When it comes to throwing parties for the ultra rich and famous, there’s one man they all go to. 

Steve Sims went from laying bricks to organising the most extravagant and lavish parties for the likes of Elton John, Richard Branson and Elon Musk.

His talent for being able to make the impossible happen for the biggest of spenders, gave him the reputation of being the Real Life Wizard of Oz.   

He has worked with some of the richest people on the planet, and has some crazy stories to tell.

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Throwing parties around the world over 3 decades, Danny Gould has seen it all.

In a pre-internet world, he used old school flyering and in-your-face-promo to build on his ‘Clockwork Orange’ brand, which hosted parties from London to Ibiza. He became a big figure in the 90s clubbing scene.

But along with this success and a 24/7 party lifestyle, came drug addiction and mental health battles, leading to spells of severe psychosis.

Danny is not only open and honest about his history, he’s one hell of a storyteller, and a massive character.

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When it comes to business journeys, Mike Winnet is pretty unique. 

After selling his business for £8 million, he created a false guru persona peddling crap advice on LinkedIn, he exposed entrepreneurs and their predictable tactics, and he even became a bestselling author of a book containing nothing but blank pages.

He’s a proper character with a quirky approach to everything he does, and he isn’t afraid to put a few noses out of joint.

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Despite occasionally rubbing World Famous Man-Mountains up the wrong way, Marcus Luer has carved out an incredible role for himself within the TV Licensing world. He’s a proper sports entrepreneur.

Through his business he’s worked on television deals for every sport from football, to golf, and professional wrestling to tennis. 

His audience covers 3.5 billion people, and he oversees hundred million dollar agreements involving some of the biggest sporting brands in the world. 

This episode is filled with great stories and huge business. It’s a fascinating insight behind the scenes of an industry we all love.

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Despite the doubters and naysayers, Chris Donnelly stuck to his guns and forged a path in the world of entrepreneurship. 

He went from reselling tech products, to building a multi million pound luxury creative media agency, working with the likes of Bugatti, Jimmy Choo and Claridge's. 

Through the threat of losing it all during the pandemic, he managed to restructure and reinvigorate his business, eventually doubling pre-covid profits as restrictions were finally eased.

He then sold his agency, Verb, for a life changing amount, and launched a new, revolutionary business - described as the AirBnB of care homes.

This is one hell of a story, and a great example of hard work, persistence and trusting your gut in business.

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My beautiful mum Ann Marie Woodall passed away at 2pm on 2/2/22. (All the 2’s)

She was a true Entrepreneur, born in Manchester, Ex playboy bunny girl in Mayfair casino in the 70’s, ran pubs in London in the 80’s, and the 90’s onwards she trained in Hawaii and specialised in the power of the mind, relationships and transformations.

I want to celebrate her amazing life as she was a trail blazer and someone who lit up a room when she walked in.

12 months ago she was told she had the big ‘C’ & had 6 months to live.

She didn’t want to go down the Chemotherapy route & took the other route of Cannabis oils, CBD, Fasting, Spirituality, Meditation so she could spend a guaranteed 6 months with us.

Anyway she surpassed that, lasted 12 months with 11 months of bliss and this past month deteriorated quickly which was truly heartbreaking to see.

As a kid she gave me two of the most beautiful gifts; ‘Belief’ and having an ‘Optimistic’ mindset.

She taught me to always have a laugh at every opportunity, don’t take life seriously at all, spirituality, the importance of having good loyal friends and that people will always remember how you made them feel.

She has helped thousands of people across the world with her healing and transformation workshops in the roughest parts of South Africa, Thailand, Canada, USA, Vietnam & UK.

She also wrote a book called the ‘High Heeled Healer’. She taught me many things that will stick with me for life “A pound a man”, “ Break the rules”, “Everyone is a contact”, “Believe in miracles”, “Your word is your wand”, “Never stop manifesting”, “Try everything once”, “If you dream it, you can do it” and all these sayings have helped me get to where I am today.

Anyway I just wanted to share a snippet of her life as I’m not letting her slip away without a big shout out from her son.

She was a kind woman who saw the good in everyone, the wisest person I’ve ever come across in my lifetime, a true inspiration to me.

You did a great job mum and you’ve left me in a really good place to to carry on your legacy.

Love ya mum x

‘Nam Myoho Renge Kyo’

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Spanning 4 decades of business, Richard Carr’s history is filled with huge personal and financial successes, but also some devastating setbacks.

Richard made a name for himself in the world of fast food, nightclubs, leisure, and property development, and he’s been behind many multi-million pound deals.

But when it all came crashing down around him, he was forced to rebuild from financial ruin, and face lengthy police investigations with the threat of prison.

Richard is one of those characters everyone seems to have an opinion on, so I was keen to hear his side of the story.

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Richard Sharp is a Royal Marine Commando veteran, who served two tours in afghanistan.

He faced ambushes, heavy gunfire and IEDs, but his toughest tests weren’t at war. 

Upon his return to civvy street, he had a brief stint working in the city, and went on to be CEO of RE:ACT, a charity which responds to disasters and gets humanitarian aid to the hardest to reach places on the planet.

He became central to the government’s response to the pandemic, and gained a strong reputation for his cause.

However, eventually infighting, rumours and accusations reared their heads, and Richard found himself in the middle of a scandal that had his face splashed all over the national papers.

Richard is very open about all aspects of his life, and I find his story fascinating.

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Throughout the past 2 years, a handful of people have taken the events industry by the scruff of the neck to help make sure it gets back on its feet.

One of those people is Rick Stainton.

As a founder of the incredible creative agency, Smyle, Rick has decades of experience in creating live experiences and has worked with the likes of Rolls Royce, Samsung, Red Bull and Facebook.

But in 2020 he co-founded ‘One Industry, One Voice’ to help coordinate the collective industry response to the Covid Pandemic, and has done some fantastic work.

Rick has also been a big supporter of the new Event Crowd course, and is one of the many expert lecturers who have dedicated their own time to make it the best events course out there. 

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Piers Linney is best known as a dragon from the long running BBC series Dragons’ Den, which returned to our screens last week. 

He’s a boy-done-good who’s gone from morning paper rounds to billion pound businesses, via investment banking and the dot.com boom.

I spoke to Piers over Zoom about his early entrepreneurial spirit, his journey through the many aspects of business, and how race and class are still obstacles to success for minorities and the working class.

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