In this episode of We Built This Business, we talk with Paul Mort.

Paul is a dynamic force in the world of coaching, mindset transformation, and raw honesty. From being sacked from a gym job in 2001 to building a powerful coaching business for married businessmen, Paul has turned personal pain into professional purpose. He opens up about his journey through business, addiction, rock bottom, and ultimately creating a global movement that helps men reclaim their lives and their edge.

HIGHLIGHTS

• How being fired from a gym job launched Paul's entrepreneurial journey

• The Tony Robbins moment that lit the fire in him

• From outdoor bootcamps to a franchise-like model (and the collapse that followed)

• His spiral into addiction, hitting rock bottom, and the road to recovery

• The viral video with 15 million views that kickstarted his current business

• Paul's battle-tested tips for dealing with criticism, trolls, and online hate

• Why he believes community and live events are the future-proof way to grow a coaching brand

• Insights on writing his book Upgrade and why it took 8 years

• Hard lessons learned spending £10k on a failed app

• Thoughts on popularity vs profitability in today's attention economy

PODCAST INTRODUCTION

Daniel Osullivan invites business owners and industry experts onto the We Built This Business Podcast to discuss how they have built their business.

We discuss how they started, their business challenges, successes, failures and everything in between.

Running a business is hard work so why not learn from business owners who are currently building or who have built a business.

PODCAST SPONSOR

Team Building Experiences are a nationwide team building company who are experts in Keeping Things Fun for companies. With a wide range of mobile events such as Game Shows, Sports Days, Crystal Challenge and more, there is something for every company.
Visit https://bit.ly/tbe-pod and quote PODCAST15 to receive 15% off your next team building event.

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Guest Website – Paul Mort Official
Host Website – https://beacons.ai/wbtb

EPISODES TO CHECK OUT NEXT

Episode 4 - How I Built a £6 Million Revenue Print and Promotional Business by The Age of 24 - Taylor Tassie
Episode 5 - How I Built a Global Tech Events Business and Thrived in the Pandemic - Johnny Edser
Episode 6 - How I Built a Digital Marketing Business and How I Exited - Alex Minchin

ABOUT THE HOST

Daniel Osullivan is the CEO of The Experience Specialists Group with brands in the events, entertainment and media industries including Red Cactus Events, Team Building Experiences, Shizzoo.co, Football Zorbing UK, Nel Events and X Event Solutions.

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