Dr. Gordon Jones is a former healthcare executive turned entrepreneur. With more than 30 years of digital innovation, entrepreneurship, and business development experience, Gordon has founded and invested in a variety of projects and startups. Alongside his role leading the emergence of Validide, he is the Adjunct Professor of Blockchain, Data Privacy and Self Sovereign Identity at the University of South Carolina.
Gordon earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from The Citadel. Following two tours as a member of the United States Army, Dr. Jones completed his master’s and doctorate degrees in health administration from the Medical University of South Carolina.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Winston Churchill
- Steve Jobs Co-founder of Apple
- George Eastman
- Thomas Edison
When business started difficulties overcame:
“The difficulty was the military they don’t really train you to be an entrepreneur… So yes, I had all of these great ideas but I had no earthly idea on how to bring them to market. So, the last 20 years has really been learning how to do that. And actually, we still do that even through my new company today we go through incubator training programs because we have other team members that need to be ramped up like I was over the last 20 years”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Think And Grow Rich Book by Napoleon Hill
- The Bible
- Will Smith’s Autobiography
Favourite Quote:
“grab it by the tail”
Recommended Online Resources:
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation – working together with communities in education and entrepreneurship to take risks, own success, and be uncommon
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Really think about all you are going to have to endure in order to do this because it is going to be very difficult and I don’t want you giving up two quickly. So, once you commit to your idea… And there is different ways to bring it to market, you don’t have to do it by yourself. You can patent it and licence it. But at the end of the day really think about how you want to bring this thing to life, decide on what path you want to do that in, and then once you commit then you have got to stick with it”…[Listen for More]
More About Gordon Jones:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“It’s never too late for a new beginning in your life.” Joyce Meyers
Other Quotes From the Chat with Gordon Jones:
- “I think everybody should be reading at least 30 non-fiction books, some fiction maybe… But at least 30 bucks a year because then you have got all these other people’s experiences and knowledge helping you frame your ideas or solve problems that you have”
- “Resilience… You are going to encounter all kinds of problems and you are going to have to be resilient in meeting those challenges. You have to endure… So not just take them but you have to really work hard and work long to make it happen. Not necessarily long days… But don’t give up. When you first hit your first obstacle you can’t give up because you have 20 more that you have got ahead of you easily ”
- “If I am not inventing change then I reading about it”
- “Grab the tiger by the tail… That will take you along the way but it’s also going to create a lot of strife because the tiger doesn’t want you hanging onto their tail. That’s something I like because whenever you are an entrepreneur starting up a new company that is exactly what you are doing… This thing can turn around and bite you or it can take you into a success future”
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