Dodge Woodall is a serial entrepreneur, host of Eventful Lives podcast, and the founder of the Bournemouth 7s Festival, a 30,000-attendee event dubbed the “Glastonbury of sport.”

From selling club tickets at age 10 to remortgaging his family home to fund a vision no one believed in, Dodge shares raw, unfiltered lessons on starting, scaling, and surviving as a founder in the events industry.

00:00 Trailer

02:27 Growing Up in a Pub & Learning Business Early

07:21 How Uni Sparked a Club Promotion Empire

16:49 The Birth of Bournemouth 7s Festival

19:20 Behind the Scenes: The Reality of Festival Building

27:41 Leadership Style: Freedom, Trust & Gen Z

31:42 Selling Viper 10: Lessons from Building a Brand

36:42 Remortgaging the House: Betting It All on a Dream

43:38 Burnout in the Nightlife Business

44:27 Scaling a 7-Figure Festival Business

45:38 Straight Talk: Advice for Aspiring Founders

47:23 How AI is Reshaping the Entrepreneurial Landscape

48:25 Freedom over Money: Building a Business That Fits Your Life

51:27 The Realities of the UK Economy for Entrepreneurs

59:41 What’s Happening to British Culture?

01:00:35 Surviving the Pandemic as a Business Owner

01:02:25 Taxes, Debt & the Pressure of Entrepreneurship

01:20:29 Leaving a Legacy & Building with Purpose

01:23:40 Final Thoughts & Reflections

Follow Dodge

Website - https://dodgewoodall.com

LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/dodgewoodall

Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/2pOyCAyEi3nZq6rd77FbP9?si=344383d6fdcf42e6

YouTube - https://youtube.com/c/DodgeWoodall

Links: https://linktr.ee/DodgeWoodall

Get In Touch

LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/jay-lawrence-5a4b3357/

Website - ambitiousmindspodcast.com

Instagram - www.instagram.com/ambitiousmindspodcast

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