Speaker • Chef • Author • Philosopher
Jeffrey opened his first restaurant at 24 in San Francisco after graduating from Iowa State University and culinary school. He later sold the restaurants and joined a friend to grow Pasta Pomodoro.
Wanting to be a great dad and husband, he transitioned to a Realtor and investor in 2001, working with his wife Nadia to help buyers and sellers in LA. His mission is to improve daily, becoming his clients’ warrior and confidant.
In addition to being a chef and Realtor, he has appeared on Food Network shows and authored a cookbook, Jeffrey Saad’s Global Kitchen. He also hosts a podcast, The Circle, with Jeffrey Saad.
An engaged father of two and grateful husband, he enjoys surfing, martial arts, motorcycles, learning languages, and savoring a good glass of wine.
The unlikely path from celebrity chef to philosopher, and why it all makes sense.
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Growing up in a family where food was love. The discipline of the kitchen. The creativity. The pursuit of perfection. Jeffrey learned early that the best dishes aren’t about adding more ingredients they’re about knowing what to leave out.
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Food Network’s Next Food Network Star. United Tastes of America on Cooking Channel. A cookbook. National recognition. Jeffrey had everything the world said he should want. But something was missing.
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Walking away from what was “working” to find what was real. Real estate. Coaching. The search for meaning beyond achievement. Jeffrey discovered that reinvention isn’t about adding a new career — it’s about stripping away what no longer serves you.
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The framework emerges. The podcast. The retreats. The book. Everything Jeffrey had lived through, the kitchen, the spotlight, the pivot, became the ingredients for something greater.
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Today: helping others strip away the unnecessary and build lives worth savoring. From stages to retreats to boardrooms, Jeffrey brings the energy of a chef, the discipline of a martial artist, and the wisdom of a philosopher.
When not on stage or in the kitchen, Jeffrey lives in Los Angeles with his wife Nadia and their two children. He surfs, rides motoreycles, speaks French, and holds a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo.
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