10X Vision

Why would anyone want to be in the criminal justice system? What does it take? As a criminal defence barrister, how did Karlia Lykourgou even find the inspiration and time to start a side business in fashion?All these questions in my head led to my quest to invite Karlia as my podcast guest. As you could imagine, finding a schedule that worked for both of us was challenging. But I'm so glad we did it. I love this conversation and hope you'll also find it interesting and enjoyable while learning a few tips about building two careers in parallel.You could connect with Karlia here:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlia-lykourgou-66760272/Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarliaLykourgouInstagram: ivyandnormanton If you have any comments for this episode or 10X Vision podcast, please reach out on Twitter:Mina Fung's Twitter: @fungmina 

Elena Haskins is a parallel entrepreneur who can show us how things can be done differently.She is a product designer and founder of CONVERGE that is based in New York City. She did this  interview at the airport of Tulsa when she accepted an invitation to check out the city for relocation. Now she is enjoying her new life there, with new friends and new clients while the Tulsa Remote program paid her $10,000 to do the relocation for 1 year.What is it about Elena that opportunities seem to always find her or she always finds opportunities?Once you start listening, you will likely find out the WHY? She is fascinating and full of energy. Another reason I invited Elena as a guest was because of her work supporting new graduates. She founded CONVERGE to support recent college graduates navigate life after college through accessible resources. Elena is a big advocate for career advancement for women and BIPOC folks and is very active in communities and networking groups that focus on personal finance and professional empowerment.  Whether you are a founder, a creative or a new graduate,  you would likely find a tip or two on building a career or a business through our conversation. You can find Elena here:website:https://www.convergeguide.com/https://www.elenajhaskins.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenajhaskins/Ig: https://www.instagram.com/convergeguide/  You can connect with me here:Website: https://www.virtualfinacct.com/Twitter: https://www.virtualfinacct.com/

Building a business is hard. Growing a startup is even harder. With so many variables that could potentially speed up your fall or accelerate your growth, how do you choose what to focus on? What do you need to know for clarity?Whether you are looking to 2X your growth, 10X your vision, 3X your exit (selling your startup) or raise a new round of funding, this may be the podcast for you. Give it a listen.We will have a lineup of startup founders, creators and investors to share with you their insights and tips that you can use to mix for your own magic.Stay tuned.Leave a comment on Mina's Twitter: @fungmina (Be aware of copycats a similar handle and the exact look of my profile).Connect with Mina on her websites: pullvision.com or virtualfinacct.com   

In this episode on financial remodelling for downturn economy (startups & small businesses), you'll learn about the remodelling with these fundamentals:cash reservesContingencyScenario planningConnecting with your customers betterBack to basic and core offeringBack to the fundamentalsKeeping your brand building, organicMarketing if you could come up with more cashYou'll also hear about these critical financial terms which could help you pull out the high level numbers you need to do the remodelling:Burn rate - how fast do you burn through the cashRunway - how many month can you surviveRevenue = SalesCost of Goods soldGross profit & marginContribution marginVariable CostsFixed CostsOpex (Operating expenses)Cash flowNet incomeBefore or after listening to today's episode, you may also want to check out Ep. 22 - Financial Remodelling for Shifting Economy (for individuals). Together, you'll feel a lot more comfortable with the remodelling because they are all about building your cash, alone with some business insights. About 10X Vision:Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobal Music credit: Adventures by A Himitsu, Crimson Fly by Huma-HumaFor tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month. 

Side hustle is a popular term nowadays, but how exactly do you go to build one? How do you use your skills from your professional training to run your own side hustle or business? How to have a career & business on parallel tracks? What about the health care system we have learned to care about during the pandemic?On today's episode, Kate shares all that and more. In particular:How to use the 3rd base position for making business decisionsWhy she becomes emotional when facing her own mortalityDo doctors and frontline workers have mental health supportsWhy building a side hustle and making it sustainable right from the beginning is essential, from 3 perspectives.What does sugar have to do with cigarettesWhat could be the solutions for the future of health care systemHow do we as a society take care of those who are the most vulnerableWhy do we need to educate & offer women family planning services across the worldWhat's Kate's superpower and how did she build that You can find Kate Field at:Website: http://www.leapfarm.com.au/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leapfarm/Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-curious-farmer/id1502467723 About 10X Vision:Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobalMusic credit: Adventures by A HimitsuFor tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month. 

Kate Field is an emergency doctor in Tasmania, Australia. She also trains ER doctors while running a farm with her husband, Iain Field (a PhD himself). Kate's interview  is released in two parts.In today's episode (part 1), Kate shares her inspiration in medicine, her choice in becoming an emergency doctor instead of a surgeon, and her decision to own and run a farm with her husband. Did her work and social circles think she's crazy to make such a move? She also shares how her early financial habits and decisions with her husband had allowed them to buy a farm, without a loan or taking on outside investments.Next week, our second part of the conversation will be on Covid-19 and the post-pandemic health care solutions Kate would want to see. She has some great and bold ideas. She'll also shares her worries as an ER doctor with two young kids at home and how she weathers this crisis with her farm business. Stay tuned.You can find Kate Field at:Website: http://www.leapfarm.com.au/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leapfarm/Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-curious-farmer/id1502467723 About 10X Vision:Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobalMusic credit: Adventures by A HimitsuFor tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month. 

The stay-at-home economy and remote work/services will continue to take its foothold in our new normal lives. While we need to keep pace with the news, the changes on health care, the pandemic and and the economy, we also need to keep a dynamic view and perspective at both macro and micro levels.At the macro level, it is a dynamic perspective that will help us navigate the stress to see and seizes the opportunities during times of crisis, the fast pace of our world and the future.At the micro (individual/business) level, we need a financial remodelling to help us build our own financial system so that we can keep pace with the shifting economy. It is both a mental and a financial hygiene to understand our own financial position and resources. In this episode, as part of the financial remodelling, you'll learn about how to use a "Cash Stashing Plan" to keep track of your expenses, assess and eliminate unnecessary ones and start building more assets including cash.Click here to download the Cash Stashing Plan. Click here for a quick reference for the Covid-19 Relief Resources: Small Business Relief Plans About 10X Vision:Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobal Music credit: Adventures by A Himitsu, Crimson Fly by Huma-HumaFor tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month. 

I'm dedicating this episode to all my fellow entrepreneurs fighting to stay afloat to serve others and the health care workers fighting to save lives. In particular, a fearless leader and entrepreneur, Kelsey Moreira and an emergency doctor, Kate Field, fighting the covid-19 crisis in Australia.Kelsey is one of my podcast guests. She pivoted her operation within a day after her store was ordered to close because of the covid-19 shut down.Kate is in my podcast community. She recommended all of us podcasters to keep going and serve our audience, especially during this difficult time, because both the health carer works and people need to hear something else other than the news. So we create our work for Kate with #createforkate.Next week, I'll share more resources to help you navigate this new path, including a cash stacking plan.Your Quick Reference for Covid-19 Relief Resources: Small Business Relief Plans About 10X Vision:Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobalMusic credit: Adventures by A HimitsuFor tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month.   

In this second part of our conversation, Erika and I talk about how highly educated, powerful and intelligent women can get trapped in a life cycle and crash into the ground. Also, how we can regain our power by reaching out to others and get the support from other women.This conversation is bit uncomfortable. We talk about domestic violence which is more common than you think or know. We talk about the importance of maintaining our own financial identity no matter the situation we're in.  We talk about how simply and rich life can be when we know how to create happiness from within.Fun facts: Can you tell the difference between an airline captain and their co-pilot/First Officer by looking at their uniforms? If you see a 4-stripes uniform, they are a captain. If you see a 3 stripes uniform, they are a First Officer. You can find Erika Armstrong at:Website: https://achickinthecockpit.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/achickinthecockpitb727/ About 10X Vision:Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobalMusic credit: Adventures by A HimitsuFor tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month.

In a world of very few female pilots, how did Erika Armstrong make it to the commercial airline captain seat at the age of 30? What was her biggest obstacle when climbing up the aviation ladder?In this first part of a 2 part series of interviewing Erika Armstrong, you'll learn how she got into flying and what do pilots usually do when they are locked in the cockpit.Also, with all the power and status that come with the job as a pilot, what could derail a career and life? That will be shared as Part 2 of the series next week.You can find Erika Armstrong at:Website: https://achickinthecockpit.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/achickinthecockpitb727/ About 10X Vision:Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobalMusic credit: Adventures by A HimitsuFor tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month.

Eric Sim helped his dad sell noodle on the street of Singapore growing up. He failed both Math & English at School and received discouraging remarks from his teacher. Despite the remarks, Eric graduated from university with an engineering degree and advanced his study and  career in finance and investment banking.He built his personal brand on LinkedIn and his side business while still working as the Managing Director at UBS. Now he has amassed close to 2.8M followers. In this episode, Eric shares how he always has multiple projects going on, including holding a job as the managing director while travelling for lectures and speaking engagements. When he left UBS in 2017, his transition from banking to entrepreneurship was smooth. He also shares how he uses his street vending skills  to create a wealthy and happy life.You can find Eric Sim at:Website: http://iol.life/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simeric/ About 10X Vision:Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobalMusic credit: Adventures by A HimitsuFor tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month.

Hélène Lesterlin is a fox, in the sense that she has multiple-interests and able to transform herself for any new domain she desires to explore.In this episode, Hélène shares her fascinating journey of how she started her study in science and shifted her major to sculpture & performance. After the 2016 presidential election in the United States, she decided to change again. This time, she wanted to go into the startup world, with no experience.She didn't know anything about angel investors, business models or startups in general. But that didn't stop her. Within a year, she attracted investors, business partners and even a new job. Again, as a fox, she has been able to handle it all.Listen to her story of how she tells the story of a fox and a hedgehog, in relation to how she's able to change and thrive.You can find Hélène Lesterlin at:Website: https://www.coworkwith.co/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hlesterlin/ About 10X Vision:Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobalMusic credit: Adventures by A HimitsuFor tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month.

Jessica Powell, former Google VP turned music software startup cofounder, author and writer, shares her journey at Google and in the tech industry. Her fictional novel, The Big Disruption, has a unique view of the Silicon Valley and its culture, with fresh insights and humour.Jessica attributes her career up the Google ladder to both serendipity and hard work. Or as she described humbly, luck and timing played a big part. Perhaps luck favours the bold when Jessica said YES to many projects when no one wanted to do them.In today's episode, Jessica also shares how she got started in London, as an American and how she has navigated her career and life through different challenges and opportunities.You can find Jessica Powell at:Website: https://www.jessicapowell.co/Twitter: https://twitter.com/themoko About 10X Vision:Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobalMusic credit: Adventures by A HimitsuFor tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month. 

Will Woods, former management consultant turned entrepreneur, now is the Founder & Chief Storyteller of Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours. He's business is growing with  12 employees.Because of the seasonal nature of his business, Will takes on his former job as a side hustle, which gives him extra security and income source. This unconventional path gives him the financial freedom to invest in the growth of his business. In this episode, Will shares not only his story but also a great analysis on decision making in term of pursuing an MBA or taking a year off to pursue your dream. Listen and you'll be delighted.You can find Will Woods at:Website: https://forbiddenvancouver.ca/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForbiddenVancouverWalkingTours/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forbidden_tour/ About 10X Vision:Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobalMusic credit: Adventures by A HimitsuFor tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month. 

Kelsey Moreira, former manager at Intel turned entrepreneur, shares how she ditched her 10-year tech career to start and run Doughp, a cookie dough business. She started with only $2,000 for a cookie dough cart and cookie dough materials.In this episode, you'll hear her amazing milestones on her journey to build a thriving business, including In 3 hours, she sold out her first batch of MVP (aka her cookie dough as her Minimum Viable Product) at a park and got her market research done.In 1 month, her business started to be profitable.In 7 months, she got her first outside investment to open a store in San Francisco.In 2 years, she's on ABC's Shark Tank and the list of Forbes 30 Under 30 Class 2020.On Shark Tank, Barbara Corcoran called her “the most sophisticated store owner she’s ever seen.”On top of all these accomplishments, Kelsey has openly shared her life in recovery from alcohol addiction and started the #Doughp4Hope initiative to donate money to causes that support and reduce stigma on mental health and substance abuse.You can find Kelsey Moreira at:Website: hhttps://www.doughp.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eatdoughp/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatdoughp/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelseywitherow/About 10X Vision:Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobalMusic credit: Adventures by A HimitsuFor tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month.

Nora Dunn, former financial planner turned professional traveller, shares her stories and strategies on building businesses, generating financial security before 30 and creating a beautiful life travelling the world full time for 12 years. Now Nora  has just set up a home base in Toronto Canada and still travels for half of the year. Listening to Nora's story will bring you a doze of inspiration, a shot of energy and a new perspective on how beautiful life could be on an unusual path, with financial freedom.You can find Nora Dunn at:Website: https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/hobonoraLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noradunn/About 10X Vision:Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobalMusic credit: Adventures by A HimitsuFor tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month.

Ric Lindberg, self-proclaimed data nerd, is the host of "Relationship Power at Work" podcast. He has been serving global organizations as one of the top European technology consultants for over 10 years. He is passionate about helping technical leaders reaching their potential by deepen their understanding of their work environment and people they work with.In this episode, you'll hear how Ric Lindberg cares so much about both data and people. Our conversation is a full on geek talk. If you enjoy this episode, leave us a review or comment.You can find Ric Lindberg at:Website: http://www.riclindberg.com/Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3801HG4LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/riclindberg/About 10X Vision:Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobalMusic credit: Adventures by A HimitsuFor a monthly summary of tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month. 

After getting her Master in International Business, a short stint with banking and an international NGO, Julie Murat knew that working for corporations or large organizations was not for her.In search of her new path, Julie connected online with the co-founder of Bridge for Billions at its conceptual stage. After meeting the co-founder in person, Julie packed up her whole life in France in two suitcases and moved to Madrid to build Bridge for Billions, alongside the other two co-founders. I'm impressed and inspired by the way Julie used her change thinking to find and build a new path. Now as the COO of this booming and growing incubator having served 750 entrepreneurs worldwide, Julie has been enjoying her life in Madrid. She has a lot of insights to share on this episode of 10X Vision.You can find Julie Murat at:Bridge for Billions: https://www.bridgeforbillions.org/teamLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmurat/Twitter: https://twitter.com/guliemuAbout 10X Vision:Host: Mina Fung, founder of Pull Impact | co-founder of Wifa GlobalMusic credit: Adventures by A HimitsuFor a monthly summary of tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month.

Kim Ransom approached me for a podcast crossover and that's how I learned about Kim and invited her as my podcast guest. I knew very little about Kim before my interview of her. What surprises me while interviewing her is her humility, besides all of her achievements.She shows us that being ambition means achieving success for ourselves while lifting others. She designs her future with her team in mind. In this episode, you'll also hear how Kim starts each of her business, runs her ventures while starting a family and now with two beautiful young kids.You can find Kim Ransom at:Gym website: https://pittgymclub.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fearfreelaunches/Kim's website: https://kimberlyransom.com/About 10X Vision:Host: Mina Fung of Pull Impact.comMusic credit: Adventures by A HimitsuFor a monthly summary of tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month. 

Karena de Souza, now a strategist, speaker and coach on future of work for GenZ, shares with us on how to stay relevant even when you don't know what future holds for you. Her insights, drawing from her scenario planning experience at Morgan Stanley and developing through her experience as a parent and an entrepreneur, are relevant to anyone wanting to advance their work/life/business. In today's hyper tactic-focused world, Karea emphazes on using long range strategic thinking and planning to tilt the future in your favor. If you are tired of learning the same cockie-cutter type of advice on how to get a raise, pay specific attention to how Karena did it back in the day. Her strategy is just as relevent today for not just getting a raise, but also advancing a career in an expected industry and market. You can find Karena de Souza at: Website: https://karenadesouza.com/ Blog: http://thekarenaarena.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiltthefuture/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenadesouza/ About 10X Vision: Host: Mina Fung of Pull Impact.com Music credit: Adventures by A Himitsu For a monthly summary of tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month.

Amy Williams, now founder & CEO of Good-Loop, is changing and shaping the landscape of global brand advertising by empower consumers to give chartiable donation using advertisers' money. It's truly a win-win-win situation for all parties. As an online advertising platform, Good-Loop helps use the advertising money to solve the world's problems. Amy's startup journey proves that building a startup worth growing is also good for business. Her innovative idea and ingenious execution has led her to secure a tech co-founder, recieve support from an accelerator, grow her global brand customer base and now be poised for scale with a seed round venture funding. On this episode, you'll hear how impactful innovation can be simple and yet powerful. From Amy's story, being an employee could be the best time to start connecting the dots to solve the world's problem. Amy also shares her initiatives and all the critical moves she used to turn her idea into a meaningful reality. You can find Amy Williams at: Website: https://www.good-loop.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodloophq/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/goodloophq Twitter (Amy's personal account): https://twitter.com/ala_swimmily About 10X Vision: Host: Mina Fung of Pull Impact.com Music credit: Adventures by A Himitsu For a monthly summary of tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month.

Haylee Galloway was a corporate HR specialist before she got sick with fibromyalgia. While she's in the midst of doing medical testings, her employer fired her. Two weeks after being fired, her condition improved. With 2 young daughters, Haylee had to figured things out quickly. She started doing freelancing work as an HR specialist, and building her online business by cultivating new friendships and relationships online. Within a year, she launched her first online course with 500 students. One year after she got fired, she has built her business and life through struggles and triumps to earn enough income to completely replace her salary from her corporate job. In January 2019, she had her first paid sponsored post as an Instagram micro-influencer. What an uplifting and inspiring story from Haylee. You can find Haylee Galloway at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachHaylee/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haylee.galloway/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haylee-galloway/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HayleeGalloway About 10X Vision: Host: Mina Fung of Pull Impact.com Music credit: Adventures by A Himitsu For a monthly summary of tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month.

Amy Giddon, former President of Rushcard and Vice President of American Express turned entrepreneur, shares how she took her opporutunity at Bain & Compan early on in her career as a shortcut to advance her career in Bain and later to Vice President of Amercian Express without a business degree or an MBA. To play the game in the Career Jungle Gym, Amy emphasizes the important of cultivating diverse netowrks, especially for women, for building coalitions, support and advocacy. She also shares how being the President of a late-stage startup, UniRush had prepared her to transition into entrepreneurship, and why her work now is her reward. Our conversation in this episode is a bit longer than usual. You'll hear Amy shares a lot of her career roadmaps, strategies and how she connected the dots to start her startup, Daily Haloha. The Book Amy mentioned in the show: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein. You can find Amy Giddon at: Website: https://www.dailyhaloha.com/ Medium: https://medium.com/@amygiddon1 About 10X Vision: Host: Mina Fung of Pull Impact.com Music credit: Adventures by A Himitsu

Can change thinking guide you to a new path? In this episode, I share why and how I started my 10X Vision podcast, including using a fundamental principle of economics to explain a changing trend in people's career journey. You'll want to know about this trend. Let's face it, besides inspirations, certain fundamental principles of economics are useful to help us apply change thinking and look at challenging life situations differently. In this episode, I'll share my steps and missteps in navigating change through my own journey. I'll share my observations of chaning trends using the Law of Diminishing Return, and ice-cream. Join this conversation and explore the future of work-life-business. Host: Mina Fung of Pull Impact.com Music credit: Adventures by A Himitsu, Crimson Fly by Huma-Huma

As a former managing director of a global advertising agency, Simon Ratcliffe shares how he started his career, built on his inclination he called luck and accelerated his career and business trajectory, with a success exit from his business he co-founded with a colleague. In this episode, we also talk about vision and how to use that to identify future opportunities. Join our conversation. Now Simon is the host of a podcast called Turning The Tables. You can find Simon and his podcast at Apple Podcast. With Simon's relationship factor, you'll find many incredible & amazing guests on his podcast. You can find more about 10X Vision at https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast.

How does a scientist, former technology executive and a podcaster operate at the intersection of her knowledge, wisdom and passion to shape learning as a culture? In this episode, my guest, Maria Xenidou, a PhD in material science and a former vice president of a globe technology company with $2 billion annual revenue, shares how she navigated her successful corporate career and later created her own paths in writing, podcasting and strategic advisory as an entrepreneur. Maria also shares the books that have helped her leap forward into entrepreneurship and have influenced her on living a life of freedom, learning and growth. Here are the books she mentioned on the show: Linchpin, This Is Marketing, and Purple Cow by Seth Godin The War of Art, Turning PRO, Do The Work by Steven Pressfield Creative Habits by Twyla Tharp Willpower Doesn't Work by Benjamin Hardy Meaningful Work by Shawn Askinosie You can find Maria Xenidou at: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/impact-learning/id1454411367 Website: https://impactlearning.simplecast.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariaxenidou/ About 10X Vision: Host, Mina Fung, founder of Pull Impact, is the creator of 10X Vision. The purpose of this show is to introduce you to 10X people, their change thinking and their decision making process on creating new paths so you too can take inspired action to make the change you want to see in yourself and in the world. If you want to fulfill your full potential, surround yourself with 10X people - people who take action to achieve their audacious dreams. A dream remains a dream if you don't take action. Podcast website: https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast

Ben Brooks, former corporate executive turned entrepreneur, shares his career journey, his lessons learned in building his tech startup, Pilot, and how Pilot became profitable in 2 years with incredible corporate customers like Pandora, Pinterest and MetLife. As Ben & Mina talk about employee engagement vs. employee experience, Ben also shares his problem-solving thinking and revenue-based mindset for starting and growing a business. How did Ben navigate his career changes, build up his career paths and then leap forward into entrepreneurship despite of fear? Listen to his story. Join the conversation. You can find Ben at: Website: https://pilot.coach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pilot_inc/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pilot.coach/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pilot-inc./

What do kindness, connection and technology have to do with a lawyer, philosopher, and venture capitalist? In this episode, my guest, Jane Murray, lawyer and former venture capitalist turned entrepreneur, shares her career reinvention and how she started her startup Peacebeam in 2016. Now Peacebeam has a tribe of fans and an exciting collaboration with the London School of Economics for their entrepreneur programs. If you think being a lawyer and VC would make it easier for Jane to start her own business, listen to her story. Peasebeam, a free guided meditation audio series on platforms like Insight Timer, facilitates kindness & connection, and helps you go from stressed & overwhelmed to calm in just 5 minutes. With great content, Peacebeam has started to attracted many other business opportunities. Listen to what Jane has to say about her vision and choices. You can find Jane Murray at: Website: https://www.peacebeam.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peacebeam/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peacebeam/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/peacebeam_

Can change thinking guide you to a new path? Join host, Mina Fung, as she interviews former corporate leaders turned entrepreneurs and other inspiring guests who take charge to create their own new paths. Through the inspiring stories of her guests, Mina will show you how you can 10X your VISION to create the life and business with purpose and passion. Join the conversation and explore the future of work-life-business. Host: Mina Fung Music credit: Adventures by A Himitsu