Anna Sizova

I attribute my success to my best life and my future that is coming. My goal achievement for today is to build my financial freedom and to invest more in life science. Sometimes we have things which really matter, not just for us, but for people who are around us and for next generations. I would love to bring more visibility to holistic space, because if we are thinking holistically from our first day on this Earth, that means we won't need to think about longevity, and we don't need to think about how to reshape healthcare or medicine in general, because we will be stronger.

I would say I can give advice more than I received advice. I've always been by myself, because the U.S. is my third country, and in two previous countries, the mentality was so different. I was born and raised in a Muslim country with very different mentality. I always heard things like, as a woman, you need to be a wife and mom, and no one will give you a chance to be a surgeon, which was my passion since middle school. People told me stories like, why do you want to relocate, no one is waiting for you, it will be so hard. My best advice is that I never listened to people, and I always heard my inner voice. That's why today I am who I am. My best advice to give is the same: trust your guts and lead your path. Yes, it will be black and white sometimes, and some days will be harder, but don't listen to anyone, just do what you want and build your life. And please, please, to everyone, live your life daily, because I worked for 10 years in oncology-based trials, and it gives me a different angle of visibility that sometimes people postpone living their life, and sometimes it's too late. So no matter what, enjoy and be thankful for the weather outside, for people around you. I know sometimes it's hard - I'm a single mom, I've been through a lot for the last-ish years - but I'm still thinking positively, and every day I'm thankful for what I have today.

Don't be afraid. Follow your path. There's a lot to do here, and everyone will find their own space. People will come to you, no matter what. Just shine every day.

The biggest challenge is that not a lot of investors want to invest in healthcare and life science. My big goal this year is to bring visibility, my own visibility, and to educate billionaire circles who are only investing in real estate or software. I want to bring this visibility and emphasize how important it is to invest in healthcare, because I understand they have some struggles if they don't know the space. With real estate, it's more clear for them, but healthcare needs more attention, and we need people like me who will guide them and tell them, okay, this is a great startup, but this is a long journey, this is 5-7-ish years because of FDA clinical trials. This one is faster for monetization, it will be a holistic wellness program, but in the future we can go from their own path for FDA submission, application, and prescription. I can guide them. But to bring this visibility, it's important to keep talking, important to show up on all these investors' meetings, investor calls, and educate them.

Trust, honesty, and clear communication are key for any industries, for any businesses. At the same time, teamwork is essential. I'm not trying to pretend that everything I did was by myself. Yes, at some point of view, but I'm a team player. I truly believe a team or your great coordination, your advisory board, will be stronger together.