#41 Albert Tseng - Entrepreneur / Life changing event / Impact Investing / LOVE for Toronto

I'm your host Gary Nowak and I've got an extremely inspiration conversation for you today with my guest Albert Tseng who has built a very entrepreneurial career with impact investing, sustainable foods and social enterprise.Career Background:Co-Founder of Dao Foods Focusing on China's rising demand for meat and other protein food products with animal free alternativesFounder of Moonspire Social VenturesUtlizing the power of business to address important global issuesCOO and Strategic advisor at BlueDot Inc.Receiving epidemic intelligence of potential emerging infectious diseasesProgram manager for the Clinton Foundation in South AfricaAttended University of Waterloo with a bachelor in engineering University of Toronto / Biomedical engineering mastersMid Career MPA at the Harvard University Kennedy School of GovernmentHighlightsA lot of Toronto LoveGreat first job, very entrepreneurial and insight into his careerHeading over to mechanical engineeringAlbert Loves a process and Becoming an entrepreneur3rd year university impactful life moment with a simple cut to his knee Contracting necrotizing fasciitis flesh-eating bacteriaThe impact of this on his career based 3 surgeries within a 6 day periodComing out of it unscathed1995 was an extremely difficult year with family and friend lossGathering all this to find purpose with his careerFocusing on the health care industry and recognizing a big gap in informationApplying his engineering to the healthcare systemHaving GREAT bosses along the wayHarvard Kennedy School was perfect opportunity at the right timeImpact InvestingListen to and verify your own instincts, you can always return to your old jobThe power of Informational interviews (hear this time and time again)What is your public narrative, your view of the worldCherry Picking from his mentors, very observationalYou don't always know what you're absorbing when you're going through your careerHitting singles and double not home runs with his careerGetting visibility to your blind spotsFocusing on the food chain to impact our environmentThe china focus to move forward on sustainable food optionsMobilizing capital to entrepreneurs in china  Helping others achieve their goalsAligning people with what they love to doBeing the boss he has always admiredHaving your kids take advantage of youWant to be a guest? Email me at [email protected]!