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. 1d ago

    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

  2. 5d ago ·  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)

  3. 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

  4. 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)

  5. 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

  6. 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)

  7. Aug 17

    Dare to chase the hardest place on Earth - Pep Salazar (OFFF)

    Pep Salazar, director of OFFF — the design and creativity festival he's shaped since 2007 — joins Radim to unpack what it really takes to build a "city for three days." ~  Pep traces his own unlikely path, from a teenager who dreamed of being an actor in a small town near Barcelona, through his formative years building Sónar, to the moment he realised passion alone can blur your vision and every idea needs a manager to make it real.  They talk about why OFFF shows unfinished work instead of polished portfolios, how a team of seven becomes thirty-five once the doors open, and why Pep would rather rebrand the festival every five years than let it stand still. This is a conversation about risk, honesty, and the invisible, exhausting, joyful work of building a community that actually means it. Takeaways Passion can blur your vision — every big idea eventually needs a manager to protect it and make it realA festival isn't a finished portfolio piece; showing the process and the unfinished idea is what builds real trust with a communityLocation does double duty — the city gives you context, but the venue has to speak the same language as the event itselfCurating without a fixed theme keeps a lineup honest and lets creativity stay wide instead of narrowSaying no to most people who want the stage is one of the hardest, least visible parts of the jobDeliberately rebranding every few years keeps a design festival credible — you can't ask others to embrace change if you won'tGrowth doesn't have to mean franchising — co-producing with local partners builds real community instead of a copy-paste eventThe job is made of a thousand three-minute conversations, and learning to actually enjoy them is its own skill 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 chase the hardest place on Earth - Pep Salazar (OFFF)

  8. Aug 13 ·  Bonus

    "Unless you put yourself out there, nobody's going to discover you." Lidia Scarlat

    A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Lidia Scarlat  ~ 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)

    "Unless you put yourself out there, nobody's going to discover you." Lidia Scarlat
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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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