Episode Details
Andrew Liu is a garage door industry veteran with years of experience in leadership. His episode contains his thoughts on where the garage door industry is headed as well as some insights into biohacking.
Highlights
Looking for specific advice? Below is a list of the questions asked to Andrew Liu as well as the time where you can find them in the video posted above.
- 1:00 | Introduction
- 5:22 | What made you want to go into the family business?
- 6:13 | What are some of the unique value propositions of Guardian?
- 7:49 | What is your current role with Guardian?
- 8:46 | What are the top challenges for Guardian right now?
- 10:47 | What does a typical day look like for you?
- 13:06 | What are a few interesting biohacks you’ve been applying?
- 17:00 | What are some of the successful habits you do on a routine basis?
- 19:58 | How many hours of sleep do you get?
- 20:10 | How many meetings a day do you average?
- 21:21 | What drives you to be successful?
- 23:24 | What are some of your life principles?
- 25:34 | What is your view on criticism?
- 27:25 | How do you handle stress?
- 29:27 | Are you more of an introvert or extrovert?
- 31:28 | What are some of your mantras?
- 36:05 | What are your visions and thoughts on where the garage door industry will go in the next 5-10 years?
- 36:05 | What is your vision and thought on where the garage door industry is going in the next 5-10 years?
Key Takeaways
Try Biohacking for Personal Development
For holistic self-improvement and innovative personal development, experiment with techniques like intermittent fasting, optimizing meal order for sustained energy, and taking cold showers to stimulate mitochondria and promote youthfulness.
Emphasis on Integrity and Gratitude
Practicing gratitude and zooming out to gain perspective on life challenges is a form of stress management.
Discussion Questions
Take a few minutes to reflect on what you’ve heard and create some actionable next steps items. Below are a few questions based on the episode to help get you started on your speed mentorship journey.
- How can you improve your diverse focus for personal growth?
- What is my approach to overcoming challenges and stress?
- Am I open to challenging my perspectives and habits?
Recommended Reading
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By: Simon Sinek
Principles
By: Ray Dalio
Lifespan
By: David Sinclair
About the Mentor
Andrew Liu is the founder and Managing Director of Guardian USA, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and original design manufacturer (ODM) of garage doors components and operators, headquartered in Richardson, Texas. Guardian USA has five regional locations across the county and an R&D team in Mexico. Prior to founding Guardian USA, Andrew began his tenure at Guardian Shanghai Corp. in 2007 as the International Sales Manager and was responsible for the Australia and New Zealand market. Under his leadership, sales in the region grew to US$10m within three years. Guardian remains the leading supplier to garage door OEMs in Australia and New Zealand. Andrew established Guardian USA in 2011 with a customer-centric approach that focuses on bringing the best possible user experience. He built a robust sales and operations team that serves North American garage door manufacturers, national garage door distributors, and door dealers. Under his leadership, Andrew pivoted the company towards future growth areas focusing on integrating IoT solutions into existing product lines and direct-to-consumer products. This transformation started with the acquisition of Garageio in 2018, an IoT startup that developed a device and mobile app that monitors and controls garage doors. Garageio was among the first startups in Amazon’s Alexa venture fund. Consequently, Andrew quickly scaled up the innovation side of the business by establishing an R&D Center in Mexico to support new product development. In 2020, Andrew established Beam Labs LLC. by leveraging 30 years of garage door development experience to create a new line of garage door openers emphasizing simplicity, convenience, and security. The Beam product line was later launched with Amazon Alexa API as a partner in 2021 and sold through established retailers such as Amazon, Home Depot, and Lowes. Andrew has invested over $40m of his money into private equity, real estate, and development projects and recently relocated to Singapore to set up an SFO to leverage the favorable investment regulatory environment and Singapore’s strong financial infrastructure. Throughout his life, Andrew has been a serial entrepreneur and curiosity for knowledge to develop personal growth. He sees himself as adventurous and welcomes new challenges. Andrew spent his early years between Vancouver, Canada, and Taipei, Taiwan. He earned his BA in Economics at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
