Building a Multi-million Dollar Business by Giving Half Away for Free w/ CEO Matthew Manos

Called “crazy or genius” by Forbes, and recognized as one of the 100 most influential creatives working today by HOW Magazine, Matthew Manos is the Founder and Managing Director of verynice, a design strategy practice that gives half of its work away for free. Matthew is also the author of How to Give Half of Your Work Away for Free and Towards a Preemptive Social Enterprise. His free tools have reached countless of people in over 170 countries. Driven by a mission to redefine the way pro-bono is done all the while running a for-profit business. Show notes in order of appearance: Matthew’s last “oh shit” moment Awarded by Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, etc because of disruptive business model The first thing he designed on a computer screen Skateboarding tricks and falls Give away for free or give nothing away for free. Two schools of thought How pro-bono work painted the path to verynice’s agency model How Matthew chooses who gets free work and who pays Operating pro-bono clients as regular paying clients Matthew creates a toolkit with all his secrets to be given away for free How can this business model survive How do you encourage volunteers to work hard Instilling purpose & mission Matthews graphics and his upcoming comic book Matthew tells us the 2 most important traits of a conscious leader. He shares a very unique point of view.   Visit verynice and find Matthew Manos on Instagram   Connect with Sebastian on Instagram SebastianNaum.com