The path for Aleph Henestrosa had always been clear—best grades, best schools, find your way to the top. When he woke up to the fact that he had never really been thinking for himself, he recognized he needed a new compass. It just took a little time to find it. Find out how reflecting on how we make our choices is sometimes just as important as the choices we ultimately make.
Guest Aleph Henestrosa, Dartmouth '96, knew that he needed good grades and an Ivy League degree in order not to disappoint his father, who had staked out a “central plan” for young Aleph from an early age. This dutiful son did what was expected. Though a personal wake-up call came during his junior year, making him realize he’d always relied on that central plan, he heard the call but didn’t quite have an alternative to the path to the top. Onward to McKinsey and then Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and then the hottest industry in the early days of the new millennium – venture capital. But when the bubble burst and he found himself far from home, it was time to realize he needed to make decisions based on something other than the biggest name and what everyone else was talking about. He needed to find his inner compass.
Years in international development and other globetrotting pursuits ultimately let him embrace his entrepreneurial spirit. Returning home to Mexico, he founded a rapidly expanding hair removal chain, and now lives a rich life with his wife and daughter.
In this episode, find out from Aleph how reflecting on the way we make our choices is sometimes just as important as the choices we ultimately make…on ROADS TAKEN...with Leslie Jennings Rowley
About This Episode's Guest
Aleph Henestrosa is the founder and CEO of Wax Revolution, a rapidly expanding (but we don't think we can say growing) hair removal chain headquartered in Mexico City. Find his company at WaxRevolution.com.
Executive Producer/Host: Leslie Jennings Rowley
Music: Brian Burrows