Perseverance: Lessons From Manny Medina's Journey

The Jake Dunlap Show

Takeaways

~ Manny went for the opportunities that were presented and available resources with the determination that carried him from being a shrimp harvester in Ecuador to a student in America to now the CEO of Outreach

~ He could not continue on the normal route that was predestined for him in his country or parental expectations; he stayed on a narrow path to achieve academic and career praise

~ He understood that he had to try stuff that was outside of his bubble if he would ever consider himself a entrepreneur

~ Manny’s experienced an opportunity where someone invested an incredible amount of time in order to get him into HBS. Along with his hard work ethic in constructive criticism, and wanting to be and sound professionally proficient, he achieved his task of moving forward when he didn’t know he could.

~ Due to his experiences where people took interest for his advancement, he has taken time to reinvest his time and knowledge for others who are looking to achieve the goals for their path to success

Quotes

“My parents didn’t give me a pass….I got the ‘your mom is an engineer, your dad is an engineer, you’re going to be an engineer’ so I picked the most middle of the road thing that had the most optionality. I didn’t have to commit to anything with computer engineering…. even though i wasn’t very good, I saw the potential in it”

“It was incredible that somebody like a stranger just takes you into account….. she invested in me and all she asked was that I invested in others…. Nobody has ever done anything like that for me….”

Learn more about Manny and Outreach:

• Manny Medina LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/medinism/
• Outreach LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/outreach-saas/

Learn more about Jake and Skaled:

• Jake Dunlap Personal Site - http://jakedunlap.com/
• Jake Dunlap LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakedunlap/
• Skaled - https://skaled.com/
• Skaled LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/skaled
• Jake Dunlap - Twitter - https://twitter.com/JakeTDunlap
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• Skaled - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsw_03rSlbGQkeLGMGiDf4Q