Daring Forever (Find your Extraordinary)

Radim Malinic
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Daring Forever is a podcast about being human, wired for wonder, capable of courage, perpetually becoming. It's about the waves that knock us under and the strange, stubborn grace with which we surface.  Hosted by Radim Malinic, an author, creative, and an eternally curious human who is on a mission to speak with incredible people, also called Forever Daring Humans, those in pursuit of an extraordinary life.  Every week, discover an interview that is packed with amazing stories and value.   How will you dare forever?  This podcast is inspired by my upcoming book titled Daring Forever, which is now available for pre-order (Out October 2026)  More info https://radimmalinic.co.uk/

  1. 3d ago

    Dare to slow down and think deeper - James Martin (MBJ)

    James Martin — designer, educator, and now double author of No B******t Branding — joins Radim to unpack why perception so often outruns talent, and what to do about it. ~ The conversation moves from why James wrote a deliberately slow, research-heavy book in a fast-content world, into his central framework: the gap between evidence (everything you've actually done) and proof (what you show the world so people can believe it).  Along the way, they cover the "hidden geniuses" of the creative industry, the effort heuristic, and why chasing social media visibility without asking where your actual clients are is quietly (well — loudly) burning people out. Takeaways Evidence and proof are not the same thing — evidence is everything you've done; proof is the fraction of it you make visible to people who don't yet know youPerception can outweigh talent: the effort heuristic means people equate visible effort with value, regardless of skill"Hidden geniuses" — highly skilled people with no visibility — lose opportunities to less-skilled people who are simply better perceivedA brand is a recognisable reputation, not a logo or a content calendarThe Five Idea Keys are sequential — you can't skip ahead without answering the question in front of youMinimum Viable Brand borrows from lean startup thinking: build small, put it in the world, test, then improveAsk existing clients how they actually found you before deciding where to spend your marketing timeHuman biology drives us to conform (Hotelling's Law) — awareness of that pull is the first step to resisting itA book (or any deliberate act of proof) can reset how you're perceived, separate from algorithmic visibility Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com |  desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles  https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/  (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

    Dare to slow down and think deeper - James Martin (MBJ)

  2. 4d ago ·  Bonus

    "I don't think opportunity is found. it's built" (Marissa Garcia bonus episode)

    A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Marissa Garcia ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com |  desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles  https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/  (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

    "I don't think opportunity is found. it's built" (Marissa Garcia bonus episode)

  3. Sep 7

    Dare to make it on brand - Marissa Garcia

    Marissa Garcia is a brand designer and strategist from Fresno, California, currently in the middle of what she calls a "personal revolution" — expanding from brand design and strategy into building a creative co-working studio for entrepreneurs and founders in her hometown. ~ A former competitive runner, Marissa traces her understanding of personal branding back to childhood, when she was repeatedly cast as "Scary Spice" instead of the "Sporty Spice" identity she felt was truly hers. That early lesson — that if you don't control your narrative, someone else will — became the foundation of her three pillars of personal brand: clarity, consistency, and connection.  She and Radim dig into her "delulu" mindset, the belief that opportunity isn't found but built, and the story of how she cold-pitched her way onto a stage at Cannes Lions and funded the entire trip through connections she built with no prior relationship. Takeaways Personal brand isn't something you own — it's something others perceive, but you have real power to influence itMarissa's three pillars: clarity (showing people who you are), consistency ("make it on brand" in everything you do), and connection (building relationships, not making asks)Being a "multi-hyphenate" isn't a lack of focus — singular identities can box creatives in rather than free themOpportunity is built, not found — Marissa manufactured her own speaking stage and funding at Cannes Lions through months of relationship-buildingCorporate life taught her the cost of attaching identity to a title or company instead of a bigger mission"Unshakable belief in what's possible," forged through her athletic background, carries into how she approaches business and rejection alikeOther people's opinions of you are "none of your business" — a mantra she also teaches her kids Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com |  desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles  https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/  (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

    Dare to make it on brand - Marissa Garcia

  4. Sep 3 ·  Bonus

    "Self-doubt is the blade in my pencil sharpener" (Benji Wiedemann bonus episode)

    A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Benji Wiedemann wiedemannlampe.com ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com |  desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles  https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/  (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

    "Self-doubt is the blade in my pencil sharpener" (Benji Wiedemann bonus episode)

  5. Aug 28

    Dare to design across generations - Benji Wiedemann

    Benji Wiedemann, co-founder and executive creative director of Wiedemann Lampe, joins Radim to unpack a career that's grown from graphic design into something closer to nation-building — cultural strategy for governments, museums, and city-scale projects that won't be finished for another 25 years. ~ Benji traces his path from a German-Jewish family shaped by displacement, through a childhood spent convinced he'd end up homeless, to co-founding an agency with Alex Lampe that now works on cities not yet built.  This is a conversation about listening as a discipline, self-doubt as a tool, and designing for a timescale far longer than any one career. Takeaways Family history can become a working philosophy — Benji's grandfather's "if you can't fit it in your pocket, you can't have it" now shapes how his agency thinks about value beyond ownershipStruggling academically doesn't predict creative capability — some minds simply need different conditions, not different expectationsCultural strategy work runs on immersion, not assumption — arriving with "no bias" and extracting meaning rather than imposing ideasReal listening isn't passive — showing people how they've been heard is what turns input into trustSelf-doubt and fear aren't obstacles to creative clarity — treated right, they're what sharpens a point of viewSustainable business leadership means building systems and making yourself replaceable, not staying indispensableLong-term thinking is a genuine competitive advantage — projects designed to outlive their creators tend to be the ones that matterCuriosity, empathy, and self-doubt together form a more durable creative foundation than confidence alone Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com |  desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles  https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/  (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

    Dare to design across generations - Benji Wiedemann

  6. Aug 27 ·  Bonus

    "I want to let the project get its own shape." (Melissa Castan bonus episode)

    A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Melissa Castan  ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com |  desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles  https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/  (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

    "I want to let the project get its own shape." (Melissa Castan bonus episode)

  7. Aug 24

    Dare to let ideas have a home - Melissa Castan

    Mel Castan is a Mexico City-born, Barcelona-based animator, illustrator, and community builder whose creative journey has taken her from advertising school to motion graphics to founding two community projects for creatives. ~ She talks with Radim about growing up in a military family with a spiritual streak, discovering illustration as a meditative practice, and building spaces where creatives can process burnout, imposter syndrome, and identity beyond the usual networking event. Takeaways Mel is a Mexico City-born, Barcelona-based animator, illustrator, and producer who's spent nine years building a career across advertising, motion design, and community-buildingGrowing up in a military family — her grandfather a retired army general who turned to spirituality after retiring — shaped her comfort holding contradictions togetherShe describes creativity as a lifelong practice tied to her ADHD, and drawing as a meditative practice since childhoodA mapping show by Amon Tobin reshaped her sense of what creative work could be and pulled her toward studying motion graphics in BarcelonaShe spent her first days in Barcelona intentionally getting lost in the Gothic Quarter, without a phone or map, as her way of learning the cityShe co-founded Frames by Friends, a five-year community for Barcelona's animators and motion designers that grew from an expected 20 people to 75 at its first eventHer current project, Side Project, builds spaces — Honest Conversations and Work in Progress — for creatives to process burnout, imposter syndrome, and identity beyond networkingShe describes "vicarious learning" — the idea that sharing our struggles with others makes them feel lighter and less isolatingHer guiding philosophy is that ideas have home, and her role is to be that home for othersShe's letting Side Project's future shape itself without attachment to a fixed outcome, trusting that showing up consistently will reveal the next step Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com |  desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles  https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/  (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

    Dare to let ideas have a home - Melissa Castan

  8. Aug 20 ·  Bonus

    "When you have a lot of passion for something, it can blur your view." (Pep Salazar bonus episode)

    A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Pep Salazar from OFFF Festival  ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com |  desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles  https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/  (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

    "When you have a lot of passion for something, it can blur your view." (Pep Salazar bonus episode)
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Daring Forever is a podcast about being human, wired for wonder, capable of courage, perpetually becoming. It's about the waves that knock us under and the strange, stubborn grace with which we surface.  Hosted by Radim Malinic, an author, creative, and an eternally curious human who is on a mission to speak with incredible people, also called Forever Daring Humans, those in pursuit of an extraordinary life.  Every week, discover an interview that is packed with amazing stories and value.   How will you dare forever?  This podcast is inspired by my upcoming book titled Daring Forever, which is now available for pre-order (Out October 2026)  More info https://radimmalinic.co.uk/

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