Daniel Priestley, Ali Abdaal and Gibson Guitars
Daniel Priestley and Ali Abdaal at the LSE

Daniel Priestley, Ali Abdaal and Gibson Guitars

To be honest, I hadn't heard of either of them, and a late afternoon trip into London following a morning's shoot didn't particularly appeal. But as I keep saying to my little boy - something good always happens when you step outside your comfort zone.

Daniel Priestley and Ali Abdaal , both young Youtube entrepreneurs/millionaires/educators filled out a lecture theatre at the London School of Economics with like-minded young wannabe entrepreneurs/millionaires/educators - and Jonathan Reeves and myself.

I was half way through and impressed with Priestley's book 'Key Person of Influence' so had half an idea what to expect but doctor-turned-YouTuber Abdaal was new to me.

Both spoke about how they started their careers, Priestley coming to the UK with virtually nothing; Abdaal riding the YouTube wave at the perfect time.

Both inspiring stories, served up with heaps of advice and tips from their successes and failures. It's definitely worth looking them up. Abdaal is more on the productivity side and Priestley on a business, entrepreneurial angle.

My one big takeaway was to reverse engineer the future. What is the future of photography? What sectors will change? How will technology shape the next 5/10/20 years?

And the second amazing thing that happened that day was I visited the new Gibson Garage, off Oxford Street and had the opportunity to try out more than a few of these stunning guitars.


(Quietly) rocking out on the Les Paul Standard 50s P-90 in Tobacco Burst.

A few more guitars on the wishlist but most importantly: something good always happens when you step outside your comfort zone. Unless you happen to be my credit card...

Daniel Priestley

Founder of Dent Global & ScoreApp | Awarded Entrepreneur of the Year | 6x business books | Founded multiple 7 & 8 figure ventures | Mission to develop entrepreneurs who stand out, scale up and make a dent.

10 个月

That's a great looking Les Paul.

Jonathan Reeves

Tax adviser helping you put tax matters to bed: so you can sleep soundly and awake the richer for it. Accountant, making sure you know the important numbers in your business. Enjoys speaking about and sharing tax tips

10 个月

great photo of you playing the Gibson, I wonder what untalented person tool that ?? A great evening and as you said, there were some great take aways from them both ??

Simon Ellson

“Head Down, Balls Up” to Business Success | Award-Winning Coach | Helping Owners Scale, Systemise & Sell on Their Terms

10 个月

Ali Abdaal as you say, perfect timing for the rise of YouTube, a long standing client of mine bought his medical education business a few years back, built on a personality and drive of 1.

Angus Grady

Linked In marketing services starting conversations that convert into sales. ?? Lumpy Mailer that gets sticky doors opened

10 个月

You are a KPI Adam Hollier Key Photographic Influencer Have seen Daniel Priestley speak on a few occasions and have always come away with some useful nuggets.

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