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Happy New Year! We hope you all had a great holiday. If there’s one lesson that 2020 has taught; it’s that sooner or later, health will become your #1 concern. As we head into 2021, we wanted to help empower you all to lead healthier lives. So, today’s guest is Rob Carney, a holistic health coach and the founder of Whole Health Connections. Rob has spent the last decade collaborating with nutritio...

2020. What an unforgettable year it has been. To wrap up this wild year, we’ve decided to share a never-done-before episode - a collection of personal reflections. 12 of our Discover More guests come together with co-hosts Aidan and Benoit, to share their biggest lessons learned from the year of COVID-19 and quarantine 2020. Throughout the year, we have realized that the pain reveals purpose, so w...

"If anyone is questioning how do I find my intuition? One way is to just look at the way you respond to things. Pay attention to the way your energy and mood shifts based on what is happening around you." - Natalie Brown Natalie Brown (@natbrown12) is a student of spirituality, a passionate minimalist, and an aspiring YouTuber. For the past few years, she has lived in Senegal and Laos, while worki...

"You need to learn your identity. Really look in and find out if that’s an identity that you like. Even if you don’t like it, you have to accept it to start. And you have to learn your values. You do not realize those things until they’re tested. So it really is a lot of trial and error. It took me up until this point to be comfortable in my own skin, to understand the things that matter, the thin...

“What we want to do is to create a space where both of us can grow into the people that we want to be. And, everyone else that we get onto the team, for that human to be treated like a person, to be respected as a person, and to see what are their dreams by collaborating with them to layer genius on top of genius to create something so astonishingly beautiful. I’m excited to build a company that a...

“And it was like this whole universe that was just hidden from me. Because I had never thought to explore it. And I think that idea haunts me all the time because I haven’t stopped, for a moment, from making the decisions or the assumptions that I’ve lived my life with. And if I challenge my own assumptions it can change everything. And it excites me. I love to go through my day thinking, 'Oh I wo...

"Social Media has made us less sociable when we are with physical people. I have friends with an apple watch, whenever it rings, and we would be in mid-conversation and they would stop and check their phones, or check their messages because they got a buzz. You're interrupting a physical encounter to attend to that message." - Jorge Requena This week, we continue our conversation with Jorge Requen...

"It's about really understanding what the issue is, and then from there figuring out the best way to try to attack that. I am somewhat successful at my job because I have this black piece of paper mentality. It's about finding a prescription that's not anywhere, but to talk to people and to dig deep to figure out what's happening. - Jorge Requena Jorge Requena is a Bolivian tech consultant who has...

"Taking a rest day, because you need to for your mental health. Also, understanding that your experiences are your own, and it's real and legitimate, but there are also 350 million people in this country, and 7 plus billion people in this world. Each of them has experiences and stories as fully encompassing as your own, and as valid as your own. And, also kind of similar to your own. It makes the...

“We live in a different time. Today vs. Yesterday. Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable is probably the number one lesson I learned in law school and probably the number one piece of advice I can give to anybody who’s trying to delve into this nuance and who’s trying to learn more things and to really push the bounds of your own belief systems, and probably, what’s going to make this count...

"Just be your authentic self. That’s the biggest advice I would give. At the end of the day, if you can accept yourself and know who you are, that’s going to take you further than trying to fit in." - Meleki Wamalume Meleki Wamalume (@iammeleki) is a wellness coordinator at Drexel University and fitness coach at F-45 Northern Liberties. Meleki was born and raised in Zambia, and was forced to grow...

"The idea of impossibility and possibility is entirely self-determined. And, it is our personal responsibilities to identify the potential sticking points and reframe them as growth points. We have to commit the effort, the time, and the energy to venture into the unknown. That is the most effective way to conquer your own impossible first." Welcome back to another episode of Discover More.  This...

"I like to describe wisdom as the self-reflection of past experiences. It’s like, what are you extracting out of these moments to make you a wiser person." - Tu Pham Tu Pham (@tupham918 ) is an accountant turned real estate Investor who successfully achieved his American dream by retiring from his 9-5 at the age of 30. The crazier thing, he submitted his two weeks in March 2020, in the middle of a...

"One main thing I learned is that it's really not that easy to start a business. That may sound simple, but I think a lot of kids are looking for quick money scheme, and I just don't think those really exist out there." - Sarah Bennett Sarah Bennett is the founder of College On Tap, an entertainment blog written by college students, for college students. Imagine the platform of Barstool Sports, wi...

"Success is subjective. Everyone has their own level and definition of what success is." - Aamer Rehman Aamer Rehman (@Heelaamer)is a Personal Trainer and a Specialized Sales Manager in the healthcare industry. In this week’s episode, we shift our discussion from Aamer’s personal and fitness journeys to his masterful understanding of sales and relationship building. We believe that sales is one of...

"Everyone has different circumstances and situations, but do you let those circumstances and situations control you, or do you control your situations and circumstances?" - Aamer Rehman Aamer Rehman (@Heelaamer) is a Personal Trainer and a Specialized Sales Manager in the healthcare industry. In this episode, we discuss Aamer's transformational journey as an Indian-American in the fitness space, t...

“The Third Door” by Alex Banayan is one of the most entertaining and compelling books we have ever read. Filled with adventurous stories and profound pieces of wisdom, The Third Door illustrates the true power of passion, persistence, and having a mission greater than ourselves. In The Third Door, Alex tells the story of how, at 18-years old, he decided to let go of his pre-med track at USC, and i...

"Schools are where students feel safe, which is condusive to learning, and where they feel supported. They feel loved, they feel seen, and they feel heard. That stuff can change a person's life." - Montay Fowler Montay Fowler (@Montayf_) is a Youtuber (@TayLoso), MSW UPenn Graduate, a real estate entrepreneur, and a well-recognized leader in the communities of Philadelphia for his civic engagement...

“Education is the easy part. It’s easy to pick up a book. It’s easy to search for something online. If you have family members upholding systems of white supremacy, or have friends with racist beliefs, but you do nothing about it, I think you're further contributing to the problem.” - Montay Fowler Montay Fowler (@Montayf_) is the co-founder of non-profit initiative Project Pledge Philly (ipledgep...

In this episode, hosts Benoit Kim and Aidan Weinmann sit down for a wide range of conversations from getting a new job to discussing work culture shift during the quarantine. They also discuss the power of clarity, three important questions to self-examine during career transitions, and work-from-home predictions in the post COVID era.

This week, we’ll be reviewing Stress Less, Accomplish More by Emily Fletcher @emilystellafletcher on Instagram. This book is a how-to meditation book for achievement minded individuals who believe they either don’t have the time to mediate or the ability to meditate consistently. Emily tells the story of how the stresses of a 10 year career on Broadway, led her to India to study the only thing tha...

“I’m just so grateful to be in the position that I am, so that I can meet people like her and take care of her, and just feel like I found my calling. Because that honestly how I feel. I’ve connected with his flow of purpose, and it’s the best feeling in the world. And it makes all of this struggle worth it.” This week, we continue our conversation with Penn medical student, Allison Hare, who has...

Allison Hare is a medical student at the University of Pennsylvania, who has an immense passion for caring for and connecting with others. In this week’s episode, she tells the story of the identity crisis that occurred in high school, when she was told she wasn’t good enough to be a professional cellist. This crisis brought her to a pre-med track at the University of Wisconsin, where she majored...

In this week's episode, we synthesize our collective experiences in modern dating. We both have recognized the importance and profound impact that our relationships have served in our lives. We have compiled all the experiences into the 5 Cs, in respective order, to help simplify the complexity of modern dating- Chemistry, Compatibility, Comfortability, Commitment, and Communication. Chemistry is...

The book "I Will Teach You to be Rich" by Ramit Sethi fundamentally changed the way we look at our money. In this week's episode of Discover More Books, we discuss our biggest takeaway from the book, as well as our perspective around money before and after reading. Unlike most financial books, this one focuses on human psychology and is definitely a fun and more exciting read. We highly recommend...