Moon Tea Podcast

Moon Tea
Moon Tea Podcast podcast

A podcast about craft, community, and the pursuit of a meaningful career. Hosted by Jon and Hugh.

  1. 15-06-2023

    [66] Breeja Larson, Olympic Gold Medalist and Mindset Coach

    Breeja is a former competitive swimmer from Mesa, AZ. She won gold in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 4x100 meter medley relay. She currently works as a mindset coach and a real estate agent. Email us: moonteapodcast@gmail.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iZ4EAq... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/moon-tea Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 1:45 - Breeja is an avid listener! 2:30 - Ignorant confidence 8:20 - Sports psychology discussion 11:20 - Failure and pain discussion. Is "the grind" the only way to achieve success? 18:00 - Breeja finds role models in many people around her, even younger people 19:50 - How did Breeja get into mindset coaching/mentoring? And how she partner with Airbnb during the pandemic? 27:40 - Discussing transferable skill sets. Emotional intelligence! 29:30 - Academics come first! And on advocating for herself 35:05 - Titans of Investing! What is it? 39:00 - Ex-fiancé story 40:55 - Hugh's experience with swimming and academics. And announcing that he's married. 44:45 - Competition discussion. Commercial fame, sponsors, etc. 52:25 - Mental health discussion. Being honest with yourself and how to maintain a healthy headspace. 56:00 - Do you find yourself being really competitive in random situations? 58:00 - Parting words of wisdom. "Learn how to be your best friend" and how to reach out to her!

    1u 0m
  2. 01-06-2023

    [67] Dr Monica Lee-Masi, Safe Drinking Water Researcher

    Monica is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins Environmental Health & Engineering and a recent Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health PhD graduate. Her research revolves around drinking water safety and reuse. Outside of the day job, she hosts great parties and watches lots of movies and hangs out with her husband. Monica's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monica-lee-092 Email us: moonteapodcast@gmail.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iZ4EAq... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/moon-tea Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:00 - Monica is married and has a new last name 03:31 - Research background and ambitions to be a baker 5:45 - Brita filter? 7:50 - PhD thesis summary 12:00 - Post-doc research 13:30 - Why did Monica choose this research? 15:30 - PFOS background and explanation 19:36 - Are post-docs allowed to take on additional consulting assignments? 22:00 - Monica is a MTP listener! Previous guest Anne is her wedding photographer 25:00 - Interest in movies! 28:30 - What is the movie that Monica wishes more people watched? 31:00 - Everything Everywhere All At Once 36:00 - Beef on Netflix and talking about Asian people in movies 43:00 - Christian tropes. Reflections on community, missions trip, etc. 49:15 - Reflections on East Coast living. Baltimore life! 52:00 - Desired character traits. Being more decisive and more kind 53:45 - Misters can spread pathogens and safe drinking water 58:00 - Words of wisdom! Keep listening to the podcast and be kind

    1u 1m
  3. 27-01-2023

    [63] Collyn Chan, Urban Planner and Climate Change Fighter

    Collyn Chan is an urban planner, researcher, photographer, struggling millennial working on implementing material and meaningful changes for the communities she lives in. Currently, Collyn is a Senior Project Manager at the New York City Economic Development Corporation, developing waterfront and industrial sites for the burgeoning offshore wind industry. Collyn has worn many hats as an urban planner, from renewable energy, to climate relocation, to last mile transportation planning. The common thread is her theory of change - catalyzing climate infrastructure projects to invest in more connected and just communities. Collyn hold a BSc. In Global Resource Systems from the University of British Columbia and a Masters in City Planning from MIT. Collyn's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/collync/ Email us: moonteapodcast@gmail.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iZ4EAq... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/moon-tea Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 2:14 - Is Collyn Canadian? 3:50 - Urban planning and working at the NYCEDC (New York City Economic Development Corporation 6:00 - Collyn reflects on her journey and why she wanted to go to grad school 11:15 - The Offshore Wind Initiative at NYC and on fighting climate change 14:00 - What's Collyn's "WHY"? 17:00 - Offshore wind energy discussion 19:00 - Question about working in climate as a full-time job - is it hard to be optimistic? 23:00 - What wakes you up in the morning, other than coffee? 24:17 - Cool projects and how policy shapes development 28:35 - 5 year goals and what is Collyn personally aiming for? 32:45 - Truck and freeways discussion and how the Marine Highway as a second to last mile solution 38:05 - is 15 minute grocery delivery is destroying the city? 41:50 - Congestion pricing discussion 44:30 - Parting thoughts

    47 min
  4. 23-01-2023

    [62] Annie Vonheim, Chief Juicer at Smart Pressed Juice

    Referred to as a “sharp pistol of a woman” by Forbes, Annie Vonheim is the Chief Juicer at Smart Pressed Juice. With over 15 years of experience in the largest medical nutrition companies, she discovered that there is no medicine on earth more powerful than that of the humble green vegetable. With this knowledge, she created Smart Pressed Juice as a plant-forward system to help people get back on track and solve the problem of busy lives and unhealthy eating. Smart Pressed Juice: https://smartpressedjuice.com/ Email us: moonteapodcast@gmail.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iZ4EAq... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/moon-tea Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 4:15 - How did Annie get a scholarship to study in Singapore? + being a scuba diving instructor and first few jobs out of college 10:00 - Diet tips 11:20 - What is different about Smart Pressed Juice relative to other products? 14:38 - Which blog post on the website performed really well? 16:14 - Favorite fruit? And why diversity of plants is important 20:00 - Andro-genesis explanation 21:10 - Where does Annie want to take the business? 23:10 - What does Annie enjoy and not enjoy about the business? 25:40 - Insights and tips for other budding entrepreneurs 29:10 - Tips for young ambitious and driven young people without experience 33:00 - Work/life balance and shoutout to her team and stories about early business stories 38:30 - Closing and words of wisdom (eat your veggies!)

    42 min

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A podcast about craft, community, and the pursuit of a meaningful career. Hosted by Jon and Hugh.

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