“Consider hazard. Don’t nurture concern.”

— Man Laliberté

Man Laliberté (@guylalibertedj) is the founding father of Cirque du Soleil, One Drop Basis, and Lune Rouge. He was named by Time Journal as one of the influential personalities on the planet and has been acknowledged as one of the artistic and modern minds by Condé Nast. 

An artist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Man is a three-time winner of the Ernst & Younger Entrepreneur of the Yr Award, together with World Entrepreneur of the Yr; a Knight of the Nationwide Order of Quebec; and an inductee of the Canadian Enterprise Corridor of Fame. Man has been granted the insignia of the Order of Canada, the best distinction within the nation, and in 2010 obtained his star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame.

Man now dedicates his time to his firm, Lune Rouge, and his worldwide nonprofit, One Drop Basis, which goals to “guarantee sustainable entry to secure water, sanitation, and hygiene for communities in every single place by modern partnerships, creativity, and the facility of artwork.”

Go to Frooogs.com to find Man’s newest mission.

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SHOW NOTES

• [06:16] A galvanizing journey to Europe in 1977.
• [12:31] Busking with out going broke.
• [15:46] Managing Mother and Dad’s misaligned values.
• [25:35] Rising from a darkish teenage interval.
• [31:13] The transcendental energy of Cirque du Soleil.
• [36:25] Starting a “theater troupe on stilts.”
• [45:00] How Hawaiian epiphanies cast the spirit of Cirque du Soleil.
• [51:55] Black sheep profitable over the wolves.
• [1:05:57] Drawing from P.T. Barnum and Walt Disney.
• [1:07:27] Overcoming early monetary hurdles.
• [1:19:31] A gap day that signaled the start of by no means trying again once more.
• [1:27:11] Evaluating hazard with out nurturing concern.
• [1:28:36] Buffering towards betrayal with out surrendering to cynicism.
• [1:34:12] Steve Wynn for the win.
• [1:47:55] Blue Ocean Technique.
• [1:48:55] Pioneering and galvanizing.
• [1:51:55] Precedence and mortality.
• [1:57:47] Parting ideas.

MORE GUY LALIBERTÉ QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“It’s one factor to persuade the federal government, however I’m telling you, it’s rather more troublesome to persuade a financial institution.”
— Man Laliberté

“Consider hazard. Don’t nurture concern.”
— Man Laliberté

“There’s many issues that kill success. The primary one I’ve seen is about after getting success, you get a number of reward financially. Then you definately begin to nurture the concern of not having tomorrow what you’ve got immediately, and that adjustments your whole approach of addressing issues.”
— Man Laliberté

“The primary month was a catastrophe. We misplaced our massive high. It was raining. It was conflicts. The artists [were] combating and there was a strike. No matter occurred firstly, we have been within the mud as much as the throat. However one month after, our present was so tight.”
— Man Laliberté

“One of many largest abilities in enterprise I realized was on the street due to this harmful surroundings. You make pals otherwise you run otherwise you’re able to face a extra bodily actuality.”
— Man Laliberté

“I’m not giving up. Until the fish is slicing the road, I’m taking that fish out of the pond.”
— Man Laliberté

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