Mody is gorgeous, gracious looking, and maintains a professional presence that behooves an accomplished anchor woman but it has not always been that way. When she first started working at CNBC it was thought that her appearance did not meet the standard of her co-workers and that even her outfits were “gloomy and tedious.” But Mody was able to transform herself and is now considered to be quite glamorous. Mody was previously an anchor and reporter at CNBC-TV18 in Mumbai, India where she covered India's economic boom. She co-anchored two programs for the station, "Power Breakfast" and "After the Bell." Mody possesses a natural magnetic appeal which has helped her in the pursuit of her goals in the television news world.

Mody is an Oregon native and was born to parents of Indian descent. She has frequently stated that her Indian culture has helped her forge the path of success rather than impeding her.

Mody went to Valley Catholic high school in her home town of Beaverton. She says the women that influenced her most at that time were Sisters Juliana Monti and Denise Klaas, both teachers at her elementary school and both longtime music teachers; Sister Juliana is director of the music school. Mody said they taught her how to use her stomach to aid her singing. "It's a skill I still use today when I speak in front of millions of people on TV," she says. Seema also credits English teacher Kathy Johnson saying: "She is an English teacher extraordinaire who played a pivotal role and inspired me to look into journalism — and also taught me how to write...the seed was planted." Mody also says she wishes she could have learned more about basic finances and Wall Street while she was in school but admits that as you go through life “you learn it in some way or another.”

She later completed her higher studies and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from the University of Washington. She also worked at a health care center but after completing the premed studies at the University of Washington she realized that “this may not be for me… I had to let go of my dream of practicing medicine.” Apparently, her true passion was for a different line of work. "After a couple of stops, I found my true calling in journalism," she says. Today, through persistence and hard work, she is a successful television anchor.

Mody has previously worked in different CNBC shows including Street Signs, as well as Kudlow Report and Closing Bell. Her work on The Kudlow Report was completely focused on the fields of pharmaceutical and biotechnology. She was the on air personality that brought a sense of sophistication and a touch of glamour to the otherwise staid network. Mody was also an anchor woman for the London-based CNBC branch from the year 2014 till 2015. She returned to New York a year later, where she took on such weighty topics as Bitcoin and global trade."I did not let my limited knowledge of a certain subject stop me from saying yes to a certain opportunity," she said.