Every field and any job needs to take risks and some risk-takers. In the business world, risks are even more essential. Businessman must learn to initiate to become the founder, must gather the courage to become the leader.

I have always admired people who courageously start up their own business though they didn’t go through any “proper” business schools or programs. It is not that business schools are unnecessary on the path of becoming an entrepreneur, but studying in business schools doesn’t guarantee a successful entrepreneur either. It’s the “odds” showing up in our life journey of endless searching that lead people to where they are. Like Jessica Alba who saw others’ need of reliable eco-friendly care products in the military base where she grew up. Like Emma, our guest in Alumni class, who found her interest of running an organic chocolate chain in her vegetarian lifestyle. Or Pirate Joe’s owner, Michael Hallatt, who opened his own Trader Joe’s-store simply because he enjoys their products and wants to share that joy with others.

How Jessica Alba beats the odds

Perhaps businessman are able to learn more and share more compared to others. It’s the success they find by taking risk of beating those “odds”.