The Badass CEO

Dr. Yinka Davis discusses the importance of having a propriety product, joint ventures, building sales, working with professional athletes, and how she manages to practice medicine full-time while building her company. Here’s a story why a doctor becomes a CEO to start a company to fill a void. Dr. Yinka Davies talks about her experience as a gastroenterologist and her "lightbulb moment," realizing the importance of gut health balance and probiotics. Episode Links Focussing on Wellness Vs Illness Sharing Some Learnings Partnering With Consumers Managing the Finances Learning New Ways is Fun Links Mimi : My interview is with Dr. Yinka Davies. Nearly 20 years ago as a newly trained gastroenterologist, Dr. Davies treated her first patient with dire clinical symptoms due to an unbalanced gut. After using multiple probiotics it wasn't until using the De Simone Formulation that the clinical symptoms resolved and they had lab documented change towards a healthy and balanced gut...

Carly Stein was working full-time as a financial analyst when she decided to trust her gut and start her natural remedy business Beekeeper's Naturals. The company was born out of a personal need due to Stein's allergy to antibiotics and her love for science. To build a business, Carly has. been involved in creating, selling, and networking by herself and faced a lot of opposition from those around her but never the less she perceived and established a loyal client base in the Canadian farmer's market scene. Through networking and working long nights creating the products by hand Carly was able to get in touch with Whole Foods Canada and become a staple product on their shelves. Now Beekeeper's Naturals can be found in thousands of stores in both Canada and the US - it has revolutionized medicine cabinets offering people a natural alternative. Table of Contents How Necessity is the Mother of Invention Remedies from A Range Traditions & Geographies Learning to Care...