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Big Fish with Spencer Matthews

S2 E10: Mark Wright: Driven by money and the fear of losing it all

Big Fish with Spencer Matthews

Global

Business, Health & Fitness, Entrepreneurship

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Mark Wright is a presenter and former professional footballer, who rose to fame on the BAFTA-award winning reality TV programme The Only Way Is Essex.

He has an incredible drive to succeed - which comes from his absolute fear of losing everything. As a child, his father lost his business in the 80s recession and the family went from having everything to nothing.

Mark is a self-confessed workaholic and is one of my only guests who actually admits he loves money. I absolutely loved talking to Mark. We’ve had an extremely similar entry to fame, and I guess I’m the Chelsea version of him… In Mark’s words we were men that women just love to hate.

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0:00.0

Getting money from clients can feel like trying to wrestle honey from a grizzly bear

0:03.3

that hasn't eaten in days, while an amorous skunk clings to your leg.

0:08.4

Not now, skunky.

0:09.6

But with zero online invoice payments through Stripe and Go Cardless,

0:12.6

you can give customers more ways to pay and keep your cash flow flowing.

0:16.7

Soon, rather than wrestling a grizzly bear, it feels more like you're cuddling a koala bear.

0:20.9

Aw! On a really soft sofa, while watching your favourite soap. Soon, rather than wrestling a grizzly bear, it feels more like you're cuddling a koala bear. Aw.

0:21.8

On a really soft sofa, while watching your favourite soap.

0:24.9

I can't believe she was his mother.

0:27.4

The Healthy Business, Sedge Zero with an X.

0:32.4

This is a Global Player Original podcast.

0:35.8

I've always believed in my heart that I'm going to lose it all one day.

0:39.5

And I can't get out of my head because I just had this subconscious feeling that my life was going to repeat and follow my dads.

0:51.3

Welcome to Big Fish with me, Spencer Matthews.

0:53.8

Each week I speak to inspirational people about how they reach the top of their game and their mindset for success.

1:01.6

Mark Wright is a presenter and former professional footballer who rose to fame on the BAFTA Award-winning reality TV program.

1:07.8

The Only Way is Essex.

1:09.1

He has an incredible drive to succeed, which comes from his

1:11.9

absolute fear of losing everything. As a child, his father lost his business in the 80s recession,

1:17.4

and the family went from having everything to nothing. Mark is a self-confessed workaholic,

1:22.6

and is one of my only guests who actually admits that he loves money. I absolutely love talking to Mark.

1:28.3

We had a very similar entry to fame. Some people even call him the Essex version of me.

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