Failing Forward: How Medi Built Success from Setbacks

How a Musician Listens to Life with Ignacio “Nacho” Arocena

In this episode, we sit with Ignacio “Nacho” Arocena—an artist whose upcoming debut album MAPA doesn’t just play, it reveals. Through three unreleased tracks on that album, we trace the emotional contours of his life, where memory becomes melody and vulnerability meets rhythm. Nacho lets us inside his creative mind, where nothing is too sacred to be turned into sound. It’s less an interview and more a shared frequency. En este episodio conversamos con Ignacio “Nacho” Arocena—un artista cuya inminente álbum debut MAPA no solo suena, sino que revela. A través de tres temas inéditos, recorremos los contornos emocionales de su vida, donde el recuerdo se convierte en melodía y la vulnerabilidad se transforma en ritmo. Nacho nos abre las puertas a su mente creativa, donde nada es demasiado sagrado como para no hacerse canción. Más que una entrevista, es una frecuencia compartida.

Reimagining Parent-Child Relationships Through Therapy w/ Kan Yan

What if the most important conversation of your life is one you haven’t had yet—with your parents? In this episode of Re-Belle, Kan Yan shares how his own path led to Parents Reimagined, a program that helps adult children and their parents come together—often through therapy—to have the conversations they didn’t know how to start, before it’s too late. Because what’s unresolved and incomplete with your parents echoes through everything else in life. Learn more at www.parentsreimagined.com

Paul Shamieh on Self-Belief and Building a Business That Treats People Like Family

Paul Shamieh runs a family business that puts people first. We talk about self-belief, what business could look like if we treated people more like family, and how, yes, a Palestinian and a Jew can just sit down and talk—with real love, and no drama.

Working as a Ketamine Therapist and Navigating a Complex Fertility Journey w/ Jessica Semaan

Jessica Semaan is many things — a ketamine therapist, published poet, former early Airbnber — but above all, she’s a beautiful human navigating life with rare tenderness and courage.In this episode of Re-Belle, we explore the cultural dissonance of arriving in the U.S. from Lebanon, and the identity shapeshifting that follows. Jessica opens up about her complex and empowering fertility journey — one that defies cliché and embraces the messy, magical in-between.We get into the deep terrain of ketamine assisted therapy — not just the clinical stuff, but how it can offer solutions to complex psychological challenges. This one isn’t just about learning. It’s about feeling. About witnessing someone who’s been through a lot and chooses sweetness and grace anyway.

Failing Forward: How Medi Built Success from Setbacks

- In this episode of the Re-Belle Podcast, Andres interviews Medi Hashemi, an American-Persian guy who has failed at more business than anyone we’ve ever met. Not only do we discuss Persian culture and learn about Medi’s unique cultural background, but we also break down how failure is an essential part of success. If you ever wanted to really understand why failure isn’t truly a failure, grab a cigar and a Bourbon and tune in. You can follow Medi at @medikation on IG.