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73. "Michael Jackson transformed my business" - Matt Fiddes' £120m empire built because of a bully who now works for him!

Season 3

Matt Fiddes, a martial artist, turned entrepreneur, property investor, business mentor and body guard to Michael Jackson - a unique story that puts his childhood bully, a rogue careers advisor and MJ himself at the top of his list of reasons for his business success.


00:00 Intro

02:44 Overcome bullying trauma

09:35 Role models inspiration to succeed

12:33 Goal setting and discipline

14:48 Intensity speeds up learning if you're passionate

16:41 No one believed I could be someone

19:37 Bullying is mental.

20:33 I have got to educate kids better than how I was educated

23:59 Aggressive marketing pays off

26:06 How to innovate in business

35:50 Attention brings success if it's controlled well

39:47 Big goal setting do's and don'ts

40:14 Michael Jacksons' branding expertise

44:52 Michael's study habits

46:16 MJ versus Eminem

52:50 Reconciliation with my bully and what he does for me now

55:36 I couldn't save my mum



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This episode of The Healthy Entrepreneur Podcast was filmed at Poddster Dubai in their Edge studio.

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