"If you're young and you want to seek help...you need to have a really clear vision of what you want" - Alex Deans
Alex is an inventor, artist, and public speaker who I am so lucky to have on the pod this week. At 12 he invented the first iteration of iAid, a belt and joystick that helps the visually impaired navigate. Since then he has been named the Queen's Young Leader by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, given speeches to hundreds of thousands of people, and worked on multiple continents to screen for preventable eye diseases.
We dive into his current work and future plans to attend medical school. Then we talk through everything from how to orient problems and find world-class mentors to Canadian politics in the age of Trump. It definitely jumps around lol but Alex is a fascinating person to talk with and I hope you all enjoy!