Meet Mogli Maureal

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Mogli Maureal. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Mogli below.

Hi Mogli, really happy you were able to join us today and we’re looking forward to sharing your story and insights with our readers. Let’s start with the heart of it all – purpose. How did you find your purpose?

I kinda figured out my purpose just by trying things. Learning new stuff, picking up different skills, and honestly just getting more life experience. It wasn’t so much about adding things in, but more about subtracting what I knew I didn’t want to do.

I did always have a North Star, though: staying somewhere in the arts and entertainment world. After a few years of experimenting, learning from people around me, failing, trying again and eventually things started to click.

And spoiler alert: your purpose isn’t permanent. It shifts every now and then, because we’re constantly changing as humans.

Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?

I’m The Mogli — a visual storyteller who lives somewhere between adventure and emotion. My work is all about capturing moments that feel alive. Its the crafting of imagery that pulls you in, makes you pause, and makes you feel something. Whether it’s filmmaking, photography, or creative direction, I’m always moodboaring that mix of artistry and authenticity.

What excites me most is the process. I love taking an idea from a spark in someone’s mind and turning it into something better in cinematic and immersive forms. Every project is a chance to experiment, learn, and push creative boundaries. I don’t see creativity as a straight path but rather a continual evolution. I try, I fail, I adjust, and I grow. That’s the fun of it!

Professionally, I’m focused on retaining long relationships with amazing talented people that I ultimately create visuals elevating experiences especially in the travel, hospitality, and lifestyle space. There’s something special about crafting content that helps people see a place or a story in a new way. I’m especially drawn to projects that involve culture, discovery, or human connection.

As for what’s new: I’m currently expanding my creative offerings, taking on more high-end hotel, travel and brand collaborations and building out a few passion projects that blend short-form storytelling with cinematic visuals. I’m also exploring new ways in storytelling both through reel-style content, longer-form pieces and photojournalism.

At the end of the day, The Mogli (my Creative Agency) is about curiosity, artistry, and evolving with purpose to solve a problem. If there’s a story to be told, I’m there with a camera in hand, ready to bring it to life.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

Looking back, the three things that made the biggest impact on my journey weren’t flashy skills. They were more like internal muscles I had to build over time or rather like a musician trying to understand different genres and blending it to your own style.

1. Curiosity.
I’ve always been the type to follow a spark, even if I wasn’t sure where it would lead. That curiosity pushed me to try new roles, learn new tools, and experiment creatively. For anyone starting out, stay curious. Let yourself explore without needing everything to make sense right away. Meet people that have more experience than you and be on their good side. =)

2. Consistency (even when it wasn’t perfect).
There were plenty of moments where I didn’t feel ready or “good enough,” but showing up anyway was everything. Consistency beats talent when talent hesitates. My advice: make things, even small things. Post the imperfect work, take the random gig, finish the idea. Momentum matters.

3. Self-awareness.
A lot of my growth came from figuring out what didn’t feel right. Sometimes crossing things off the list taught me more than adding things to it. Being honest with yourself about what drains you vs. what energizes you is huge. Pay attention to those signals. They’ll guide you more than you think.

For anyone early in their journey: don’t pressure yourself to find “the thing” right away. Just start moving. Try, fail, learn, repeat. The clarity shows up because of the action, not before it. And the path doesn’t need to be straight, it just needs to be yours. If not now, when?

Alright, so before we go we want to ask you to take a moment to reflect and share what you think you would do if you somehow knew you only had a decade of life left?

If I knew I only had a decade left, I’d spend it doing exactly what lights me up the most: traveling the world and telling the stories that often go unheard. There’s so much beauty in the way different cultures live, connect, and overcome and I’d want to spend those years capturing that through a feature documentary. Not just pretty visuals, but real human stories: the traditions, the struggles, the joy, the humor, the small moments that never make headlines. I’d want to leave behind something meaningful, something that reminds people how connected we all actually are.

I’d also make sure I stayed happy and healthy enough to fully live while I’m doing it. That means keeping my body strong so I can still skateboard, snowboard, explore, scuba dive and basically anything that gets my heart pumping and makes me feel alive. I’ve always believed adventure keeps your spirit young, so I’d keep chasing those adrenaline filled moments as long as I could.

And somewhere in that decade, I’d build a little dream café—half tucked into the mountains, half facing the beach. A place where you can sip a cup of Fertile Ground coffee while looking out over the cliffs, then hop on a zipline that takes you straight down to the shoreline. From there you could surf, skate, or just chill with good people and good energy. It would be the kind of place that blends creativity, community, and nature and an extension of everything I love.

In short, I’d spend my last decade doing what makes me feel the most human: creating, exploring, connecting, and savoring every moment of the world while I’m still in it.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.themogli.com
• Instagram: @themogli
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@_themogli