Sean Johnson is a professor,  freelance writer, and partner at Manifold, which both advises enterprise organizations on growth and innovation, and invests in early stage startups. Manifold's successes include: 

• Clients ranging from The Chicago Bulls, NBC Universal, USA Networks, KPMG, Kindred Healthcare, US Cellular and more.
• Twice named to the Inc 500 list of fastest growing small businesses in the US.
• Over $40M raised for startup investments.
• Multiple startup exits.

Sean leverages his background in product strategy, user experience, and marketing expertise to help clients figure out what to build, how to build it, and how to get people to care.

Sean's equally passionate about leveraging his skills to help build intentional lives.  Per Sean: "The world is full of people outwardly successful but inwardly struggling. They struggle to find balance. To connect with people they care about. To put the same energy they give to their professions toward their health, their finances, their spirituality and their relationships." 

In this conversation, we discuss: 

• Sean's background and origin story of his company, Maniford 
• The Career/personal benefits of Agency consulting 
• Why you shouldn't hop on the start-up bandwagon 
• Alternatives to Venture Capital 
• Why/how he personally violates the rules of personal branding 
• Nuances to Product Design/Development and why Enterprise companies struggle 
• Technology trends that excite him 
• Why/how to think in longer-time HOrizons 
• How to design for a well-lived life

To learn more about Sean, check him out: 

Website: https://www.sean-johnson.com/; Twitter: @intentionally; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanjohnson

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