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E60: Ryan Murton on Gambling £100,000s, Quitting Cold Turkey, and The Future of Dating
On this week's episode of Life and Lessons, you're going to hear a conversation I had with Ryan Murton.
Ryan is the Director of Organic Acquisition at Bumble. Before that, he spent almost 10 years working for some of the biggest and best-known bookmakers, including Paddypower, Betfair, and SkyBet.
Ryan has a really interesting story and some insights that you won't quite believe.
On this episode, you're going to learn about:
- Exactly how gambling companies win new customers and what to look out for if you're placing a bet
- Why somebody who has won literally £100,000s worth of bets would quit gambling cold turkey
- Ryan's decision-making process which has led him to make correct predictions about countless events, including the last seven major political results
- What the world of online dating is going to look like as things start to get back to normal
And so much more.
Make sure you stick around until the end, because I ask Ryan to make three predictions about big events we have coming our way, and I promise you, you don't want to miss his answers.
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