Our latest episode reflects on how an EFM lifestyle can give you the freedom to pivot your journey, and how there is nothing "small" about any kind of small business or portable career. After weathering the challenges of the first few years of life as an EFM, Mustafa has a delightfully optimistic view on what those years taught him about life and business. What was my take home from this conversation?

Don't be ashamed to be proud of what you are good at, and make money doing it!


Mustafa is a communications and technology professional with over 16 years of experience in leadership roles focused on content creation, leading innovative media and technology interventions for programs supported by various US Government, non-profits, and private sector clients which include Stanford University, the ACLU, Vitalant, UNIDOS, Arizona State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, Last Mile Health, The Brooking Institute, The World Bank, UNICEF, USAID, and the US State Department.

Mustafa is well sought out for his experience in developing effective media content on a range of issues which include: gender equity, education, and health in diverse and challenging contexts such as Pakistan, DR Congo, Lebanon, Ghana, Swaziland, Syria, Kenya, and the United States.

At 26, Mustafa was the youngest head of department at the University of Lahore in Pakistan where he founded the School of Creative Arts. Mustafa also founded the first media technology park of Pakistan at the University called the Creative Village, with a vision to train the media professionals of tomorrow on real-world commercial projects. Mustafa is an Atlantic Fellow at George Washington University and has a Masters (MSc) in Media and Communications from the London School of Economics. Mustafa is a proud father of his 5-year-old daughter Breenie.

Find his business at:

www.frontiersanimation.com

Watch the LA Film Festival awardee Super Vaccine Vato mentioned in this episode at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayt8GOe83BY&t=2s

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