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Bozeman & Beyond

Leon Pellicer

a personal wellness journey: giving up meat, dairy, and alcohol; daily meditation; completing an Ironman

In this episode,  Leon Pellicer shares the significant lifestyle changes- giving up alcohol, meat, and dairy- that he has made over the past few years. He is an enthusiastic wellness advocate, and includes running, meditation, and healthy eating into his day to day, all while raising three beautiful young daughters with his wife and managing a demanding day job overseeing the food program at Google’s Pacific Northwest locations.

About Leon:
Born to a hotelier and an English Teacher, Leon couldn’t avoid the “hotel bug” and ended up studying Hotel Management in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Leon then went to work for the best hotel companies in the world including Four Seasons, St. Regis and Mandarin Oriental, in all types of capacities, from line staff to Director and Executive Committee member. Locations included, amongst others, Mexico, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Seychelles and several cities in the United States including The Mandarin Oriental in New York City. During his hotel days Leon opened 4 Luxury Hotels/Resorts and multiple F&B venues in partnership with several 3* Michelin Chefs. Most recently Leon decided to explore the “Tech World Workplace” and joined Google in 2015 where he oversees F&B office sites / programs, operations, growth and development, contract management and multimillion dollar budgets for the Pacific Northwest in the US and Latin America.

Resources:
The Science of Well-Being– online course (Yale/Coursera)
The Happiness Lab & Podcast
Purple Carrot
Whistler Ironman event
Seattle Marathon
Boku products

Meditation apps:
Insight Timer
Calm
Headspace

Leon’s book recommendations:
The Power of Now (Tolle)
The Untethered Soul (Singer)
Team of Teams (McChrystal)
Authentic Happiness (Seligman)

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