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Honey, I Blew Up The Business Dan Kirby
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I’m Dan Kirby and I’ve been a founder since 2001, but in 2017 it all went wrong. I blew up the business, in a bad way!
I can laugh about it now but it was no joke at the time.
Shame, humiliation, terror. The lot.
My business is back on track but I don’t want to blow it up again. So I’m interviewing top entrepreneurs to discover how they turned adversity & failure into growth & success.
Big thanks to The Tech Dept - my business - for sponsoring all of this. We build tech products for impact startups www.thetechdept.com
*WARNING*
The stories in Season 2 of Honey I Blew Up The Business are NOT about glamorous lives of lambo-driving entrepreneurs living large.
They are NOT about how to make a million quid in a week with a new marketing trick.
We do NOT have PR-trained guests who have been told exactly what they can or can’t say.
If you are looking for that then don’t listen to my show!
We are getting into the raw.
The unfiltered.
The real.
The Shadow Side of entrepreneurship.
As my hero and mentor - Darth Vader - once said: “come to the Dark Side”.
Hear the legit stories of the shitty times people have faced. And how to get out of them.
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S2 E10: The Pursuit Of Excellence with Michael Bourne
In this episode of "Honey I Blew Up The Business" Season 2, Dan is joined by Michael Bourne, self-described “book addict” and the performance director of the Lawn Tennis Association.
In this deep and wide-ranging conversation, we get a centre-court seat into what drives people to reach elite levels of a discipline. And then what destroys them. Michael peels back the layers of “Trauma with a big T” versus lower-case trauma - and why understanding these differences gives you an additional lens of empathy - to yourself.
Discover why self-awareness is crucial for entrepreneurs and elite athletes. And how to jettison your rockets before they pull you back down to earth.
We also dive deep into these books (check them out!):
The Myth of Normal - Gabor Mate
The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel Van Der Kolk
Principles - Ray Dalio
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▷ We’re now in the top 2.5% of global podcasts - heard in 44 countries!
▷ Big thanks to The Tech Dept - my business - for sponsoring all of this. We build tech products for impact startups www.thetechdept.com
▷ Please reach out to me with a DM on LinkedIn
▷ Check out Dan's top three interviews from season 1:
How To Turn Your Worst Day Into Your Biggest Breakthrough with Dan Sullivan
From Public Speaker To Prison Cell with Peter Sage
The Power of F*ck You with Debbie Wosskow, OBE -
S2 E9: Show Me The Money with Natalie Pearce and Alicia Grimes
In this episode of "Honey I Blew Up The Business" Season 2, Dan is joined not by one, but two spectacular guests – Natalie Pearce and Alicia Grimes. Natalie and Alicia are the Co-Founders of The Future Kind Collective, and as Dan likes to call them, the “Beyoncés of Culture.”
In this interview, discover why energy is your most important asset. The ultimate taboo for a social purpose startup founder. Their prosecco-fuelled marriage proposal “baby-making” moment. And the power of doing less, but better.
We also mention two books that have shaped our approach and processes as entrepreneurs:
Essentialism by Greg McKeown10x Is Easier Than 2x by Dan Sullivan & Benjamin HardySubscribe to our newsletter and get first dibs on all the latest updates, insights and lessons from Honey I Blew Up The Business: https://signup.honeyiblewupthebusiness.com
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▷ We’re now in the top 2.5% of global podcasts - heard in 44 countries!
▷ Big thanks to The Tech Dept - my business - for sponsoring all of this. We build tech products for impact startups www.thetechdept.com
▷ Please reach out to me with a DM on LinkedIn
▷ Check out Dan's top three interviews from season 1:
How To Turn Your Worst Day Into Your Biggest Breakthrough with Dan Sullivan
From Public Speaker To Prison Cell with Peter Sage
The Power of F*ck You with Debbie Wosskow, OBE -
S2 E8: The Moral Choice Of Optimism with Olivia Sibony
In this episode of "Honey I Blew Up The Business" Season 2, Olivia Sibony returns to the show!
Olivia is the Co-founder of Impact Amplified and a trailblazing tech-for-good champion.
In this deep and wide ranging conversation, Dan and Olivia peel back the layers of optimism and “good energy.” Discover how to reframe hard times into a more positive worldview. Why it's vital to assess every part of your business and challenge whether it's a force for good. And the reasons why Olivia prefers the power of collaboration to competition.
Subscribe to our newsletter and get first dibs on all the latest updates, insights and lessons from Honey I Blew Up The Business: https://signup.honeyiblewupthebusiness.com
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▷ We’re now in the top 2.5% of global podcasts - heard in 44 countries!
▷ Big thanks to The Tech Dept - my business - for sponsoring all of this. We build tech products for impact startups www.thetechdept.com
▷ Please reach out to me with a DM on LinkedIn
▷ Check out Dan's top three interviews from season 1:
How To Turn Your Worst Day Into Your Biggest Breakthrough with Dan Sullivan
From Public Speaker To Prison Cell with Peter Sage
The Power of F*ck You with Debbie Wosskow, OBE -
S2 E7: Converting Fear Into Unlimited Potential with Geoff Thompson
In this episode of "Honey I Blew Up The Business" Season 2, Dan is joined by Geoff Thompson, a BAFTA-winning writer and film-maker whose life story was brought to the screen with actors like Ray Winstone and Orlando Bloom. He is the author of close to fifty books and has appeared on the Sunday Times Bestseller List several times.
A total badass, Black Belt Magazine USA named Geoff "the most influential martial artist in the world since Bruce Lee." He’s also a spiritual teacher who has greatly influenced our host, Dan.
In a deep and wide ranging conversation, we get into the toxic impact of false beliefs - how to unpack the misguided conditioning from the culture you grew up in.
Geoff shares how a “hench fly” taught him to practise, practise, practise. Why to “find the centre, hold the centre, develop the centre”. The “cosmic post it note.” And how contracting your ego will expand your awareness - making you a better entrepreneur.
Connect with Geoff:
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/geoff_thompson_official/
Also, check out his TED talk on conquering fear: Conquering Fear | Geoff Thompson | TEDxLeamingtonSpa
Subscribe to our newsletter and get first dibs on all the latest updates, insights and lessons from Honey I Blew Up The Business: https://signup.honeyiblewupthebusiness.com
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▷ We’re now in the top 2.5% of global podcasts - heard in 44 countries!
▷ Big thanks to The Tech Dept - my business - for sponsoring all of this. We build tech products for impact startups www.thetechdept.com
▷ Please reach out to me with a DM on LinkedIn
▷ Check out Dan's top three interviews from season 1:
How To Turn Your Worst Day Into Your Biggest Breakthrough with Dan Sullivan
From Public Speaker To Prison Cell with Peter Sage
The Power of F*ck You with Debbie Wosskow, OBE -
S2 E6: How To Practise Focus with Claudine Adeyemi
In this episode of "Honey I Blew Up The Business" Season 2, Dan is joined by Claudine Adeyemi, the CEO of EarlyBird, a voice-centric onboarding software for the employability sector.
In this raw and candid conversation, we get a ring-side seat into an entrepreneur’s early stages of growth. Witness Claudine’s journey: from homeless teen to high-flying lawyer, before making not one, but two daring pivots into the world of entrepreneurship.
Discover why you should simplify. How having the right mentors can help prevent strategic errors. And the lesson Steve Jobs taught Jony Ive about focus.
And if you’re interested in joining Claudine on her journey (whether as an investor or eager spectator), why not connect with her?
Linkedin: bit.ly/3MjdANJ
Website: bit.ly/3GeP4tg
Also, check out the juicy details of Claudine's pivot and why she bid her previous startup farewell: bit.ly/3U4SiFD
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▷ We’re now in the top 2.5% of global podcasts - heard in 44 countries!
▷ Big thanks to The Tech Dept - my business - for sponsoring all of this. We build tech products for impact startups www.thetechdept.com
▷ Please reach out to me with a DM on LinkedIn
▷ Check out Dan's top three interviews from season 1:
How To Turn Your Worst Day Into Your Biggest Breakthrough with Dan Sullivan
From Public Speaker To Prison Cell with Peter Sage
The Power of F*ck You with Debbie Wosskow, OBE -
S2 E5: My Hidden Motivation with Dirk Bischof
In this episode of "Honey I Blew Up The Business" Season 2, Dan is joined by Dirk Bischof, the Founder and CEO of Hatch Enterprise. Hatch has helped over 8000 under-represented entrepreneurs since Dirk launched the business 10 years ago.
In the interview, we explore the forces that drove him from communist East Germany to the beating heart of European capitalism: London Town.
Discover the unconscious driving force of Dirk’s paternal relationship; and the influence of his “first mentor”, psychoanalyst Carl Jung.
Learn about the importance of knowing what you DON’T want to do…and why you should be “insourcing fun into work.”
Connect with Dirk:
www.linkedin.com/in/dirkbischof
www.hatchenterprise.org
Also, check out the article on “the shadow” that Dirk wrote on LinkedIn::
www.linkedin.com/pulse/meet-my-first-mentor-dirk-bischof-frsa
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▷ We’re now in the top 2.5% of global podcasts - heard in 44 countries!
▷ Big thanks to The Tech Dept - my business - for sponsoring all of this. We build tech products for impact startups www.thetechdept.com
▷ Please reach out to me with a DM on LinkedIn
▷ Check out Dan's top three interviews from season 1:
How To Turn Your Worst Day Into Your Biggest Breakthrough with Dan Sullivan
From Public Speaker To Prison Cell with Peter Sage
The Power of F*ck You with Debbie Wosskow, OBE
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Transformative content
Great stuff in every episode. Sincerely, personally transformative for me. Looking forward to Season 2. Keep it up Dan!
Dan is the Man!
Dan is definitely the man, when it comes to blowing things up. Love his energy and honesty. This is a stellar show.