PLC E Board Members Bo Murray '12 and Brian Daly '10 dive into early career successes in the Med Tech industry with Tim Harvey '06, who is Co-Founder and CEO at Owl Peak Labs.  Owl Peak Labs has a mission to save lives by delivering breakthrough imaging technology to detect early-stage colorectal cancer.

Tim has more than a decade of experience in strategy consulting, startup advisory, and finance. Prior to founding Owl Peak Labs, Tim was executive director at MKM Partners, an institutional equity research firm. He has provided strategic advice to several startups, including Masvidal Financial, RocketFrac and Digital Direct Infrared. Tim has a BA from the University of South Alabama, a post-baccalaureate in finance from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business.

The PLC Podcast - Tim Harvey '06, Owl Peak Labs

Brendan Cowhey '10 and Maddy Bednar '12  sat down with Lauren Szurgot '10 on the most recent episode of the #PLCPodcast. 

Lauren is a Scripted TV Agent for William Morris Endeavour - primarily working with television, writers, directors and producers with the goal of getting scripted series on the air. In 2020, she was named a Forbes 30 under 30. Lauren went to the University of Southern California where she majored in Business Administration and minored in Cinematic Arts.

PLC Podcast with Lauren Szurgot '10

In the latest installment of the PLC Podcast, executive board members Brian Daly '10  and Bo Murray '12 spoke with  Adam Johnson '98 and Kevin Johnson '03, brothers and co-founders of premium combat sports start-up Tensho Gear.

They provided great insight into working in a start-up environment and career advice for #LAalumni "if you're patient and focus on building your skills, building your network, and being around high quality and high caliber people you will have a really good shot of earning the opportunity to pursue a passion as a vocation later on in your career."

Landmarks:
- 0:00 Introductions
- 1:50 Upbringing & how they got to Loyola Academy
- 3:40  Looking back at Loyola Academy. Where did the idea/passion for Tensho start?
- 7:15 College experience and transitioning into their careers.
- 12:00 Mentorship / Mentors
- 16:00 First jobs out of school and career progression
- 27:00 Taking a leap of faith to start a business / the start-up world - Adam & P4 Security Services / P4 Protective Services. Kevin & Tensho, MVMT, and Trunk Club.
- 39:35 Challenges and successes they've faced along the way.
- 50:00 Starting and managing a business in the pandemic and what they've learned. Hobbies, books, etc.
- 55:45 General career advice for people early in their career / looking to become involved in startups.

The PLC Podcast - Adam Johnson '98 and Kevin Johnson '03 - Tensho

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