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395 | Recast: Zak Lefevre | From Student Works to ChargeLab
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In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris talks to Zak Lefevre, co-founder and CEO at ChargeLab, a company that builds OCPP-Compliant software for managing EV charging stations. They are the back-end software behind North America's leading EV fleets, charging networks, and charging sites.
Zak’s entrepreneurial journey started with Student Works back in 2011 and, like most of our alumni, he believes that this experience played a big role in his professional and personal development.
You will learn a little bit about Zak’s background and who he was before joining our program.
Zak will share the best part about Student Works and the invaluable lessons he took with him from this experience.
He will also talk about the first business he ever started when he was very young.
You will find out what made Zak interested in electric vehicles, how he started ChargeLab and he will also share some of his early ideas about how to make money with this company.
Zak will also talk about the importance of not getting too greedy, why you should learn as much as you can about the business before you start anything, the most important qualities the leader of tomorrow should have and so much more.
Listen now and enjoy another fascinating discussion with one of our amazing alumni!
What You Will Learn In This Show:
- The best part about Student Works and the invaluable lessons Zak took with him
- What made Zak interested in electric vehicles and how did he start ChargeLab?
- Why you should learn as much as you can about the business before you start anything
- The most important qualities the leader of tomorrow should have
- And so much more...
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