Does Jay Shetty smoke?: Not Known.Does Jay Shetty drink alcohol?: Not Known.Before he turned 14, he used to be very shy, but afterwards, he became rebellious with a lot of ideas in his head.At the age of 18, while he was studying at his college, he attended a lecture by a monk in London, which completely changed his perspective towards life.At completing his college at the age of 22, he went to India where after he lived in a monastery for 3 years and learned charity, how to help others, and meditation that detached him from the materialistic world.After he returned back to the UK, he began sharing the spiritual experiences that he had in India. He merged his knowledge in finance with his learnings as a monk and utilized it as a corporate training tool for those who work in stress.He was a monk before, who now calls himself as an urban monk who is a vlogger, a motivational philosopher, and a keynote speaker.He is also an award-winning host, interviewer & producer who got elected by Arianna Huffington to be the Host of HuffPost Rise.He is the creator of Invisible World, a short film series on YouTube.He has worked as a coach to several corporations including Google, LOreal, Facebook, Coca-Cola, HSBC, Microsoft, Accenture, Nasdaq, Bank of England, and EY (Ernst & Young).