Work Life Balance - Setting boundaries for a healthy lifestyle and business ownership with Melissa Cheing, AIA, LEED GA, Well AP, NOMA

About this episode

Melissa Cheing discusses the importance of setting boundaries for a healthy lifestyle and business ownership.

🎙️ Listen to the IAC Podcast Episode #30: Work Life Balance - Setting boundaries for a healthy lifestyle and business ownership with Melissa Cheing, AIA, LEED GA, Well AP, NOMA Melissa Carolina Cheing was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and moved to Ecuador with her family at the age of four. She grew up in Guayaquil, where she earned her Bachelor of Architecture from the Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil (UCSG). At 27, Melissa relocated to New York City to continue her education and re...

People in this episode

Host: Immigrant Architects Coalition

Guest: Melissa Cheing

Topics covered

• work life balance
• boundaries
• healthy lifestyle
• business ownership
• architecture
• immigration

Keywords

• work life balance
• boundaries
• healthy lifestyle
• business ownership
• architecture
• immigration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Immigrant Architects Coalition, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil

Places: Atlanta, Georgia, Ecuador, Guayaquil, New York City

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