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Shizu Okusa

Founder, CEO and Chief Wellth Advisor at Apothékary
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Shizu's primary job is to lead a team of 35 awesome people in all aspects of marketing, finance, production, logistics & web UI / UX work. Her second job is to create something out of nothing, and report those stats to investors.

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  • I grew up in a super-traditional immigrant Japanese family where my parents wouldn’t give me Tylenol or Advil.

  • The expression self-care has completely lost its meaning. People associate it with going to the spa. But for us at Apothékary, it’s about maintaining mental, physical and spiritual balance.

  • Nothing happens at your own time. So you just have to roll with the punches and take life as it is. It’s a very spiritual place that is centered around giving. The transition from Goldman Sachs to Apothékary wasn’t abrupt and there was a lot of time in between. All those experiences and relationships built the story and ethos of what we do today.

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