#002: “Quit your job” life lessons with Luti Fagbenle

By November 30, 2016Diversity All Star Podcast

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Luti Fagbenle is an established entrepreneur and the founder of Luti Media, an award winning, BAFTA nominated production company, based in London & LA.

In this Podcast we discuss ( SPOILER ALERT )

  • [03:00] What it means to Luti to be an entrepreneur
  • [07:30] “Oh f*** how we going to do this s*** that we said we are actually going to do!”
  • [09:20] We learn more about the Luti Media business model
  • [14:30] “Clients aren’t supposed to know, in my belief, what they want necessarily. They should be more focused on what they want to achieve”
  • [15:44] We found out how Luti got started in business
  • [17:27] “I broke that catch 22 by going to America”
  • [18:17] We learn how Luti’s family felt about him dropping out of education
  • [19:49] “There was so much more to be learned, working for NIKE and Channel 4, on a real production, than writing a 10,000 word thesis”
  • [20:44] “You got to learn your craft, you got to get it to a certain level”
  • [21:55] “To be an entrepreneur, you got to make stuff happen”
  • [26:30] We find out if it’s a smart idea to dive head first into business
  • [28:23] “Quit your job!”
  • [29:30] “Do it, do it, Just do it”
  • [31:42] What Luti learnt from Larry Bird (via his brother)
  • [32:10] “At the point where anyone else would quit, your going to push even further”
  • [34:40] We learn how Luti used his background to actually overcome challenges with race
  • [43:30] We learn about the power of the black dollar
  • [46:00] Doing business in Africa
  • [47:20] Luti’s biggest failure
  • [51:07] “Until my 10 year old self is happy, I ain’t done”
  • [52:10] What Luti learnt from Jamie Foxx
  • [56:00] “The only thing that is stopping you …”

You will learn

  • When to leave work to pursue your entrepreneurial dreams.
  • About the strength of the black community in the USA.
  • How a common failure, could become your biggest strength.

Links and resources mentioned

Kind regards, Lisimba.

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