Month: August 2022

QCP #028 | Sophia Cassella, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Athlete | The Inner Game of Training, How to Optimize Mat Time, and Life as a Student-Athlete

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Sophia Cassella is a 22-year-old brown belt from New Jersey, under Jason Rau. She’s trained with some of the greatest minds that helped change the sport today in what some people call the renaissance of Jiu Jitsu.

She commutes hours and hours every day from New Jersey to New York to train with some coaches and grapplers in the sport who are considered to be the best to ever coach and compete – John Danaher, Gordon Ryan, Gary Tonon, Renzo Gracie, and all of the greats that drop in there to train.

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QCP 027 | Souhad A. Zaki, Economist | Understanding the State of Global Food Security

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Souhad Abou Zaki is a Curious Economist and a Rural Development Enthusiast. She is currently a Senior Admissions officer residing in Lebanon at Notre Dame University, Louaize. Souhad works as a Lecturer in Economics, teaching undergrad courses in Microeconomics, Managerial Economics, and International Economics. She is also a Research Consultant and Proposal Writer for Rural Entrepreneurs, helping conduct research on rural development-related topics, which include women’s economic empowerment, food security, and social entrepreneurship. She holds a Degree in Economics from the American University of Beirut and a master’s in Agricultural Economics and Development. She is currently pursuing another degree in food security.

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