Okusa, a Goldman Sachs trader turned yoga teacher and juice company founder, explained how feeling burnt out on Wall Street led her to discover that good nutrition provides a peace of mind that her previous life had not. Courtesy of Mary Elizabeth CreativeLeah Wald: What inspired you to leave Wall Street to found JRINK? Shizu Okusa: I started my career doing 100+ work weeks on the Goldman Sachs trading floor, surrounded by men, alcohol and too much money. I did a mental trade in my mind: what’s the downside (worst that could happen) and potential upside? Wald: What did your career as a distressed prop trader at Goldman Sachs teach you that you have applied to founding and running JRINK?

Source: Forbes June 04, 2018 18:18 UTC