"I always thought, they workd so hard I just want to be able to give back to them"

If you’re someone who’s inspired by the story of a visionary, but someone who was simply just motivated by his own curiosity in a field that he loves and want to understand what the type of mindset that can get you there. Then this is one for you.

We discuss:

The family backstory and how they ended up in Croydon

5:34 Why Indians ended up in East Africa

8:10 Dealing with his dad’s OCD

10:00 Schooling & influence of his friendship circle

12:50 Finding a passion in helping others

21:34 The birth of Ocushield

24:53 Breaking cultureal norms to turn Ocushield into his full-time entrepreneurial journey

27:56 The experience of getting on to Dragon’s Den.. and turning it down

38:00 Key character traits that makes change-makers different to others

41:18 The power of smart and QUICK risk taking

43:09 Imposter Syndrome

46:02 The long-term purpose for himself & Ocushield

47:02 How he knew his partner was the ‘one’

52:42 Closing Tradition: 2 final questions

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ABOUT THE GUEST

Dhruvin Patel is an optometrist and entrepreneur encouraging a healthier relationship with technology in the digital age through his award winning business, Ocushield.

He came up with the idea whilst studying Optometry at university and, having received a development grant from City University of London, built Ocushield into an internationally distributed, medically rated product that has transformed thousands of peoples’ eye health and quality of life. From humble roots, getting featured in nearly 50 publications including Forbes, USA Today and The Guradian, to winning over Peter Jones & Tej Lalvani on Dragon's Den, Dhruvin's entrepreneurial journey is experiencing success he'd once only ever dreamed of. Earlier this year, Ocushield won the King's Award, praised by the Prime Minister and King Charles himself, and has now helped over 300,000 eyes in over 70 countries.

Get in touch with him: https://www.ocushield.com/pages/contact-us

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