Christopher Gaeta: Merging Interest with Passion

There's a well-known quote that says, "Nothing great comes without risk". Our guest today knows this all too well.Christopher Gaeta has been pursuing his interests and turning them into his life's greatest passions since the age of 12.Christopher is a venture capital associate specializing in healthcare investments for VU Venture Partners. A contributor to CNBC, U.S. News & World Report, and Yahoo Finance, Gaeta has amassed one of the largest LinkedIn networks in the country for his age. Captain of the Men's Golf team at Swarthmore College, Gaeta, is also the first student at Swarthmore to be concurrently pursuing a master's degree at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine while still an undergraduate. He is a Stanford University Innovation Fellow and an alumnus of The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut.Christopher was gracious enough to take some time to share with us his successes and lessons from life so far.Listen to this episode and learn about:- Christopher giving credit and thanks to his brother, Matthew, for being an outstanding role model (3:38)- How Christopher developed a tolerance to risk at a young age (7:20)- Christopher's early goals in life (9:30)- Managing risk as an entrepreneur (11:33)- Tolerance and analytical skills when investing in stocks (14:16)- The link between golf and investing (17:17)- Where Christopher learned the act of teamwork and leadership (21:38)- The secret of balancing it all (26:38)- Christopher's self gratitude (30:33)Links:- Connect with Christopher on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophergaeta/- Gaeta Sports Management - https://gaetasportsmgt.com/