Monday, April 13, 2020

Spotlight: Ryan Chen

Ryan Chen is the cofounder of Neuro (https://getneuro.com/), a seller of gum and mints that energize or calm people. At age 19, he became paralyzed from the waist down after landing hard on his back while snowboarding. Currently residing in Los Angeles, Chen eventually completed a bachelor's degree in chemistry and economics. He trained with the U.S. Paralympic wheelchair racing team and worked as a data analyst for Hulu before beginning his collaboration with Kent Yoshimura on Neuro five years ago. Chen and Yoshimura pitched their company on last Friday's episode of Shark Tank. They declined both of the offers made to them, but national exposure of their products will likely boost sales. For more information about Chen, read the transcript of a Q&A session with him and Yoshimura at https://www.morelabs.com/blogs/trailblazers/ryan-chen-kent-yoshimura.

Speaking of "neuro," today is International Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Awareness Day. An FND is a medical condition that impairs the nervous system, leading to a variety of physical, sensory, and cognitive symptoms. To learn more, go to https://fndhope.org/.

Wrap-up: Tech Talk with NeuroGum's Ryan Chen and Kent Yoshimura
Yoshimura and Chen being interviewed
(image via strv.com)

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