Back Yourself Show - 35 Ben Legg CEO & Co-founder of The Portfolio Collective

In this episode you will learn, how stepping away from the stresses of the corporate world can be more liberating and beneficial than you think.

Throughout the episode, Ben explores his impressive career starting by becoming a Royal Engineer at Sandhurst to leaving there and going to Mckenzie, Coca Cola, Google to then becoming an Angle investor. But as Ben explains corporate life sometimes isn't the dream and so he took the choice to step away and start a portfolio career, unknowing where it would take him.

Episode highlights:

0:00 Introduction

4:43 How does google make money?

6:35 Ben's lockdown career help chats

7:30 Charge people to watch the zoom meeting

8:15 Taking the jump and creating The Portfolio Creative

10:55 What to think about when branding

11:45 "Where am I not getting a response?"

14:40 Where do you think the untapped potential is?

17:00 What do you look for when investing

19:50 Who can build a portfolio career?

24:15 What is a common f**k up that you see ?

25:00 Don't hire in a hurry

27:00 "The moment you think your fine is the moment you start slipping "

28:00 How do you manage your time?



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