An Interview with Chandra Wijaya – Managing Director of Magnivate Group
We would like to introduce you to our Managing director, Chandra Wijaya. Please enjoy the interview. 
Magnivate: Please tell us a bit about your background? What did you do before, and can you explain about your role here?
Chandra: I came from Yogyakarta and I grew up mostly there. I was a working student majored in communication at this particular university in Yogyakarta. Back then, I was an announcer and also a producer in one of the radio stations in that town. Three years ago I moved to Jakarta because my friend offered me a job as an Account Executive in advertising agency, and voila! here I am. My current role right now is Managing Director, someone who is responsible for everything that happen in this company. And I also have partners who work together with me.
Magnivate: What is exciting about Magnivate? Why is this a great place for someone to grow career?
Chandra: When you work in a high-end company some people may like the work, but for me the most important thing is the people. In this company, we have great people to work and have fun with. Magnivate is a new world, a creative digital industry and you surely can learn a lot of things here. This company is the most growing full-service digital agency, you will learn to use Facebook or Twitter or any social media platform into a whole new level in your daily life because you are the one who design and create it, so fun.
Magnivate: What do you like the most about your job?
Chandra: What I like the most about my job is because there’s no actual job description in my role, so I can be flexible about which part should I grow with. I learned a lot in this company. I learned how to manage people, I learned how to manage my own work, and even I learned how to manage the cash flow. The best part is you can create things. I personally like to design stuff like creating the system and the rules, so when you become a managing director you will face those kind of things. It’s a great role and it’s a great place to improve yourself.
Magnivate: What is the biggest challenge are you facing right now?
Chandra: The biggest challenge I’m facing right now is to discipline myself. I need to motivate and manage my work and myself everyday and never stop to learn especially in leadership because, learning to be a leader is a rocky process. Probably that’s my biggest challenge.
Magnivate: What do you do to refresh your mind outside of work?
Chandra: Take a leave! hahaha! Well mostly doing what I like. I like to travel, I like music, I like movies, I like games, I like to meet new people, most of all I’ll just do my hobbies just like any other people does.
Magnivate: Please tell us something interesting about you that most people don’t know?
Chandra: I’m actually like a wide open book so that people can read me easily. Although I consider myself as a thick one you can still read me easily even though you need quite some time to do it. The more you hang with me, the more you know me. And I think what people don’t know about me is…. I’m a soft-hearted kind of guy, hahaa!
Thanks so much, Chandra for answering our questions!
