About Jay Shetty
Jay Shetty - Biography
Jay Shetty is a British-Indian author, podcaster, and digital content creator who built a global audience by adapting lessons from his years as a Vedic monk into practical advice on purpose, habits, and mental resilience. He hosts the podcast On Purpose, is a New York Times bestselling author of Think Like a Monk, and serves in corporate and brand roles including Chief Purpose Officer at Calm.
Jay Shetty was born on 6 September 1987 in London and studied at Cass Business School, earning a first-class honours degree before making an unconventional decision to live as a Vedic monk in India for approximately three years, an experience he credits with shaping his perspectives on purpose and mental discipline. After returning to London, Shetty worked in digital strategy at Accenture and coached executives on social media and personal branding while gradually moving into public speaking and content creation. In 2016 Shetty began publishing videos on Facebook and YouTube; his content attracted Arianna Huffington’s attention and led to work producing videos for The Huffington Post, after which he focused on independent content that grew to billions of views and tens of millions of followers across platforms. Shetty founded a media company (Icon Media), launched the podcast On Purpose in 2019 (which achieved very large download numbers and high rankings in health/wellness categories), published Think Like a Monk (a New York Times bestseller), co-founded tea brand Sama/Juni Tea with his wife, joined Calm as Chief Purpose Officer, and is part of the ownership group of Angel City FC in the NWSL.
Learn from Jay when you're...
- Seeking personal purpose amid career dissatisfaction or life transitions
- Building mindfulness habits to manage stress, emotions, or daily distractions
- Navigating relationship challenges, such as codependency or finding love
- Developing mental resilience through meditation or separating identity from passing emotions
- Enhancing leadership skills for executives, including personal branding and millennial motivation
- Boosting creativity and innovation by integrating mindfulness with technology and diverse experiences
- Starting or scaling purpose-driven businesses, like content creation or wellness ventures
- Coaching others in personal development, via his certification programs for mindset, emotional intelligence, and client work
What can you ask about Jay Shetty's work?
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Best for these goals
- ✓Purpose And Wisdom Translation
- ✓Life Coaching
- ✓Mental Health And Mindfulness
- ✓Relationships
Core frameworks
- •Let fear be your friend - Use fear as a signal to align decisions with your true values and purpose.
- •Practice detachment from thoughts, emotions, and life stories - Recognize them as passing experiences, not your identity, to reduce suffering.
- •Eliminate complaining, comparing, and criticizing - Track and replace these habits weekly to rewire negativity bias and foster real freedom.
- •Purpose And Wisdom Translation
Sample questions
- “Which Jay framework applies to my current goal?”
- “What would Jay's public work suggest I consider?”
- “How can I turn this Jay idea into a concrete action?”
- “What blind spot would this mentor framework help me notice?”
Example query: ask about Jay's public frameworks, pressure-test your decision, or compare that lens with another mentor framework in Roundtable.
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