Live from #insights2innovate: Creating Systematic Societal Change through Insights Driven Innovation

Ken Sim, Co-Founder, NURSE NEXT DOOR, kicked off the Front End of Innovation Toronto event today, where he shared When Business is Personal: An Entrepreneur's Journey to Creating
Systematic Societal Change through Insights Driven Innovation.

Ken Sim went from doing odd jobs to being in investment banking at KPMG. But felt like a prisoner, in the finance industry. Eventually, he quit his job and went snowboarding, meanwhile his pregnant wife held it down Toronto but was put on bedrest. He wanted to start a company so they hired someone to look after his wife. He wasn't thrilled with who they sent over so they launched Nurse Next Door.

It was incredibly successful, it was difficult but not impossible. Eventually he hit a rough patch, and so he started a new company, Rosemary Rocksalt. The one thing he does not want to do in his deathbed is wonder, "what if?"

The only non renewable resource we have is our time. Take the risk, follow your passion. The magic does not happen within your comfort zone.

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