Daniel Matishak, Co-Founder & CEO of Mindable - It Takes a C-Tribe Village Podcast

It Takes A C-Tribe Village

Preface: The origins of the phrase is a mystery. It takes a village to raise a child is a proverb that spirited from African or Native American cultures. The phrase translates into saying that it takes an entire community of different people interacting with children in order for children to experience and grow in a safe environment.

The thought leaders, game-changers, and innovators that we look up to are often impacted by the same thing: they’ve been exposed to people, environments, and interactions that have helped shape and define who they are today.The It Takes a C-Tribe Village Podcast aims to identify, dissect, and celebrate the unsung heroes, things, and experiences that have impacted the greatest minds of our generation and how these individuals are paying it forward for those to come.

Guest: Daniel Matishak (@danielmatishak), Co-Founder & CEO, Mindable
Interviewer: Sahr Saffa, Chairperson, C-Tribe, and VP of Canadian Operations, AutonomIQ

Show notes:

"So much of the experience is dependent on who you’re with, what you did, etc. Any place can be an adventure if you get those two things right. I like doing risky things so last year, For example, I went to Bali and I walked with some Komodo Dragons. I was so fired up. I have pictures with local Balinese people—for some reason they wanted a picture with me and the Komodo Dragons—and we’re giving a thumbs up next to these beasts. In my head I’m thinking “man these things are so fast and dangerous and if this animal just turned around and took a chomp out of my leg” The shitty thing is once they bite you, it’s pretty serious because of all the bacteria in their mouth. It’s stuff like that that just get your heart going and at the end of it, you’re like “holy man, I’m so happy that I didn’t die!”

Travel is number one. I have this conversation in my office a lot; for example, last year I was gone for four months. When you’re a growing and young company, for your CEO to be gone for four months, they really didn’t understand why I travel. A big reason is I get so inspired by understanding how the world works and understanding why things happen the way that they do. To me, traveling doesn’t mean just going and relaxing somewhere and getting drunk for seven days, but it just means getting a chance to understand a new culture and how the world works. To me that’s the most inspirational thing I could ever do. "

Bio: Founded in 2010 by Daniel Matishak (@danielmatishak), Mindable is one of the most exciting digital publishing companies in the personal transformation space.

Mindable invested in an idea that they were passionate about and grew from a basement operation, to being ranked one of the top 2,000 websites in the world (Alexa.com). Mindable was voted as one of the fastest growing tech companies in 2015 (Deloitte), coming in at #14 of the Top 50 in Canada, and #122 of the Top 500 in North America!

How have they pulled this off? One strategy that has paid off is a mostly remote workforce, that enables the company to attract top talent not just from their own backyard, but from across the globe.

There are, of course, challenges that come with a dispersed team like Mindable’s. Namely – how do you maintain the right culture when more than half of their staff never sets foot in the office?

Over the years Mindable has had the opportunity to tap into some of the most interesting markets and as mentioned, have found success and passion publishing authors, articles, and products in the self-discovery and personal transformation space. This massive market grants Mindable a digital playground to publish content, test new ideas and connect with a valuable network of unique individuals.