236. Lead with Vision with Namit Malhotra (CEO of 8x Academy Award-winning studio DNEG) 🎬

"Your work is to discover your work, then with all your heart to give yourself to it." — Buddha Namit Malhotra started with just one Apple Mac in a Mumbai garage... Today, his company, DNEG, powers the entertainment industry with over 10,000 employees and eight Academy Awards for films like Inception, Interstellar, and The Dark Knight. In this episode: • The formula for dominating at the highest level. • How to excel in high-stakes environments. • Practical tips for nurturing motivated kids. • Lessons from the world’s most visionary filmmakers. • How to scale a garage startup into a global powerhouse. Let’s WIN THE DAY with Namit Malhotra! _ 🎬 Episode website (including 4K video, full transcript, best quotes, etc.): ⁠https://jameswhitt.com/236-win-the-day-podcast-namit-malhotra _ Episode links: 🎯 Download your FREE ⁠⁠Win the Day action plan⁠⁠ ⚡ DNEG website 📷 DNEG Instagram 🌎 DNEG X 🔗 DNEG LinkedIn 🎬 Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Win the Day YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel 💚 Give the Win the Day podcast a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠5-star rating on Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🙏 Give the Win the Day podcast a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠5-star rating on Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _ Timemarkers: 00:00 Who is Namit Malhotra 1:29 Interview starts 2:27 The value of knowing your weaknesses 3:27 Developing the confidence to launch a business 5:51 Growing up in Mumbai 7:05 The seeds that made the business a success 9:09 Find your calling 10:25 Be curious to find your calling 12:41 Winning Academy Awards (can you handle the pressure of being #1?) 15:19 How Namit built his business to get listed on the stock exchange 18:57 Download your FREE Win the Day Action Plan 19:47 Getting the call to make Avatar 21:48 The genius of Christopher Nolan (and films like Interstellar) 24:41 Turning a director’s vision into a masterpiece 26:40 Start with impossible 27:33 The genius of Interstellar 31:00 Hans Zimmer 32:59 How to keep audiences excited 34:24 How to keep 10,000 staff happy, aligned, and motivated 36:06 Living for yourself or your kids 38:45 The hard truth about privilege — and how to make your life a massive success 42:44 Why someone else will take your dream (hint: they’re hungrier) 44:49 How DNEG made Mad Max in Australia 46:14 New film The Ramayan 48:00 Affirmation 48:58 Rocket Round _ Want to support the show? 1. Hit 'Follow'. 2. Leave a 5-star rating. 3. Share this episode with a friend. This will help the podcast get discovered by more people so they can Win the Day, too. Thank you for your support! It truly means a lot 💕 Onward and upward always… #WinTheDay PS — Enjoyed this episode? You'll love this one, too:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 194: Reclaim Your Freedom with Dan Martell