From Actor to Tech Founder: Following Your Curiosity with Biman Wimalaratne

Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!At the peak of an award-winning acting career — theatre in Sydney, agents in London and Australia — Biman Wimalaratne made a decision most people never do. He walked away. Not because he failed. Because he wanted to stop narrating other people's stories and start living his own.Now he's Chief Growth Officer at Kainovation Technologies, an InsureTech startup building AI-powered insurance intelligence tools and recognised as a Top 7 Startup in Sri Lanka. He also helps run N Chandraratne Decorators, a 45-year-old family construction business that took a serious hit during the Sri Lankan economic crisis — and came back.In this conversation, Sheran and Biman go deep on what it actually looks like to follow your curiosity across multiple careers, industries, and versions of yourself.WHAT YOU'LL HEAR:- Walking away from an acting peak — and why it was the right call- Why creative people need both analytical and creative modes to function at their best- Career cycles: how Biman learned to read industries the way a musician reads time signatures- The "jack of all trades" argument — and the part of that quote most people have never heard- What the Sri Lankan economic crisis did to a family business built over 45 years- Door-to-door sales in Sydney, drama school, and proving something to yourself- Facing racism as a brown guy navigating Australia and London- The moment he said "forget what everyone thinks" — and what happened next- Why versions of you have to die for new ones to emerge- The inner child underneath all the ambition — and why no one else can do that work for youRecorded at Hatch Sri Lanka — a startup hub where creativity and technology meet to solve real problems.CONNECT WITH BIMAN:Instagram: @bimankwLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/biman-wimalaratne-bb3804b7LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE:🎙️ Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/12SGsSsLz4DqlLFwxigjXX🍎 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/the-creative-odyssey-podcast/id1750306317📖 Get the Sri Lanka Podcast Tour Magazine: https://stan.store/TheCreativeOdysseyPodcast/p/get-inside-the-creative-odyssey-magazine📩 Contact: [email protected] entrepreneur, Sri Lanka podcast, actor turned entrepreneur, career pivot, following your curiosity, InsureTech Sri Lanka, Hatch Sri Lanka, Kainovation Technologies, creative entrepreneurship, entrepreneur motivation, self love, inner child, career advice, Sri Lankan startup, multi-passionate entrepreneurSupport the show