The Million Dollar Moment That Changed Everything - With Simon Squibb (Part 1) | Episode 348

The Futur with Chris Do

The Futur

Design, Self-improvement, Education, Business, Marketing, Arts

5 • 976 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

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In this raw and deeply emotional episode, Simon Squibb sits down with Chris Do to unpack the moment he won a $1 million prize—and why it brought him to tears. From sleeping on the streets at 15 to selling a company to PwC, Simon reveals the powerful story of loss, hustle, purpose, and rebuilding from nothing. He challenges what we think we know about money, success, and charity—and makes a compelling case for why anyone, anywhere, can start a business.

This isn’t just a business interview—it’s a masterclass in emotional resilience, reinvention, and the psychology behind purpose-driven work. Whether you're broke, burned out, or just looking for a reason to keep going, Simon’s story will make you believe in possibilities again.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - The dream spark: How Simon helps people start with nothing

(01:30) - The serendipitous $1M moment at the 1 Billion Followers Summit

(03:00) - Why Simon cried on stage (and what people misunderstood)

(06:30) - Childhood trauma: Being kicked out at 15 after his father's death

(09:00) - Billy Elliot, judgment, and the underdog narrative that made him weep

(12:00) - Small-town England to global entrepreneur: Breaking out of expectations

(14:30) - The family divide: estrangement, identity, and redefining connection

(16:00) - Why selling his business felt like another kind of loss

(20:00) - Dealing with hate: tribal psychology and toxic social media reactions

(23:30) - Purpose vs. profit: Why helping for free is Simon’s real power move

(25:00) - From homeless to hustler: how a messy garden became his first business

(29:00) - Scaling with no resources—and becoming the first customer himself

(34:00) - Selling his agency to PwC and losing his “fluid” identity

(40:00) - Depression post-success: What happens when you no longer “need”

(44:30) - Purpose as survival: Why not needing money can leave you lost

(49:00) - Giving without expectation—Simon’s philosophy on modern generosity

(52:00) - Why building a business to help others is the future of entrepreneurship

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Simon's Website: https://simonsquibb.com/

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0:00.0	A lot of people watch these videos and ask themselves for the first time in their life,
0:03.6	what is their dream? And they actually wake up for a second and say,
0:06.4	here's the lady that works at Bubba Gump that's now going for her dream.
0:10.3	Why am I not going for mine? What is my dream? Why am I not following it?
0:15.1	Yeah. So what we're trying to do in a lot of the content. If you watch it carefully, is teach people how to get started with no money.
0:21.4	So I think a lot of people aren't aware of this
0:23.3	because score doesn't teach people this stuff.
0:25.3	So here's the crazy thing is you can answer more question.
0:29.0	How much did you sell the company for?
0:30.3	I could be a politician, couldn't I?
0:31.8	No, I thought you were going to ask.
0:33.2	Yes, sir.
0:33.6	How do we justify spending 50,000? I would never ask that. That's a good question.
0:38.3	If you were good at podcast, you would ask you.
0:41.3	I'm trying to help all those entrepreneurs like, this is never going to work.
0:45.3	That's what they're thinking. This would never work.
0:47.3	I've got a hundred million dollars from burn a hole right to my account.
0:50.3	I'm trying to be there.
0:51.3	Then there's a better way to explain.
0:53.3	Okay, please. So some of you may wonder, do you believe in destiny?
0:59.0	Do you believe in luck?
1:00.0	I'm in Dubai, the one billion followers summit.
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