641. Dr. Gordon Chiu: A Wholesome Approach To A Fulfilling Future

<p> Today's show features scientist, teacher, inventor, author, Dr. Gordon Chiu. Dr. Chiu has done extensive work on the subject of viruses over the last decade and his knowledge and guidance can help to save lives. Dr. Chiu is a disciple of the financial independence retire early movement (F.I.R.E.). He's modified F.I.R.E. so that his investments improve his clarity as an inventor. Currently, Dr. Chiu has accomplished 8 figures in real estate holdings. Dr. Chiu actively tutors in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math and ACT/SAT. He believes in training students to become knowledgeable with impeccable thoroughness. Understanding mathematics allows proper calculations to discover new planets. Improper calculations could lead to failure in outerspace. Gordon was born in New York and grew up in northern New Jersey. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute summa cum laude in Chemistry. For his Master’s in Chemistry, while working full-time at Merck, he traded the opportunity for a multi-year program at Columbia University for a three semester program at Seton Hall University. He didn’t have to pay the bridge tolls or get stuck in traffic! None of this mattered much after he got a full scholarship from the National Institutes of Health for an MD/PhD program. He focused on dermatology research. Four years later, Gordon got another two scholarships and formally completed a doctoral degree in Natural medicine and a doctorate in business. Right after school, Gordon was chosen as “doctor” for numerous skincare brands including representing Demi Moore’s skincare event in Asia. Today, Gordon has a young family, a wife and two daughters under the age of 5. Gordon is a prolific inventor with over 31 filed patents during his tenure in the corporate world. Ultimately, though, he decided to ditch the trappings of corporate America in order to spend more time teaching and motivating youth to discover their passions and pursue them with the same kinds of successes he has had– an experience he finds more rewarding, dynam