My last day of work at Indochino was June 1. As of this past weekend, six months have now gone by since I decided to venture on my own career path. While I have been (very affectionately) calling myself an “unemployed bum” during this time, I have made some progress towards my personal and professional […]
Travel, Get Inspired, Then What?
On Tuesday evening, I flew back home to Vancouver after five amazing days spent in San Francisco and Palo Alto. I traveled to the Valley primarily to attend Y Combinator’s Startup School conference, but I also got a very substantial dose of inspiration from the many friends and startup people that I met with over […]
3+1: My Criteria for Employment
After an incredibly fulfilling year as President of Impact, I returned home to Vancouver in December to plan out the next stage of my life. Having been surrounded by entrepreneurship almost non-stop for the past four years, I knew (and still know) that entrepreneurship and starting my own venture was the eventual goal. However, without […]
Learning about the Art of Business from Andy Warhol
“Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art.” – Andy Warhol, 1975 On Sunday, I had a rare day off to relax by myself in Ottawa, our lovely nation’s capital before an evening flight back home to Vancouver. I decided to spend a couple of hours to tour a highly-recommended exhibition at […]
Day 5: Meeting the Queen
We slept in on Sunday morning as breakfast was to be served at a later hour of 9:00am. At breakfast, we received our invitation to the Sunday Church service at Windsor. The previous night I had googled Windsor Chapels and I discovered that the impressive St. George’s Chapel is attended by the Queen only several […]
Day 4: More Workshops in Windsor
I woke up at Cumberland at 7:30am and began the day with a short jog around the grounds of the Windsor Park. It was another beautiful day, with our group again being spoiled by the gorgeous, sunny weather in England. After breakfast, the innovators gathered outside for some parachute activities that emphasized teamwork and communication. […]
Day 3: Workshops at Cumberland Lodge
I woke up at 6:00am to do some work on the computer and go for a quick morning workout. The hotel had a luxurious gym with some pretty fancy equipment. To give one example: the treadmill that I was using had a built-in fan that cooled your head while you ran (I haven’t seen a […]
London Day 2: Meeting with Peter Cruddas
I woke up before 5:30am, still jet-lagged from the eight-hour time difference. I answered emails, had breakfast and spoke briefly with Judy from Kenya, who was staying in the room next to me. Together, we walked a short fifteen minutes to the International Award Office where we relaxed for a couple of hours before lunch. […]
Not (even close to) going to Medical School
Two weeks ago was Med School decisions day in Canada. All across the country, hundreds of ultra-dedicated, academically-excelling, SAT-studying, volunteer-extraordinary, scientific-researching, people-caring, young people were eagerly anticipating the decisions of their chosen medical schools. Fortunately, many of my friends got the good news that they had been stressing over for many months, having been accepted […]
Is Twitter the New Warm Introduction?
Whenever you’re trying to get a meeting with someone (busy and important) for the first time, it’s common knowledge that you should get a warm introduction to that person instead of contacting them “cold”. This usually involves the painstaking process of getting a mutual contact to introduce you through an email or LinkedIn. However, on […]