In this episode (recorded in Paris!), I sit down with Karin Chan, a quiet force behind a strong global community and innovative career experiments.

Karin shares how her upbringing, creativity and love for connecting people shaped her career path. She embraced a slasher lifestyle and intentionally chose softness over scale, opening up about building businesses that serve people — not just metrics.

We dive into GenieFriends' sacred dinners, we explore identity, the future of work and what it really means to design your own way of working.

Content:

(00:54) Meet Karin: Founder of Futurist Lab and GenieFriends

(02:41) Karin's Childhood and Early Influences

(06:48) The Genesis of GenieFriends

(10:15) Scaling Up: From One Dinner to Multiple Cities

(14:01) Challenges and Lessons Learned Post Covid

(21:17) Rapid Fire Questions

(25:22) Mental Health and Self-Discipline

(29:57) The Importance of Saying No

(33:56) The Future of Work: Slashers and Poly Careers

(41:15) Upcoming Plans and Projects

(43:33) Lessons for Fellow Entrepreneurs

👉 To find out more about Karin:

On LinkedIn

GenieFriends' website

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