C, or 12Z hair-we made that last one up- you'll want to take a listen to this episode. We cover the very personal and sometimes controversial topic of natural hair.

 

In this episode we chat with Laura Llovet, the General Manager & Co-Owner of Oakland's Tough Mudder Bootcamp. A native of New Orleans and offspring of Cuban and El Salvadorian parents, Laura gives us a unique view into her life: from her childhood influences of food and athletics to how Hurricane Katrina triggered her move to California and set the stage for her journey into entrepreneurship.