1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,920 What is your vision for others? 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:06,960 My vision is to elevate founders 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:10,060 and help them achieve their hopes and dreams. 4 00:00:10,060 --> 00:00:13,480 I know entrepreneurial path is full of ups and downs 5 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,900 and I'm excited to be by their side 6 00:00:16,900 --> 00:00:19,600 to help elevate them on their journey 7 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,840 so they can persevere and achieve the results they want. 8 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:24,760 That's awesome. 9 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:29,080 You have a diverse background of trials and adversities 10 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:30,340 to get your own going. 11 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,600 So with that diverse background 12 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,280 and the adversities you had, 13 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:36,640 for the sake of the audience, 14 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:38,200 where did your vision come from 15 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:42,440 wanting to help founders move their vision forward? 16 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,240 That's a fantastic question. 17 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:49,240 And I think that my own journey is a journey of resilience 18 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:51,840 and not giving up on my dreams. 19 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,140 I'm originally from Ukraine. 20 00:00:53,140 --> 00:00:57,440 I got to US to first build my corporate career 21 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,560 successfully going through Wharton Business School, 22 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:03,080 Boston Consulting Group at climbing corporate ladder at Dell 23 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,800 and then building my startup also from scratch 24 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:11,240 because I thought life was too easy in a corporate world. 25 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:15,400 And I think what brings me to support others 26 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,160 is just knowing how hard the journey is 27 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:22,240 and how many mistakes and sometimes deadly mistakes 28 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:23,680 folks can make on their journey. 29 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,560 So just want to make their journey easier 30 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,080 and also I think having been through that 31 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,880 as immigrant founder, female founder in tech, 32 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:36,400 just knowing how important mindset is in this whole journey 33 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,080 way more important than whatever tactics 34 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:41,640 and tricks you can learn. 35 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:45,120 And that's something I think that I'm able to impart 36 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:46,860 on the founders I work with 37 00:01:46,860 --> 00:01:49,440 and certainly share a piece of my resilience 38 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,160 and a never-ending optimism with them. 39 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:54,240 I love it. 40 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,040 If you don't mind, I would love to hear 41 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,960 the story behind your why, but from your own words. 42 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,680 You came from Ukraine at a time period 43 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:06,960 when I believe the war was going on too. 44 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,560 Do you mind sharing anything about that story? 45 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,240 I think the listeners would really benefit from it. 46 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,440 Absolutely, I think in a lot of ways, 47 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,160 I'm an unlikely founder. 48 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,000 I'm not technical. 49 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:21,680 I am female. 50 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:23,080 I am immigrant. 51 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:27,720 I came to US to pursue my American dream 52 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:29,880 and that dream materialized. 53 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,880 And my why is the deep belief that if I can do it, 54 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:38,880 everyone can and I want to help people get there. 55 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,800 Absolutely, now what years did you come over? 56 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:47,720 I came over 17 years ago actually, 57 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:50,320 but at the time that the war, 58 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,480 at that time there was revolution going on 59 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:53,760 which I took part in. 60 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:55,840 It was called Orange Revolution. 61 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,440 And at that point, my parents supported me 62 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:00,320 in leaving Ukraine because they saw 63 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,600 that it's not gonna go really well 64 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,080 if I don't leave the country. 65 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:08,360 But with the war, actually my development team, 66 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:11,080 my immediate family were in Ukraine. 67 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:14,800 So a lot of, I was of course directly affected 68 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,840 and did everything too and continue to do everything 69 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,120 to support folks over there. 70 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,600 Yeah, now you speak English super well. 71 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:27,240 Did you speak English back then or was that new? 72 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,280 How did you pick up English so well? 73 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:30,760 Thank you. 74 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:32,520 Yeah, I started thanks to my parents. 75 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:34,560 I started learning English when I was five. 76 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,720 I actually won some competition that brought me 77 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:42,720 at a young age of 12 to UK for some summer programs. 78 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:47,520 And I was wondering as a preteen all around London 79 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:50,240 by myself, which blows my mind now 80 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:53,520 that I have a 13 year old imagine her all by herself 81 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:55,480 walking around London. 82 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:59,800 But I just had a lot of independence early on. 83 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,280 I walked to school when I was four 84 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:06,400 and by my preschool by myself and just had, 85 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,640 I think a lot of independence and that allowed me 86 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:13,640 to pursue English as well as just have the audacity 87 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:16,560 to pursue various other things in life. 88 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:17,920 Thank you for being here today. 89 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,400 I'm really happy that you tuned in to Vision Pros Live. 90 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,040 I'm looking forward to seeing your reactions 91 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,320 as these episodes continue to move forward. 92 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:27,040 This is gonna get more and more fun. 93 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:28,840 We'll have more and more engagement as well. 94 00:04:28,840 --> 00:04:30,960 We'll invite people to participate in the show 95 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,320 and thank you for giving us your time and attention. 96 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:36,040 Have an excellent time building out your vision 97 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:47,040 and becoming a Vision Pro yourself.