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Saurav Risbud

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An interview show about the messy, winding path to doing meaningful work

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Build Australia, startup marketing and sabbaticals | Franko Ali

Franko Ali has spent over a decade in marketing and storytelling, from growing YouTube channels at Discovery Media in San Francisco to brand-building for one of Australia's leading venture capital firms. This year, he's taking a sabbatical to reset while still staying in motion. He's helping to launch Build Australia: a grassroots movement turning collective anxiety about the future into something optimistic. Timestamps: 00:00 - Opening highlight and introduction 01:39 - The link between marketing and optimism 03:50 - Growing up in California, Steiner schools and accidental stoicism 10:13 - How the early internet influenced Franko 17:30 - Going viral on Facebook while in college 19:00 - Franko's early career in media at Discovery 25:24 - The move to Australia 29:44 - Finding community as an outsider 32:15 - Working in tech and VC in Australia 45:00 - Franko's sabbatical experience 49:08 - Build Australia: turning anxiety into a national optimism movement 59:27 - AI content overload and the fear of losing our humanity 1:04:12 - nonlinear's 3 ending questions --- 🎙 ABOUT NONLINEAR nonlinear is the podcast about the messy, winding path to doing meaningful work. Each episode, host Saurav Risbud sits down with someone who took an unconventional route, whether that's starting a company, taking a sabbatical, or finding meaning beyond a job title.Subscribe and share with someone who's figuring out their next move.

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An interview show about the messy, winding path to doing meaningful work

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Saurav Risbud
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