#110 From Wall Street to Wellness Entrepreneur; Shizu Okusa of Apothekary

Today’s podcast guest is Shizu Okusa, Founder & CEO at Apothékary. She shares her remarkable journey to seek and find joy and happiness through helping others heal. Growing up was difficult for her as everything about her was different than others her age in Canada. Her name was unique and hard to pronounce. She looked unlike most of her friends. Shizu has been able to use that “difference” to her advantage and to the benefit of the world, by using those feelings for motivation. As she describes, she wanted to “redeem herself” against the bullies by being more successful and more ambitious than them. We discuss: -The difference between JOY and HAPPINESS -How the idea to create herbal plant solutions came about -Why developing a legacy to live beyond 100 years is so critically important to her heritage More about SHIZU OKUSA: Shizu Okusa is a Wall Street alum-turned-wellness entrepreneur. After leaving an intense finance career, she became inspired to live a more balanced lifestyle and revisit her Japanese roots and passion for herbal medicine. Shizu started her career on Wall Street, working until 4AM and doing late-night drinks with other coworkers, eventually experiencing severe burnout. “There are a lot of Buddhist traditions where death is at the forefront because when you think about death, you think about how you want to live. I was so focused on work, but not focusing on my eulogy virtues.” So she “traded” her life on Wall Street, for something more creative, starting Drink, a juice brand based in D.C. before eventually creating Apothékary. Shizu set out to help others regain their holistic health using traditions she grew up with and ones she learned along the way. Now, she proudly leads Apothékary in our mission to deliver natural herbal remedies that get to the root cause of health issues rather than masking the symptoms. https://apothekary.co Most People Don't | Resources Learn additional key take-aways by listening to more of Bart Berkey's conversations with successful leaders on his weekly podcast. Please subscribe, like & share to help others find these words of wisdom. Find all Podcast episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for the Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Schedule Bart to Speak ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  www.mostpeopledont.com Any KEYNOTE SPEAKING OR LEADERSHIP TRAINING REQUESTS can be directed to [email protected]