Unscripted with Spencer Lodge

He’s back for the second time on the show; one of my favourite guests – Business Cycle Economist, Investment Strategist & Economic Historian - Raoul Pal. Raoul is one of the most sought-after crypto experts, and with world-wide panic around a looming recession, failing markets and crypto meltdown – I wanted to speak with someone to understand the state of cryptocurrency better right now. In this episode, Raoul shares advice on what people should do with their excess cash, what you need to know about the crypto market, lessons from buying his first Bitcoin, Raoul’s opinions on Ethereum, staking your crypto and so much more. This episode is filled to the brim with helpful information that will give you a useful overview of what’s happening right now and where you should focus your attention as an investor.   Discussion points 04:48 Dubai versus the rest of the world 09:35 The US property market 10:53 What people should do with their cash 15:58 What you need to know about the crypto market 20:55 Lessons from buying Bitcoin 25:07 Creating an investing thesis 28:40 Raoul’s opinion on Ethereum 34:53 Staking your crypto 37:30 Trading platforms  and storing your crypto 41:33 Adoption of crypto       44:01 Web3 and data centralisation 50:20 Understanding risk versus return in investing 55:03 Financial education 58:01 Raoul’s prediction on the crypto market   Show Sponsors: Smartkas: Providing food security as a service https://www.instagram.com/smartkastech/?hl=en Najahi Events: The UAE’s leading event promotor https://www.instagram.com/najahievents/?hl=en   Socials: Spencer Lodge https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV   Raoul Pal https://www.instagram.com/raoulgmi/?hl=en https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI https://www.linkedin.com/in/raoul-pal-real-vision/ https://www.realvision.com/crypto  

This week we're releasing the 200th episode, and it is only fitting that I take the opportunity to reflect on some of the most impactful moments of The Spencer Lodge Podcast. I've truly had some brilliant guests on the show, and I feel incredibly proud to have played a small role in sharing their stories. In this episode, I look back on some powerful clips from my interviews with Tony Robbins, Anneke Lucas, Grant Cardone, Nick Yarris, Raoul Pal, Professor Damian Hughes and Alex Lewis. A big thank you to all of our loyal listeners. It’s because of you that the show regularly dominates the podcast charts across the globe, and why we’ve been able to get the world’s biggest names on the show each week. Without you, this show wouldn’t be possible. I’m looking forward to bringing you even more value and hard-hitting conversations in the future so stay tuned. We’re just getting started… Discussion points 03:00 Tony Robbins 04:22 Anneke Lucas 10:33 Grant Cardone 20:21 Nick Yarris 26:32 Raoul Pal 32:59 Prof Damian Hughes 37:36 Alex Lewis   Show Sponsors: Smartkas: Providing food security as a service Najahi Events: The UAE’s leading event promotor   Socials: Spencer Lodge https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV  

Everyone is grieving something. It can be the loss of a loved one, a career, a sense of identity, or a childhood. And everyone goes through a grief process. But what exactly is grief? How do you cope with it? And how do you support someone who's grieving? This week on the podcast, I am speaking with Sasha Bates, a Psychotherapist and Author who has been exploring grief after the sudden loss of her husband. Sasha reflects on her personal experience of loss and how she’s managing it, but also shares advice for supporting others through their grief. This episode is one that everyone should listen to so you feel better armed to support a loved one in the future.   Discussion points   01:58 Spencer reads a text to Sasha 03:00 Sasha’s experience with grief 04:58 Approaching grief 07:08 Grief versus death 09:58 The 5 stages of grief 12:50 Childhood trauma experiences 16:00 Slow VS sudden death 17:47 Writing her first book 21:16 Tips for journaling 23:16 Sasha’s books   Show Sponsors: Smartkas: Providing food security as a service Najahi Events: The UAE’s leading event promotor   Socials: Spencer Lodge https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV   Sasha Bates https://www.instagram.com/sashbates/?hl=en  

The average person wants to do great things with their life. They dream of being adventurous, living life without regrets and seeing things no one else has ever seen - but very few actually take action. This week on The Spencer Lodge Podcast, I speak with Kenton Cool - a world-leading high-altitude climber who reached the summit of Mount Everest not once, but 16 times! We talk about how he became a mountaineer and what life lessons he has learnt along the way. As someone who loves hiking and hopes to climb Everest one day, this episode was fascinating because Kenton shared firsthand what the experience of summiting Everest is like. In this episode, we talk about why the world needs more dreamers and what it takes to turn your life into an epic adventure.   Discussion points   04:25 Kenton’s greatest achievements 05:45 Kenton’s upbringing 09:40 Childhood hobbies 11:50 When Kenton first acknowledged danger 15:54 How others react to Kenton’s adventures 27:05 The importance of connection 30:35 Combatting loneliness 34:44 People Kenton hikes with 37:27 Climbing Mount Everest 45:17 Life lessons 49:12 The dangers after climbing Mount Everest 52:18 Future ambitions 58:30 The emotional impact of traveling 01:06:08 Why trying is important 01:08:05 People Kenton admires   Show Sponsors: Smartkas: Providing food security as a service Najahi Events: The UAE’s leading event promotor   Socials: Spencer Lodge https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV   Kenton Cool https://www.instagram.com/kentoncool/ https://twitter.com/KentonCool https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHIeo2fVr_mMgEqGEePiHXA

If you’re an avid listener of this podcast, you will have learnt about the metaverse from countless different guests who have shared their insights. But for this week’s episode, I am speaking with someone who is actually building their own metaverse. Meet Jimi Daodu – founder of Vault Hill, and one of the most humble entrepreneurs I’ve met. Jimi and his team are on a mission to create a human-centric metaverse that is set to revolutionise the way we interact digitally. Jimi and I talk about the future of the metaverse and why it matters, the evolution of VR headsets, investing in companies, investing in NFTs, and so much more! Jimi also shares some insights into his entrepreneurial journey and how he keeps the wheels of his tech startup turning.   Discussion points 02:49 What is Vault Hill 05:23 Why the metaverse matters 11:50 Education in the metaverse 13:10 Evolution of VR headsets 15:10 Investing in companies 16:38 The volatility of NFTs 19:58 How Jimi started trading crypto 28:37 Raising money for the metaverse 34:20 Investment raised 35:02 How people will benefit from Vault Hill 37:04 The price of production 39:30 Sales structure 40:57 Dealing with emotions 45:34 Weaknesses   Show Sponsors: Smartkas: Providing food security as a service Najahi Events: The UAE’s leading event promotor   Socials: Spencer Lodge https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV   Jimi Daodu https://twitter.com/jimidee30?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimi-daodu-46918734/ https://www.instagram.com/jimid30/?hl=en

Everything is shifting toward decentralisation, but the question on many people’s minds is, "What does that even mean?” Meet Aimée Tañón - Crypto Coach, Blockchain Developer, and the woman behind @BlockchainBossBabe. In this week’s episode, I had a fascinating conversation with Aimée about the future of blockchain and cryptocurrencies, the progression from Web2 to Web3, and what entrepreneurs need to focus on in a rapidly emerging marketplace. Aimée broke down what all those buzzwords mean, how they can be incorporated in your business and why the blockchain boom is taking the world by storm. This is a MUST LISTEN for anyone interested in furthering their knowledge around the blockchain, cryptocurrencies, NFTs and decentralised technologies.   Discussion points   03:17 What’s happening in the crypto world 06:00 If you only had $100k to invest 12:20 Crypto bro culture 13:20 Why the markets crashed 16:13 Are women better at finance? 18:30 Types of investors 22:20 The creator economy 25:35 The education system 30:23 American culture 36:00 Women in business 39:44 Introducing women to Web3 42:15 The fashion industry 44:54 What is the Metaverse? 48:25 Esports 50:10 The functional economical part of Web3 52:25 The future of Web 3 55:35 Jobs that will go away 57:18 If you had $100k to invest in NFTs   Show Sponsors: Smartkas: Providing food security as a service Najahi Events: The UAE’s leading event promotor   Socials: Spencer Lodge https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV   Aimée Tañón https://www.instagram.com/blockchainbossbabe/?hl=en

If you're like me, you have the memory of a goldfish. Today's episode is all about one question: Is your brain a muscle? I'm joined by Memory Coach and TikTok sensation Josh McCartney to answer these questions and many others. We talk about how you can sharpen your memory and improve your ability to remember names, numbers and pretty much anything else. Josh also teaches me some of his most popular brain training techniques - so you'll learn how to remember names, recall numbers, and memorise facts quickly. If that sounds hokey to you, I was sceptical when interviewing him, but what Josh taught me REALLY helped me improve my memory. This may be one of the most interesting episodes yet, with Josh sharing some truly epic tricks to enhance your memory.   Discussion points 02:52 Memory and age 04:42 Getting things off the tip of your tongue 08:15 How to train your brain 12:15 Remembering names 14:20 Mental health and memory 20:13 Josh’s typical clients 21:26 Memorising a speech 25:57 Memory test 32:55 Getting others to memorize things 38:37 Recalling a spreadsheet with numbers on it 43:43 Remembering your P&L 47:25 Recalling many names at once 48:60 Competing memory 50:21 Does improving your memory have an age limit? 51:38 Poor memories and societal problems 52:34 Memories and animals 53:30 Social media   Show Sponsors: Smartkas: Providing food security as a service Najahi Events: The UAE’s leading event promotor   Socials: Spencer Lodge https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV   Josh McCartney https://www.instagram.com/joshmccartneyofficial/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@memorycoach  

No matter what you think of her – you can’t deny; Sara Al Madani is taking the world by storm. The serial entrepreneur and now reality TV sensation joins me for the second time on The Spencer Lodge Podcast to discuss her latest project: The Real Housewives of Dubai. With a worldwide debut on Bravo, Sara was selected along with five others as the first cast members for the Dubai series. As the only Emirati on the show, Sara takes viewers behind the scenes of her daily routine, entrepreneurial successes, failures and life experiences. In this episode, Sara and I also discuss her journey to success, how she deals with online bullying, the rise of Web 3.0 and her opinion on religion and culture. This episode covers so many topics, you definitely won’t get bored!   Discussion points 02:50 Sara’s entrepreneurial journey 03:49 Wearing an abaya 05:31 Dealing with criticism 09:14 Sara’s social experiment 11:15 The Real Housewives of Dubai 14:20 Selling on social media 17:00 NFTs 22:45 Happiness 29:07 Culture & religion 37:49 The growth of Dubai  44:10 Role models   Show Sponsors: Smartkas: Providing food security as a service Najahi Events: The UAE’s leading event promotor   Socials: Spencer Lodge https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV   Dr Sara Al Madanihttps://www.instagram.com/sara_almadani_/ https://twitter.com/sara_almadani_  

Nine years ago, Davinci Jeremie pleaded to his YouTube community to purchase just $1 worth of Bitcoin. This was when one Bitcoin was trading at $100 a coin. Some followed Davinci’s advice, others thought he was out of his mind – but you can’t deny that early Bitcoin investors are now a whole lot richer than the rest. I had the pleasure of speaking with the crypto OG and software developer on this week’s episode, and it was one of my Top 5 interviews on the show. Davinci oozes enthusiasm and knowledge, and his depth of understanding of cryptocurrency investing is second-to-none. In this episode, we explore Davinci’s early investments, mining his first Bitcoin, how governments are slowing down the adoption of cryptocurrencies, the collapse of Luna, and what coins the average investor should be investing in. This episode is for anyone who wants to learn more about crypto investing from someone that has been making millions from crypto over the last nine years.   Discussion points 02:44 Why Davinci invested in Bitcoin 04:55 Learning the money system 10:20 Mining his first bitcoin 14:11 Initial ups and downs 20:30 Investing in other cryptocurrencies 23:55 Why digital and cryptocurrencies are the future 31:40 How governments control crypto 41:20 Luna collapse 43:51 What coins Davinci holds 45:00 What others  should be investing in 47:07 Public figures that don’t support crypto 48:58 The impact of money   Show Sponsors: Smartkas: Providing food security as a service Najahi Events: The UAE’s leading event promotor   Socials: Spencer Lodge https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV   Davinci Jeremie https://www.instagram.com/davincij15/?hl=en https://twitter.com/Davincij15?s=20 https://www.youtube.com/user/davincij15

If you've ever been to the UK or Ireland, you've probably walked past an Ann Summers store and felt intrigued to step inside. Specialising in sex toys and lingerie, and with over 140 brick-and-mortar stores, Ann Summers is undoubtedly one of the most popular sex toy brands globally. The CEO of Ann Summers, Jacqueline Gold CBE, joins me this week to discuss her journey to success and how she became one of Britain's wealthiest women. Following a childhood of neglect and sexual abuse, Jacqueline is on a mission to empower and inspire women from all walks of life to pursue their dreams and challenge the status quo. Discover how Jacqueline turned her childhood trauma into her superpower, and how she helped Ann Summers dominate the sex toy industry for decades.   Discussion points 04:36 Jacqueline’s childhood 06:13 Jacqueline’s relationship with her parents 12:30 Why she kept her abuse a secret 14:20 Coping mechanisms 17:07 Forgiveness 20:24 Recurring thoughts about her abuse 21:33 Jacqueline’s first part-time job 25:56 Sex toys 30:00 Ingredients for a successful business person 35:25 Jacqueline’s first store 39:53 Creating a welcoming environment 42:25 Selling online 45:40 Innovation within the market 49:35 Giving up 51:10 Jacqueline’s purpose Show Sponsors: Smartkas: Providing food security as a service Najahi Events: The UAE’s leading event promotor   Socials: Spencer Lodge https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV   Jacqueline Gold CBE https://www.instagram.com/jacquelinegoldcbe/?hl=en https://jacquelinegold.com/ https://twitter.com/Jacqueline_Gold?s=20