What happens when the dream job nearly breaks you?

This week on Thriving Minds, Alberto sat down with Celebrity Chef, Thomas Straker, the chef, founder, best selling author, and digital powerhouse behind the Straker’s restaurant group and global ‘All Things Butter’ brand.

From burnout in fine dining to millions of views on Instagram, Thomas reveals the full story of how he rebuilt his relationship with food, found freedom through content, and became one of the most watched, and talked about, chefs on the internet.

In this raw and revealing conversation, he opens up about self-worth, criticism, building a business, and staying grounded when the spotlight finds you.

You’ll learn:

🟠 What the world of fine dining gets completely wrong

🟠 How Thomas built a viral food brand while running restaurants

🟠 Why content is every founder’s unfair advantage

🟠 The truth about burnout, ego, and starting over

🟠 How to stay true to your vision, even when others doubt you

This isn’t just a story about restaurants.

It’s a story about reinvention.

Follow Thomas:

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasStraker⁠

⁠https://www.instagram.com/thomas_straker/⁠

⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@UCDci5O1KG2SqFr79vWbuCJQ ⁠

⁠https://uk.linkedin.com/in/thomas-straker-58034280

#ThrivingMinds #ThomasStraker #ChefLife #RestaurantBusiness #EntrepreneurJourney #FoodCreators #HospitalityMindset #CookingPassion #Resilience #SuccessMindset

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What if your gut is running the show, not your brain?

This week on Thriving Minds, Alberto sat down with Dr. Megan Rossi, one of the world’s leading gut health experts, bestselling author, and founder of The Gut Health Doctor. With 70-80% of your immune system based in the gut, and powerful links to mood, memory, energy, and inflammation, your gut health may be affecting you more than you think.

In this expert-led, myth-busting episode, Megan breaks down how your microbiome works, the truth about probiotics, and the small daily changes that can transform your health from the inside out.

You’ll learn:

• How gut health impacts your skin, sleep, anxiety, and immune system
• The biggest gut health myths most people still believe
• How to know if your gut is in trouble, and how to repair it
• The truth about probiotics, antibiotics, and the microbiome
• Simple ways to eat and live for long-term gut health

This is more than digestion, this is the foundation of your health.

#ThrivingMinds #MeganRossi #BioAndMe #GutHealth #Microbiome #Nutrition #Wellbeing #Entrepreneurship #HealthyLiving #Mindset

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What happens when you outgrow the identity the world gave you?

This week Alberto sat down with Caspar Lee, one of the first YouTubers to build global fame, make millions, and become an online legend.

After achieving success most dream of by his early twenties, Caspar walked away from the internet spotlight and rebuilt himself, from burnout and identity loss to business, clarity, and purpose.

Now a successful entrepreneur and co-founder of several companies, Caspar reveals the personal and professional lessons behind his pivot from content creator to entrepreneur.

This episode dives into the rise, the crash, and the rebirth, and what it really means to evolve.

You’ll learn:

• How Caspar built YouTube global success before 25, and what he’d do differently now
• The truth about fame, burnout, and mental health behind the scenes
• What it really takes to go from creator to successful entrepreneur
• His biggest business mistakes, and how he turned them into wins
• How to reinvent yourself when the world won’t let you change

This isn’t just a story about going viral, it’s about going inward and forward in life.

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