Best Russ And Alan Podcasts (2024)

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Chapter 198 1:43:48

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Hoo boy, that debate was a real shitshow. One guy is so senile he keeps looking at the same book assets for hours on end and the other guy is a weird lava snake. Where is Mamala??? Notes: Sleepy Gideon, Painted World of AntsCanada, Bayou Pope, Catholic Built, Hopsinland Empire, Dr Disrespeto Gfuel, The Blighttown of America, What foods would get us…

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Josh Keegan - Key Lessons in Building A Thriving, High Profit Business: The Secrets Your Accountant Didn't Tell You. 1:07:56

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Send us a Text Message. This podcast is for entrepreneurs, reverse engineering the formula for successful scale, sale, and exit—inspired conversations with world-class entrepreneurs and the specialists who support them. I came up with that strapline when I launched the pod a couple of years ago, as that’s exactly what I wanted to create—a resource …

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Chapter 197 2:09:14

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It brings me no pleasure to report that the king of Club Random is looking to retire. Will we be able to find a successor to the throne before he enters his final Kush Coma? Notes: The King of Club Random, Moon Boy and Devil Dinosaur, Health Sodas, Tendy Subs, Scottish Morrigan, AI Pizza Glue, Crust Chew Crust Please, Azof Battalion’s Problematic P…

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Phil Bray - From Failure to Success; “I lost my business, my house and my car - and then used the lessons I learned to build a successful business” 1:06:29

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Send us a Text Message. This podcast is for business owners and entrepreneurs - reverse engineering your way to success through inspiring conversations. And the conversation you're about to hear is truly inspiring. I'm conscious that many of the guests I've had on the podcast over the last couple of years have shared stories of incredible success. …

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Chapter 196 1:59:22

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The movies are under attack and we have a plan to save them. Yes, it involves Noovie and the wonderful Maria Menounos. Notes: The Movie Theater Lifestyle, Ape National Guard, Invisible Stink, Funko Watto, The Big Dog of Shimano, Built By Creamers, The Prude’s Fantasy, Rocko’s Gooner Life, Pepsi’s Rock the South Tour, Canadian Cheese, Ki-Adi-Mundi’s…

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S03E19 - Joanna Jensen, founder of Child’s Farm (£40m exit) on what it really takes to succeed as an entrepreneur. 1:28:54

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Send us a Text Message. Joanna Jensen is the founder of Child's Farm, the hugely successful baby and child skincare company that was recently sold for £40m. This is one of the most inspiring conversations I’ve had since we launched the podcast. Joanna is a fabulous storyteller, and her enthusiasm is infectious! Hers is an amazing story of grit, res…

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Chapter 195 2:24:50

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Wow, we're so excited to have this opportunity to make a themed role-playing experience for Disney's Doug! I sure hope this doesn't get scrapped and replaced by another equally replaceable property. Notes: Wish Upon, Elden Doug, Not the Mama, It’s Fate, The Evening Dump, Frieza the Homeowner, Jessica Chobits, Shonen Soda, Gros Michel, Watturd2, New…

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S03E18 - Alexis Sikorsky - The True Story of Selling My Company to Private Equity for $100 Million 1:15:19

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Send us a Text Message. Welcome back to the Bulletproof Entrepreneur podcast, where we delve into the minds of experienced entrepreneurs and uncover their secrets to success. I’m your host, Alan Smith, and I’m really excited to bring you my conversation with today’s guest, Alexis Sikorsky. Alexis is an entrepreneur who built a software business fro…

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Chapter 194 2:30:39

2M ago2:30:39

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Happy belated Boonta Eve to everyone! We're so glad that our good friend Watto was able to pull some strings and get all of our favorite podracers on the show. (Well everyone but Sebulba...) Notes: The Boonta Eve Classic, Certified LoverFluggrian, Dwegon Diplomacy, Inventor of Gnomes, Island Boys vs. Da Vinki Twins, Space Angels, Invader Zyn, Poopd…

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S03E17 - James McLaughlin - I sold my business for millions and then lost it all! Lessons for entrepreneurs planning a sale. 1:20:17

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Send us a Text Message. If you’re a business owner who plans to sell your business one day, this episode is essential listening. Picture this: You've poured years of your life into a business, helping to build it from the ground up, and then the business is sold. As a result, you receive a seven-figure sum, and you’re financially secure. Or at leas…

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S03E16 - Peter Cowley - Public Success, Private Grief 1:24:04

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Send us a Text Message. Peter Cowley is one of Europe’s best-known angel investors and active supporters of entrepreneurship. He studied computer science at Cambridge and founded his first company in 1984. Since then, he’s launched no less than 12 companies, some of which he exited from successfully, some of which failed, and one that is still goin…

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Leftist SpongeBob Watchers: Episode 60 (UNLOCKED: Patreon Exclusive) 1:36:31

3M ago1:36:31

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Wow, I can't believe we finally got to this huge milestone. Thanks again for all the great support on Patreon and Substack from our comrades on The Salty Spitoon Left. This week we're covering Squid on Strike/Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm. Notes: Saturday Night Left, Aquahell, The Cool Kramer Landlord, TheyWork, Toobin Grossout Closeup, Microtrans…

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Chapter 193 2:30:54

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The world has not been the same since the eclipse. Welcome to the interstice, where the world of brands and the world of man overlaps. The Godbrand, Slimer’s Back, The Leftist Spongebob Watchers, Speaker of the Brands, Gru’s Doubting Thomas, De-Potable Drink 4 Sips 4 Gru to Rise, The Kidney Lord, CarnivoreDiogenes, Funko Watto, Death Romiel, Cheese…

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S03E15 - Jeremy Harbour - A serial entrepreneur reveals the secret to building incredible value in your business. 1:05:18

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Send us a Text Message. I’m pleased to share a fascinating conversation I had recently with Jeremy Harbour, one of the most successful and experienced entrepreneurs around. Jeremy is a born entrepreneur who started selling jeans, watches, and even Cadbury creme eggs at age 11! He left school at 15 and has gone on to build, buy, and sell multiple co…

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Chapter 192 2:43:47

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For St Patrick's Day this year we've got a hot WORLD EXCLUSIVE for the Irish Cinematic Universe. That's right, the Dwegons are back and hotter than ever Notes: Leprechauns & Dwegons, Attack on Bean, Podcasting Dwegon, Dirty Soda, Mexican Treats, My Dad is a Rock Star, Crazy Puffs, When My Ex-Wife Becomes the Goblin Queen, Rock and Roll Wario, Pinea…

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S03E14 - Russ Haworth - On The Business of Family 1:12:38

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Send us a Text Message. Let me set the scene by telling you that one of my all-time favourite TV shows is "Succession”. It's a fascinating tale of a wealthy family wrapped up in the complexities of their business empire led by the founder and patriarch, Logan Roy, brilliantly portrayed by the actor Brian Cox. If you haven't watched it yet, I highly…

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Chapter 191 2:13:08

4M ago2:13:08

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The spicy fish sandwiches must flow Notes: The Arnold Shortman Classic, Can a Sujimon and Pokemon find love?, Weightlifting Watto, DOOJ, 100 Pepperoni Pizza, Beverage Connoisseurs san Frontieres, Food Fight 2: Grocery War, Sonic Ocean Water of Life, Mexican Polnareff, 40 Days and 40 Bites - A TradCath Review of Fast Food Fish Sandwiches, Dueling Gh…

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Samer Halawi on the race to commercialize the stratosphere 34:23

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Over the last decade, global aerospace giant Airbus has been developing Zephyr -- a stratospheric flight vehicle with the wing span of a passenger plan but weighing less than the average adult. After years of successful flight tests, Airbus in 2023 spun out the Zephyr program into a new company called Aalto HAPS, with the goal of commercializing th…

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S03E13 - How to increase the value of your business 12x and get ‘exit ready’ - Business Mentor of the Year, Christine Nicholson. 1:27:08

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Send us a Text Message. Let me start by sharing some statistics with you, which I find rather shocking. 90% of SMEs are unsellable 50% close down for zero value Only one in 2,000 are sold for the full market value. It was today’s guest, Christine Nicholson, who shared that data with me, and as awful as the numbers are, the good news is that she’s d…

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Chapter 190 2:03:50

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We saw it twice. Notes: The Haters of Hate who Hate Hate Hatingly, The Idea of Best Buy, Hate on the Spectrum, lapping at it like a big dog, The Marveldone Clinic, The City of Uncles, STEM daughter, The Barstool Baddies, The Payakan Salute, Dolezal Packed Her Bags and Moved Away, Marfalump Minute, Alan’s Metal Rod Dream, I Had the Madame Web Dream,…

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S03E12 Alex Chisnall - What working with Sir Richard Branson taught me about entrepreneurship, resilience and taking big risks. 1:18:53

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Send us a Text Message. Alex Chisnall is the creator and host of one of the UK’s leading podcasts called Screw It Just Do It and is now a highly successful entrepreneur in the content creation space. The name of his podcast is a reference to the time he spent working at Virgin and observing his then-boss, Sir Richard Branson, at close quarters. Scr…

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Chapter 189 2:22:02

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Well we found a new movie to base our entire lives and personalities around, but this time it lets us do vigilante justice to people who annoy us. Protecting the hive kicks ass Notes: Protecting the Hive, Fode and Beed, Consumerist Nirvana, Restoring Sanity, Infinite Swag, The Myth of the Tricolor Rotini, Truguts Peggats and Wupiupi, Uncle Steve’s …

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Flying stratospheric balloons with Aerostar's Russ Van Der Werff 33:03

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Russ Van Der Werff is a self-described stratospheric evangelist -- it's even in his business title. He serves as Vice President and Chief Balloon Evangelist at Aerostar -- a world leader in the design and manufacture of highly technical aerospace and defense solutions. For more than 65 years, Aerostar has been advancing the field of stratospheric b…

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S03E11 - Rand Fishkin, the founder who turned down a $250 million offer, reveals the painful truth about life as an entrepreneur. 1:11:28

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Send us a Text Message. My guest today, Rand Fishkin, is the author of one of the best business books I’ve ever read, and trust me, I’ve read a lot of business books! It’s called Lost and Founder, and it charts his journey as a marketing tech business entrepreneur who raised money from Venture Capital investors and was growing at 100% year on year.…

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Chapter 188 1:52:08

6M ago1:52:08

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The top 3 worst things on earth you can be: 1. A fake friend 2. A fake fan 3. A fake podcast host Notes: Getting Back to Basics, Gnostic Evil Trinity, Pope’s Ultra Infallibility, Hazbin Hotel’s Eve, Double Stavs, Taco Bell Shrine, Polka Elements, 2 Sips for Dakota Johnson’s Beautiful Web of Truths, Cook-Out Heaven, The Assumption of Gucci Mane, Bo …

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S03E10 - Ray Trapani from Bitconned (now streaming on Netflix) - an insider’s experience of investing in cryptocurrency. 1:15:05

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Send us a Text Message. Hello, and welcome back to the Bulletproof Entrepreneur podcast, the first of 2024. We’ve got something special for you to kick off the New Year! ‘Bitconned” is currently one of the top shows streaming on Netflix around the world is and it features my guest Ray Trapani. It tells the story of 3 young hustlers who get caught u…

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Chapter 187 2:18:31

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Our New Year's Resolution for 2024? We've gotta escape the fucking Barnyard. Notes: Perfectly Objective Snopes Style Humor, Officer Down Alert, GreyChew, Baby Robots, Gynoids in Buckle Jeans, Gnome Elixir Bar, The End of the DCEU, Fifty Shades of Madame Web, Y’all Rockin’ with Agatha?, Wild Mike, Pizza Delivery Newtype, Nasty Cheeses, American Idio…

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Chapter 186 2:29:06

7M ago2:29:06

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Wow, we're so proud to be the first podcast to perform at the Las Vegas Sphere. I sure hope our simulated experience of getting stepped on by a giant Rouge the Bat doesn't go wrong. Notes: The Sphere, Aura, he/honk, James L. Dolan, Doctor Who’s Trauma, Father Have I Gooned?, The Secret Lore of Warlin Door, The Nosey Clause, FaZe Stocks, Mancow Welf…

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S03E09 - Victor Haghani - Author of The Missing Billionaires, discusses how entrepreneurs can build and keep wealth. 1:30:53

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Send us a Text Message. Most business owners that I know aren't entirely focused on making money or on the financial rewards, but nevertheless, creating economic security for you and your family is a vital part of why you started your business in the first place. So whether you sell your business in the future or simply use it as a vehicle to build…

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Good Burger 2 Commentary 1:42:16

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It's been 26 years, but it finally happened. Good Burger 2 is here and Alan was hired as the Lore Master for the Good Burger canon. Listen along as you watch the movie and hear just how happy we are to see all our favorite celebs Zoom call into the movieNotes: The VaatiVidya of 90s Nickelodeon, Getting Inside Ed’s Head, Cacogen Mark Cuban, Twisted …

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S03E08 - Bruce Whitfield - The Secret Sauce of Successful Entrepreneurship - learned from 50,000 interviews with business leaders. 1:04:05

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Send us a Text Message. I was in Cape Town a couple of months ago, speaking at a conference, and I was in the audience to witness one of the best keynote speeches I’ve ever seen, certainly the best keynote on the subject of entrepreneurship. The speaker was Bruce Whitfield, who is a big-name broadcaster in South Africa, hosts his own daily business…

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S03E07 Dave Butler, CEO of Dimensional Fund Advisors - From pro basketball to leading a $600 billion investment business; timeless money advice for entrepreneurs. 1:04:48

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Send us a Text Message. In my ‘day job’, when I speak with entrepreneurs and ask them what their single biggest financial concern is once they sold their business and received a capital sum, the answer is often ‘I don't want to lose it - I don’t want to mess this up!’ So I started this podcast as a resource for founders and business owners - those …

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Chapter 185 2:15:42

8M ago2:15:42

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It's our first annual Hogcast Tribute to the Troops: Women Edition, in honor of Veteran's Day and the hit blockbuster movie The Marvels. We're saluting at the Golden Corral buffet line and tearing up thinking about the sacrifice that The Boss made for us all.Notes: Hogcast Tribute to the Troops: Women Edition, the two kinds of MCU superpowers, Vete…

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Chapter 184 2:41:18

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Sick, we found a dried up Diddy Kong paw on sale. I sure hope we aren't hoisted by our own petard with a series of ironic and spooky wishes.Notes: Diddy Kong’s Paw, Rayman’s Big Features, Foxy FNAF, The Sneak Point, Watto Kreuger, Big Tower, We Like Garbage, The Golden Corral Strain, Big Bob’s Yurt, Lemon Sundrop Dandelion, Duality of Gym Teachers,…

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S03E06 - The Water King - Allan Feldt sold a business making just £50k profit for £15 million and then went on to a £75 million exit. An inspiring entrepreneurial story. 1:17:01

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Send us a Text Message. Since I began the podcast as a resource for business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs, I’ve aimed for a blend of real-life conversations with founders and owners as well as practical ideas and insights from the people who can help and support entrepreneurs, such as lawyers, accountants, wealth advisors, and bankers. But my …

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Chapter 183 2:14:07

9M ago2:14:07

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The biggest news story of the decade has landed in our laps and you better believe we're talking all about it. That's right, we're taking bets on what will happen in this new Doug sequel series. (This was recorded on October 15th, days before the new Sonic game, new Mario game, new Spider-Man game, and Mori Calliope Metal Gear Solid song dropped. S…

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S03E05 Richard Bearman - Managing Director, British Business Bank. Ideas, insights, and inspiration from the banker who loves to help entrepreneurs. 1:02:37

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Send us a Text Message. Have you ever had an idea for a business but thought there were too many challenges and barriers to getting started? Whether it's access to funding or more importantly, access to good quality business advice and mentoring, Or maybe you've been in business for a year or two and you’re facing some headwinds- the economy is cha…

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S03E04 Lee Robertson - pioneering financial services entrepreneur on scaling his business through the power of PR and selling to colleagues via a Management Buy Out 1:13:59

9M ago1:13:59

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Send us a Text Message. Lee Robertson is a serial entrepreneur, having founded no less than 3 companies to date. One didn’t work out and is no longer around; one became a huge success, and he sold it to his colleagues in a management buyout; and the third one is currently thriving and keeping him busy. Lee, who came from humble beginnings and spent…

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Chapter 182 2:26:11

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We recorded this shortly after the Lauren Boebert Beetlejuice fiasco, which is why the opening bit revolves around a Hitch style service to set up liberal men with deranged conservative women, but I had to go to Canada so this shit got delayed. Just pretend that people besides us are still talking about Boebert getting nasty and vaping in Beetlejui…

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S03E03 Bootstrapping his business to £50m annual revenue - Gurinder Dhillon of Otto Car 1:29:17

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Send us a Text Message. Gurinder is the founder and CEO of Otto Car, the company that provides cars and finance to most Uber drivers in London. Currently, over 5,000 vehicles on the road are provided through the services of Otto. In the few years since the business was founded and they were operating out of offices in shipping containers in a West …

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S03E02 Back From the Brink - the incredible story of a husband-and-wife team that built an amazing business over 30 years. And then nearly lost it all 1:18:26

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Send us a Text Message. This episode is a first. After 35 episodes of the Bulletproof Entrepreneur podcast, I thought it was time we explored the dynamics where a husband and wife set up in business and have to manage two different relationships - the business partners working together and the life partners raising a family and having a quality hom…

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Skydiving from 135,000 feet with Alan Eustace 34:42

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In October 2014, Alan Eustace donned a specially-designed space suit and strapped himself to a balloon filled with 35,000 cubic feet of helium. Over nearly two hours, he ascended to just over 135,000 feet above the ground. Then he cut himself loose. Listen to our conversation with Alan Eustace -- the world altitude record holder for skydiving and o…

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S03E01 Roheel Ahmad - CEO of one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe shares his secret sauce of business success. 1:14:02

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Send us a Text Message. Roheel Ahmad is the co-founder of Forsythe Barnes, a recruitment company, but not just any recruitment company. The business has been listed on the FT250 Fastest Growing Business list for three years running. In under 8 years, it’s grown from zero to almost £100m in revenue, has a team of 80 and has recently opened an office…

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Chapter 181 2:14:16

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We're on a rescue mission delivering critical supplies (snack food) to the beautiful women in furry tophats stuck at Burning Man. Somehow we got distracted by a bizarre Portnoy clip and a bullshit limited DiGiornos drop though. Notes: White Woman Rescue Mission, Agatha’s Spooky Tales, flying car promises, Kiryu’s Benghazi substory, Legendary Goops,…

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Introducing The Race to Near Space 2:37

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The first man-made object was sent into space in 1957, kicking off a space race that changed our world. In the decades since, we’ve sent humans hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from our planet. We’ve kept satellites in orbit for dozens of years. We’ve even sent probes billions of kilometers into deep and interstellar space. But one region o…

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Chapter 180 2:27:37

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Respeto is back in a big way. Between the release of Blue Beetle and the recently expiration of the MilfHunter copyright, we're in full Hollywood bigwig modeNote: Ezra Nendoroid, Hypothetical Hulkster, WW2 Cinematic Universe, Stinky Weed, Pig Chef, Cybersmith the High Evolutionary, Bloop Beeple, Chapulin Triumphant, Hedgehog’s Fake Friend Dilemma, …

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Chapter 179 2:22:38

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We're back to cover the one news story dominating the discourse right now: did they make the rat gay? Some conservative freak said he might be. We investigate Notes: Gay Rat Watch 2023, the baby dance, HxH Jared Leto, Mighty Beanz, Jigen Daisuke Shooting a Frozen Pizza, Dirty Soda, I Love Oil, Bloop Beeple, Regular Yeller and Ada Violence, Delta In…

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Chapter 178 1:57:39

12M ago1:57:39

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Barbenheimer fever has swept the nation, but we’re here to talk about the real issues: fake friends. Also a genius idea for a robot food restaurantNotes: Never Trust a Podcaster, JNCO Jodhpurs, Tony Soprano worm pit, Severian Minute, Hamm-Gunn Dichotomy, Splitting a Frozen Pie, Dirty Cheese Hose, bloop beeple, Pepsi Jazz, Scat-tronics, The Fold-Ove…

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S02E16 The Best Bits from Season 2 1:00:41

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Send us a Text Message. This is a special episode as it’s the last episode of Season 2 and so we’ve put together a compilation of the greatest hits covering some of the key ideas, insights, and themes that have emerged from the conversations I’ve had so far. This podcast is produced by GR Media Sponsored by Capital Asset Management…

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Chapter 177 2:41:55

12M ago2:41:55

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We've got our friend Ben Pack (@packbenpack) back on the show and we're drafting teams of purple guys/blobs/food mascots for the ultimate party/basketball game. That's right, it's the First Annual Grimace Memorial Draft Notes: Mrs Bird, The Grimace Memorial Draft, Beak and Maggot, Flubber swing revival, Vaati’s Pikmin lore, Russ’s Prude Origin, Pod…

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