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40 Minute Mentor is on a mission to raise aspirations and inspire the next generation of category-defining Founders, through powerful career stories and inspirational mentorship. From purpose-led Founders to Olympic champions; learn first-hand from today’s successful leaders on what it takes to be brilliant, all in just 40 minutes. 40 Minute Mentor is one of the UK’s top Business and Careers podcasts and can be found on all popular podcast platforms, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts and Stitcher.
Asi Sharabi on scaling Wonderbly from the kitchen table to an award-winning business & selling to Penguin Random House
40 Minute Mentor
35 minutes
1 week ago
Asi Sharabi on scaling Wonderbly from the kitchen table to an award-winning business & selling to Penguin Random House
Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is Asi Sharabi, Co-Founder and CEO of Wonderbly, the world’s leading personalised publishing company.
Founded in 2012, Wonderbly is on a mission to inspire boundless self-belief in children through clever and sophisticated personalisation.
Over the last decade, Asi and the team have gone from strength to strength, raising money from some of the biggest investors in the industry, winning multiple awards, growing the team and shipping over 10 million books.
In this episode, Asi opens up about the reality behind this fast-growth journey, from raising capital to taking back ownership and scaling the team while keeping a strong culture at the core.
📚Episode Chapters:
➡️ The moment it all started [02:00]
➡️ Hypergrowth & fundraising lessons [10:00]
➡️ Building a high-performing culture without burning people out [13:30]
➡️ Why proximity still matters in a remote world [23:20]
➡️ Selling to Penguin Random House [26:30]
➡️ The hard side of being a Founder [32:20]
🔍 Find out more:
✨ Connect with Asi
✨ More about Wonderbly
✨ Asi’s book recommendation
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40 Minute Mentor
40 Minute Mentor is on a mission to raise aspirations and inspire the next generation of category-defining Founders, through powerful career stories and inspirational mentorship. From purpose-led Founders to Olympic champions; learn first-hand from today’s successful leaders on what it takes to be brilliant, all in just 40 minutes. 40 Minute Mentor is one of the UK’s top Business and Careers podcasts and can be found on all popular podcast platforms, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts and Stitcher.
