Leen Kawas is a French Lebanese entrepreneur and founder of Startup Grind Beirut. She has always been driven by entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation. Her experiences have taught her the importance of challenging the status quo – an important lesson for anyone looking to lead or work in a creative field. She offers BioTech Professionals and Entrepreneurs advice on balancing their personal, professional, and social lives. Leen Kawas also discusses the importance of having mentors and finding ways to network and her views on how STEM education could be improved.
The biggest challenges Leen Kawas has faced as a BioTech professional.
Her biggest challenges have been balancing her personal, professional, and social life. For her to challenge herself professionally and personally, she has had to exercise a lot of self-discipline in setting boundaries between where I separate work from play. This has helped her stay passionate about the work that I do daily while also ensuring that my family and friends still know who I am.
Her thoughts on finding a mentor.
Leen Kawas believes there are certain critical moments in our careers and personal growth where one needs a mentor to help guide us through and offer advice from their own experience on the best ways to handle certain situations. She also believes in mentoring younger entrepreneurs and ensuring they understand the importance of being passionate, creative, and productive at a young age.
Career advise to young and ambitious BioTech professionals.
She believes that as a new generation of BioTech professionals, we need to be willing to ask for help when we need them. We shouldn’t be afraid of asking others for their advice; learning to take criticism and change our opinion when necessary is vital. And remember the importance of networking, no matter how small or large. You never know who you can meet or the kind of opportunities they will lead you towards.
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