Alchemy co-founder and chef, Shanti started her career in some of Sweden's best restaurants. She believed that culinary creation was an expression of love, but this concept seemed at odds with commercial food practices, and the modern Western diet. Converted to raw veganism, she discovered a world of pure, organic produce, and has since become known for transforming it to culinary art. Shanti is the author of The Raw Alchemist – over 100 raw and vegan recipes from Alchemy Restaurant, and the founder of the newly opened Alchemy Academy, Bali's first raw vegan culinary school.

After having worked for 8 years as a lawyer in big law firms and financial corporations in Brazil, Mayara moved to Bali in 2017 with the aim of finding a healthier way of working and a more meaningful life. Her background of law and finance brings a lot of value to businesses in Bali. In 2019, she became Co-Owner of Alchemy Restaurant, where she is currently the General Manager as well.

Alchemy co-founder James Sebastiano has a master’s degree in Vegan Live Food Nutrition from the Tree of Life Center. He’s also a marketing expert, conscious entrepreneur, passionate about ethical and environmentally sustainable business and is currently studying psychology.  Originally from the U.S. , James grew up on a Standard American Diet ( SAD)  and watched his health radically improve after transitioning to organic vegan food.

Ashton Szabo has been a life-long practitioner of yoga and the spiritual arts. In his mid-twenties, he went on a six year odyssey across the world to study yoga and mysticism. Living in India, Southeast Asia and South America, he learned from great saints, shamans and yogis. In 2012, he returned to the United States  with his family where he has been teaching authentic Kashmiri Shaiva Tantra and Hatha Yoga in ways that are accessible and relevant to the modern practitioner. His teachings invite us into a deep intimacy with the world around and within us, so we can realize the divine in each and every moment of our lives. 

% Arabica was founded by Kenneth Shoji, who was born and raised in Tokyo. Shoji moved to Hong kong in 2011. Inspired by his frequent visits to Starbucks when living in Venice Beach during his college years in the 1990s, he bought a coffee farm in Hawaii and then opened the first % Arabica store in Discovery Bay, Hong Kong in 2013. 
% Arabica source coffee from more than 30 countries including Hawaii, Brazil, Ethiopia, Panama, El Salvador and Guatemala.In 2014, % Arabica opened its global flagship store in Kyoto, Japan.
In May, 2020 % Arabica announced the opening of its first US store in Manhattan, New York. % Arabica has 58 stores in 14 countries, including UK, Indonesia, China, Bahrain, Morocco, Kuwait, UAE, France, Singapore, Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand and Oman.

For the past four decades Andrew has helped countless companies and individuals ignite and re-invent their life passion and purpose. The global entrepreneur, motivational speaker, advisor and transformational life coach primarily resides in Bali, where he also serves as the Managing Partner of Alchemy Holistic, a naturopathic health and wellness clinic located in Alchemy’s Ubud complex. He continues to fund, advise and co manage a plethora of global Eco, health and wellness enterprises.