Draft:Modestas Mankus
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{{AFC comment|1=No significant coverage in reliable sources - interviews are not independent. GoldRomean (talk) 14:09, 15 May 2025 (UTC)}}
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{{Short description|Lithuanian entreprneuer}}
{{Draft topics|biography|media|northern-europe}}
{{AfC topic|blp}}
Modestas Mankus FRSA (born 9 August 1996) is a Lithuanian entrepreneur{{Cite web |last=Fischer |first=Tobias |title=15 questions {{!}} Interview {{!}} Modestas Mankus {{!}} Reflective Digging |url=https://www.15questions.net/interview/fifteen-questions-interview-modestas-mankus/page-1/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=www.15questions.net}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-24 |title=Finalists for Cambridge Independent SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards 2022 revealed |url=https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/finalists-for-cambridge-independent-sme-cambridgeshire-busin-9265561/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Cambridge Independent |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Jude |first=Clarke |date=2015-10-29 |title=Moz5a: Modestas Mankus {{!}} Cambridge News |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029145557/http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Meet-electronic-artist-Moz5a/story-27766896-detail/story.html |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=web.archive.org}} and founder of Our Culture Mag, an arts and culture magazine.{{Cite web |last=Kame |first=Jacqueline |date=2017-11-14 |title=Interview: Modestas Mankus |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/interview-modestas-mankus_b_5a0a66a1e4b00652392183a0 |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=MSN News {{!}} Our Culture |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/channel/source/Our%20Culture/sr-cid-55e70d9782efd45f |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=www.msn.com}} He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.{{Cite web |title=Modestas Mankus |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/modestas-mankus/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Modestas Mankus
| honorific_suffix = FRSA
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|10|09}}
| citizenship = Lithuanian
| alma_mater = University of Hertfordshire
| occupation = Entrepreneur
| known_for = Our Culture Mag
| spouse =
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| awards = Forbes 30 Under 30 (2025)
| website = https://ourculturemag.com
}}
Early Life
Modestas Mankus was born in Tauragė, Lithuania. He moved to the United Kingdom at the age of nine.{{Cite web |last=Mankus |first=Modestas |date=2018-06-28 |title=How Being a Lithuanian Immigrant in the U.K. Grew My Drive for Success in Business |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-gb/leadership/how-being-a-lithuanian-immigrant-in-the-uk-grew-my-drive/314790 |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Entrepreneur |language=en}} He attended the University of Hertfordshire.
Career
Mankus launched arts and culture magazine Our Culture in 2016 in his dorm room.{{Cite web |last=Sabaliauskaitė |first=Gabija |title="Forbes" įtakingiausiųjų iki 30-ies sąraše – lyderiai iš Lietuvos - Verslo žinios |url=https://www.vz.lt/mano-verslas/2025/04/16/forbes-itakingiausiuju-iki-30-ies-sarase-lyderiai-is-lietuvos-566517 |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=vz.lt |language=lt}} As the editor-in-chief at Our Culture Mag he has interviewed prominent filmmakers and artists including Jonas Mekas,{{Cite book |last=Leland |first=John |title=Happiness Is a Choice You Make Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux |year=2018 |isbn=9780374717056 |pages=78}} Martin Solveig, Jonas Blue, Joel Corry, Meduza (producers), Wilkinson (musician), Gryffin, and others.
Mankus has also written critical pieces on Sustainable fashion which have been used as references in text books, academic reviews, and news pieces.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-22 |title=Stop Green Lies: How to Catch Greenwashing in Fashion |url=https://lawreview.vermontlaw.edu/stop-green-lies-how-to-catch-greenwashing-in-fashion/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=Vermont Law Review |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=EarthBits |title=48 Experts Name Their Best Tips to Reduce Plastic or Waste TODAY |url=https://earthbits.com/blogs/earthbits/48-experts-name-their-best-tips-to-reduce-plastic-or-waste-today |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=EarthBits |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Abbie |date=2024-04-18 |title=Unraveling Greenwashing: Mankus's Quest for Transparency in Fashion |url=https://dustymag.com/article/how-modestas-mankus-in-sustainable-fashion-journalism/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Dusty Mag |language=en-US}}
Mankus also wrote articles on European Business for the Entrepreneur (magazine) focusing on the Baltic states and copyright law.{{Cite web |last=Mankus |first=Modestas |date=2018-09-07 |title=Are the Baltic States Right for Your Startup? |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-gb/starting-a-business/are-the-baltic-states-right-for-your-startup/319219 |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=Entrepreneur |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Mankus |first=Modestas |date=2018-07-23 |title=What Is Article 11, and Would It Help Businesses in the EU? |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-gb/business-news/what-is-article-11-and-would-it-help-businesses-in-the-eu/316022 |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=Entrepreneur |language=en}}
Awards
Mankus was selected for the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe in the Media & Marketing category in 2025.{{Cite web |title=Forbes 30 Under 30 2025: Media & Marketing |url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2025/europe/media-marketing/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=Forbes |language=en}}