A doctor from New Zealand shares how his career path changed into entering the business world while continuing to practice his field in medicine and the lesson that pondered through his tough and successful business journey. (Ben Jansen)

In this episode, Troy interviews Dr. Ben Jansen, former Executive Director of Cronos Australia. Dr. Ben co-founded a business to provide a seamless approach to patient treatment pathways, streamlined pharmacist access to legal medications, and unparalleled prescriber education, developing industry-informed clinicians.

From being a trained doctor in New Zealand, Dr. Ben Jansen ended up in the cannabis space as it had a lot of interest back in the day and ministered to cannabis and still is.

Dr. Ben has said that growing a small business requires a routine around knowing your space because things can change. “Don't ever set and forget, things will change depending on your space. And medicine and health, it'll change pretty rapidly. Some will come and just do the market. And you still have to be agile enough to move around and develop” he added.

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“You have to keep your finger on the pulse, especially if you're spending your own money at the beginning.” —Ben Jansen

“Success is when you get a client come back, and they give you a phenomenal story, that's probably the most important one.” —Ben Jansen

“Know your craft, know your legislation and know your space.” —Ben Jansen

“If you're not running correctly, you just end up putting your handout for more money again, and again.” —Ben Jansen

“You need to learn how to spend less than you earn.” —Ben Jansen