Success Through Service - Masibu Manima | TSP 045

This week I speak with Masibu Manima who is the founder of digital and media growth agency Translate Culture. 

In this episode we discuss:
- The balance between personal ambition and the desire to serve others.
- 'Data informed' vs ‘'gut feeling' decision-making
- Data projects at Mixtape Madness and lessons learned.
- Reflections on taking risks and dealing with family and friends' expectations.
- Building Translate Culture
- Why you shouldn’t "charge your worth" but instead focus on delivering value.
- What it means to “Leave as Champion”
- What our potential means and why we always need to challenge how we are perceived by others 
- The growth mindset and willingness to embrace change.
- Lessons we can learn from Hopin and its founder
- The damaging effect of content creation in media.
- Why you need to discover and then focus on your core skills

Masibu Manima:   / masibu_manima  
Translate Culture: https://www.translateculture.co/ //   / translateculture   //   / directtoculture  

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00:00 Transition to data career
07:17 Data informed vs gut feeling decisions
11:30 Using data to build Mixtape Madness
18:18 Balancing start up growth and a full time job
24:19 Connecting creators and brands through a new platform.
30:14 Platform incentivizes community support and brand alignment.
31:17 It’s deeper than ads?
37:04 Prioritising problems that you’re willing and able to solve
41:44 Always leave as a champion
49:13 Challenging personal narratives fuels growth and adaptation.
52:59 Strategic positioning
01:03:07 Purpose: Supporting others and self-care lead to fulfilment.
01:08:37 Book recommendations
01:12:40 Bad advice that people think is good advice