Rob interviews James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog and a true disruptor in the beer industry. From fishing boats to brewing tanks, James shares his journey of building a global beer brand, tackling challenges head-on, and reinventing himself as an entrepreneur. Join Rob and James for a conversation filled with insights on leadership, marketing stunts, and the paradoxes of business success. James Watt Reveals: Why risking everything led him to disrupting the beer industry The importance of facing brutal facts BrewDog's unconventional marketing tactics The challenges of scaling a business while maintaining product quality and company culture James's new venture, Social Tip The significance of disruption in business and the need for entrepreneurs to reimagine industries. His perspective on work culture, including his stance against remote work and the importance of team connectivity. BEST MOMENTS "The best way to get people to hate you is to be successful doing something you love." "Would I want to be stood next to this person at two o'clock in a February cold, dark, windy night in a gale in a North Atlantic fishing boat when everything was going wrong?" "How long does it take to take the stone out of your shoe?" "If you're not happy in a job, if you're not happy in a company, amazing, you're an individual, you've got free will, leave." "Unless you're going to disrupt an industry, just stick with your idea. Like, don't do it. Like, the only success is if you're going to disrupt something." VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter https://robmoore.com/podbooks rob.team Episode Sponsor - AG1 Claim your exclusive offer of AG1 at the link below drinkag1.com/disruptors ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

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