A great business story thoroughly researched . Subscribe now to access the the longer co-hosted episodes released on the 1st of every month as well as lots of b...
The title says it all- in this episode I do a deep dive on Bernie Ecclestone, the controversial F1 supremo for over 40 years.Subscribe now to access the the longer co-hosted episodes released on the 1st of every month as well as lots of bonus episodes and ad free weekly episodes. Subscribe via Spotify Subscriptions, Apple Subscriptions or on Patreon by clicking on this link or going to patreon.com/greatbusinessstories
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Barry Diller: From Hollywood to Tech – The Master of Reinvention
Subscribe now to access the the longer co-hosted episodes released on the 1st of every month as well as lots of bonus episodes and ad free weekly episodes. Subscribe via Spotify Subscriptions, Apple Subscriptions or on Patreon by clicking on this link or going to patreon.com/greatbusinessstoriesYou’ll find out pretty quickly that both myself and Keith are big fans of Diller- he’s the guy who brought us Roots, and in so doing he pioneered the introduction of the TV mini series- he green lighted some of the best TV comedies- from Cheers to Taxi to the Simpsons not to mention some of the best movies of the 80’s.He also got involved in some of the biggest, most high profile and dramatic media battles of the 80’s and 90’s. And then he pivoted, - and he pivoted many times throughout his career eventually becoming the main driver behind online dating- he got in early with Match.com and later his company bought plenty of fish, tinder and practically owned the dating sector.And though it all, Diller was this calm, very classy guy- it makes for a fascinating story, enjoy.
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Tony O Reilly- Balls, Beans, Billions, Bankruptcy and Brilliance
this is the story of one of the most remarkable and probably overall talented people we’re ever likely to cover. A rugby superstar who would go on to lead Heinz for 20 years, become one of the highest paid and most successful CEO’s during that time while at the same time building a media and business empire on the other side of the ocean, who charmed and mixed with global elite, became Ireland’s first billionaire and then lost it all. It’s a remarkable story - enjoy
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Range Rovers, Ruin & Redemption: Iceland’s 2008 Crash
2008 was a monumental year- financial markets collapsed and many countries, including Ireland, where both myself and Keith live, found out pretty quickly that we’d been living in a bubble.
And while the impact of this crash affected so many people around the world, I don’t think any other country had such a huge proportion of its citizens affected as adversely as the 370,000 people in Iceland.
So in this episode we examine why Iceland pivoted from its traditional industries into banking, how its economy grew at a breakneck speed and then how it all came crashing down.
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Adam Neuman of WeWork- A Great Salesman Or A Great Bullshitter
The WeWork story is one that most of us are familiar with but as you’d expect we go deep into how Nueman was able to raise billions from some of the savviest investors, and from other investors like Softbank, who, as we find out, aren’t very savvy at all.
What I love about this story is that as soon as I started digging, I kept coming across facts and figures and quotes from Neuman that just left me stunned- how did he get investors to fall for his schtick?
We dig into Masayoshi Son the founder of Softbank, this revered investor who takes the biggest bets and also, the most reckless ones.
Even if you thought you knew the WeWork story, as I myself thought, I promise that there’s a lot in here that will keep you in a state of disbelief.
It’s an incredible story- enjoy
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