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Earn Your Leisure

From Homelessness to £1 Billion Deals: Dean Forbes's Incredible Journey

Earn Your Leisure

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Business News, Careers, News, Entrepreneurship, Business, Education, Investing

4.97.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2024

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Join us as we dive into the incredible journey of Dean Forbes, a business leader who turned challenges into triumphs. Discover how he sold KDS to American Express for 125 million euros after being thrown out of their building twice. Learn about his early struggles, being £89,000 in debt at 18, and the pivotal lessons he learned, like never taking anything personal in business and always having competitive leverage.


Explore the process of selling Forterro for 1 billion euros, and how he made American Express raise their offer from 6 million to 125 million. Gain insights into the keys to being an effective CEO, the unique challenges he faces as a Black CEO in Europe, and how higher interest rates impact M&A deals.


Understand how tech companies determine their valuations and how Dean overcame imposter syndrome. This story is a testament to the power of perseverance, strategic thinking, and leveraging success to negotiate higher equity. Don't miss it!


#DeanForbes #BusinessSuccess #Entrepreneurship #NegotiationSkills #CEO #MergersAndAcquisitions #BusinessLessons #TechValuations #ImposterSyndrome #CompetitiveLeverage #BusinessJourney #Leadership #AmericanExpress #Forterro #BusinessChallenges



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MG the mortgage. Got access to the home buying blueprint,

0:25.5

volume one, and volume two. Part of the revamp will include 27 local chapters from across the United States, live interactive teaching hands on, not just

0:35.6

pre-recorded videos, plus 15 brand new curriculums.

0:40.8

The biggest just got bigger. Head over to EY L University.com, that's EYL UE-T-E-T-Y-T-E-T-Y-T-E-T-Y-T-E-T-Y-T-E-T-E-T-E-T-E-T-E-T-E-T-T-E-T-T-T-E-T-T-T-C-C-C-C-C-T-C-T-C-O-T relying on algorithms to decide the fate of your efforts.

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