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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

E90: Reggie Yates Reveals The Secret To Staying Driven & Reaching Your Potential

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.613.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2021

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

Reggie is someone that’s been on our screens for the best part of three decades. Making his first tv appearance on Desmond’s at the age of just eight years old. This would kick start a career in acting, tv presenting, radio DJ, singing and documentary film making.

In the last decade, Reggie has become synonymous with critically acclaimed documentaries. His films include the BBC3 Extreme series including Reggie Yates: Extreme Russia, Extreme South Africa and Extreme UK which are all available to a worldwide audience on Netflix. In 2016, Reggie was awarded Best Presenter for the critically acclaimed Extreme Russia at the Royal Television Society Awards, Best Factual Programme at the Edinburgh TV Festival, and Best Multi-channel Programme at the Broadcast Awards.

Reggie is a unique person, the journey he’s been on is one to be admired. I’m sure in this conversation today you’ll begin to understand what got him to where he is today, the factors that made him so driven and adaptable. Thank you Reggie, thank you for your honesty.

Topics:

  • Where do you come from?
  • What factors made you break out of your environment
  • what were your dreams for the future?
  • The key moments of failure in your life
  • Getting to know your shadow
  • The force thats driving you
  • The best and worst parts of your leadership style
  • The most key moment from all your films
  • Your relationship with money
  • Whats the importance of being your true self?
  • Romantic Relationships
  • How has your parents relationship affected you?
  • What does the future look like for you?
  • In your view whats your potential?


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0:00.0

Reggie Ace, he's a critically acclaimed filmmaker, a writer, a director and an entrepreneur.

0:05.4

First I saw a machine gun was in my estate at like nine years old when the police were raiding a flat on my floor

0:12.0

because there was all kinds of craziness there. I mean you're just playing on the balcony.

0:16.4

As a teenager presenting Kids TV with Air Force ones and a mecha tracks it says something.

0:21.6

I'm on the BBC and I'm dressed like the boys that you cross the street from.

0:25.3

Subsequently you know I've had kids come up to me bro I loved watching you because

0:29.4

we dressed the same we taught the same and you were doing that and when people say things like

0:33.6

that to strangers it's so powerful. For me empowering others is a huge part of my drive right now

0:40.0

working with young talented people and I love that I have that relationship with people because

0:44.0

I never had it growing up. There was always a distance between me and the person that was

0:48.3

helping guide me. Shortening that distance for me in the lives of others is what success feels like.

1:03.1

Reggie Ace, he's a critically acclaimed filmmaker, a writer, a director and an entrepreneur.

1:09.2

And over the last three decades he's been on our screens and through that time the world has changed

1:15.9

the platforms have changed and he has certainly changed. He's been involved in scandals,

1:22.2

wild success and unfortunate failure. Reggie's work as a filmmaker is extraordinarily diverse

1:28.4

and he's travelled across the world meeting those that have oppressed and those that have been

1:32.4

oppressed and this conversation is the same incredibly diverse. We'll touch on everything from

1:37.9

love, relationships, struggles, family, mental health, ambition, cancel culture and everything

1:45.0

in between. Thank you Reggie, thank you for your honesty because I know that the people that are

1:50.4

about to listen to this podcast are going to take a tremendous amount of important value from it.

1:55.7

So without further ado I'm Stephen Bartlett and this is the Daryl Vaseo. I hope nobody's listening

2:00.8

but if you are then please keep this to yourself.

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