{"id":1974,"date":"2021-01-07T08:30:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T07:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinekay.co\/?p=1974"},"modified":"2022-11-27T01:12:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T00:12:26","slug":"ben-collins-entrepreneurial-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolinekay.co\/2021\/01\/07\/ben-collins-entrepreneurial-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Collins&#8217; Entrepreneurial Journey #S1EP1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"pp-podcast-4658\" class=\"pp-podcast single-episode has-header header-hidden has-featured modern special-style playerview media-audio\"  data-teaser=\"\" data-elength=\"18\" data-eunit=\"\" data-ppsdata=\"{&quot;ppe-4658-1&quot;:{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;S1 Ep1: Ben Collins&#039; Entrepreneurial Journey&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;My premier episode is a beauty, with the devilishly handsome film director and serial entrepreneur Ben Collins. \\u00a0&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Over 13 years in business, Ben reflects on the moment he took the step off the proverbial career ladder and started his own thing, which meant he left the well paid job only to be paid nothing. Most people\\u2019s biggest fear, however Ben is proof this can be the best thing that can ever happen to you.\\u00a0&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;If you\\u2019re looking for a bite size dose of inspiration and a couple of laughs along the way, this\\u00a0 episode will deliver. Ben\\u2019s incredible journey of passion, out-right ballsiness, and the biggest dose of self-belief I\\u2019ve ever heard, needs to be on your playlist now!\\u00a0&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The highlights:\\u00a0&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;ul&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;Ben\\u2019s journey from wanting to be creative to wanting to build businesses.\\u00a0&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;The brutal reality of the London Film Scene, when you\\u2019re not known within this tight knit community and how he moved forward.\\u00a0&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;The impromptu requests from Sky TV, that had him moving heaven and earth to win a contract, in a way you could never imagine.\\u00a0&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;Landing a &lt;em&gt;really big &lt;\\\/em&gt;client, MTV no less, only to be well and truly shafted by the intermediary&#8230;what happened next still shocks Ben himself to this day.\\u00a0&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;The big idea that withstood the knock backs and saved his first lucky buyer over half a million pounds!\\u00a0&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;\\\/ul&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Tune in and you\\u2019ll learn:&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;ul&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;What you need to start &#8211; (hint: it\\u2019s not what you think).\\u00a0&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;How to find the energy and the time to build a business when working a full-time job.&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;How to find the right people to support you and what to look for.\\u00a0&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;The most important things to consider when starting.\\u00a0&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;Why you\\u2019re never too young to start&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;How you can always figure it out when you have to!&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;How a failure can actually be a good thing&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;\\\/ul&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Learn more about your ad choices. 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career, business and life!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"pod-items__navi-menu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/snippets-of-genius-with-caroline-kay\/id1544439593\" class=\"subscribe-item pp-badge apple-sub\" target=\"_blank\"><svg class=\"icon icon-pp-apple\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#icon-pp-apple\" xlink:href=\"#icon-pp-apple\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"sub-text\"><span class=\"sub-listen-text\">Listen On<\/span><span class=\"sub-item-text\">Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdWRpb2Jvb20uY29tL2NoYW5uZWxzLzUwNDAyNDQucnNz?sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwiD-5X8_6j5AhXdnf0HHVowAgQQ9sEGegQIARAC%20\" class=\"subscribe-item pp-badge google-sub\" target=\"_blank\"><svg class=\"icon icon-pp-google\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#icon-pp-google\" xlink:href=\"#icon-pp-google\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"sub-text\"><span 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src=\"https:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/MPNL1237386927.mp3?updated=1666719708\" \/><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pod-content__episode episode-single\"><button class=\"episode-single__close\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-label=\"Close Single Episode\"><span class=\"btn-icon-wrap\"><svg class=\"icon icon-pp-x\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#icon-pp-x\" xlink:href=\"#icon-pp-x\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/button><div class=\"episode-single__wrapper\"><div class=\"episode-single__header\"><div class=\"episode-single__title\">S1 Ep1: Ben Collins&#039; Entrepreneurial Journey<\/div><div class=\"episode-single__author\"><span class=\"byname\">by<\/span><span class=\"single-author\">Snippets of Genius with Caroline Kay<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"episode-single__description\"><p>My premier episode is a beauty, with the devilishly handsome film director and serial entrepreneur Ben Collins. \u00a0<br \/><\/p><p>Over 13 years in business, Ben reflects on the moment he took the step off the proverbial career ladder and started his own thing, which meant he left the well paid job only to be paid nothing. Most people\u2019s biggest fear, however Ben is proof this can be the best thing that can ever happen to you.\u00a0<br \/><\/p><p>If you\u2019re looking for a bite size dose of inspiration and a couple of laughs along the way, this\u00a0 episode will deliver. Ben\u2019s incredible journey of passion, out-right ballsiness, and the biggest dose of self-belief I\u2019ve ever heard, needs to be on your playlist now!\u00a0<br \/><\/p><p>The highlights:\u00a0<br \/><\/p><ul><li>Ben\u2019s journey from wanting to be creative to wanting to build businesses.\u00a0<\/li><li>The brutal reality of the London Film Scene, when you\u2019re not known within this tight knit community and how he moved forward.\u00a0<\/li><li>The impromptu requests from Sky TV, that had him moving heaven and earth to win a contract, in a way you could never imagine.\u00a0<\/li><li>Landing a <em>really big <\/em>client, MTV no less, only to be well and truly shafted by the intermediary&#8230;what happened next still shocks Ben himself to this day.\u00a0<\/li><li>The big idea that withstood the knock backs and saved his first lucky buyer over half a million pounds!\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>Tune in and you\u2019ll learn:<br \/><\/p><ul><li>What you need to start &#8211; (hint: it\u2019s not what you think).\u00a0<\/li><li>How to find the energy and the time to build a business when working a full-time job.<\/li><li>How to find the right people to support you and what to look for.\u00a0<\/li><li>The most important things to consider when starting.\u00a0<\/li><li>Why you\u2019re never too young to start<\/li><li>How you can always figure it out when you have to!<\/li><li>How a failure can actually be a good thing<\/li><\/ul><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ppjs__img-wrapper \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload_inited ppjs__img-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/carolinekay.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Podcast-BenCollinsv3-768x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolinekay.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Podcast-BenCollinsv3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolinekay.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Podcast-BenCollinsv3-410x410.jpg 410w, https:\/\/carolinekay.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Podcast-BenCollinsv3-730x730.jpg 730w, https:\/\/carolinekay.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Podcast-BenCollinsv3-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carolinekay.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Podcast-BenCollinsv3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carolinekay.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Podcast-BenCollinsv3-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/carolinekay.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Podcast-BenCollinsv3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolinekay.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Podcast-BenCollinsv3-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/carolinekay.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Podcast-BenCollinsv3-1290x1290.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/carolinekay.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Podcast-BenCollinsv3-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/carolinekay.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Podcast-BenCollinsv3-865x865.jpg 865w, https:\/\/carolinekay.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Podcast-BenCollinsv3-642x642.jpg 642w, https:\/\/carolinekay.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Podcast-BenCollinsv3-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/carolinekay.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Podcast-BenCollinsv3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px\" alt=\"S1 Ep1: Ben Collins&#039; Entrepreneurial Journey\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pod-content__launcher pod-launch\"><button class=\"pod-launch__button pod-launch__info pod-button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"ppjs__offscreen\">Show Podcast Information<\/span><span class=\"btn-icon-wrap\"><svg class=\"icon icon-pp-podcast\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#icon-pp-podcast\" xlink:href=\"#icon-pp-podcast\"><\/use><\/svg><svg class=\"icon icon-pp-x\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#icon-pp-x\" xlink:href=\"#icon-pp-x\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">My premier episode is a beauty, with the devilishly handsome film director and serial entrepreneur Ben Collins. &nbsp;<br>Over 13 years in business, Ben reflects on the moment he took the step off the proverbial career ladder and started his own thing, which meant he left the well paid job only to be paid nothing. Most people\u2019s biggest fear, however Ben is proof this can be the best thing that can ever happen to you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>If you\u2019re looking for a bite size dose of inspiration and a couple of laughs along the way, this&nbsp; episode will deliver. 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