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Today we’re talking with Simmie, the founder of Simmie's Beauty Lounge, a hair, makeup, nails and all-things-beauty salon. Simmie shares her behind the scenes of navigating personal life with opening a brick-and-mortar business, the ups and downs of being a founder, her view of online makeup trends, favorite products and more! ~ Follow this podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howididthatpodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@howididthatpodcast ~ Follow Simmie's Beauty Lounge Website: https://simmies-beauty-lounge.square.site/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simmieshairnbeautylounge/

Today we’re talking with Venus, the founder of Ethereal Aura, a handmade soy candle brand that started right from her home kitchen. She shares how a simple hobby turned into a thriving small business, the challenges of creating eco-friendly candles, and her tips for anyone dreaming of starting their own candle brand!~ Follow this podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howididthatpodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@howididthatpodcast ~ Follow Ethereal Aura: Website: https://www.ethereal-aura.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_etherealaura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethereal_aura__

Deanna is a reiki practitioner based in San Francisco. She comes on today to discuss her journey to becoming vegan, how she quit her corporate job and began work in energy healing using reiki, what the healing process entails, patient testimonials and more. You can find her on Instagram @reiki_with_deanna.

Today's episode is an interview with Heinz Plaumann, an adjunct professor of Chemical Engineering at Wayne State University and the founder of QuantumQik Careers, a career consulting company. He comes on to discuss his journey in the chemicals industry, as a professor and tips for working in the engineering industry.

Jacqui is a full-time food blogger and photographer based in Utah. She comes on today to discuss moving from Germany with a food influence from a young age (her dad is a chef!), then moving to the Utah, going vegan and then starting up her food business. You can follow her on Instagram @thesimplesprinkle and check out her website at thesimplesprinkle.com.

Today's guest is Hiren Umradia, co-founder and CEO of Zess, a company that’s helping people make smarter food choices for their health, well-being and the planet using science. Hiren comes on today to discuss how Zess was formed, how it went from an idea to a full business, why their business offering is unique, how the idea was scaled, developing plant based deli fillers, forming the Zess team and more. Follow Zess on Instagram @zessapp.

Today's guest is Zikra Nilam, who comes on today to talk about a career in physiotherapy. Zikra studied Human Kinetics (Kinesiology) as her undergraduate degree, and is now working towards a masters in Physiotherapy and a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences, while also working as a Physiotherapy Assistant. We discuss the undergraduate curriculum in Human Kinetics, job prospects after a 4-year degree, opportunities for studying further in the field (eg. PhD) and the PhD curriculum.

LingLing is a vegan food blogger from Vancouver, Canada. She comes on today to discuss how she became vegetarian at age 10, how she got started as a food photographer, how to land brand sponsorships, find unique food props and more. You can follow her on Instagram @foodbylingling and check out her website at foodbylingling.com.

Rohan is an electrical engineer and vegan bodybuilder based in New Jersey. He comes on today to discuss why he went vegan, how he switched over his diet while still building muscle, how he saw improvements in his training, how to incorporate vegan proteins for muscle gain and more. You can follow him on Instagram @soination, where he shares information related to building muscle on a vegan diet.

Globally Local is Canada's first all-vegan fast food chain - located in London, Toronto and now recently in Windsor. Today we talk with Kelly Neuber, co-owner of Globally Local, who shares how and why she went vegan, the journey of growing the Globally Local brand, and her involvement with animal activism. Follow the restaurant @globallylocalfastfood on Instagram, or at globallylocal.ca. Sanctuaries and companies mentioned in the episode: Charlotte's Freedom Farm (charlottesfarm.ca), Beagle Freedom Project (bfp.org), Toronto Pig Save (torontopigsave.org).

Today's guest is Roniya Rojan, a recent graduate with a Public Health degree from Detroit. In this episode, we discuss her shift in career paths - from wanting to become a doctor (even writing the 8-hour MCAT!) to enrolling in a 3 month coding bootcamp, which kickstarted a career in software development.

Today's guest is Andrea Ciavaglia, an aspiring math teacher and recent graduate in Mathematics and French Studies. In this episode, Andrea discusses her teaching aspirations, the curriculum required to complete an undergraduate math degree, as well as possible future careers for those with a Math background.

Today's guest is Aparna Verma, Stanford graduate and published author of her debut novel The Boy with Fire (now known as The Phoenix King) where Dune meets The Poppy War in in a story that grapples with the power and manipulation of myth in an Indian-inspired epic fantasy. Aparna comes on today to discuss how she began drafting her novel, inspiration behind the story, her university experience with writing and journalism, the synopsis and characters of her book and more. You can find her novel online or in-store. Find her on Instagram @spirited_gal, and Tiktok @aparnawrites.

Today's guest is John Wolff, Founder and CEO of two companies: Kaimon International (consulting company) and Urban Electronic Games (video game studio). John comes on today to share his journey of founding these companies - from holding the first video game conference in Detroit, living and working in Japan, what video game design entails, giving his first TED talk, how he helped to bridge the gaps in international business relations and more. Check out Urban Electronic's website: Urban Electronic Games TED Talk can be found at this link. Current Game in Development Twitter account: @tontachiAR Instagram: johnnyokami

Simrit is a Public Health major who comes on today to discuss the impacts of various public health nutrition topics on global health. The topics range from promoting healthy behaviour changes and the effect of social norms; public food accessibility; animal agriculture and its effects on climate change; reducing food waste; and how these issues cannot be successfully solved until adequate education is provided.