Amit runs two family-owned hotel businesses in Brighton and is also a transformational coach for men and entrepreneurs.

I began working with Amit as a coach back in 2016 when I was going through a challenging transformational period having recently left my previous career and was embarking on a new path where I needed support finding direction and working through various challenges and we still work together on and off to this day.

In this bout, we discuss what we have worked through together in the past as well as Amit’s own journey and experiences, covering a range of challenges and topics related to the entrepreneurial journey and life in general, including overcoming resistance, money management and the psychology of money.

Round 1: (00:59) Why I reached out to Amit in the first place and what is a transformational coach?

Round 2: (10:42) Amit’s journey, including a life-changing break up and his time working as an accountant and primary school teacher before working in the family business. 

Round 3: (21:22) Victim mentality vs Taking responsibility

Round 4: (29:23) Entrepreneurship as a vehicle for self-expression.

Round 5: (37:23) The challenges of working in a family business and overcoming the resistance from your parents and friends’ expectations.

 Round 6: (45:55) Money management habits and the link between self-worth and making money as a freelancer or business owner.

 Final Round: (01:04:49) 1) What is your definition of success? 2) How will the world be different in 5 years’ time? 3) Amit’s Unboxing ringwalk music.

Eliza, a cast member of the show 'Made in Chelsea', first appeared on screens in 2018 at the age of 20.

Since then, she has gained a following on Instagram, creating content on a daily basis. Most notably, in lockdown Eliza used her platform to raise over £10K for charity. With charity shops closed, she used her reach to collect clothes donations and sold them via her weekly 'Depop Drops'.

In this bout, we discuss the psychology around going on a reality TV show, Eliza's relationship with Instagram and the difference between being famous versus finding success and purpose.

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Henry is an extreme sports MC, presenter and comedian. He has entertained crowds in the hundreds of thousands at events such as The Winter Olympics, Red Bull Soap Box, Street League Skateboarding, Danny MacAskill’s Drop and Roll Tours and is also known for his popular ‘Jackson’s Hole’ comic video series with Red Bull.

In this bout, we discuss how snowboarding’s counterculture lured him to the mountains, the challenges of going against public school’s expectations and listening to his inner voice, the concept of ‘luck’, imposter syndrome as well as several hilarious stories of his route to becoming a world class entertainer.

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At just 24 years of age, Beetle is an independent filmmaker who makes films, documentaries and commercials for luxury brands and resorts, and his work has featured in Lad Bible, BBC Earth and ESPN.

Round 1: Beetle tells his story and how he lives by an ethos of ‘learn by doing’.

Round 2: We talk about the challenge of finding a balance between passion and profit when starting and running your own business.

Round 3: Beetle shares an incredible story of where things went awry in business and how it ultimately provided a great life lesson.

Round 4: Beetle shares knowledge (and the pitfalls) of building a personal brand on Instagram.

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At just 24 years of age, Beetle is an independent filmmaker who makes films, documentaries and commercials for luxury brands and resorts, and his work has featured in Lad Bible, BBC Earth and ESPN.

Round 1: Beetle tells his story and how he lives by an ethos of ‘learn by doing’.

Round 2: We talk about the challenge of finding a balance between passion and profit when starting and running your own business.

Round 3: Beetle shares an incredible story of where things went awry in business and how it ultimately provided a great life lesson.

Round 4: Beetle shares knowledge (and the pitfalls) of building a personal brand on Instagram.

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Jamie is the Co-Founder of Sesame London and the host of the ‘Man Down’ podcast which challenges the societal norm that men should always ‘man up’ and pretend things are fine, suggesting that vulnerability and honesty is often rooted in strength, not weakness.

His podcast was inspired off the back of his own struggles with his mental health as well as a friend of his from school sadly taking his own life last year.

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I’m re-joined in the ring by Daniel ‘Rasheed’ Tilton for the first ever ‘Round-Up’ where we catch up on what’s happened in our lives and in society, doing our best to unbox what on earth is going on...

We start off by talking about the relatively new ‘Information War’ phenomenon, bought about by new platforms such as YouTube allowing anyone with a camera to publish their own independent research, offering new and contrasting narratives to the ‘mainstream’ media. In times of extreme polarisation, policies around freedom of speech are being put under the microscope and whilst we believe it can be beneficial to entertain these alternate perspectives, our ability to discern between crazy and credible information is of all-time importance.

We then go onto discuss how this relates to the two most relevant topics of 2020: the Covid Pandemic (including an unlikely starring role for Pangolins) and the BLM movement, making for a very fitting start to what hopefully will be a more regular series going forward!

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Jason Fulton is the Founder and CEO of ThisMemento, a consumer insights marketing agency based in Amsterdam that works with the likes of Nike, Sonos, Reebok, Carhartt, Foot Locker and Rihanna.

Having previously worked in the marketing team at Deisel and FCUK, Jason founded ThisMemento amidst the 2008 recession to channel his deep curiosity in people, their experiences and their perspectives, which he translates into meaningful connections between brands and consumers.

In this bout, Jason shares invaluable insight he has from working closely with a diverse range of consumers and the effect that both the Covid pandemic and the racism crisis will have on brands, education and society in general.

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Cameron Bancroft is a professional cricketer who represents the Australia National team, Perth Scorchers, Western Australia and last year was appointed as Captain of Durham County Cricket Club in the UK.

In March 2018, Cam's life took a poignant turn as he was found to be complicit in an attempt to tamper with the ball during a game against South Africa in Cape Town, to gain an advantage which was not within the laws of the game. Shortly after, Cam took full accountability for his involvement in the incident and he was ultimately banned from all forms of professional cricket for 9 months. The incident sparked an unprecedented public outcry, especially in Australia where the culture of the team came under fire. Two years on, it's clear the incident was a before/after moment where the team has turned a corner and developed a reformed culture under new leadership, documented in a recent Amazon Prime series called 'The Test'.

In this bout, Cam opens up about why he ultimately made a poor decision in South Africa and about how the 9 months away from cricket was particularly transformative for him, allowing him to reflect on placing more value on 'being true to himself' as opposed to 'fitting in'.

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This bout is brought to you in association with http://www.CricX.com - The Cricket Exchange Agency.

Rob is the Co-Founder and CEO of one of the world’s fastest growing and most innovative digital marketing businesses, Jellyfish. They work with Google, Facebook, Spotify, Uber and many more household names.

In this bout, we get the full story, starting from where Rob showed early signs of his entrepreneurial spirit as he nearly got kicked out of primary school for selling goldfish to his classmates. In his early twenties, he demonstrated his innovative approach by quadrupling revenues at Sunglass Hut, Gatwick Airport, prompting him to be called to Miami to tell Headquarters how he was doing it.

Fast becoming a thought leader around business leadership in the digital age, in this bout we try to unbox: what entrepreneurship really means, intelligence vs knowledge, why employees should create their own brands as well as the role of tradition and how - if not questioned constantly - it can prevent innovation in both business - and in golf!

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