Jared Simons's guest appearances

Jared Simons

Touching the Trail Podcast

YogiTriathlete Podcast

Do It For Yourself Podcast

ELECTRIC PEOPLE PODCAST

Talbot Cox

George Bryant

Neal Barnard

Chris Hauth

Adam Hill

Permaculture Homesteading

Jesse Itzler

Julieanna Hever

Chadd Wright

John Joseph

Julie Piatt

Bobby Maximus

Dan Casey

Apolo Ohno

Luke Tyburski

OwlTail

Jared has been a professional chef for 20+ years and is an avid endurance athlete, having completed multiple Ironman distance triathlons. In this episode he talks about committing to something and sticking to it. If you want to accomplish something, put it on your calendar!

E43: Jared Simons | Professional Vegan Chef/Endurance Athlete | Everything In Its Place

Pain is the ultimate motivator for change. For our guest today, Jared Simons, it came in the form of a failed business and faltering health. Waking up every day feeling horrible, working hard and partying hard were his norms of being for years. Covering up what he was not ready to face by band-aiding his pain until one day he decided that he no longer wanted to live in a health-harming manner.Exercise which turned into triathlon which turned into plant-based eating served as the ingredients for Jared's grand transformation. His now wife, Jen, provided a supportive environment during Jared's rise back to health which gave him the stability to heal and move forward to a better way of life. Jared is the well-known chef at LA's coveted No Name restaurant and he is a plant-based Ironman triathlete.From a crushed high school dream to opening his first restaurant at the age of 22, Jared has always been a go-getter. He is someone who is always moving forward even through the times of muck. At the age of 26, he opened his second restaurant which served as the guiding light (and dark) to the greatest uplevel of his life. Jared's strong will and drive to be in service of others reminds us all that living an expanded life of possibility is our choice. Just keep moving forward.

Pain is the ultimate motivator for change. For our guest today, Jared Simons, it came in the form of a failed business and faltering health. Waking up every day feeling horrible, working hard and partying hard were his norms of being for years. Covering up what he was not ready to face by band-aiding his pain until one day he decided that he no longer wanted to live in a health-harming manner. Exercise which turned into triathlon which turned into plant-based eating served as the ingredients for Jared's grand transformation. His now wife, Jen, provided a supportive environment during Jared's rise back to health which gave him the stability to heal and move forward to a better way of life. Jared is the well-known chef at LA's coveted No Name restaurant and he is a plant-based Ironman triathlete. From a crushed high school dream to opening his first restaurant at the age of 22, Jared has always been a go-getter. He is someone who is always moving forward even through the times of muck. At the age of 26, he opened his second restaurant which served as the guiding light (and dark) to the greatest uplevel of his life. Jared's strong will and drive to be in service of others reminds us all that living an expanded life of possibility is our choice. Just keep moving forward.

Plant-Based Chef Jared Simons on Food Hangovers, Failure and Getting Off the Crutch

Vegan Ironman

This is The Do It For Yourself Podcast.  Each week I sit down with someone who is doing it for themselves and chasing a dream they just couldn’t suppress.  This is often speakers, entrepreneurs, or athletes.  They all share one thing in common, they are overcoming challenges and never giving up.  Someone who is Doing It For Themselves is not selfish in their pursuit, they are simply chasing a dream or working towards a goal because it is something THEY want to do.  They are not forging down a path because society or someone is telling them it’s what they should be doing. This week I am so excited to bring you this interview with someone who I have been waiting to get on the podcast!  My guest this week is Jared Simons.  Jared is a vegan triathlete who is also the chef and owner of the restaurant called No Name.  Jared had so much to offer and it was hard to keep it to an hour but I wanted to respect his time because I know that he is a VERY busy guy.   Jared entered into the food service industry at a young age.  When he began working his first job, he remembers being "demoted" to the kitchen because he was a punk rocker and he changed his hair color to red.  Little did Jared know how much this would play into his career choice for the rest of his life.  He quickly moved through the ranks of a dishwasher to helping prep appetizers for the guests in this restaurant.  Jared immediately fell in love with the kitchen and he knew this is what he wanted to do for his career.   Jared remembers the initial kickback from his family when he told them that he wanted to go to culinary school.  His parents both had very successful careers and he remembers his family asking why he didn't want to go to school to become a doctor or something of the likes.  Jaren knew this just wasn't for him and he wanted to go to culinary school and so he did.   After schooling Jared made his way back into the food service industry, starting at the bottom as many do.  Before long though, Jared had an opportunity to start his own restaurant with the guy from his first ever restaurant.  Although young and inexperienced in the business world, Jared took a chance and owned his first restaurant in his young twenties. after spending many years in this industry, he began to take a toll on Jared's body thought.  He remembers waking up in the morning and just being drained.  He was tired, didn't want to get up and knew that he was in very poor health.  He knew it was time to make a change but he did not have the money to do so.  Being resourceful though, Jared struck a deal with a restaurant customer.  In exchange for some personal training, Jared promised to feed his new trainer lunch every day.  This was the jumpstart that Jared needed to get going.  Before long he fell in love with working out and began to see and FEEL the changes in his health.  Jared remembered reading about one of his punk rock heroes John Joseph and how he was fifty years old and doing Ironman Triathlons.  Jared thought, man this guy is the epitome of health and that's what I want.  So Jared decided a triathlon would be his next fitness goal and he signed up for his first Olympic distance race.   Before even completing this race, Jared signed up for two additional races that year!  He was loving the training so much that he knew before even doing his first race that he was going to love it.  Love it he did, and he has not stopped competing since then.  Joining a tri club in Los Angeles to gain as much knowledge as he possibly could.  Jared describes how important joining this club was, not for the training but because of the amount of knowledge he gained from his fellow athletes in the club.   Jared has since competed in countless triathlon races and he chronicles his training journey on Instagram.  I really enjoyed getting the chance to catch up with Jared on this weeks episode and I hope you enjoy our conversation!   Jared's Instagram Do It For Yourself Instagram Support the show here!   Notable mentions in this show: John Joseph Instagram John's New Book Rich Roll Podcast Los Angeles Triathlon Club

This is The Do It For Yourself Podcast.  Each week I sit down with someone who is doing it for themselves and chasing a dream they just couldn’t suppress.  This is often speakers, entrepreneurs, or athletes.  They all share one thing in common, they are overcoming challenges and never giving up.  Someone who is Doing It For Themselves is not selfish in their pursuit, they are simply chasing a dream or working towards a goal because it is something THEY want to do.  They are not forging down a path because society or someone is telling them it’s what they should be doing. This week I am so excited to bring you this interview with someone who I have been waiting to get on the podcast!  My guest this week is Jared Simons.  Jared is a vegan triathlete who is also the chef and owner of the restaurant called No Name.  Jared had so much to offer and it was hard to keep it to an hour but I wanted to respect his time because I know that he is a VERY busy guy.   Jared entered into the food service industry at a young age.  When he began working his first job, he remembers being "demoted" to the kitchen because he was a punk rocker and he changed his hair color to red.  Little did Jared know how much this would play into his career choice for the rest of his life.  He quickly moved through the ranks of a dishwasher to helping prep appetizers for the guests in this restaurant.  Jared immediately fell in love with the kitchen and he knew this is what he wanted to do for his career.   Jared remembers the initial kickback from his family when he told them that he wanted to go to culinary school.  His parents both had very successful careers and he remembers his family asking why he didn't want to go to school to become a doctor or something of the likes.  Jaren knew this just wasn't for him and he wanted to go to culinary school and so he did.   After schooling Jared made his way back into the food service industry, starting at the bottom as many do.  Before long though, Jared had an opportunity to start his own restaurant with the guy from his first ever restaurant.  Although young and inexperienced in the business world, Jared took a chance and owned his first restaurant in his young twenties. after spending many years in this industry, he began to take a toll on Jared's body thought.  He remembers waking up in the morning and just being drained.  He was tired, didn't want to get up and knew that he was in very poor health.  He knew it was time to make a change but he did not have the money to do so.  Being resourceful though, Jared struck a deal with a restaurant customer.  In exchange for some personal training, Jared promised to feed his new trainer lunch every day.  This was the jumpstart that Jared needed to get going.  Before long he fell in love with working out and began to see and FEEL the changes in his health.  Jared remembered reading about one of his punk rock heroes John Joseph and how he was fifty years old and doing Ironman Triathlons.  Jared thought, man this guy is the epitome of health and that's what I want.  So Jared decided a triathlon would be his next fitness goal and he signed up for his first Olympic distance race.   Before even completing this race, Jared signed up for two additional races that year!  He was loving the training so much that he knew before even doing his first race that he was going to love it.  Love it he did, and he has not stopped competing since then.  Joining a tri club in Los Angeles to gain as much knowledge as he possibly could.  Jared describes how important joining this club was, not for the training but because of the amount of knowledge he gained from his fellow athletes in the club.   Jared has since competed in countless triathlon races and he chronicles his training journey on Instagram.  I really enjoyed getting the chance to catch up with Jared on this weeks episode and I hope you enjoy our conversation! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaredsimons_chef/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jared's Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/doing_it_for_yourself/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Do It For Yourself Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/doitforyourself" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show here!</a> Notable mentions in this show: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnjosephcromag/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Joseph Instagram</a> <a href="https://thepmaeffect.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John's New Book</a> <a href="http://www.richroll.com/category/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rich Roll Podcast</a> <a href="https://www.latriclub.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Los Angeles Triathlon Club</a>

Vegan Ironman and Chef Jared Simons