Lucky Iron Fish - Gavin Armstrong, Herb Shoveller

Lucky Iron Fish

A Social Enterprise Tackling Iron Deficiency
Buch | Softcover
264 Seiten
2024
Dundurn Group Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4597-5248-1 (ISBN)
21,15 inkl. MwSt
Ground-breaking research led to the creation of the Lucky Iron Fish, a unique device that tackles iron deficiency globally, propelled by the entrepreneurial spirit of Dr. Gavin Armstrong.
Research into iron deficiency and entrepreneurial determination brought the Lucky Iron Fish to cooking pots around the world.

When Canadian researcher Dr. Christopher Charles was studying the devastation caused by iron deficiency in impoverished populations in Southeast Asia, he discovered an innovative way to help people get iron into their diets: place an iron ingot right into their cooking pots.

Dr. Gavin Armstrong, a biomedical scientist and entrepreneur, built upon Charles’s findings to develop, manufacture, and distribute that ingot, which became the Lucky Iron Fish, a cost-effective solution to iron deficiency. The business thrived and the product was recognized around the world by NGOs and organizations such as World Vision, CARE International, Catholic Relief Services, and GlobalMedic. While sustaining growth through the pandemic was a challenge, Lucky Iron Fish met it head-on and now looks ahead to a bright future.

Dr. Gavin Armstrong is the award-winning founder and CEO of Lucky Iron Fish Enterprise, a company dedicated to alleviating iron deficiency globally by using simple health innovations. Armstrong was named one of Forbes 30 Under 30. He also won the support of two Dragons in the CBC’s Dragons’ Den. He lives in Toronto. Herb Shoveller spent twenty-five years in journalism before starting an independent writing and editing business. Among his projects have been the autobiography of Lincoln Alexander, the autobiography of union leader Lynn Williams, and a young readers book, Ryan and Jimmy. He lives in Cambridge, Ontario.

1 Origins of Lucky Iron Fish



2 Christopher Charles and the Groundbreaking Research



3 Gavin Armstrong and His Challenging Youth



4 Personal Development at the University of Guelph



5 Early Life of LIFe



6 Scoring in Dragons' Den



7 Coping Through the Pandemic



8 The Future of LIFe



Epilogue: A Conversation About Mental Health and the Workplace



Appendix I: Awards and Honours for Gavin Armstrong and LIFe



Appendix II: Herb Shoveller's Publications, Awards, and Honours



Acknowledgements



Index



About the Authors



About Lucky Iron Fish Enterprise (LIFe)

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 32 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort Toronto
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Gewicht 298 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitsfachberufe Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
Technik
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10 1-4597-5248-1 / 1459752481
ISBN-13 978-1-4597-5248-1 / 9781459752481
Zustand Neuware
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