S02/E29 - Luis Mendo on Finding Your Value, Mundo Mendo & Why Social Media Is Dry Disgusting Bread

He grew up in Salamanca. Spent 20 years as an art director in Amsterdam. His father died. He boarded a plane to Japan for a sabbatical — and 14 years later, he's still there.Luis Mendo is a Spanish illustrator and the founder of Mundo Mendo — a personal membership project built on illustrated stories, shipped directly to readers with no algorithm in between. This is a conversation about finding your value, choosing happiness, and refusing to make salami for Zuckerberg.What we cover:His father's death and why it led him to Japan20 years in Amsterdam — and why he finally chose to leaveAlmost Perfect — six years of welcoming artists into his Tokyo homeWhy social media is dry disgusting bread — and the salami analogyBuilding Mundo Mendo on Ghost, the anti-Substack platformBiking numbered, signed books to the post office himselfWhy he's building something that survives himFinding the value in your work — advice for young illustratorsJapan's exploding independent print and zine sceneAI is for laundry — and what he actually uses it forWhat he wrote in a letter to his daughter growing up in JapanConnect with Luis Mendo:Website: https://www.luismendo.com/Mundo Mendo: https://www.mundomendo.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luismendoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luismendo/Listen and subscribe:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/captn-offscript/id1837469433Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nJ5dKTP2dQN5OwICKjTY5More from Captn OffScript:Website: https://captnoffscript.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CAPTNOffScriptInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/captnoffscriptNewsletter: https://captn.myflodesk.com/newsletterIf you liked this episode, listen to: Elliot Jay Stocks (S02/E25) — on building a direct relationship with your audience through newsletters, why human connection matters more than algorithms, and creating work that lasts.If you enjoyed this episode, leaving a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify takes less than a minute and helps more people find the show. I'd be incredibly grateful. 🙏