Byron Bo Hawes

Bio: Writer. Boulevardier. Peripathete. Polyglot. Dipso. Sprezzaturista.

Most Compelling Achievement to date: Learning Mandarin free-form in the belly of Beijing’s Maotai-tinged madness.

Favourite Quote: “We work in the dark. We do what we can. We give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.” – Henry James, The Middle Years

Why are you an entrepreneur? We live collectively on a timeline of innovation and there’s nothing worse than treading water.