Best Simon Dell Podcasts (2026)

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#408 How to Make a Few MORE Billion Dollars: Brad Jacobs 43:29

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8d ago43:29

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In 2024 Brad Jacobs wrote the book How to Make a Few Billion Dollars. In the book Brad explains how he built 8 separate billion dollar companies and other lessons from his 40+ year career as an elite entrepreneur. In the two years since Brad has made a few MORE billion dollars and so the sequel to his first book is: How to Make a Few MORE Billion D…

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The Life of Jesus 34:39

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The Life of Jesus as told in the book Jesus: A Biography of a Believer by Paul Johnson. This episode was originally published on Christmas Eve 2023.By David Senra

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#407 Bruce Springsteen Repairs the Hole in Himself 1:12:53

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A viciously unhappy childhood causes Bruce Springsteen to retreat into work in an extreme way as he searches for success (and control). He channels his pain into focus and drive and gets everything he thought he wanted. He didn’t yet know he was lying to himself. He will find that out soon. He falls into a deep depression. One that almost leads to …

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S2 Ep10: Ep.10 The Fractional CMO Podcast - Are accountants our enemy? 48:41

1M ago48:41

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In this episode we’re joined by accountant Daniel Hay, fractional CMOs Kelly Dimkovska and Joshua “JC” Cilento, and marketing strategist Tommy Holt for a deep dive into one of the biggest business questions: Are accountants holding back marketing success — or are marketers overspending? This episode breaks down the real tension between marketing an…

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S2 Ep9: Ep.09 The Fractional CMO Podcast - Caroline Warnes of Only Good Content 31:46

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For this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, Simon Dell is joined by Caroline Warns, founder of Only Good Content and a seasoned B2B marketing content expert. With decades of experience in in-house marketing and communications, Caroline shares her insights on how fractional CMOs, consultants, and service-based business owners can leverage conten…

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#406 Christian von Koenigsegg 45:59

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Christian von Koenigsegg is unapologetically in the pursuit of greatness. Koenigsegg builds some of the fastest and most expensive cars on Earth, has a cult-like following, and relentlessly seeks out challenges he can innovate on. After building his company for more than 30 years, his love and passion for his craft is still as strong as ever. This …

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Red Bull's Billionaire Maniac Founder 59:48

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I'm reposting one of my favorite founder stories. If you listened to this first time I recommend listening again. If you missed this before, you're about to hear one of the wildest founder stories of all time. A few surprising things I learned from reading about Dietrich Mateschitz, founder of Red Bull: 1. He started the company when he was 41 year…

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#405 How Rockefeller Worked 58:00

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This episode covers the insanely valuable company-building principles of John D. Rockefeller—and nothing else. I spent over 40 hours reading (and rereading) this obscure biography of Rockefeller that costs $1,000 I then spent several days editing down 25 pages of notes from the book. I deleted everything that was not How Rockefeller Works Episode s…

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S2 Ep8: S2 Ep8: The Fractional CMO Podcast - Simon Dell I CEO of CEMOH 41:34

2M ago41:34

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Thinking about becoming a fractional CMO? In this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, Simon Dell breaks down 10 essential steps to launch your fractional marketing business before leaving your full-time role. Learn how to: ✅ Define your niche and target market ✅ Build a strong personal brand and showcase your expertise ✅ Prepare cash reserves an…

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My conversation with Todd Graves 2:00:55

2M ago2:00:55

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Todd Graves is one of my favorite living founders. He owns over 90% of Raising Canes — a business that is worth at least $20 billion. Todd's maxim is "Do one thing and do it better than anyone else." It is impossible not to be inspired by his terminator levels of determination. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did. Episode show notes:…

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#404 How Larry Ellison Thinks 1:02:21

2M ago1:02:21

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This episode covers the unique way Larry Ellison thinks. I spent over 40 hours reading (and rereading) this book on Ellison written by Matthew Symonds. ⁠ I then spent several days editing down 40 pages of notes into a one-hour nonstop stream of Larry Ellison's ideas. Episode sponsors: ⁠Ramp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ gives you everything you need to control spend, wa…

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S2 Ep7: The Fractional CMO Podcast - Kristy Hunter, Kelly Dimkovska & Joshua Cilento 35:30

2M ago35:30

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For this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, Simon Dell is joined by Kristy, Kelly Dimkovska, and Joshua Cilento for a roundtable discussion on one of marketing’s biggest frustrations — reporting. Are detailed marketing reports a waste of time when clients rarely read them? Or are they critical for accountability and strategic alignment? Togethe…

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My Conversation with Brad Jacobs 2:04:24

2M ago2:04:24

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I’ve started a new show where I have conversations with the greatest living Founders. The show is called David Senra. It will be on a separate podcast feed from Founders. So it is very important that you follow David Senra on ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, ⁠YouTube⁠, or ⁠wherever you're listening to this so you don't miss future episodes⁠. Nothing is…

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S2 Ep6: The Fractional CMO Podcast - Kelly Dimkovska of Tuesday Logic 36:44

2M ago36:44

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For this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, we’re joined by Kelly Dimkovska, founder of Tuesday Logic and a seasoned marketing leader with over 15 years’ experience across healthcare, agencies, and consulting. Kelly shares how she made the leap into the fractional space, why so many businesses struggle to align marketing with commercial goals, …

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#403 How Jensen Works 55:15

3M ago55:15

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This episode covers the insanely valuable company-building principles of Jensen Huang—and nothing else. I spent over 40 hours reading (and rereading) this book on Jensen and Nvidia written by Tae Kim I then spent several days editing down 30 pages of notes from the book. I deleted everything that was not How Jensen Works. List of ideas: 1. Professo…

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My Conversation with Michael Dell 1:32:03

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I’ve started a new show where I have conversations with the greatest living Founders. The show is called David Senra. It will be on a separate podcast feed from Founders. So it is very important that you follow David Senra on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you're listening to this so you don't miss future episodes. Nothing is changin…

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S2 Ep5: Season 2: The Fractional CMO Podcast - Kateesha Hembrow of BeKnown Academy 48:25

3M ago48:25

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For this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, Simon Dell is joined by Kateesha Hembrow, founder of Be Known Academy and a leading personal branding and LinkedIn coach. With experience coaching hundreds of professionals across more than 40 industries, Kateesha shares her insights on how consultants, freelancers, and fractional CMOs can use LinkedI…

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#402 Thomas Peterffy: The $80 Billion Founder Who Automates Everything 31:57

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I didn’t know who Thomas Peterffy was. I was shocked to learn that he is 81 years old, worth $80 billion dollars, and has built his $120 billion company, Interactive Brokers, into one of the most efficient companies in the world. I discovered Peterffy by reading this incredible profile about him. I couldn’t put it down. That’s what this episode is …

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S2 Ep4: Season 2: The Fractional CMO Podcast - Farrah Motley of Prosper Law 47:58

3M ago47:58

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For this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, Simon Dell is joined by Farrah Motley, Director of Prosper Law. With over a decade of experience as an in-house counsel and now running her own firm, Farrah shares what fractional CMOs and consultants need to know about the legal side of marketing. We cover duty of care, contracts, staged payments, IP…

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S2 Ep3: Season 2: The Fractional CMO Podcast - Chris Jowsey of Nugget Digital 38:32

3M ago38:32

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For this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, we’re joined by Chris Jowsey, founder of Nugget Digital and one of Australia’s leading fractional CMOs. Chris has helped B2B and tech businesses grow with clarity and focus — and he shares insights on what really sets a fractional apart from a consultant, how to balance quick wins with long-term strat…

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My conversation with Daniel Ek: Founder of Spotify 2:09:59

3M ago2:09:59

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I started a new show so I can have long-form conversations with the greatest living founders. You can watch on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, X, or the web. The new show is on a separate feed so don't forget to follow David Senra so you don't miss future episodes. Nothing is changing with Founders. I will never stop making that podcast. Thanks f…

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#401 How Bill Gates Works 1:08:10

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This episode is about Bill Gates' obsessive drive and hardcore work ethic. Bill Gates had the rarest entrepreneurial talent—the ability to see the leverage point in a new industry, seize it with relentless intensity, and *will* Microsoft into one of the most successful companies in human history. To make this episode I read Bill's new autobiography…

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#400 The Stubborn Genius of James Dyson 1:13:03

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This episode covers the extreme perseverance and the stubborn genius of James Dyson. Dyson has a business philosophy which is very different from anything you might have encountered before. A philosophy which demands difference from what exists and retention of total control. For almost four decades, James Dyson has been building one of the most va…

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#399 How Elon Works 1:33:02

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This episode covers the insanely valuable company-building principles of Elon Musk—and nothing else. I spent well over 60 hours reading (and rereading) the biography of Elon Musk written by Walter Isaacson. I then spent several days editing down 40 pages of notes from the book. I deleted everything that was not about How Elon Works. This episode fo…

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#398 Steve Jobs In His Own Words (Make Something Wonderful) 2:01:22

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A curated collection of Steve’s speeches, interviews, and correspondence, Make Something Wonderful offers a window into how one of the world’s most creative entrepreneurs approached his life and work. In these pages, Steve shares his perspective on his childhood, on launching and being pushed out of Apple, on his time with Pixar and NeXT, and on hi…

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#397 Jiro Ono: Simplicity Is The Ultimate Advantage 41:02

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Jiro Ono is the greatest living sushi chef. He was kicked out his house when he was 9. He started working in a restaurant so he wouldn't have to sleep under a bridge. He never stopped. Over his 75 year career he rose to the very top of his profession. People travel from all over the world to eat at his restaurant. The meal costs $400 per person and…

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S2 Ep2: Season 2: The Fractional CMO Podcast - Jamie Gilbert-Smith of Occam Strategy 35:34

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For our second episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, we are joined by Jamie Gilbert-Smith, from Occam Strategy — a marketing powerhouse who’s helped brands cut through the noise with clarity, confidence, and creative thinking. He’s got thoughts on aligning brand and business strategy, moving fast without breaking things, and why marketing doesn’t …

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#396 The Obsession of Enzo Ferrari 57:21

5M ago57:21

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I've read hundreds of thousands of words about Enzo Ferrari. For this episode I distilled down his most important ideas into 1 hour. Ferrari was truly one of history's greatest obsessives. Episode sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠Ramp⁠⁠⁠ gives you everything you need to control spend, watch your costs, and optimize your financial operations —all on a single platform. …

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S2 Ep1: Season 2: The Fractional CMO Podcast - Kristy Hunter of Hunter Marketing Co. 37:50

6M ago37:50

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For our first episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, we are joined by Kristy Hunter from Hunter Marketing Co. where we discuss the unique role of a fractional CMO and how they differ from traditional consultants. Learn how they integrate into businesses, offering strategic insights and hands-on implementation to drive success. Kristy's LinkedIn - h…

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#395 How Geniuses and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport 1:04:57

6M ago1:04:57

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Those on the margins often come to control the center. That maxim ties together the three remarkable people profiled in this episode: Colin Chapman, known as “the mad scientist of F1”, did more to influence F1 design than any other person in history. Bernie Ecclestone, known as “Supremo”, Bernie transformed Formula One from a disorganized, rag-tag,…

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#394 An Orphan Who Built An Empire: Leonardo Del Vecchio and The Founding of Luxottica 1:07:46

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Your dad dies before you’re born. Your mom can’t afford to take care of you. You grow up without a family and in an institution. You learn a trade and start working full time at the age of 14. You work all day and go to school at night. You’re precise, meticulous, restless, and work circles around everyone. You’re promoted to run the factory at 18 …

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#393 The Marketing Genius of the Michelin Brothers 54:52

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Your family asks you to take over a failing factory in a remote part of France. This “family business” comes with a stack of unpaid bills, a small team of workers who haven’t been paid in months, and a banker refusing to extend any more credit. You cut every unprofitable product and go all in on making rubber tires. You have no experience and don’t…

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#392 Michele Ferrero and His $40 Billion Privately Owned Chocolate Empire 54:55

7M ago54:55

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You take over the family pastry shop and transform it into one of the most valuable privately held businesses in the world. Your father dies young. Your uncle does too. Everyone is relying on you and this keeps you up at night. You insist on differentiation and refuse to make me too products. You obsess over quality. You run tens of thousands of ex…

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#391 Jimmy Iovine 57:05

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You grow up in a rough neighborhood in Brooklyn. You drop out of college. Your dad is your best friend but you don’t want to work the docks like him. You’re determined to “do something special.” You get a job sweeping the floor at recording studio. You get fired—twice. You’ll do anything to work in the music business, including working on Easter Su…

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#390 Rare Steve Jobs Interview 40:46

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I've read this interview probably 10 times. It's that good. Steve Jobs was 29 when this interview was published, and with remarkable clarity of thought Steve explains the upcoming technological revolution, why the personal computer is the greatest tool humans have ever invented, how the computer compares to past inventions, why software needs to be…

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#389 The Founder of Jimmy Choo: Tamara Mellon 55:42

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When Tamara Mellon’s father lent her the seed money to start a high-end shoe company, he cautioned her: “Don’t let the accountants run your business.” Little did he know that over the next fifteen years, the struggle between “financial” and “creative” would become one of the central themes as Mellon’s business. Mellon grew Jimmy Choo into a billion…

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#388 Jeff Bezos's Shareholder Letters: All of Them! 1:19:28

8M ago1:19:28

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(I fixed the audio and uploaded a new episode!) "To read Jeff Bezos’s shareholder letters is to get a crash course in running a high-growth internet business from someone who mastered it before any of the playbooks were written." That is the best description of Bezos's letters I have ever read. I just finished rereading these letters for the 4th or…

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A conversation on focus and finding your life's work 1:22:05

8M ago1:22:05

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My friend Patrick O’Shaughnessy asked me to come to New York and record a conversation. Patrick had just finished listening to episode #383 "Todd Graves and his $10 Billion Chicken Finger Dream" and he believed there was an important conversation to have on focus and finding your life's work. This conversation was off-the-cuff and from the soul. I …

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#387 Jim Simons Built The World’s Greatest Money-Making Machine 1:08:06

8M ago1:08:06

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Jim Simons never took a single class on finance, wasn’t interested in business, and didn’t start trading full time until he was 40. The company he founded — Renaissance Technologies — has made over $100 billion in profits. Starting out with the heretical belief that there was a hidden structure in financial markets, Jim decided to staff his “crazy …

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#386 Akio Morita: Founder of Sony 1:11:32

9M ago1:11:32

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Akio Morita was a visionary entrepreneur and co-founder of Sony. Born as the first son and fifteenth-generation heir to a 300-year-old sake-brewing family in Japan, Akio eschewed the traditional path to forge his own legacy in electronics. In post-war Japan, Akio joined forces with Masaru Ibuka to found Sony. They started in a burned-out department…

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#385 Michael Dell 1:48:16

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This is one of the most extraordinary founder stories you will ever hear. Michael Dell started his company with $1000 when he was 19 years old. The revenues for the first 16 years of Dell look like this: 1984 $6M 1985 $33M 1986 $67M 1987 $159M 1988 $258M 1989 $388M 1990 $546M 1991 $890M 1992 $2B 1993 $2.9B 1994 $3.5B 1995 $5.3B 1996 $7.8B 1997 $12.…

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S1 Ep140: Season 1: Marketing strategy with Selina Donnelly from HSA Growth 51:32

9M ago51:32

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Our very own marketing guru, Simon, is joined by Selina Donnelly who owns finance company HSA Growth. In this episode we discuss challenges of running a small business and Simon helps Selina with some marketing strategies to implement into HSA Growth. Selina's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/selina-donnelly-13312b57/ HSA Growth LinkedIn - ht…

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#384 Ken Griffin: Founder of Citadel and Citadel Securities 1:06:30

9M ago1:06:30

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Because of the podcast I get to meet a lot of super successful people. I'm always asking them "Who is the smartest person you know" and "Who do you think has the best business?". "Ken Griffin" is a very common answer. I've heard Ken described in two ways: "Winner" and "Killer". For years I've come across interesting anecdotes about Ken. Like when h…

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S1 Ep139: Season 1: SEO Expert Maddison Ryan from The Digital Hub 26:59

10M ago26:59

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In today's episode, Simon is joined by SEO guru Maddison Ryan, Founder of The Digital Hub. She has helped a diverse range of companies improve their visibility on search engines. Maddison's LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/maddisonryan1 The Digital Hub - www.thedigitalhub.com.au We love to know what you think so, give us a rating and review on Apple …

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The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig 50:00

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Daniel Ludwig was the richest man in the world and no one knew his name. I've read almost 400 biographies of history's greatest founders and this book is one of my all time favorites. Daniel Ludwig started his company at 19 and was working on it well into his 90s. He built a massive conglomerate of over 200 companies operating in more than 50 count…

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#383 Todd Graves and his $10 Billion Chicken Finger Dream 1:08:07

10M ago1:08:07

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Todd Graves is one of my favorite living entrepreneurs. He's a great example of Charlie Munger's maxim: Find a simple idea and take it seriously. Todd wanted to create a quick service restaurant that only focused on quality chicken finger meals and nothing else. Everyone told him that couldn't possibly work. The college paper that described the ide…

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#382 Who Is Michael Ovitz?: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Most Powerful Man in Hollywood 1:31:25

10M ago1:31:25

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At the core of Michael Ovitz's success is his relentless work ethic and commitment to mastering his craft. 50 years ago he founded Creative Artists Agency. CAA starts out as just five young guys in a run down office and eventually becomes the most powerful agency in the world. Ovitz's autobiography explains how that happened. As the Wall Street Jou…

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#381 I Had Dinner With Michael Ovitz 27:02

10M ago27:02

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What I learned from having an intense and fun 3 hour dinner with Michael Ovitz. 1: Mediocrity is always invisible until passion shows up and exposes it. 2: There's no ceiling on where you can push your profession. 3: Don't be unequally yoked. Pick partners that have the same ambition as you. 4: Read biographies. Know everything about the history of…

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S1 Ep138: Season 1: Award-winning CEO, Elena Gosse OAM 37:53

10M ago37:53

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This week, Simon is joined by an award-winning CEO, speaker, and advocate whose journey from entertainer to immigrant to global leader exemplifies resilience, authenticity, and purpose. Elena Gosse OAM transformed her husband’s small business of three into AIS Water, a globally recognised, multi-award-winning water disinfection manufacturing compan…

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#380 Four Hundred Pages of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger In Their Own Words 1:21:43

11M ago1:21:43

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For over 30 years the Berkshire Hathaway Annual meetings were recorded. Munger and Buffett answered over 1700 questions from shareholders during that period. Alex Morris watched hundreds of hours of these meetings and then he gathered, organized, and edited the most interesting ideas into 450+ pages — all in Buffett and Munger's own words. I though…