This is an almost unedited episode of the All Personal  podcast. It’s one of my absolute favourites so far, a ray of sunshine  that brings pure genius, joy, enthusiasm, passion, unconditional love,  power of connection and a super strong sense of community.

I'm  talking to Catherine Chen, the founder of a tech startup called  MyShoperon. She spent her 20s in Washington DC, where she worked on some  high-profile international trade cases. Then she worked at one of the  largest global law firm in Toronto, and eventually became the first  non-lawyer leading a practice.

In 2018, Catherine decided to leave  the corporate world to pursue her own dreams: being her own boss. She  believes that 'everyone lives a hundred lives, but only one is a life to  remember'.

Catherine is a hustler, and nothing can stop her from  pursuing her dreams. Her favourite quote is from Michelle Obama, “For  me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I  see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach  continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.“

Give yourself the gift (and uplift) of listening to Catherine as she speaks about:

- How she deals with assumptions and expectations about her being ‘a single woman in her late 30s’

- How she moved from Washington DC to Toronto, discovered her entrepreneurial muscles while working in the corporate world

- How she created a start-up AGAINST ‘online shopping package theft’ and FOR creating a healthy community of neighbors!!

- The self discipline of working from home and the challenges of social isolation even before the crisis

- How she knew she was a natural problem solver and the role creativity plays in that!

Find out more about Catherine and her community-building start-up: myshoperon.com/