Patrick Bet-David is an Iranian-American entrepreneur, author and media host, born in Tehran in 1978. His family left Iran when he was a child and settled in the United States, where he served in the US Army before going into financial services. He founded the insurance and financial services firm PHP Agency in 2009 and the media company Valuetainment, whose YouTube channel and podcast feature interviews on business and current affairs.
Brian Rose has spoken with Bet-David twice on London Real: a studio interview in 2019 about the life of an entrepreneur, and an Instagram Live in 2021 about Brian’s campaign to become Mayor of London and the future of online media.
Both episodes are listed below with a short summary.
The Life Of An Entrepreneur (2019). The full studio interview: leaving Iran, the army, building PHP Agency and creating Valuetainment.
Bet-David argues that anyone can learn an entrepreneurial mindset: take on problems, accept calculated risks and look for solutions rather than excuses.
He says continuous learning is essential in business, and built Valuetainment around turning leadership, management and business ideas into simple lessons.
Speaking with Brian Rose in 2021, he discussed why independent online platforms matter, why a safe city is good for business, and how differently business and politics are run.
Patrick Bet-David is an Iranian-American entrepreneur, author and media host, born in Tehran in 1978. He founded the financial services firm PHP Agency and the media company Valuetainment.
In 2019 he talked about leaving Iran, serving in the US Army, building PHP Agency and creating Valuetainment. In 2021 he joined Brian Rose on Instagram Live to discuss Brian’s London mayoral campaign and online media.
Valuetainment is the media company Bet-David founded, best known for its YouTube channel and podcasts featuring interviews and discussion on business, leadership and current affairs.
Twice: a studio interview, The Life Of An Entrepreneur, in February 2019, and an Instagram Live with Brian Rose in May 2021.
Start with The Life Of An Entrepreneur from 2019, his full interview with Brian Rose.
Your Next Five Moves, published in 2020, uses ideas from chess to teach business strategy, and argues that successful entrepreneurs think several moves ahead.
Official site: patrickbetdavid.com
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