An Unconventional Life

Your Legacy Is What’s Said About You When You Leave the Room


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Dr. Hoby Wedler is a motivational speaker, mentor, educator, and the Founding Partner of Senspoint, a brand development agency that helps businesses create an everlasting impact by engaging all five senses. Dr. Wedler is also a scientist, a food and beverage expert, and a passionate explorer and innovator of sensory experiences. 

Dr. Wedler has been blind since birth and has frequently chosen to lead an unconventional life. In 2016, he went back to school and earned his PhD in Organic Chemistry from UC Davis. In the same year, he was named one of Forbes’ “30 Under 30” in the food and drink category. Additionally, Dr. Wedler was recognized by President Barack Obama in 2012 when he was named a Champion of Change for enhancing employment and education opportunities for people with disabilities.

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Whether you’re at a cocktail party, teaching in a classroom, or simply shopping in the grocery store, what you do and say is going to leave an impression on the people around you. Dr. Hoby Wedler, the Founding Partner of Senspoint, believes that this impression is what defines your legacy.

Dr. Wedler also knows that we don’t create our legacy on our own. Without his incredible mentors, Dr. Wedler may never have discovered his passion for science, which motivated him to pursue his doctoral degree and start his successful brand development agency. As he says, our mentors often see a future for us before we can see that future for ourselves.

Tune in to this episode of An Unconventional Life as Dr. Russell Strickland talks to Dr. Hoby Wedler of Senspoint about earning his doctoral degree in organic chemistry despite the visual challenges he faced along the way. Dr. Wedler also shares his advice for people who are thinking about getting their PhD and explains how growing up as a blind person in a sighted world influenced his entrepreneurial mindset. Stay tuned.

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An Unconventional LifeBy Dr. Russell Strickland

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