Josh Simon: How Acting First and Asking Permission Later Built His Career to Funko CEO
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Josh Simon: How Acting First and Asking Permission Later Built His Career to Funko CEO
Josh Simon, CEO of Funko, built his career on acting first and seeking permission later. From his Disney internship through roles at Nike and Netflix, he consistently took initiative, demonstrating that calculated risk-taking accelerates growth. He advises Gen Z professionals to align bold ideas with company goals, build alliances, and learn from outcomes. This proactive mindset now drives innovation and culture at Funko.
He was Disney's most junior employee when he rewrote the CEO's op-ed. Now he's a CEO, with advice for Gen Z: ‘Don't really ask for permission’
Funko CEO Josh Simon’s first job was working under Disney’s Michael Eisner, where taking a risk taught him a career lesson he still carries today.
At the beginning of the 2000s, Josh Simon had just graduated from Harvard and had started his first work in the company at the Walt Disney Company. Being the junior person of his team, he did not expect to have many opportunities to interact with the CEO of Disney, Michael Eisner. Simon, however, had a competence that [...] L'articolo He was the most junior employee of Disney when he rewrote the editorial of the CEO. Today he guides Funko: "Don'…
He was Disney’s most junior employee when he rewrote the CEO’s op-ed. Now he’s a CEO, with advice for Gen Z: ‘Don’t really ask for permission’
In the early 2000s, Josh Simon was fresh out of Harvard and working his first corporate job at the Walt Disney Company. As the most junior person on his team, he didn’t expect much interaction with Disney’s CEO, Michael Eisner. But Simon had a skill that came in handy: Having written for The…
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