Paint & Pipette: The Art & Science of Innovation S2Ep17: Taking Time Away from Creating with Zim Flores
From cloning a gene to investigate cardiovascular genetic disorders to becoming the youngest precinct judge for the state of North Carolina to founding a massively successful boutique travel company, Zim Flores (nee Ugochukwu) is a force to be reckoned with! Join us today as we dive into Zim’s past, present and future. We start the discussion with the achievement that she feels most proud of (the answer will surprise you!), and the breakthrough that she had when she sold Travel Noire. We dive into the challenge of separating yourself from your business as an entrepreneur, and why the Travel Noire experience was founded on the idea of creating tension. Zim also tells us how she came to appreciate tension during travel, and she shares some of the successes and failures in her career. As a woman of God, we learn how His Plan saved Zim in terms of timing, and how she is incorporating her faith in her next venture. We wrap up with why it's so key to take a break from creating, and how Zim is using this time to be present. So, for all this and so much more, press "Play" now!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Why cloning a gene is the achievement Zim is most proud of!
- The breakthrough that selling Travel Noire lead Zim to.
- How Zim came to terms with letting go of a company that she founded her identity on.
- Why tension is something to strive for.
- What led Zim to appreciate tension, and how she engineered it as part of the Travel Noire experience.
- A few examples of tension successes and failures.
- Letting go of your company: why leaving was a blessing in disguise.
- How Zim came to terms with God’s plan for her, and the wonder of the timing.
- Taking time out from creating, and Zim’s advice on being present.
- Zim’s latest adventures: from Glory Road to Morning Assembly, and what’s to come!
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