Designing a Life That Fuels Creativity w/ Mo Said | Ep 408

The Futur with Chris Do

The Futur

Business, Arts, Education, Self-improvement, Marketing, Design

4.9 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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In this episode, Chris Do sits down with Mo Said, founder and creative director of Mojo Supermarket, to unpack what it really means to build an interesting life, business, and brand. Through stories from Mo’s journey—starting an agency with little structure, growing it into a global creative force, and constantly chasing curiosity—they explore why interesting work comes from interesting people living intentional lives. The conversation weaves through personal risk, creative courage, and the idea that misalignment, not overwork, is often the true cause of burnout. Timestamps (00:00) — Intro (06:12) — Taking risks without fear (12:05) — Failure builds personal value (17:48) — Finding what interests you (23:31) — Why boredom causes burnout (29:14) — Stories make people memorable (34:52) — Applying interest to branding (40:33) — Creative strategy in practice (45:58) — Pitching bold campaign ideas (51:27) — Selling ideas with confidence (56:49) — Creativity versus business tension (01:02:15) — Structure fuels creative output (01:07:36) — Planning life in short sprints (01:12:08) — Constraints spark innovation Check out today's guest, Mo Said: LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mosaid YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mosaidshow Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mosaidshow/?hl=en Check out The Futur: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thefutur.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thefutur.com/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-futur/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thefutur.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thefuturishere/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/theFuturisHere/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/thefuturishere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thefuturishere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/thefuturishere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Chris Do: LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/thechrisdo/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BizOfDesign⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thechrisdo/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://x.com/thechrisdo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thechrisdo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@thechrisdo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Behance: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.behance.net/chrisdo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's guest possibly is the world's most interesting man. He reminds me of a campaign, a classic
0:05.9	campaign for you advertising nut jobs, aficionados of the Dos Iki campaign. And it was the world's most
0:13.0	interesting man. And some of the lines on it were so funny. I just thought it was appropriate to
0:16.6	mention them as we kind of lead into our guests today. So the campaign's like he once had an
0:21.2	awkward moment just to see how it feels. And if he were to punch you in the face, you would have to
0:26.8	fight off a strong urge to thank him. Sharks have a week dedicated to him. His only regret is not
0:33.4	knowing what regret feels like. And that's what it's like to have the most interesting man.
0:38.3	And my guest today, Mo Saeed, is talking about this idea about creating a life and business that
0:44.6	is interesting. My name is Mo Saeed, and you're listening to the future.
0:52.7	I love this line that he wrote, because interesting work and interesting companies come from
0:58.2	interesting people living interesting lives. Welcome to the podcast, Mo. How are you?
1:04.2	Thank you very much, man. I'm so excited to be here. I'm very, very well. There's a lot of
1:08.1	interesting in that sentence, but it's true. I love that. It's
1:11.8	just like, I love repetition. There's something delightful to see words used over and over
1:16.5	again. It makes it super hooky. Before we jump into it, I would love for you to introduce yourself
1:21.5	and tell us a little bit of your backstory. And then we have these big, five big ideas we're
1:25.3	going to touch on. My name is Moe said i am the founder and creative
1:30.2	director of an agency called mojo supermarket it's a mid-sized creative agency and we work with a lot of
1:37.5	fortune 500 brands i've had this for six and seven years i'm originally from bachasan i moved to the
1:43.8	u.s went to Michigan State, and then I
1:47.0	ended up in New York. I worked in agencies for six years, and then I ended up, while quite low on
1:52.7	the totem pole, starting my own to see what that was like, and that's grown into this 80-90-person
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