Building a startup is like being thrust into the middle of the Amazonian rainforest.
Living every day on the edge of your comfort zone, vulnerable to the unexpected challenges being thrown your way, constantly shifting to meet daily demands; struggling to survive.
Tyler Gage turned down a Fulbright grant in order to start RUNA, a pioneering organization that uses a rare Amazonian tea leaf called guayusa to create organic energy drinks.
With no previous business experience, Tyler turned to the spiritual lessons he learned while living with indigenous elders in the Amazon as his guide and “playbook” for building RUNA into a multi-million-dollar enterprise.
Tyler shares his inspiring story and how he uses his experience in the Amazon to live his professional and personal mission.
Fully Alive: Using Lessons of the Amazon to Live Your Mission
Building a startup is like being thrust into the middle of the Amazonian rainforest.
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- Segment Number: 1
- Audio File: rewired_radio/rr220.mp3
- Doctors: Tyler Gage, Co-Founder & Chairman of RUNA
- Featured Speaker: Tyler Gage, Co-Founder & Chairman of RUNA
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Guest Bio:
Tyler Gage is the Co-Founder and Chairman of RUNA, and has spent the last 12 years studying with indigenous elders in the Amazon rainforest.
He has been named a Forbes “30 Under 30 Entrepreneur” and winner of both the Big Apple Entrepreneur of the Year Award and the Specialty Food Association's Citizen Leader of the Year Award.
Tyler has been featured by ABC Nightline, National Geographic and by Richard Branson in his book, Screw Business As Usual.
Tyler also serves on the Board of Directors of DavidsTea (NASDAQ: DTEA), on the Advisory Council for Entrepreneurship at Brown University, and is a co-founding partner of NAKU, a pioneering indigenous healing center in the Ecuadorian Amazon. - Length Mins: 27
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