Hi, I’m Jules Mbu.
I was born in Cameroon and came to the United States at age five.
My upbringing shaped how I see the world: outcomes are earned, not promised—and progress rarely looks linear while you’re living it.
Through discipline and persistence, I earned admission to Harvard College and later attended Columbia for my MBA. Since then, I’ve worked across investment banking, healthcare, sales, operations, education, and technology—often in environments where expectations were unclear, pressure was high, and decisions had real consequences.
I’m a generalist by choice.
In complex organizations, the most consequential problems don’t sit neatly inside a single function. They appear where incentives misalign, systems break down, and priorities compete. I’ve deliberately built my career in those gaps—places where judgment matters more than credentials, and consistent execution matters more than theory.
I’m fluent across finance, sales, and operations. That breadth allows me to move between details and decisions while staying grounded in how businesses actually operate day to day. I care deeply about cash flow, disciplined growth, and building organizations that can perform under real-world constraints.
I write because clear thinking matters to me—and because hard-earned lessons compound most when they’re shared and we can learn from one another.
This Substack exists to distill what I’ve learned (and am still learning) through both setbacks and progress, with honesty and little restraint.
My goal isn’t to motivate or prescribe. It’s to be useful.
If something here helps you think more clearly, operate more effectively, or navigate complexity with greater confidence, then I’ll take that as a win.
I don’t have it all figured out. No one does. But I do believe in living deliberately—and unapologetically—across work, health, relationships, and the quieter decisions that shape a life worth living.
And if this work—or I—aren’t for you, I’m comfortable with that. As Jimi Hendrix once put it:
“I’m the one who has to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.”
For those who choose to spend their valuable time here, welcome. This is a space for clear thinking, honest reflection, and steady execution in a complicated world that often compels us to conform.
Let’s fight on!
