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Chris Do is an Emmy award-winning designer, director, CEO, and founder of The Futur, an education platform with 3+ million YouTube subscribers and a community serving millions of creatives across 190+ countries. As the former CEO of Blind for 20+ years—a motion design agency that generated $7M+ annually working with Fortune 500 brands including Nike, Microsoft, and Samsung—Chris has built a career spanning design, strategy, and entrepreneurship, now empowering the next generation through courses, workshops, and content that have generated over 500 million views worldwide.

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➡️ Talking Points

00:00 – Intro

01:21 – Why the Most Creative People Are Survivors

05:00 – Can Creativity Be Built from Scratch?

07:43 – Discovering Creativity at 42

10:04 – From Corporate Leader to Creator

13:25 – How to De-Risk Entrepreneurship

16:23 – Knowing Your Worth as an Entrepreneur

23:58 – Sponsor Break

28:34 – Why Charging More Makes Sense

31:15 – What It Really Means to Build a Personal Brand

40:07 – Growing a Business on Social Media (Without Oversharing)

47:25 – Chris Do’s Personal Branding Playbook

57:43 – Sponsor Break

1:00:36 – How to Present Yourself to the World

1:16:06 – Turning an Audience into Opportunity

1:19:16 – The Right Way to Monetize Your Audience

1:28:46 – Advice Chris Do Would Give His 20-Year-Old Self