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Episode #258 - Making an Impact and Removing Limiting Beliefs for Young Entrepreneurs - with Flynn Blackie

Episode #258 3 Jul 2023

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Jul 3, 2023

Today I had the pleasure to interview Flynn Blackie who is the founder of MOD Digital and X Lounge and he's also the winner of Wise 20 under 20. So he’s a young man aged 20 now. He left school at 16 to set up his first business, which he has now scaled to 7 people with some significant clients including a multi billion dollar  client.

I was really keen to explore his mindset, and get into the mind of somebody who leaves school at 16 and has the confidence to set up a business. I think that you are going to really enjoy this interview and the phrase ‘wise head on young shoulders’  certainly came to mind for me with Flynn.

So I was really keen to try and get into his mind a little bit and uncover what makes him different, and I really encourage you to listen to this interview and see what you think.

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Find Flynn here: https://www.instagram.com/flxnn/?hl=en

Or the X Lounge here: https://www.thexlounge.io/ 

Or even MOD Digital website here: https://www.moddigital.co.uk/ 

And here’s Flynn’s recommendations here:

How to Win Friends and Influence People - https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0091906814

Influence Phsychology - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Influence-Psychology-Robert-Cialdini-PhD/dp/006124189X

Opal - https://www.opal.so/ 

Whoop - https://www.whoop.com/en-gb/

 

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