Ariel Garten at MaRS Mornings: Building a passion-driven business

Ariel Garten at MaRS Mornings: Building a passion-driven business

Ariel Garten, co-founder and CEO of InteraXon, says that to succeed in entrepreneurship, you have to shut out your inner critic and follow your passion.

Ariel recently gave a talk at MaRS Mornings, a monthly speaker series at MaRS celebrating creative founders and visionary leaders. During the talk, Ariel spoke about building her company and its main product “Muse,” a brain-sensing wearable headband that acts as a meditation tool. The company has seen great success and attracted significant investment, including from celebrity tech investor Ashton Kutcher.

If you missed the talk, catch up with our Periscope stream below to learn more about Ariel’s advice for budding entrepreneurs and why she built her company in Canada. Interested in MaRS Mornings? You can register for the next MaRS Mornings talk here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nVTWQeRwRA