The Journey from Building a Business, to Solving One of the Worlds Biggest Problems (Carolyn Cross)

What's harder, balancing life or finding your purpose? I have an intimate conversation with Carolyn Cross, a woman who has survived a plane crash, raised a family and is the CEO of Biomedical Company. She aims to provide a major piece to the COVID-19 pandemic. Carolyn has been recognized from Major Business Associations to the Government of Canada for her contributions. She mentors countless woman, so sit back and enjoy the nuggets of wisdom.


RECOGNITION

- She’s been awarded the Meritorious Service Cross by the Governor General of Canada
- She’s a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award from the Government of Canada,
- She received the President’s Award from the Women Presidents’ Organization,
- Also the Wendy MacDonald Entrepreneurship Award from the Vancouver Board of Trade
- Along with the Innovation and Global Growth Award from The BMO Financial Group
- She has also served on the Advisory Council of the University of Windsor’s Odette World Health Innovation Network (WIN).


VIDEO TIME STAMP

0:00 - A call to inquiring minds
0:44 - The Aman Gill Show Intro (Alive with Aman)
0:50 - Who is Carolyn Cross, CEO of Ondine Biomedical Inc.
1:51 - Finding a meaningful career path that solves big challenges
3:15 - The importance of infectious disease technology
4:33 - What childhood of experiences created your entrepreneur mindset?
5:44 - The story of having immigrant parents
7:12 - Family values and accepting our unique gifts
8:08 - How to have the confidence to champion change, innovation and diversity against the status quo
9:10 - The meaning of life after surviving a plane crash and experience traumatic events
9:38 - Near death experience and experience a miracle
10:27 - There is a purpose for everything and finding a life purpose
11:07 - Discovering the power of teamwork and vulnerability
12:40 - Importance of human connections in a technology business
13:12 - How to inspire others by being yourself
14:21 - How manage professional career and family life as a woman
16:05 - YOU Time for Work, WE Time for family & ME Time
18:59 - Creating an Innovation & solution based business.
20:14 - The Mission of behind creating antimicrobial photodisinfection therapies (aPDT)
22:37 - Medical applications for injection disease through the nostrils
23:55 - Why light therapy through the nose for injection disease?
25:06 - Alternative medical solutions to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic
28:56 - How the Canadian Health Care system ranks and Innovation
31:22 - Major factors that limit healthcare innovation
32:09 - How to deal with the vulnerability of a sick child
36:32 - The cost benefits of antimicrobial photodisinfection therapies (aPDT)
37:25 - What advice would you give your younger self?
38:49 - Final Thoughts

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