Episode 216: Sen Wang + Symmetry Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs

On the podcast this week we chat with entrepreneur and new Rochester resident Sen Wang. Sen was born and raised in China, where he studied acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. In 2010, he moved to Portland, Oregon where he worked and learned from a business mentor before relocating to Eugene, Oregon to start his own business, Symmetry Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs, in 2015. This past March, right at the start of pandemic fueled shutdowns in Minnesota, Sen moved himself and his business to the Rochester community, where his wife was already living and working. This September, he reopened his business in northeast Rochester. On the show today we talk with Sen about traditional Chinese medicine, we chat about this journey as an entrepreneur, and understand what his experience was like to re-launch a business in a new community in the middle of a global pandemic.

Links from today’s show:
Website: https://www.symmetrytcm.com/

Music Attribution: Like That by Ano Domini Beats is licensed through the YouTube Audio Library.
Photo: Photo by marilyna, licensed through Canva.

Episode Breakdown:
0:00 Start
3:20 Sen’s background, interests, and hobbies
7:18 How his original interest developed in traditional Chinese medicine
8:29 Basics of traditional Chinese medicine
11:00 Specific focus on the patient
13:09 Learning from his business mentor in Portland
15:42 Move to Eugene and the launch of his own business
17:11 Re-locating his business to Rochester in the middle of a pandemic
18:18 Rochester market compared to Eugene
19:35 Increasing awareness of the business in Rochester
22:20 Physical location near Silver Lake
23:58 Looking forward to connecting with others this year
24:56 Passion for the work
28:09 Final questions
30:59 Where to find more about Symmetry Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs
31:38 Conclusion
32:31 End

On the podcast this week we chat with entrepreneur and new Rochester resident Sen Wang. Sen was born and raised in China, where he studied acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. In 2010, he moved to Portland, Oregon where he worked and learned from a business mentor before relocating to Eugene, Oregon to start his own business, Symmetry Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs, in 2015. This past March, right at the start of pandemic fueled shutdowns in Minnesota, Sen moved himself and his business to the Rochester community, where his wife was already living and working. This September, he reopened his business in northeast Rochester. On the show today we talk with Sen about traditional Chinese medicine, we chat about this journey as an entrepreneur, and understand what his experience was like to re-launch a business in a new community in the middle of a global pandemic.

Links from today’s show:

Website: https://www.symmetrytcm.com/

Music Attribution: Like That by Ano Domini Beats is licensed through the YouTube Audio Library. 

Photo: Photo by marilyna, licensed through Canva.

Episode Breakdown:

0:00 Start

3:20 Sen’s background, interests, and hobbies

7:18 How his original interest developed in traditional Chinese medicine

8:29 Basics of traditional Chinese medicine

11:00 Specific focus on the patient

13:09 Learning from his business mentor in Portland

15:42 Move to Eugene and the launch of his own business

17:11 Re-locating his business to Rochester in the middle of a pandemic

18:18 Rochester market compared to Eugene

19:35 Increasing awareness of the business in Rochester

22:20 Physical location near Silver Lake

23:58 Looking forward to connecting with others this year

24:56 Passion for the work

28:09 Final questions

30:59 Where to find more about Symmetry Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs

31:38 Conclusion

32:31 End