
Mazen Albatarseh
Vice President of Operations
Tacala
Irvine, CA USA
“Life isn’t intended to be miserable—life is intended to be fun. So discover what makes life fun and go after that. If you enjoy what you do, you’ll accomplish a lot more.”
Tacala
Irvine, CA USA
“Life isn’t intended to be miserable—life is intended to be fun. So discover what makes life fun and go after that. If you enjoy what you do, you’ll accomplish a lot more.”
Vice President of Operations
My job is all about people: I am a motivator, a teacher, and a leader of our people.
On a typical day, we’re looking back at the results from the prior day, and either saying, “Wow, we did great,” or saying, “We could do better,” and identifying the areas where we can improve. My job is made up of three main parts: being a motivator, a teacher, and a leader—a mash-up that I like to call a “moteader.”
Here's the first step for high school students
1.) Value your think time. Spend plenty of time looking at things from different angles and thinking about what you’re doing, and put value to those activities. I schedule “think time” the same way I’d schedule a professional meeting, because I find it to be just as essential to my job. 2.) Find mentors. Align yourself with the people who you want to see yourself become.
"You need to go into a medical field."