Charging Ahead w/ Desmond Wiggan

Desmond Wiggan started his career like many other aspiring leaders — working for a large company and immersing himself in their management development program.  While learning how to manage a team and deliver on his targets were important skills, Desmond comes from a long line of entrepreneurs and wanted something more; He wanted to lead.

So he decided to pivot, gave up his job at a Fortune 500 company and moved to China to dive into their tech and startup scene. In a new country without any support network, he learned how to lead: making connections, learning to embrace risk, and finding a way to do what many others thought couldn’t be done.

Our conversation touches on how his experience in China led him to create his company: BatteryXchange, which utilizes a kiosk to allow customers to rent portable chargers to keep their devices powered all day, how he builds a team around a common culture and how he's adapting to the challenges caused by the COVID crisis to develop new opportunities for his business.

Follow Desmond on Twitter and check out BatteryXchange’s website.

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