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The Most Ridiculous Business Interview You'll Ever Listen To - James Martin
Description
We asked James Martin every weird and wonderful question we could think of. He answered all of them.
James Martin started cutting grass as a boy, moved into tree surgery, and has been building, buying and selling companies ever since. Today he owns Baddow Park House in Essex, runs a group of businesses and a property portfolio, hosts the Entrepreneur Conversations podcast, and mentors owners through the Baddow Park Mastermind. He is also severely dyslexic. He does not read. He has turned down free lessons more than once. He built a team around the gap instead of spending thirty years trying to close it.
We caught him at Ideas Fest and decided not to do the normal interview. No origin story questions. No "so what's next for you". Instead we threw the brutal, the strange and the flat out ridiculous at him and waited for something to break. Nothing broke. That is the problem with James. You go in looking for a wobble and come out with a business plan.
Chapters
- 00:00:00 Welcome to the Show: Meet James Martin, Problem Solver for Entrepreneurs
- 00:00:25 Snog Marry Avoid: The Royal Family Edition
- 00:01:17 The Pigeon Poo Property Disaster: When Garden Centres Go Wrong
- 00:01:35 The 17 Grand HR Nightmare: Firing Someone for Smoking Weed
- 00:02:20 Robust and Forthright Software: The James Martin Operating System
- 00:02:37 Da Vinci and Evita's Wedding: The Ultimate Power Couple
- 00:03:01 Dry Hire Terminology: When Business Jargon Sounds Completely Wrong
- 00:03:20 Kung Fu Fighting and Row Dancing: The 90s Networking Event
- 00:04:16 All the Isms: ADHD, Dyslexia, and Throwing Labels in the Bin
- 00:05:21 The Drowning Question: Why Jack Gets Saved and Zach Doesn't
- 00:05:42 Michael Bolton at My Funeral: How Am I Supposed to Live Without You
- 00:06:32 Sexual Innuendo and Paul King: How Do They Get Away With This
What should we have asked him? Stick it in the comments. Best question gets sent to James and we will make him answer it.
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Connect with James Martin:
Website: https://www.jamesmartinentrepreneur.com
Baddow Park Mastermind: https://www.baddowpark.com
Podcast: Entrepreneur Conversations
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/james-martin-entrepreneur
Instagram: @jamesmartinentrepreneur
Hear more from the hosts:
Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-frimston-5010177b
Zac: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zac-thompson-33a9a39b
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