{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Kendrick Nguyen - Co-Founder &amp; CEO of Republic","description":"There are a lot of unique people in this world, but this week\u2019s guest is truly one of a kind. How does someone major in neuroscience at Berkeley, become a lawyer, and then end up as the CEO and co-founder of a wildly-successful investment platform? In this week\u2019s episode, you\u2019ll hear from Kendrick Nguyen on how he made key choices along his insanely untraditional path. Ken was born in Vietnam and moved to the US as a kid \u2014 having to learn English as a second language and adjust to new cultural norms. While this isn\u2019t easy for anyone, he had additional challenges when he \u201cskipped a bunch of grades\u201d and attended Berkeley when he was only 12. So in case you couldn\u2019t already tell \u2014 he\u2019s pretty fucking smart. In this episode, we talk about how he never wanted to learn about the brain but always wanted to be the brain behind something meaningful. This led him to his role as CEO and co-founder of Republic \u2014 an investment platform that connects investors to private deals. Listen in to hear how this incredible human being\u2019s story has unfolded so far \u2014 and how there\u2019s still a lot left to tell. ","author_name":"The Altogether Show with Eric Satz","author_url":"https:\/\/altogether.show\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17235164\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/91459571"}