{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65cf0ab9cf47e60017f2731c/69ea1764d2febdbec922b1bb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From Homeless at 15 to Entrepreneurial Millionaire | Simon Squibb","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65cf0ab9cf47e60017f2731c/1776949045588-833e5192-8909-4e47-b1c1-bce40255cfa4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>He was 15 years old when his father died.</p><p><br></p><p>Weeks later: homeless, no money and no system to catch him.</p><p><br></p><p>School had promised him a job. There were none.</p><p><br></p><p>So he did the only thing left: he started something.</p><p><br></p><p>Today, Simon Squibb is worth hundreds of millions, built 20 businesses and invested in 80+ companies.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>He's now on a mission to fix the education system and let people dream.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Freddie sits down with Simon to talk about the mindset behind the movement - why he thinks the school system is training you for a factory, what 700,000 graduates need to hear right now and why success means owning your time (not your bank balance).</p><p><br></p><p>Oh, and why he once bought a staircase at auction.</p><p><br></p><p>This one will make you uncomfortable in the best way.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is sponsored by Pith &amp; Stem.</p><p><br></p><p>00:20 The desperation that forced him to start a business</p><p>02:52 700,000 graduates are being lied to&nbsp;</p><p>05:00 Stop chasing market gaps and start with what you love&nbsp;</p><p>06:20 Why everyone can be an entrepreneur and soon will have no choice</p><p>09:20 What success looks like&nbsp;</p><p>18:30 Winning $1 million at the 1 Billion Follower Summit in Dubai</p><p>27:20 Help Bank - why 4x more people want to give help than receive it</p><p>31:20 The broken school system&nbsp;</p><p>38:10 How the street interview format started&nbsp;</p><p>40:55 Fame is a sacrifice - losing privacy&nbsp;</p><p>47:50 If you're paralysed by fear, DO THIS</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Simon: https://www.instagram.com/simonsquibb/&nbsp;</p><p>Follow Freddie: https://www.instagram.com/freddiepullen/&nbsp;</p><p>Follow Pith &amp; Stem: https://www.instagram.com/pithandstem/&nbsp;</p><p>Help Bank: https://helpbnk.com/</p>","author_name":"Freddie Pullen | Entrepreneur & Host of The Healthy Entrepreneur Podcast."}