Unscripted with Spencer Lodge

On this episode, I had a chance to sit down with the incredible Tai Lopez to talk about entrepreneurship, psychology, the learning styles of young and old, and what it really takes to reach the top by being self-aware. Tai is a social media guru, entrepreneur, investor, and motivational speaker who helps bring knowledge and inspiration to people all over the world.

Hollywood star of the hit show Entourage, Adrian Grenier talks to us about how and why we need an ocean cleanup. The environment and keeping the oceans clean is one of the biggest problems we face today, but how are we going to fix it? Adrian is using his fame as a platform to build on the progress being made in the world of sustainability. Starting with cleaning the oceans.

Noor Sweid, Founder of Global Ventures, is one of the most prominent venture capitalists in the Middle East and North Africa – and the only woman in the Middle East to lead a venture fund. In 2008, she made waves on a global stage, as the first female to lead an IPO in the region when her family's business was listed on the London Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ Dubai. In this interview with Noor, she talks us through her first IPO at the age of 25 and the story behind the rapid growth of Global Ventures, a leading VC company in Dubai.

Are you in the process, or thinking of starting your own business? There are plenty of potential pitfalls involved, and learning from someone who's successfully done it will give you a fighting chance at being able to do it yourself. In this episode I spoke to Danielle Suchley, CEO of the Blue Sky Thinking Group about the steps that are required to build a solid foundation that will set you on the journey to starting a successful business! ⁣

Emkwan is an awesome YouTuber with over 100k subscribers, and all round content creator known for his lifestyle and tech content all over social media. He's worked with huge brands to help them bring a touch of modern content to their businesses. On this episode of my podcast, we sat down to talk about his approach to social media and content creation, as well as some of the real money-making opportunities that come with it.

I'm sure you'd agree that there are certain skills that most successful people have in common. They’re experts in their field, they like to win, they have great attitudes, and they know how to manage their time. But what keeps these people motivated, buzzed and energised? I talk about this subject quite extensively in my sales training university as I truly believe the key to experiencing phenomenal success is knowing how to stay motivated! In this episode I spoke to Feride Shimshilova, Managing Director of Sirius Real Estate about what it takes to create an environment of success, where businesses and their staff are able to thrive.

It’s time to review some of the challenges I’ve seen businesses facing, while consulting and training companies across the UAE in October. Here are the three big takeaways: 1) Staff Retention seems to be a real problem for many businesses. I’ve heard owners and managers complaining about disloyal staff, but they very rarely consider the loyalty THEY are giving their staff! I expand on this more, but I also want your thoughts 👇🏻 2) I’m seeing so many businesses that are terrible at recruiting talent for sales or business development. It’s no wonder people fail when businesses don’t actually look for any proof that applicants have done what’s on their CV. Have you seen this happen? Have a listen to my conclusion on this and leave me a comment with yours👇🏻 3) Rapport = Revenue. So many salespeople just don’t seem to get this. People buy from someone they know, like, and trust. You can’t get all three without RAPPORT. Listen to my thoughts and let me know what impact rapport could have on your business 👇🏻 As always I love your feedback, so get in touch with me in the comments or even send me a message if you’ve got any thoughts on my Strategy Review! #Strategy #Business #Recruitment

Andy Harrington is one of the top public speakers in the world - speaking with such greats as, Tony Robbins, Sir Richard Branson, T. Harv Eker, Alan Sugar & many more at massive venues such as the London O2 Arena in front of thousands of people. Andy is also the best public speaking and one to many sales coach on earth, and has helped thousands of people to reach their goals and even change their lives through public speaking. On this episode of the podcast Andy reveals his public speaking secrets, some of his home life struggles and the journey of his rise to becoming one of the world's top business speakers. Andy is hosting an event in Dubai on the 15th of November called Passion to Profit - head over to https://www.eventhere.com/pip and get your tickets now! You do not want to miss out on what is sure to be an amazing opportunity.

Michael Lane is the Managing Director of Success Resources, who hosts 525 events in 70+ cities across the globe, helping millions of people to learn, grow, and prosper with the help of experts and leaders from all industries and sectors. In the latest episode of the podcast I spoke to Michael in the run up to the National Achievers Congress Global Tour in Dubai, I caught up with him to chat about the event, what success resources means to him, what he's done to build up that business, and what we can expect to see from success resources in the UAE in the coming months and into 2020. For tickets to see Grant Cardone, Gary Vaynerchuk, Tai Lopez, and many other amazing speakers, head right over to https://www.nacglobaltour.com/uae/?ls=542558 now!

John Sanei, author of the best selling books FOREsight, MAGNETiiZE & WHAT’S YOUR MOONSHOT?, is a world-renowned trend specialist, and faculty member of Singularity University and Duke Corporate Education. John is a global speaker, who regularly gives keynote addresses to thousands at tech and innovation events.  John joined me on the podcast to talk about the future, change and how to adapt your life to not only be ready for it, but to thrive in a hyper-connected world of tomorrow. This was a truly fascinating interview, and I could have spoken to him for hours. His methods involve removing legacy thinking, making wiser decisions and implementing modern-day mindset techniques into life and business.