Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal
How To Bootstrap £500 into £350 Million - Oliver Cookson Founder of Myprotein
08 Nov 2021
Get access to the limited time Black Friday offer on our flagship YouTube course, the Part-Time YouTuber Academy here - https://go.lifestylebusiness.com/dd/blackfridayoffer"With patience water can erode rocks, so with patience and perseverance you can do anything" - Oliver Cookson In this weeks episode Ali sits with down award-winning British entrepreneur, Oliver Cookson. Oliver left school aged 16 with just one GCSE and went on to become one of the UK's leading self-made millionaires after founding sports nutrition business Myprotein. Earlier this year Oliver released his book 'Bootstrap Your Life' where he writes about his experiences turning a £500 overdraft into £350 million. In the conversation Oliver and Ali discuss the story of MyProtein from the early days right up until the sale, covering the challenges that come with being an entrepreneur, mindset and how we sometimes have to roll with the punches.📢 MID-SEASON SURVEY https://aliabdaal.typeform.com/to/eGFwxKfIConnect with Oliver Website - https://olivercookson.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrolivercookson/Twitter - https://twitter.com/olivercookson?lang=enLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivercookson/?originalSubdomain=ukOliver's Book, Bootstrap Your Life - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bootstrap-Your-Life-turn-million/dp/0349429197Oliver's Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bootstrap-your-life/id1515610831Connect with Ali YouTube Channel - https://youtube.com/aliabdaalTwitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaalInstagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaalWebsite - https://aliabdaal.comLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/Find any resources mentioned on the website: https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/Sponsored by BrilliantThis episode is kindly supported by Brilliant, the best way to learn maths, science and computer science online. Brilliant focuses on helping you learn through interactive courses that work to develop your intuition and first principles knowledge, rather than just memorising methods and facts. Sign up at https://brilliant.org/deepdive - the first 200 people will receive 20% off the annual premium subscription.📚Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity!Amazon Website Leave a reviewIf you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts - even one line helps! You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, thoughts from the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistorWatch the Episode on YouTubeCheck out the video of the episode on the Deep Dive YouTube Channel, or if you're short on time subscribe to our Deep Dive Clips Channel for bitesized snippets from the conversation.See privacy policy at https://transistor.fm/privacy
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