Devin Alexander is a Multi-Time New York Times bestselling author, award winning entrepreneur, sought after keynote speaker, passionate philanthropist and celebrity chef best known for decade-long stint as the Chef on NBC’s Biggest Loser. Devin Alexander, a Multi-Time New York Times bestselling author, award winning entrepreneur, sought after keynote speaker, passionate philanthropist and celebrity chef best known for decade-long stint as the Chef on NBC’s Biggest Loser. 0:00 - 2:00 Program intro and guest set up by co-hosts Serita Cox and Keira Green. 2:00 – 2:30 Serita welcomes Devin and asks her to start at the beginning of her incredible success story. “Let’s start back in Reading, Penn. when you were 15 years old and were dealing with loss and emotional eating?” 3:10 Serita follows up with a deeper dive into how Devin delt with the bullying about her weight while in high school – “how did you get out of it? What did you do to change your life?” Devin expands how she learned to manage her calorie intact while still loving to cook with family. 5:40 Keira shifts the conversation by asking Devin how she learned to cook and figure out how to make “Devinly delicious” meals that are healthy and with less calories? 7:20 Keira follows up with a comment about Devin’s insight into cutting out 100 calories a day will lead to a ten-pound weight loss over a year. Small changes will lead you to your goal. 8:50 Serita expands on Devin’s setting and achieving her goals and asks her to talk about sharing the value in what she’s created (her healthy recipes and more) – and “you chose to pursue acting at first, didn’t you?” 13:40 Keira picks up the thread and asks Devin to talk about her use of vision boards and vision statements to lay out her goals – “why did you start using them and what tips can you share for others to mimic you?” 17:08 Serita summarizes Devin’s tips on how to layout and track your goals – “Devin’s shining mindset.” Serita goes on to ask Devin about how she tracked down a specific person to pitch an idea; she talks about having confidence and perseverance, especially in a job interview. 22:00 Keira switches the direction of the conversation – “You’ve been so successful at achieving the goals you set for yourself. But you must have had setbacks. How do you deal with setbacks or barriers?” 27:55 Serita picks up on Devin’s comments about “setbacks happen, and you pivot, pivot, pivot to overcome them to get your vision.” Devin expands on her thoughts by weaving in the challenges she overcame to adopt her daughter. 35:25 Serita winds down the podcast with an emphasis on reaching out to people for support, believe in yourself, and walk your own path – and you can reach your goals.