Shabnam Mogharabi | CEO @ SoulPancake

About this video

Shabnam Mogharabi, CEO of SoulPancake (a media company founded by Rainn Wilson), shares how she discovered the power of joy and gratitude after hitting a personal low point in 2008. She recounts how a family pilgrimage to Israel helped her shift from despair to determination, leading her to reach out to SoulPancake’s team and eventually become instrumental in the company’s launch and later acquisition by Participant Media.

Key takeaways

• Shabnam identifies three tools that transformed her mindset during her transition: detachment from outcomes, practicing gratitude for opportunities and help from others, and avoiding comparison with others’ lives and achievements
• Shabnam proposes that joy is a powerful force that can coexist with acknowledging life’s difficulties, and that it can be actively cultivated through specific practices rather than dismissing real struggles
• SoulPancake’s mission to make philosophical and spiritual topics ‘cool’ again through positive media resonated deeply with Shabnam, and this sense of purpose—combined with her three-tool framework—helped her navigate 65+ investor meetings and ultimately achieve a successful exit

Episode details: published December 4, 2017 · 1.6K views · 13:19 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The business ideas, figures and results discussed are the hosts’ and guests’ own claims, shared as brainstorming and entertainment — not verified facts and not investment advice.

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