Leaders on a Mission - Jim Flatt, CEO Brightseed, Episode 10

In todays episode I am joined by Jim Flatt, CEO and Co-founder of Brightseed, a company with a revolutionary science and technology platform, enabling the discovery and commercialization of novel plant compounds that support health and nutrition.Jim talks about the influence growing up in San Francisco and his early love of computer science. He talks about the importance and influence of his key mentors, who inspired him with power and promise of systems and synthetic biology. Jim outlines some of the key discoveries he  has  commercialized and the impact these discoveries have had within human health.  He touches upon why he co-founded Brightseed, and the global health issues he is hoping to solve. He explains about the relationship with his two cofounders, and gives insights into the qualities that underpin work and partnership. He speaks about the building of there artificial Intelligence discovery engine, and about the journey from discovery to commercialization, highlighting some of their work with key partners.  He speaks about his vision for the company, and his personal learning journey, as well as his preference for working within start-up environments.