Up next on Pass the Secret Sauce, our guest is Sebastien Breteau ━ the CEO of QIMA, a leading provider of quality control and supplier compliance solutions. Sebastien Breteau is also an active investor, who has invested in over 50 start-ups across all continents; an avocado farmer; and the founder of the Breteau Foundation, which aims to promote education in developing countries by providing digital education tools to underprivileged children worldwide.  In this episode we discuss: Introduction to episode  [1:16] Sebastien’s first job and getting fired after four days  [4:40] Starting his own business, buying and selling of Tamaguchi  [8:40] Getting help from a guy in Hong Kong, stepping stone of Sebastien’s success [10:00] The quality inspection process of QIMA  [13:45] Checking or measuring the quality inspection of their products  [17:45] Organic farming business, locally producing avocados in Europe  [20:25] Focus and boredom, why people need to deal with these two things [23:00] Fighting boredom is the start of the success of an entrepreneur  [26:55] Instilling the mindset of an entrepreneur to his children [28:45] Investing in  business seeds in the US, Europe, Asia [30:20] Focusing on Food/Food Tech, and Agri-Tech industry [32:00] Spending time in Asia, business relationship with Asian people  [33:25] Breteau Foundation, helping children’s education [35:35] Teaching single plastic approach to children [38:00] Best way to get in touch with Sebastien Breteau [41:45] Quotable Quotes: You don’t succeed because you are smarter or you work harder. You succeed because the people want to help you.  You need to identify what you know how to do well, then do it very well and grow at that. Don’t feel guilty when you feel bored. It’s natural and normal. You have to acknowledge and deal with it. Links to sources and tools: Connect with Sebastien on Linkedin End-to-end solutions for quality improvement, visit QIMA Get involved and join the cause of Breteau Foundation Listen to other PTSS episodes: Speed Matters in Brand Development with Francisco Serrano Breaking Through Adversities with Laundromat Millionaire Dave Menz More Episodes Thanks for listening. Don’t forget to like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/passthesecretsauce to get updates on new episodes. If you haven’t already, please follow and leave a review for our podcast, we’ll really appreciate it. And as always, don’t forget to pass the secret sauce. Support our podcast If you’re a fan of the show, there are three simple things you can do to support our work: Subscribe, rate and review:

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