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May 2022
48m 45s

Life Update: Building My Business And Wr...

Ali Abdaal
About this episode

In this episode, I become an interviewee on my podcast as I have a conversation with the general manager of my business, Angus. We chat about how I transitioned from making YouTube videos in my bedroom to having a studio in London and a team of 18 people, how I’m thinking about taking the business forward in different ways and the concepts from the new book I’m writing. Enjoy xx

💌 My Book Journey Newsletter 👉 https://aliabdaal.com/book-journey/

00:00 Intro
02:05 The Early Days
14:28 Where do you see the next 3-5 years going?
22:32 Writing My Book
26:47 What impact would you want that book to have?
31:55 Systematising The Business & Finances
35:48 Essentiali Stationary Brand
37:41 Courses
40:29 Life updates
44:09 Starting the Podcast & Daily Vlogs

🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI

🎥 YouTube Channel
🐦 Twitter
📸 Instagram
💻 Website
👥 Linkedin

📚Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity!
Amazon
Website 

📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED
My Essentiali Merch - https://aliabdaal.com/essentiali/
My YouTube For Beginners Course on Skillshare - https://skl.sh/3sgLZlm
Creatorpreneur Course Sign Up - https://aliabdaal.com/creatorpreneur-waiting-list/
Daily Vlogs Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/AliAbdaaalBehindTheScenes
Ryan Holiday's Books - https://ryanholiday.net/ryan-holiday-books/

🎤 EPISODES MENTIONED 
S1 E1 Ben Francis - https://youtu.be/Ix5ON9dZ-es
S1 E3 Shahzad Younas - https://youtu.be/sJGn-O8k9ZA
S2 E1 Dr Julie Smith - https://youtu.be/m8d1yVpCryA
E2 E10 James Hoffmann - https://youtu.be/gIxEkX_2kt8


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