Recent Articles

3 Ways Personal Development Goals Transformed A Refugee Into A Leader

In the business world, “personal development” is often reduced to a checklist. But true personal development isn’t a “to-do” list. Rather, it’s a “to be” list, interwoven with every part of your life. When my mother brought us to America, we didn’t speak English, we didn’t know anyone, and we didn’t understand American culture. But I quickly learned that baseball was really important to the kids around me—so even though

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3 Ways to Be a Courageous Leader

Courage rarely comes naturally. Our brains are pre-programmed to move us away from danger. Courageous leadership is cultivated through making many decisions in high-pressure situations. Great leaders don’t overanalyze. They pivot quickly and learn from their mistakes. Also, courageous leadership has nothing to do with your title—and everything to do with your choices and efforts. In fact, the first way to become a courageous leader starts long before you have

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In the Media

Newswires: War Refugee-Turned-CEO Presents Lessons in Grit, Leadership, and Success

Underdog Nation: Zero In On Effort and Results for Success” by Quang X. Pham is available today on Amazon. The book is published with Forbes Books, the exclusive business book publishing imprint of Forbes. Success isn’t reserved for the privileged—it belongs to those who fight for it. It belongs to the underdogs. In “Underdog Nation,” Quang X. Pham dismantles traditional myths about success, like what it looks like and who

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Jackson Business Journal: Ponte Vedra-based Cadrenal CEO Quang Pham talks biotech, funding

Jacksonville Business Journal Editor James Cannon recently spoke with Ponte-Vedra based Cadrenal Founder & CEO Quang Pham, for a segment of the Florida Business Minds podcast. Sponsored by TECO Peoples Gas, the audio series features candid conversations with top business leaders from the Orlando, South Florida, Tampa Bay and Jacksonville regions. His family came to America as Vietnamese refugees, and now Quang Pham epitomizes the American Dream. The first Vietnamese

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Jacksonville Business Journal Podcast: How Quang Pham pulled off BioFlorida’s deal of the year

Jacksonville Business Journal Editor Timothy Gibbons recently spoke with Cadrenal Therapeutics CEO Quang Pham for a segment of the Florida Business Minds podcast. Sponsored by TECO Peoples Gas, the audio series features candid conversations with top business leaders from the Orlando, South Florida, Tampa Bay and Jacksonville regions. Pham is a serial entrepreneur focused on the pharmaceutical industry. In 2018, he was named EY 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year Florida,

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Orange County Business Journal: Cadrenal Therapeutics, With Deep OC Connections, Goes Public

A Florida clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that recently went public has deep ties to Orange County. Cadrenal Therapeutics Inc. is developing an anticoagulant to prevent blood clots in patients with end-stage renal disease or irregular heartbeats. “It’s the intersection of kidney failure and cardiovascular disease,” founder and Chief Executive Quang Pham told the Business Journal. Pham’s company, based in Ponte Vedra, Fla., raised $7 million in its initial public offering

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