We had the good fortune of connecting with Connor Chase and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Connor, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
My thought process behind starting my business was to innovate incrementally. A year ago, I started using the Brave browser. This web browser rewards users with cryptocurrency for using the service. I thought this was an incredible and engaging business model so I made sure to remember it. One week later I was meditating and thought to apply the same model to the wellness industry.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
Zenbase is the first cryptocurrency rewards platform for meditation and mindfulness. Zenbase encourages society to start and continue the journey of self-development. The free mindfulness hub allows users to expand their portfolio as ZENT owners and opens access to all wellness practices. Zenbase addresses the problem points of monthly subscriptions, deceptive advertising and data collection associated with other meditation apps.

I am most proud and excited to be starting this company with my best friend, Jessie Freelander. I got to where I am today business-wise by learning, reading and practicing (AKA failing, many times). This process made it easy to learn, recover, refine and start the company I envisaged I could create.

The lessons I’ve learned along my entrepreneurial journey are 1.) everything will fall into place at the right time if meant to be 2.) being an entrepreneur is tolling, having a co-founder by one’s side helps in every way 3.) The ‘why’ matters most.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
If my best friend were to visit me in town, I would take them skiing, explore the downtown area and introduce them to my local friends. I recently moved to Provo, Utah, so I don’t have recommendations for places to eat, drink or visit yet. However, involving my local friends in my best friend’s week-long trip would open new paths for fun given the added diversity and knowledge of the area.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Shoutout to everyone going through this human experience.

Website: https://www.zenbase.us

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenbase.us/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connorchasecrc/

Youtube: https://www.zenbase.us/youtube-channel

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