hello everybody I’m Alexandra as I was just introduced I probably know a lot of
just introduced I probably know a lot of
just introduced I probably know a lot of you because I go to school here every
you because I go to school here every
you because I go to school here every day but I’m excited to talk to you today
day but I’m excited to talk to you today
day but I’m excited to talk to you today about innovation which is definitely not
about innovation which is definitely not
about innovation which is definitely not something I talk about in the hallways
something I talk about in the hallways
something I talk about in the hallways every day but today I want to talk about
every day but today I want to talk about
every day but today I want to talk about how we perceive innovation usually my
how we perceive innovation usually my
how we perceive innovation usually my journey as an innovator and how we can
journey as an innovator and how we can
journey as an innovator and how we can change how we think about innovation to
change how we think about innovation to
change how we think about innovation to become a little more unique in our
become a little more unique in our
become a little more unique in our everyday lives so I think the kind of
everyday lives so I think the kind of
everyday lives so I think the kind of innovation economy that we live in today
innovation economy that we live in today
innovation economy that we live in today started in 1984 when Steve Jobs launched
started in 1984 when Steve Jobs launched
started in 1984 when Steve Jobs launched the Mac and when he did that he kind of
the Mac and when he did that he kind of
the Mac and when he did that he kind of made technology pretty sexy and pretty
made technology pretty sexy and pretty
made technology pretty sexy and pretty cool for the first time in a long time
cool for the first time in a long time
cool for the first time in a long time and people understood that technology
and people understood that technology
and people understood that technology wasn’t just something for science labs
wasn’t just something for science labs
wasn’t just something for science labs and research universities it was
and research universities it was
and research universities it was something that was going to come into
something that was going to come into
something that was going to come into our everyday lives and that definitely
our everyday lives and that definitely
our everyday lives and that definitely continued in 1990 when the world wide
continued in 1990 when the world wide
continued in 1990 when the world wide web was first connected and when people
web was first connected and when people
web was first connected and when people got on the internet and they found that
got on the internet and they found that
got on the internet and they found that they could collaborate with people all
they could collaborate with people all
they could collaborate with people all around the world to start solving
around the world to start solving
around the world to start solving problems and changing the world in big
problems and changing the world in big
problems and changing the world in big ways and in small ways – in 1991 when
ways and in small ways – in 1991 when
ways and in small ways – in 1991 when the clicker works
there we go line X the first open-source
there we go line X the first open-source software was open to the world and
software was open to the world and
software was open to the world and that’s when really people saw that
that’s when really people saw that
that’s when really people saw that technology was something that anybody
technology was something that anybody
technology was something that anybody could use whether you had a PhD in
could use whether you had a PhD in
could use whether you had a PhD in computer science or not and people start
computer science or not and people start
computer science or not and people start seeing technology as a way to solve
seeing technology as a way to solve
seeing technology as a way to solve problems and change the world and change
problems and change the world and change
problems and change the world and change the future so how is even before most of
the future so how is even before most of
the future so how is even before most of us were born and those were some pretty
us were born and those were some pretty
us were born and those were some pretty exciting times and the world started to
exciting times and the world started to
exciting times and the world started to see technology computers iPhone just the
see technology computers iPhone just the
see technology computers iPhone just the way forward but I personally think that
way forward but I personally think that
way forward but I personally think that that came as a cost to the future of
that came as a cost to the future of
that came as a cost to the future of innovation because it established some
innovation because it established some
innovation because it established some pretty miffed about innovation that kind
pretty miffed about innovation that kind
pretty miffed about innovation that kind of stifle creativity so the first myth
of stifle creativity so the first myth
of stifle creativity so the first myth is that innovators are all California
is that innovators are all California
is that innovators are all California and computer science geniuses and I know
and computer science geniuses and I know
and computer science geniuses and I know I certainly and not one of those and I
I certainly and not one of those and I
I certainly and not one of those and I have never you know shared a dorm room
have never you know shared a dorm room
have never you know shared a dorm room with another middle-aged mid-20s man who
with another middle-aged mid-20s man who
with another middle-aged mid-20s man who is a computer science and physics genius
is a computer science and physics genius
is a computer science and physics genius but that’s not where all innovators come
but that’s not where all innovators come
but that’s not where all innovators come from but somehow we’ve been trained to
from but somehow we’ve been trained to
from but somehow we’ve been trained to think the innovators of this special
think the innovators of this special
think the innovators of this special unicorn breed of human that we can only
unicorn breed of human that we can only
unicorn breed of human that we can only aspire to be but it’s not it’s something
aspire to be but it’s not it’s something
aspire to be but it’s not it’s something gene that people are born with and that
gene that people are born with and that
gene that people are born with and that we can only aspire to be them but that’s
we can only aspire to be them but that’s
we can only aspire to be them but that’s definitely not the truth the truth is
definitely not the truth the truth is
definitely not the truth the truth is that you know there are so many paths
that you know there are so many paths
that you know there are so many paths you can follow to being an innovator and
you can follow to being an innovator and
you can follow to being an innovator and being innovative innovation in my mind
being innovative innovation in my mind
being innovative innovation in my mind is just solving a problem in a new way
is just solving a problem in a new way
is just solving a problem in a new way and there’s no one way to solve a
and there’s no one way to solve a
and there’s no one way to solve a problem that’s definitely something I’ve
problem that’s definitely something I’ve
problem that’s definitely something I’ve learned at Branksome and you can you
learned at Branksome and you can you
learned at Branksome and you can you know be solving a problem with your Lego
know be solving a problem with your Lego
know be solving a problem with your Lego blocks at four years old and finding a
blocks at four years old and finding a
blocks at four years old and finding a new way to construct the car package
new way to construct the car package
new way to construct the car package they’ve given you into a plane or you
they’ve given you into a plane or you
they’ve given you into a plane or you can be 90 years old in a nursing home
can be 90 years old in a nursing home
can be 90 years old in a nursing home and change the way you live your daily
and change the way you live your daily
and change the way you live your daily life and those are both ways to be
life and those are both ways to be
life and those are both ways to be innovative without you know being a PhD
innovative without you know being a PhD
innovative without you know being a PhD Caltech grad who can understand deep
Caltech grad who can understand deep
Caltech grad who can understand deep computing better than anybody else
computing better than anybody else
computing better than anybody else specifically my truth is that when I
specifically my truth is that when I
specifically my truth is that when I started thinking of myself as an
started thinking of myself as an
started thinking of myself as an innovator I was 15 years old and I still
innovator I was 15 years old and I still
innovator I was 15 years old and I still think I’m young now and in 17 I was a
think I’m young now and in 17 I was a
think I’m young now and in 17 I was a girl I still am – two things that are
girl I still am – two things that are
girl I still am – two things that are typically underrepresented in innovate
typically underrepresented in innovate
typically underrepresented in innovate and science and technology I didn’t have
and science and technology I didn’t have
and science and technology I didn’t have a roommate who was my only roommate is
a roommate who was my only roommate is
a roommate who was my only roommate is my cat who was a genius along with me I
my cat who was a genius along with me I
my cat who was a genius along with me I don’t know how to code I never did I
don’t know how to code I never did I
don’t know how to code I never did I hope to do have some day but that wasn’t
hope to do have some day but that wasn’t
hope to do have some day but that wasn’t my background and I didn’t have some wad
my background and I didn’t have some wad
my background and I didn’t have some wad of cash waiting in my 15 year old bank
of cash waiting in my 15 year old bank
of cash waiting in my 15 year old bank account to help me start a business so I
account to help me start a business so I
account to help me start a business so I came from an atypical background but the
came from an atypical background but the
came from an atypical background but the reality is that when you’re an innovator
reality is that when you’re an innovator
reality is that when you’re an innovator with an atypical background there are so
with an atypical background there are so
with an atypical background there are so many supports out there waiting for you
many supports out there waiting for you
many supports out there waiting for you in the world that are trying to help
in the world that are trying to help
in the world that are trying to help like everybody from any sort of
like everybody from any sort of
like everybody from any sort of background be innovative and that’s what
background be innovative and that’s what
background be innovative and that’s what you have to take advantage of in the
you have to take advantage of in the
you have to take advantage of in the world today so I started at one of these
world today so I started at one of these
world today so I started at one of these ecosystems leading to support young
ecosystems leading to support young
ecosystems leading to support young entrepreneurs called Chad and chad is a
entrepreneurs called Chad and chad is a
entrepreneurs called Chad and chad is a canadian charity and it’s a month-long
canadian charity and it’s a month-long
canadian charity and it’s a month-long program that happens at universities all
program that happens at universities all
program that happens at universities all across the country every summer and I
across the country every summer and I
across the country every summer and I went into shad thinking that I was going
went into shad thinking that I was going
went into shad thinking that I was going to come home after two days I didn’t
to come home after two days I didn’t
to come home after two days I didn’t actually booked a flight home because I
actually booked a flight home because I
actually booked a flight home because I thought I would be scared away by the
thought I would be scared away by the
thought I would be scared away by the science nerds which I didn’t think of
science nerds which I didn’t think of
science nerds which I didn’t think of myself as but when I got a shadow
myself as but when I got a shadow
myself as but when I got a shadow actually found a group of incredibly
actually found a group of incredibly
actually found a group of incredibly like-minded people who were really
like-minded people who were really
like-minded people who were really enthusiastic to solve big problems in
enthusiastic to solve big problems in
enthusiastic to solve big problems in the world and Chad was the first time
the world and Chad was the first time
the world and Chad was the first time that I realized that you can come from
that I realized that you can come from
that I realized that you can come from any background and start it with a
any background and start it with a
any background and start it with a problem and work towards solving it so
problem and work towards solving it so
problem and work towards solving it so sure the challenge we were given was to
sure the challenge we were given was to
sure the challenge we were given was to get Canadians outside and my group we
get Canadians outside and my group we
get Canadians outside and my group we didn’t we didn’t build an app we didn’t
didn’t we didn’t build an app we didn’t
didn’t we didn’t build an app we didn’t have any same technology we just started
have any same technology we just started
have any same technology we just started a subscription box company that gave you
a subscription box company that gave you
a subscription box company that gave you all the tools you needed for an outdoor
all the tools you needed for an outdoor
all the tools you needed for an outdoor adventure every month and it wasn’t I
adventure every month and it wasn’t I
adventure every month and it wasn’t I mean ultimately our company venture was
mean ultimately our company venture was
mean ultimately our company venture was successful we work with Parks Canada and
successful we work with Parks Canada and
successful we work with Parks Canada and uber and lots of big corporations but it
uber and lots of big corporations but it
uber and lots of big corporations but it wasn’t because we had any business
wasn’t because we had any business
wasn’t because we had any business business knowledge coming out of grade
business knowledge coming out of grade
business knowledge coming out of grade 10 or good lovin it was because we were
10 or good lovin it was because we were
10 or good lovin it was because we were all enthusiastic and we were ready to
all enthusiastic and we were ready to
all enthusiastic and we were ready to work together and support each other and
work together and support each other and
work together and support each other and what I found there is what one of the
what I found there is what one of the
what I found there is what one of the key things about being innovative is
key things about being innovative is
key things about being innovative is finding people who support your crazy
finding people who support your crazy
finding people who support your crazy ideas who think that when you say
ideas who think that when you say
ideas who think that when you say something that sounds impossible they’re
something that sounds impossible they’re
something that sounds impossible they’re excited to work with you to find a way
excited to work with you to find a way
excited to work with you to find a way to do that so having that group of
to do that so having that group of
to do that so having that group of people around you is a really important
people around you is a really important
people around you is a really important part of working to solve challenging
part of working to solve challenging
part of working to solve challenging problem
problem
problem the summer after shad I went to a
the summer after shad I went to a
the summer after shad I went to a program called catapult and catapult is
program called catapult and catapult is
program called catapult and catapult is an incubator for high school students
an incubator for high school students
an incubator for high school students again lots of high school support out
again lots of high school support out
again lots of high school support out there for everybody who still goes to
there for everybody who still goes to
there for everybody who still goes to bring some and you spend three weekends
bring some and you spend three weekends
bring some and you spend three weekends in three different cities working on
in three different cities working on
in three different cities working on building a company and I came into
building a company and I came into
building a company and I came into catapult with a problem I saw that
catapult with a problem I saw that
catapult with a problem I saw that having two parents who are doctors I’ve
having two parents who are doctors I’ve
having two parents who are doctors I’ve been exposed to lots of medical problems
been exposed to lots of medical problems
been exposed to lots of medical problems so I came up with a medical problem that
so I came up with a medical problem that
so I came up with a medical problem that teens aren’t really engaged in health
teens aren’t really engaged in health
teens aren’t really engaged in health care I saw my rowing car pool on the way
care I saw my rowing car pool on the way
care I saw my rowing car pool on the way back to school googling their symptoms
back to school googling their symptoms
back to school googling their symptoms and diagnosing themselves various
and diagnosing themselves various
and diagnosing themselves various cancers and deadly infections just all
cancers and deadly infections just all
cancers and deadly infections just all on the drive back from Argos to brain so
on the drive back from Argos to brain so
on the drive back from Argos to brain so and I thought this is not the way the
and I thought this is not the way the
and I thought this is not the way the world should be there are so many
world should be there are so many
world should be there are so many resources out there to help young people
resources out there to help young people
resources out there to help young people engage with and activate and empower
engage with and activate and empower
engage with and activate and empower themselves to manage their health I want
themselves to manage their health I want
themselves to manage their health I want to connect people to there so I came in
to connect people to there so I came in
to connect people to there so I came in with that problem another group I mean
with that problem another group I mean
with that problem another group I mean equally Valley came in with a desire to
equally Valley came in with a desire to
equally Valley came in with a desire to build a shoe website for teens and we
build a shoe website for teens and we
build a shoe website for teens and we took two very different paths you know
took two very different paths you know
took two very different paths you know they wanted to build their website they
they wanted to build their website they
they wanted to build their website they worked along that path and you know they
worked along that path and you know they
worked along that path and you know they built the website but I came in with
built the website but I came in with
built the website but I came in with this big scary problem knowing I was
this big scary problem knowing I was
this big scary problem knowing I was going to fail because I can’t help every
going to fail because I can’t help every
going to fail because I can’t help every team out there to be empowered to manage
team out there to be empowered to manage
team out there to be empowered to manage their health but it’s having those big
their health but it’s having those big
their health but it’s having those big ideas and being open to fail that allow
ideas and being open to fail that allow
ideas and being open to fail that allow you to ultimately weed out the little
you to ultimately weed out the little
you to ultimately weed out the little bad ideas and the impossible things
bad ideas and the impossible things
bad ideas and the impossible things until you find something that actually
until you find something that actually
until you find something that actually works so I catapult they encouraged us
works so I catapult they encouraged us
works so I catapult they encouraged us you know build things and fail fast and
you know build things and fail fast and
you know build things and fail fast and I I mean I started Emoji health which
I I mean I started Emoji health which
I I mean I started Emoji health which I’ll talk about more in a second just by
I’ll talk about more in a second just by
I’ll talk about more in a second just by texting my friends and I mean even they
texting my friends and I mean even they
texting my friends and I mean even they were my friends but they were telling me
were my friends but they were telling me
were my friends but they were telling me this is failing I I’m bored by what
this is failing I I’m bored by what
this is failing I I’m bored by what you’re doing
you’re doing
you’re doing and you know then I move you over to
and you know then I move you over to
and you know then I move you over to Facebook Messenger and it was a little
Facebook Messenger and it was a little
Facebook Messenger and it was a little bit better because like you said more
bit better because like you said more
bit better because like you said more visuals and it’s getting those you know
visuals and it’s getting those you know
visuals and it’s getting those you know feedback from people you know from
feedback from people you know from
feedback from people you know from people you don’t know finding ways that
people you don’t know finding ways that
people you don’t know finding ways that you’re succeeding you’re failing and by
you’re succeeding you’re failing and by
you’re succeeding you’re failing and by challenging yourself to not be afraid to
challenging yourself to not be afraid to
challenging yourself to not be afraid to fail that you can start solving problems
fail that you can start solving problems
fail that you can start solving problems and so ultimately what came out of
and so ultimately what came out of
and so ultimately what came out of catapult which emoji health and
catapult which emoji health and
catapult which emoji health and emotional health has been quite
emotional health has been quite
emotional health has been quite successful and surprised next I divide
successful and surprised next I divide
successful and surprised next I divide every day we are a company that earns
every day we are a company that earns
every day we are a company that earns revenue and I have employees and it’s
revenue and I have employees and it’s
revenue and I have employees and it’s all very exciting and I
all very exciting and I
all very exciting and I centered on big stages like conferences
centered on big stages like conferences
centered on big stages like conferences like South by Southwest and I’ve had
like South by Southwest and I’ve had
like South by Southwest and I’ve had lots of opportunities because of emoji
lots of opportunities because of emoji
lots of opportunities because of emoji health but when you know I first came
health but when you know I first came
health but when you know I first came out of catapult I didn’t think it would
out of catapult I didn’t think it would
out of catapult I didn’t think it would ever be like that because I’m 17 years
ever be like that because I’m 17 years
ever be like that because I’m 17 years old and I would never think that being
old and I would never think that being
old and I would never think that being 17 years old would be an asset in being
17 years old would be an asset in being
17 years old would be an asset in being a founder of a start-up but what I
a founder of a start-up but what I
a founder of a start-up but what I realized is that you know what you know
realized is that you know what you know
realized is that you know what you know and you have to embrace what you know I
and you have to embrace what you know I
and you have to embrace what you know I know what it’s like to be a teenager and
know what it’s like to be a teenager and
know what it’s like to be a teenager and so when I go into a business meeting
so when I go into a business meeting
so when I go into a business meeting with a round table full of pharma like
with a round table full of pharma like
with a round table full of pharma like executives I certainly don’t know what
executives I certainly don’t know what
executives I certainly don’t know what they know about Pharma but I do know
they know about Pharma but I do know
they know about Pharma but I do know about being a 17 year old girl and they
about being a 17 year old girl and they
about being a 17 year old girl and they do not know what it’s like to be a 17
do not know what it’s like to be a 17
do not know what it’s like to be a 17 year old girl and they know that they
year old girl and they know that they
year old girl and they know that they don’t know what it’s like to be a 17
don’t know what it’s like to be a 17
don’t know what it’s like to be a 17 year old girl because when they try to
year old girl because when they try to
year old girl because when they try to reach out to people like me they fail
reach out to people like me they fail
reach out to people like me they fail and so they’re pretty excited that I
and so they’re pretty excited that I
and so they’re pretty excited that I have that experience so that I can share
have that experience so that I can share
have that experience so that I can share that with them because that’s a unique
that with them because that’s a unique
that with them because that’s a unique skillset that not many people have so I
skillset that not many people have so I
skillset that not many people have so I kind of leads me into why I’ve been so
kind of leads me into why I’ve been so
kind of leads me into why I’ve been so excited what I about what I’ve done with
excited what I about what I’ve done with
excited what I about what I’ve done with emoji health Eyck really inspired me to
emoji health Eyck really inspired me to
emoji health Eyck really inspired me to think about the future and what the
think about the future and what the
think about the future and what the future is going to be like I realized
future is going to be like I realized
future is going to be like I realized that the future must be created by youth
that the future must be created by youth
that the future must be created by youth and by us and by high school students
and by us and by high school students
and by us and by high school students and by not waiting until you have
and by not waiting until you have
and by not waiting until you have letters behind your name like an MD or a
letters behind your name like an MD or a
letters behind your name like an MD or a law degree or an undergrad degree even
law degree or an undergrad degree even
law degree or an undergrad degree even to serve building the future you want to
to serve building the future you want to
to serve building the future you want to see because young people are people who
see because young people are people who
see because young people are people who are going to be living in the future for
are going to be living in the future for
are going to be living in the future for longer than anybody else and we have to
longer than anybody else and we have to
longer than anybody else and we have to create the future we want it’s going to
create the future we want it’s going to
create the future we want it’s going to be pretty cool when you see even
be pretty cool when you see even
be pretty cool when you see even technologies like I mean growing organs
technologies like I mean growing organs
technologies like I mean growing organs or looking at your mood on your watch
or looking at your mood on your watch
or looking at your mood on your watch that’s really cool but it’s also really
that’s really cool but it’s also really
that’s really cool but it’s also really cool when my friend Leila starts with
cool when my friend Leila starts with
cool when my friend Leila starts with granola business and everybody in our
granola business and everybody in our
granola business and everybody in our grade starts buying granola and needing
grade starts buying granola and needing
grade starts buying granola and needing granola in class and that super cool and
granola in class and that super cool and
granola in class and that super cool and fun as well it doesn’t have to be
fun as well it doesn’t have to be
fun as well it doesn’t have to be technology it doesn’t have to be
technology it doesn’t have to be
technology it doesn’t have to be anything super special it’s just
anything super special it’s just
anything super special it’s just Brett being ready to solve problems and
Brett being ready to solve problems and
Brett being ready to solve problems and do things that excite you and that’s
do things that excite you and that’s
do things that excite you and that’s what’s going to build the really cool
what’s going to build the really cool
what’s going to build the really cool exciting future we all want to live in
exciting future we all want to live in
exciting future we all want to live in so we have to remember that is that
so we have to remember that is that
so we have to remember that is that future is now I mean the future when I
future is now I mean the future when I
future is now I mean the future when I started this presentation was now and
started this presentation was now and
started this presentation was now and you know
you know
you know you’re so I keep thinking about the
you’re so I keep thinking about the
you’re so I keep thinking about the imminent future and the future is you so
imminent future and the future is you so
imminent future and the future is you so don’t wait until someday when you think
don’t wait until someday when you think
don’t wait until someday when you think you’re going to solve this problem that
you’re going to solve this problem that
you’re going to solve this problem that you know you’re going to have you can
you know you’re going to have you can
you know you’re going to have you can start now and you have different
start now and you have different
start now and you have different problems now then you’re going to have
problems now then you’re going to have
problems now then you’re going to have in twenty years and the way you’re going
in twenty years and the way you’re going
in twenty years and the way you’re going to solve those problems is going to
to solve those problems is going to
to solve those problems is going to evolve but you have to take advantage of
evolve but you have to take advantage of
evolve but you have to take advantage of what you can do now to change you know
what you can do now to change you know
what you can do now to change you know your life your day your community or
your life your day your community or
your life your day your community or even the world
even the world
even the world so before I conclude I just want to
so before I conclude I just want to
so before I conclude I just want to start with the three keys I think there
start with the three keys I think there
start with the three keys I think there are two being innovative and a before
are two being innovative and a before
are two being innovative and a before you can even do these three things it’s
you can even do these three things it’s
you can even do these three things it’s important to remember that it doesn’t
important to remember that it doesn’t
important to remember that it doesn’t have to be the Steve Jobs HP shared
have to be the Steve Jobs HP shared
have to be the Steve Jobs HP shared garage white middle-aged man to be
garage white middle-aged man to be
garage white middle-aged man to be innovative you have to start with –
innovative you have to start with –
innovative you have to start with – knowing that you are an innovator even
knowing that you are an innovator even
knowing that you are an innovator even when you just solved the problem of how
when you just solved the problem of how
when you just solved the problem of how do I run to the AWC fastest on chicken
do I run to the AWC fastest on chicken
do I run to the AWC fastest on chicken shawarma bowl day you have to figure out
shawarma bowl day you have to figure out
shawarma bowl day you have to figure out those small things but it’s important to
those small things but it’s important to
those small things but it’s important to have a purpose and know that what you’re
have a purpose and know that what you’re
have a purpose and know that what you’re doing is valuable I am excited to wake
doing is valuable I am excited to wake
doing is valuable I am excited to wake up every day and work on a Moche health
up every day and work on a Moche health
up every day and work on a Moche health because I know what I’m doing is
because I know what I’m doing is
because I know what I’m doing is changing people’s lives and I know that
changing people’s lives and I know that
changing people’s lives and I know that what I’m doing has value and when you
what I’m doing has value and when you
what I’m doing has value and when you find something that you’re passionate
find something that you’re passionate
find something that you’re passionate about you’re going to work infinite many
about you’re going to work infinite many
about you’re going to work infinite many times harder on it because when you’re
times harder on it because when you’re
times harder on it because when you’re excited to spend the Saturday that you
excited to spend the Saturday that you
excited to spend the Saturday that you don’t have homework working on a company
don’t have homework working on a company
don’t have homework working on a company that’s pretty cool and that means that
that’s pretty cool and that means that
that’s pretty cool and that means that you know that you’re invested in what
you know that you’re invested in what
you know that you’re invested in what you’re doing and people can appreciate
you’re doing and people can appreciate
you’re doing and people can appreciate that
that
that people will respect you for that and
people will respect you for that and
people will respect you for that and they’ll help you because they know that
they’ll help you because they know that
they’ll help you because they know that you want to do what you’re doing being
you want to do what you’re doing being
you want to do what you’re doing being authentic is also super important
authentic is also super important
authentic is also super important knowing who you are what you’re good at
knowing who you are what you’re good at
knowing who you are what you’re good at and what you’re not good at is so
and what you’re not good at is so
and what you’re not good at is so important you can’t go out and try and
important you can’t go out and try and
important you can’t go out and try and convince people that you are an expert
convince people that you are an expert
convince people that you are an expert in health care knowledge when you’re a
in health care knowledge when you’re a
in health care knowledge when you’re a high school student I don’t try and do
high school student I don’t try and do
high school student I don’t try and do that I embrace what I know and what I
that I embrace what I know and what I
that I embrace what I know and what I don’t know and I people will respect
don’t know and I people will respect
don’t know and I people will respect what you know and they’ll value you for
what you know and they’ll value you for
what you know and they’ll value you for that but you can also work with other
that but you can also work with other
that but you can also work with other people who know things you don’t know
people who know things you don’t know
people who know things you don’t know and when you build cohesive teams that
and when you build cohesive teams that
and when you build cohesive teams that can help each other to know things and
can help each other to know things and
can help each other to know things and not know things that’s really important
not know things that’s really important
not know things that’s really important and most importantly you have to be
and most importantly you have to be
and most importantly you have to be brave if you can do everything else if
brave if you can do everything else if
brave if you can do everything else if you can create the next Apple even but
you can create the next Apple even but
you can create the next Apple even but you don’t have the confidence to do it
you don’t have the confidence to do it
you don’t have the confidence to do it you’re never going to get anywhere so
you’re never going to get anywhere so
you’re never going to get anywhere so you have to have the confidence in
you have to have the confidence in
you have to have the confidence in yourself
yourself
yourself your idea and the world to support even
your idea and the world to support even
your idea and the world to support even that before you can do anything so I
that before you can do anything so I
that before you can do anything so I think you know when you do those things
think you know when you do those things
think you know when you do those things and you’re brave enough to believe in
and you’re brave enough to believe in
and you’re brave enough to believe in yourself as an innovator even when you
yourself as an innovator even when you
yourself as an innovator even when you can’t really see yourself as an
can’t really see yourself as an
can’t really see yourself as an innovator yet that’s really important so
innovator yet that’s really important so
innovator yet that’s really important so thank you very much it was very exciting
thank you very much it was very exciting
thank you very much it was very exciting to speak to all of you
to speak to all of you
to speak to all of you [Applause]
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