Episode 344: John Schmitt

John Schmitt and Paul met through Jeremy Bolling (Episode 311) and John has a company called iXpressGenes. John told Paul that at iXG, they are trying to change the face of trauma care forever and treat trauma earlier than it currently is in today’s world. John grew up in the San Francisco East Bay area during the 1990’s and in the punk rock scene. He learned a lot during this time growing up in that scene and as a latchkey kid. In 1996, he joined the United States Army. He went to  flight school and was going to do the minimum enlistment when 9/11 happened and those plans changed. He had multiple deployments and assignments including teaching Chemistry at West Point. They talked about his time in the military and about iXG. They discussed what the company is trying to do and what the future looks like for their mission and their products. They had a great chat about food both preparing it and the how it can define the culture of a city. They finished by talking about John’s two kids.