
KOLOA, Hawaii — “I always have fun, and why is that? Because all of you make me smile. All of you make me enjoy what I do every day,” Jim Mazzo said when reflecting on his 44-year career in ophthalmology.
“Whatever success I have had is because of people,” Mazzo said during the Lindstrom Leadership Award and Lecture here.
Mazzo discussed the triangle of success — innovation, customer empathy and attitude.
“[You] always want to make sure you have a lot of energy in what you do and not take yourself too seriously,” Mazzo said.
“It is an honor to