Welcome to the Mary's Cup of Tea podcast. I'm your host, Mary Jolkovsky. I'm an author, speaker,

an all-around self-love advocate. And this is the podcast that will inspire you to love yourself.

Hi, everyone. Welcome to the Mary's Cup of Tea podcast. Today, I am with a dear friend Jake Sassaville,

who is a serial entrepreneur, author, podcaster, and TV producer. He is the CEO of Imaloa Institute

in Costa Rica, which is how we met. He was the youngest host in late-night TV history on ABC

and the White House and Kaufman Foundation

named him one of the most innovative entrepreneurs. He has built a wide-ranging and impactful

career at the intersection of culture and consciousness. At 17, he learned early on about life's

private struggles. His 13-year-old brother died of leukemia and his father was diagnosed with

Parkinson's disease in the same year. As a result, Jake has been known to be a sensitive,

steadfast, and resilient leader, often choosing pioneering paths instead of roads frequently traveled.

Jake lives in Costa Rica, where he enjoys practicing Ashtanga yoga, which do you really do that? We'll have to talk.

Yeah, of course I do. It's the warrior yoga from India. Okay, I need video and proof.

I am going to send you video after this call. I'm going to tag you in a video on Instagram.

That's going to show me going in a headstand, 50 pounds heavier than I am right now with no

support of a wall.

Okay, I'm excited to talk about that because you break every single limit, boundary,

and barrier that is conceived in our brain. I love that. You also work very closely with

Imaloa's leadership team, which is your retreat center. You like to travel to sit in tea ceremonies.

I must join you for one of those. And old

TV shows from the 50s and 60s. I'm like a middle-aged housewife who lives in Kansas who

enjoys Judge Judy and like talk shows from the 60s. I literally will watch old TV shows that

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