Influential Entrepreneur and winner of The BBC Apprentice 2014, Mark Wright, is the founder and creator of one of the UK’s fastest growing digital marketing agencies, Climb Online.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Lord Alan Sugar – Lord Alan Sugar Books
Richard Branson
Mark’s Dad
When business started difficulties overcame:
The biggest difficulty I found was lack of money and lack of belief in yourself. I think when you start a journey of a business… I remember when I started my first business in the UK, I had no money and it is a very frightening position to be in because I took the leap from being an employee to my own boss…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Think and Grow Rich Book by Napoleon HillAlso mentioned
What You See Is What You Get: My Autobiography Book by Alan SugarThe Way I See It: Rants, Revelations And Rules For Life Book by Alan Sugar
The Apprentice Book by Alan Sugar
Favourite Quote:
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich
Recommended Online Resources:
itunes for audiobooks
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
My best advice is not to be scared of getting started. I think that the biggest thing that held me back is I believe people always say ‘you are doing so well for a young guy’; I believe I started too late. I think that the quicker that you can go out and start a business or do something for yourself that makes money aside from your job is when you do become an entrepreneur and you feel better about yourself…[Listen for More]
More About Mark Wright:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“The quality of a leader cannot be judged by the answers he gives, but by the questions he asks.” Simon Sinek
Other Quotes From the Chat with Mark Wright:
“I don’t try and keep up with change I try to accept it”
“What you think is what you get. If you think in negative terms you get negative results. If you think in positive terms you get positive results”
“the most successful people are the most optimistic and positive people”
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