#17: Dr. Shawn Carbonell - From Neurosurgeon to Entrepreneur

Thinking Critically

In this episode, I'm speaking with Dr. Shawn Carbonell about his journey from neurosurgeon to entrepreneur. We discuss: •How he became interested in science. •How he decided on the MD/PhD degree instead of just an MD degree. •How his goal in life of curing glioblastoma lead him to drop out of neurosurgery and found his own company. •His serendipitous position at UCSF that allowed him to continue his research into curing glioblastoma as well as launch his first company. •How fear of failure can cause you to not take action even when we know that we need to. •How he's a big fan of the entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk. •How his life goal of curing glioblastoma - what he calls his “North Star” - lead him to found the non-profit Cure Glioblastoma. •And other topics. Dr. Shawn Carbonell is a Cofounder and President of 501(c)(3) nonprofit startup, Cure Glioblastoma. He is the inventor of glioblastoma drug candidate, OS2966 (currently in Phase I clinical trial). A scientific advisor to the “Better Together with Maria Menounos” podcast. A Cofounder of clinical stage biotech, OncoSynergy as well as a startup, life sciences, and creative advisor/consultant. Frustrated by poor outcomes and the lack of clinical progress in glioblastoma/malignant brain cancer therapy, he left his neurosurgical training and subsequently his own biotech company in order to focus on building curative approaches for glioblastoma and other unmet medical needs. He has tackled everything from traumatic brain injury (TBI) to multiple types of cancer to Ebola virus disease. His mission is to maximize happiness, health, and impact for himself and others. You can find his websites here: Personal Blog: https://www.brainsurgerydropout.com/blog OncoSynergy: http://oncosynergy.com/# Cure Glioblastoma: https://www.cureglioblastoma.org/ You can find his social media here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainsurgerydropout/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bigaxon/ You can find this episode on our YouTube channel as well: https://youtu.be/--VqL415_tc This show is supported and produced by Grips VisualMarketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/