Chai Tea with Nina D.

Maria Jose Ruiz Pascual is a Miami-based interior designer and art curator who built a thriving luxury design career — not by following a blueprint, but by trusting her gut. Raised in El Salvador during a civil war, Maria learned early on how to stay calm in chaos, a lesson that shaped how she navigated motherhood, career pivots, and the decision to walk away from comfort and start her own busines...

In this revealing solo episode, Nina explores how our relationship with money is shaped by our upbringing, environment, and unconscious beliefs. She unpacks why some people continually struggle with finances while others seem to effortlessly attract wealth, revealing that the difference lies not in luck or privilege but in energy and mindset. This episode is for you if you've ever felt shame aroun...

Kacia became a VP of Finance in her 20s but success on paper didn't equal fulfillment. In this episode, she shares how discipline (not motivation) helped her build a successful career and walk away from corporate comfort to build multiple Pure Barre studios before 30. In this episode, she breaks down the exact mindset shifts that helped her navigate anxiety, uncertainty, bet on herself, and redefi...

Perfectionism isn't ambition. It's fear pretending to be excellence.  In this raw and honest solo episode, Nina breaks down how perfectionism sneaks into our lives, sabotages our progress, and masks itself as "high standards." From childhood conditioning to workplace burnout, she shares the hard truths, personal stories, and tools that helped her finally let go of the pressure to be perfect, and s...

Fernando Andrade was on the fast track—big checks, big titles, and even bigger stress. But after Brexit wrecked his finance career and a near-death experience in Mexico forced him to rethink everything, he walked away from Wall Street. In this raw and inspiring conversation, Fernando shares how losing it all led him to build one of Miami's most beloved kickboxing gyms. From burnout and identity lo...

What can sports teach you about leadership? Everything - if you're willing to lose. In this powerful and insightful episode, Gabriella shares how her background in athletics shaped her mindset as an entrepreneur and founder. From training elite athletes to launching Game Plan, a skincare brand built with purpose, Gabriella reveals the leadership lessons, mental discipline, and emotional intelligen...

What if the problem isn't that you're single but how you're thinking about it? Now married to her twin flame, Nina Dixon is often asked, "How did you get him?" This episode holds the real answer and has nothing to do with strategy, chasing, or dating apps. It's about embodiment, alignment, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence. In this honest and empowering solo episode, Nina flips the script...

Chef Pawan is a Food Network Chopped Champion and the Executive Chef & Managing Director of Hotel Greystone in Miami Beach. One of the first hotels in the U.S. to receive a Michelin Key. But behind the accolades is a story few ever hear. The pressure. The pace. The perfection. It breaks most people. Chef Pawan Pinisetti  turned it into his power. If you've ever watched The Bear and wondered if kit...

Turn off the noise. Trust yourself. That's where everything changes. Joy Loveless went from high school dropout to building a thriving beauty empire. She wasn't the most talented. She had no formal training. But what she did have was unshakable self-belief and the confidence to figure it out as she went. In this powerful debut episode of Chai Tea with Nina D, Joy shares how she trusted herself, le...