I briefly caught up with Tim Morgan, founder of Picklive – Picklive has the fastest sports data in the world and uses it to create games that people play while they are watching football on TV. In our conversation, I ask Tim a few questions on his journey so far as an entrepreneur and running Picklive.

This is the full interview below

Hi Tim, How are you doing, great to have you on YHP?

I’m doing great thanks Joseph– very happy to be here.

Could you quickly give us some background information about yourself?

I’m from Wales. After I graduated I qualified as an accountant and then advised on mergers and acquisitions for about 5 years.

How did you get involved in entrepreneurship? Were you exposed to entrepreneurship as a child?

I met a friend for lunch in 2004. He said he was going to leave his job and start a business. He asked if I’d be interested in helping him. I agreed. That business was Mint Digital http://mintdigital.com/ – a fine web technology company.

I was not exposed to entrepreneurship at all as a child. Growing up in the South Wales valleys during the 80s and 90s, most people were lucky if they had a job and didn’t have the luxury of sitting around contemplating industry disruption.

So tell me about Picklive and how the idea came about?

I was having breakfast one Saturday with some friends. We had developed some real-time technology at Mint that allowed us to build ‘playalong’ games to TV shows. We thought, “wouldn’t it be good if instead of having to wait 9 months for a result you could play fantasy football in short 5 minute games” – BOOM Picklive was born.

What is Picklive and how does it work?

Picklive has the fastest sports data in the world and uses it to create games that people play while they are watching football on TV. These games feel like something between sports betting and social gaming. Picklive is a ’2 screen’ experience designed to make even the dullest football match worth watching.

What is your business model?

Gambling. Each players pays a small amount (£1 currently) to enter a game. The winner takes the pot and we take a cut.

How did you initially attract users to Picklive, and how do you do it now?

Initially word of mouth. Now we have media partners, a referral system and make use of social media.

What makes Picklive different from any service out there? What problem does it solve?

It’s the world only ‘in-play’ fantasy football site. It makes the dullest football match on TV feel like El Clasico.

What are the most crucial things you have done to grow your business?

Hired great people, listened to our customers.

What was the most challenging part of starting the business?

Obtaining the gambling license.

Would you say the business has changed from the first initial idea?

Yes it was originally just about live fantasy football. Now its about a range of games that people play to pep up their football viewing experience.

Who are your competitors?

There are no direct competitors. Similar products include any fantasy football site, any sports betting site and any social football game.

What were you doing before you founded Picklive?

I founded and was CEO at Mint Digital.

How have you been able to fund the business?

We have both self-funded and raised VC money.

What can we be expecting from your company in 2012?

Lots of new games.

What three pieces of advice would you offer entrepreneurs starting out today?

1. Test the market. Make sure there is demand for your product before you spend too much time on it;
2. Know why you’re doing it. Are you trying to change the world or are you trying to make money? Those are often not the same thing;
3. Hiring is the riskiest most time consuming activity, be certain you need headcount before you attempt it.

The sports digital media space is definitely something to look out for this year and Teamer is making sure that they are the number one startup on everyone’s lips when it comes to the industry.

The company who raised €500k investment, a round led by Kernel Capital, The Bank of Ireland’s Seed and Early Stage Equity Fund in March 2010 will be hoping to increase their already growing 1.5 m members in 2012.

I spoke to the company’s CEO, Niall McEvoy, who talks me through his background, how Teamer came about and their plans for 2012.

Could you quickly give us some background information about yourself?

Born, raised and educated in Dublin. After a brief flirtation with academia when I left school, I embarked on a career as a bookmaker (as in betting, not making books !). Great fun, learned a load about risk and margin ! Then changed direction completely to work for the Irish Govt. business development agency, helping companies to grow in international markets. This role took me to London, where I spent 8 years. After a few years back in HQ, I got the entrepreneurial itch, and Teamer was born in late 2008.

How did you get involved in entrepreneurship? Were you exposed to entrepreneurship as a child?

My father was an entrepreneur, leaving a very safe public sector job in his late 30’s to set up his own business (scary how history has a habit of repeating itself !). But actually, my main exposure to entrepreneurship cam during my time in Enterprise Ireland. This was a wide and varied business consulting role, which gave me exposure to companies ranging from start ups to those growing in international markets by acquisition.

So tell me about Teamer and how the idea came about?

Teamer was born in a pub ! Actually, it’s not my idea, but the idea of company co-founder Ken Moulton, who had been asked to run a hockey team, and quickly discovered that there wasn’t an integrated web/email/sms solution online. With my experience in working with high growth start ups, fundraising etc., Ken asked me to come on board as CEO, with him taking on the role of operations director. We were joined at founder stage by Ken’s brother Steve, a career web professional. 3 co founders of the business

What is Teamer and how does it work?

Teamer is sports social platform which provides any sports team with a private online team space to organise, interact and communicate. At its core, Teamer is fully integrated with the mobile sms network, and this combined with web, email, and mobile app provides a unique sports team organisational platform.

What is your business model?

Up to recently it has been solely advertising and sponsorship, but the model is evolving as we scale to include mobile apps, sms, and up-selling our users to value add functionality. We have some exciting new revenue streams in our business plan.

How did you initially attract users to Teamer, and how do you do it now?

We work very hard on user acquisition. We do all the usual stuff, search and social media etc, and we have an in-house user acquisition team, that focuses exclusively on a direct user acquisition strategy. We get a lot of viral growth within clubs and communities once we seed effectively. We are always experimenting with new user acquisition methods. We have some special sauce as well, but that would be telling !

What makes Teamer different from any service out there? What problem does it solve?

The problem is actually pretty straightforward, and that is that organising a sports team is a load of hassle. So starting with solving the team organisational headaches, and building around that, we identified that many teams would have a requirement for an integrated online solution, that solved organizational headaches and offered a private community environment for online team interaction.

What are the most crucial things you have done to grow your business?

User acquisition without doubt, because if you aren’t adding users/members, then you never get a chance to validate the business model, attract investment and take advantage of the market opportunity.

What was the most challenging part of starting the business?

It would be easy to say funding, but you can always make year 1 happen on a shoestring if you have the appetite for a tough year. The most challenging part is convincing yourself to get off the fence and do it. That’s the difference between having an idea and being an entrepreneur.

Would you say the business has changed from the first initial idea?

At a high level, very little. Anything that has changed, has been user driven. We listen to the user base all the time, are quite democratic about the prioritization of developments and enhancements. If our community asks for new features, we try to prioritise in favour of this stuff.

Who are your competitors?

Lots of people fishing in the grassroots sporting pond, some in the “club” space, less in the “team” space. Companies like E-Teamz, Teamsnap, Pitchero, Clubwebsite, all play in the grassroots sports vertical. We have seen plenty come and go over the last three years, but few with our sort of traction across multiple markets.

What were you doing before you founded Teamer?

Worked for Enterprise Ireland, the Irish Government Business Development Agency

How have you been able to fund the business?

We have been fortunate to attract strategic investment at a number of key stages in our growth, initially private friends and family type investment, then a small seed round from an Irish VC, and a private round in late 2010.

What can we be expecting from your company in 2012?

Grow our member base to 2.5m members, grow into new geographical markets, expanded platform functionality with a range of new features including an android app. Taking Teamer to the USA !

What three pieces of advice would you offer entrepreneurs starting out today?

- Start now, tomorrow is too late.
– Use every business contact you ever met to get free advice and professional help (you need a lot of freebies if you aren’t funded, and you’ll be amazed how much goodwill can be transformed into free help)
– Build a broad skilled mgt team. If you are a techie, no point in surrounding yourself with lots of techies, you need strong commercial influences to succeed (and vica versa)

So if you’re a football fan that love voicing your opinion around your favourite team, player, a place where you can interact with fans like yourself or just a little Bantr against your local rivals then Bantr is your place.

Bantr gives football fans an interactive environment to follow live games, a place where users are able to check in to games, vote on manager decisions also allowing fans to rate their club’s manager and players, earn points for predicting match results and, most importantly, share their thoughts on every match.

Today I speak with the CEO of the startup – Peter McCormack.

Hi Peter, How are you doing, great to have you on YHP?

Hi Joseph, I am doing great thanks; we appreciate you guys wanting to feature us. How are you all? I see you just launched your first issue, congratulations.

Thanks Peter, We’re doing well – the magazine launch was amazing, the response has really been encouraging.

Could you quickly give us some background information about yourself?

I have worked in digital media now for 14 years on the side of agencies. I setup my current agency with my business partner Molly Morrison 2 years ago and now have a team of 16. We wanted to give clients a different relationship with their agency built on an open relationship and good solid digital marketing.

How did you get involved in entrepreneurship? Were you exposed to entrepreneurship as a child?

I suppose it is something that has always been in me. When I was 14 I setup a music fanzine, I used to interview bands, print the fanzine and give it away at gigs. I never made any money but I always loved the feeling of owning and running something.

When I first started working in digital media I would freelance which helped me maintain the control over my daily work but I realised that I needed to experience a corporate environment to understand all aspects of running a business.

I joined an agency in Bedford called Evolving Media as an Account Manager and under the mentorship of Martin Scovell I worked my way up to Managing Director.

So tell me about Bantr and how the idea came about?

Bantr is a social network for football where we collect and aggregate the opinions of fans. We developed the idea last season when Liverpool were struggling. Molly is a huge Liverpool fan and every morning I would hear complaints about the poor job that Roy Hodgson was doing.

When we searched on Twitter people were complaining about him and calling for his head. What we realized is that there is no central index of fan opinion on managers and this Bantr was born.

What is Bantr and how does it work?

Bantr is focused on the live environment. We give fans a real time match experience by integrating match commentary, fan opinion and conversation. Users are also able to interact with the game by picking the team they would play, predicting the outcome and voting on match actions such as penalty and sending off decisions.

What is your business model?

Our focus at the moment is growth and product stability but we are also modeling revenue around media, gaming and ecommerce. We have found that we have a product which fits well with advertisers and media businesses, because of this we have found that doors are opening for us quite easily.

What makes Bantr different from any service out there? What problem does it solve?

Football fans are highly opinionated and we pull their opinions together to give an aggregated view of what fans think about their team, manager and players.

What are the most crucial things you have done to grow your business?

The most important thing we did was build a launch audience. Launching a social network can be difficult in the early days as there is no critical mass. We made sure we had more than 3,000 registered pre launch so that when we had our first games there were enough users to make the experience interesting.

Would you say the business has changed from the first initial idea?

The idea has not changed too much from our original concept. We are still only 5 months old and we haven’t lived in the live environment long enough to require significant change. What we will now focus on is simplifying the product and improving the user experience.

Who are your competitors?

Our direct competitors are Sofanatics and Fanatix but really we also compete with Facebook and Twitter for share of voice.

What were you doing before you founded Bantr?

I was running McCormack & Morrison and I still am. I don’t take a salary from Bantr so McCormack & Morrison pays the bills hence while at 10pm I am doing things like this interview J

How have you been able to fund the business?

We raised a seed fund of over £200k from angel investor to build the prototype, launch and prove a need in the market. We are now looking to raise a series A fund to accelerate product development and commercial opportunities.

What can we be expecting from your company in 2012?

We will continue to focus on improving the customer experience both in features and platform development. Out next big project is to build a mobile product to allow those at the game or watching in the pub to engage with other Bantr users.

What three pieces of advice would you offer entrepreneurs starting out today?

1. Whatever your product or business is keep it simple.
2. Make sure you have good people around you (partners or mentors)
3. Don’t be afraid to fail, you will learn from all your mistakes

David Graff graduated from the University of Nebraska with an undergraduate degree and an MBA from the Raikes School for Computer Science and Management.

David who spent some of his time whilst studying at the University of Nebraska working for the University of Nebraska athletic department and for Huskers football coach Bill Callahan, a former Oakland Raiders coach during his time studying his MBA program at Raikes School for Computer Science and Management got his idea for Agile Sports when he realised that was no way for coaches to analyze game tape away from the team’s headquarters after Callahan wanted to adapt his offensive and defensive strategy for college football.

As soon as he finished his MBA program David started Hudl with his two friends, Brian Kaiser and John Wirtz.

The company now has over 3,000 teams paying for subscription on their softwares with prices ranging from $29 per month For high schools and colleges, packages range from $800 – $3,000. The company has over 18 employees.

This is the full story, Hope you Enjoy the interview.

Hi David, Thanks for taking the time to do this interview with us, How are you doing today?

Great – thanks for asking.

Can you give us some background information about yourself and what you did before starting up Hudl?

Absolutely. I grew up in Omaha, Neb. and attended college at the University of Nebraska where I received an undergraduate degree and an MBA from the Raikes School for Computer Science and Management. Throughout college I worked for the University of Nebraska athletic department, and as soon as I finished my MBA work I started Hudl with my two co-founders, Brian Kaiser and John Wirtz.

Why this business? This industry? Are you a sports fan?

I am a huge sports fan, and that is a trait that is shared by almost everyone who works here. We love the industry because we love working with coaches. Most of us had our lives impacted by a coach somewhere along the way (in Little League or high school) and we felt it was time to give back and help make their lives easier. Plus, coaches are very success driven and have a no-BS attitude that we share.

So how did the idea of starting Hudl come from? What’s the story behind it?

I worked for Coach Bill Callahan and his staff when he was the head coach for the University of Nebraska football team. Through my role with the team, I got to see firsthand some of the inefficiencies and pain points that had with their video processes. Although they had great systems for working with video on site, whenever they wanted to send video home with players or coaches they had to burn DVDs. The DVDs were time consuming to produce, clunky to watch, and lacked all of the data that the Husker coaches had spent hours adding to them. Also, there was no feedback loop – coaches and video staffs would send the DVDs back with players and have no idea if they were actually watched.

So tell us a bit what you do at Hudl and how it works? Break it down for the readers?

You bet. Hudl is online video analysis and coaching tools that help teams at all levels win, from high school to the NFL. We work hard to build software that saves coaches time and helps them win. Teams use our software to share video and scouting reports internally but also expose their highlights to parents and fans.

So let’s say i contacted you as a representative of an interested school, what is the process?

Interested teams can sign up online at www.hudl.com/signup and get started right away. We offer free training sessions and have an entire team in our office devoted to helping coaches get up to speed and get value out of Hudl right away.

I did some research online which shows that your company makes over $2 Million in revenue and has over 2,000 schools paying for your softwares at a $800 Minimum price rate, Is that right?

Those numbers are a little dated, but they are close. We are actually up around 3,000 teams now.

What are the price ranges for the software?

For youth teams, Hudl is $29 per month. For high schools and colleges, packages range from $800 – $3,000 (www.hudl.com/signup) and we offer discount when multiple sports at a school sign up.

Lets go back a bit, how did you get your first 1-5 schools on the book, how were you able to convince them to come on board? How were you marketing your products during that time?

It was a lot of word of mouth. We were using our network and the networks of the coaches we worked with to spread the word. We also attended a few clinics and just traveled a ton demoing Hudl.

What are other avenues do you generate revenue through?

There are a lot of other revenue opportunities in the future, but right now we are focused on subscription revenue and growing our subscriber base.

I know it must have been pretty tough starting the business, I mean now looking at the money coming into the business, people might feel it was easy, were there any obstacles during the start-up phase that you faced and how did you deal with it?

Absolutely – it was a hard battle getting started and we stumbled a lot of times along the way. Initially we thought our sole market was going to be professional and high-end college teams with big budgets. We pictured a $100K+ solution that served only the elite. As we started marketing our product, though, we quickly realized how many more coaches lives we could impact with a lower-cost solution that could serve the entire spectrum, from youth to the NFL.

How did you get the investment for your company?

We bootstrapped for a little more than a year, paying ourselves nothing and covering our rent and payroll with some cash we each contributed and our winnings from business plan competitions around the country (about $100K total). We brought on our first angel round after we signed our first paying partner (the University of Nebraska football team). The money came from a group of local business leaders in Omaha/Lincoln and some of our contacts in Seattle, Wash.

Tell us about the initial idea and how that has that changed since starting the business? Did you notice any glitches in the plan?

Yeah – as I mentioned earlier, we initially envisioned Hudl as an enterprise software sale to only the upper-echelon of teams. After two years of slogging through these long contract negotiations that involved a lot of people, we decided that it was time to look down market and find a place where we could serve coaches even better, and much quicker.

What were the most valuable lessons learnt through your experience of start-up to this initial point?

Listen – to your customers, to the market, to your advisors, to your investors. And then know when to act. Get product in customers’ hands early and learn.

How have you been able to get paid-re-curring customers, i see a lot of people struggling to sell products/services and you seem to be doing very well? What tips can you give to everyone trying to start/introducing a subscription model to their business?

Thanks. We’re trying, but we have a long ways to go. Our model is to build addictive software that is fun to use and then provide amazing support to back it up. We focus on ease of use and try to provide real value to our coaches in the form of time savings and wins. My advice to anyone would be to focus on your customers and find ways to make them fall in love with your software, and then make sure that you build an awesome support team that answers the phone and has their back.

Why din’t you start of giving it out for free? Why start with a subscription model from the start?

We actually did a small pilot when we introduced our high school offering. But we kept that very limited (only 12 teams) and then focused on gathering paying partners that were willing to make a financial commitment to us and that would force us to make a strong commitment to them. Everything gets a lot more real when customers are paying you to use your products.

What would you say has been your most effective marketing tactic or technique?

Good question. I would say our awesome coach support team. Any time we see our coaches spread the word about Hudl, they are always talking up the service that we provide.

What final advice would you give other entrepreneurs who are building their companies especially using a subscirption model?

Get started – now. Get product in customer hands. Learn and then iterate, fast. Find an industry where you can build a product that provides tangible value for your target customers and start building a customer-focused company around the space.

Thanks for your time David

Thank you, Joseph.

Don’t forget to check out the website: http://www.hudl.com/

Junior ogunyemi got a taste of being an entrepreneur during college, after being named social secretary, he was assigned to put together a yearbook with a budget of £0 and 2 weeks deadline, and 2 weeks later and £50, coming up with the concept of a DVD yearbook, he made £300 in his first two hours, selling the DVD to his peers for £3.

Catch up with what he has been up to after that.

Hello junior, how are you doing? Great to have you on YHP today

Well it’s great to be here, thanks for the opportunity.

Can you give us some background information about yourself?

I’m a 20 year old social entrepreneur, currently studying BSc Economics at Queen Mary University of London. My family came from Nigeria when I was only 2 years old so I guess I’m more British than I ought to be. (Laugh). I grew up with my 3 older siblings in Islington, north London.

We didn’t have the most privileged background; however I not going to sit here and complain about things I was exposed to growing up on a council estate. I can’t moan because I was surrounded by a loving family that helped instil key values, and discipline from very young. To me that’s been worth more than having £100 of pocket money a week.

At what age did you start to get involved/interested in business?

Looking back now I think I showed glimpse way back in nursery because I was fascinated by inventors. I always said to my play workers I wanted to invent something when I grew up.

The first time I started to flex my entrepreneurial muscles was at 17 when I was appointed social secretary of my college. I was given the task of putting together a yearbook with a budget of £0 and 2 weeks deadline. Instantly I had to find ways of being resourceful or risk disappointing over 1000 of my peers.

I came up with an idea of creating a video yearbook instead. So for 10 days I walked around college with my family camcorder capturing goodbye messages from students. I had a friend who was an expert at editing videos and paid him £50. I remember my brother had an old CD duplicating machine which I used to make many copies of the DVD yearbook.

At our graduation party I set up a stall and sold the DVD yearbook to students for £3. They were selling like hotcakes. In the space of 2 hours it dawned on me, not only have I made these students happy but I also manage to turn £50 into £300 in the space of just 2 hours. After that, I couldn’t stop exploring the world of business and innovation.

At what age did you start your first business, what business was it?

I was 18 when I started my first major business venture, Show Me Amazing Football. We are a coaching academy that works to motivate and develop leadership and excellence in young people. We work with children in schools and communities to create an active environment where children can express themselves and trained coached can address issues such as childhood obesity, low self-esteem and juvenile delinquency.

You got quite a few things going on at the moment? Let’s talk about show me amazing football, what inspired you to start it, what is the story behind it?

Well I was a gifted footballer when I was younger. To me football wasn’t just a hobby, it was a discipline. I never smoked certain things because I had dreams of playing premiership level. I never hung around street corners because I knew I needed to go home and rest for that cup final on the weekend.

I realised football can really be used as a vehicle to transform lives. I started coaching football from 15 years old and wanted to use my position of influence to keep the kids away from certain dangers and give them key life skills. I could spend all day training my pupils to bend a ball like Beckham, but realistically less than 5% are ever going to make it pro. I wanted to develop a style of coaching that equipped the players with more than just sporting skills, but leadership skills that they can use in any career.

How did you raise money to start the business?

I started from very humble beginnings. I knew absolutely nothing about business and literately just walked into a bank in my tracksuit and hoody. Surprisingly, I still managed to get an appointment with the business manager of the bank. I bopped in, sat down at his desk and told him to give me a loan. He laughed and explained to me it was a great idea but money doesn’t come that easy. I had to go back to being resourceful.

Thankfully I was given a car load of old equipment to use for free. I chose to employ some of my close friends, Micah Simpson and Naaman Gordon, who believed in the vision, and were willing to work for free. This was enough for us to start earning sum profit, for months we continued to work without pay as the profit was either saved or re-invested to generate even more profits.

Before long we were getting so many children joining us that we were able to pay ourselves well and still make savings and re-investments when needed. To this date we still haven’t spent a penny on marketing, everything has grown through word of mouth.

What would you say has been the most challenging part of starting a business?

Learning to turn failure into feedback is key. Taking our work into schools was surprisingly difficult at first. However, every rejection gave us a chance to go back to the drawing board and refine our product. There was a time we offered free coaching sessions to 35 local primary schools, but still did not even get one single reply.

Constantly we worked on improving the content of our sessions and our more importantly our approach. For months we worked on sharpening the sword until it was strong enough to pierce into the market and even cut any completion. Now we have a service that schools can’t resist.

You recently started a magazine called spotlight22, what is it about?

Spotlight22 is a new monthly print magazine aimed at university students. I launch it to help publish the work of up and coming writers or blogers. Readers have the opportunity to gain free publicity for their blog sites, or just freely express themselves by sending in their written work to spotlight22@london.com. Every month our team of editors pick their favourite entries to feature in the next issue. So it’s like a month writing competition.

So what is your plan for the magazine?

The idea is to create a platform for top London writers to be noticed. This has already gone off to a great start. The beauty of the magazine is that the topics people write about are all so random. It’s funny to hear some of the things people come out with when you give them a chance to express themselves.

You currently studying at Queens Mary University, how have you been able to balance school work and business? It must be so challenging?

Oh boy! Yh it requires loads of self-discipline. Naturally we won’t have enough time in life to do everything, but God does give us enough time to do the important things. It’s about prioritising what you want to achieve. There are periods where I needed to focus so I just hibernated for months.

My brother always told me, “Champions are willing to do what they hate in order to get what they love”. So I made many sacrifices. I’ve had to put my social life on hold many times because I was locked away grafting and birthing ideas. Seriously I haven’t been on a date for years (laughs).

What else interests you apart from starting a business, what do you do for fun?

If I’m not working mine, I’m giving free business consultancy to my friends. I think I’m obsessed. I do a bit of acting and get involved in drama workshops with my church. When I need to unwind I spend time with family or close friends. I love restaurants, working out in the gym, comedy shows, cinema… It doesn’t really matter what we do as long as I’m with those that make me happy and keep me down to earth. Church is something that I always get involved in.

What has been your most memorable moment so far?

2010 has been a great year, I’ve rubbed shoulders with some amazing people and been given special invitation to place like the mayor of London’s office and houses of parliament. I remember May 5th, that day was quite extraordinary. At 12pm I had an interview for a £10,000 award, and then rushed across town in my suit to write my final exams in Economics by 2pm. immediately after that, I whizzed back across town because I had to be on stage by 5pm to pitch for another £10,000.

This time it was front of a panel of multimillionaires, celebrities and entrepreneurs. It was like being on dragons den but with an audience of 200 people at the British library. I never forget the feeling and the rush of day, it was a great buzz. From that day onwards it seemed my business and I got launched into the limelight. Receiving these awards has opened many doors.

What tips can you give to university entrepreneurs out there starting up or struggling with their start-ups?

If you don’t believe in your work, then why should anyone else? Make sure your passionate about your cause or business, because your passion will be tested. Yes, of course there will be obstacles and brick walls in your way. Those walls are there to separate people that would like to succeed, from those that really desperately want to succeed. MAKE YOUR PASSION AN OBBSESSION.

And finally, what should we be expecting from you in the future?

Ok I don’t want to reveal too much yet, but after the magazine takes off I think the next big project will be to write my first book. I’m working on a business and personal development book. Similar to the classic, “who moved my cheese”. Over the next 2 years I want to also make time to do more public speaking.

Great speaking to you junior, hope to catch up with you soon

Thanks you, keep in touch, www.twitter.com/juniorogunyemi

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Hey Guys, Today i have Gérard Jones, director of Gérard School of Football Ltd (A specialist football and character development centre).

Gérard School of Football (GSF) provides specialist football coaching to boys and girls of all abilities aged from 5-14, now regarded as the North of England Premier Football School having reached Top 7 in the UK for Best Local Activity for Children Aged 5-12 out of over 2,500 nominations from parents.

They also provide youth footballers with superior coaching staff, state-of-the-art player & character development programs and access to a well-rounded curriculum that creates a positive environment for all players and pupils to achieve success on the field, in the classroom, and in their personal lives.

Hey Gérard how are you doing? Welcome to YHP….

Please give us some background information about yourself.

Hi, well I’m one of Yorkshire’s most promising entrepreneurs having been awarded Enterprise UK ambassador Status, having launched the Gérard School of Football at the age of 19, which is now the name behind revolutionising youth development in the UK. I’m a former youth professional having featured in the world’s biggest football magazine FourFourTwo, but unfortunately got released at 19 so I decided that I would pursue a career as a professional football coach which later lead to starting my own business and featuring on BBC with bookmakers ranking me at 1000/1 to become the next England Manager.

You hold an interesting business, being known in other terms as the “Football School”. Where did the idea come from?

I got released at 19 and I immediately decided that I would be a better coach than a player even though I had offers to play in USA on scholarship and some local pro clubs.

I went to study a BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching & Performance at The University of Hull and started coaching for local FA running Development Centres and holding high positions at professional football clubs in both a coaching capacity and performance analysis, and after seeing what people such as The FA, and other coaching organisations, including professional football clubs were offering in terms of youth development I decided I wasn’t happy with what is going on.

Having researched further I found that this was happening all over the UK and England is currently more than 15years behind Europe and rest of the world, so I decided to do things my way and thus launched my own specialist football development centre.

Now I’m being offered jobs to coach at top Premiership Football Clubs and my dream is to make a name for myself in being the best at developing youth and use that reputation to continue with my business projects, but also work my way up the ranks and eventually become England Manager and change things at the very top!

How did you start this business?

I’m a UEFA Licensed Coach at 20 which is highly impressive, and I already had professional background at both playing and coaching so I used my reputation to attract local kids in and simply grew from there. Once people saw the quality and what we did that was superior to our competitors we grew at an accelerating rate.

Where did the funding of this business come from?

The funding came from myself, I didn’t have a great deal of money, but I used what I had earned from coaching before and bought equipment and I then set the business up as Limited Company, straight away started on a professional footing and went from there to the point where the demand was so high that we could employ other highly skilled coaching and the rest is history.

How old is “Gerard School of Football”?

1 year and 2 months.

How big is Gerard School of Football?

We are very big and can only get bigger, we employ full-time staff, coach on average over 200 pupils a week through our football excellence and life skills programmes which will soon rise to over 1000 pupils a week.

We are currently regarded as the North of England Premier Football School with satellite centres all other the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire region, having recently reached Top 7 in the UK for Best Local Activity for Children Aged 5-12 out of over 2,500 nominations from parents.

Children around the ages of 5 – 14, are allowed to be coached; are there any particular reasons why you didn’t go higher than 14?

The main reason is because we specialise in developing youth, so the players that come through our programmes from 5years old+ once they reach 15/16+ will have a better level of understanding and technical development than if we were to take 16year for example.

The older a person gets the harder it is to retrain the individual as they are already limited in the movement patterns and behaviours which are now starting to become set-in-stone.
We do work with players above 14 on request but this is rarely.

Do you coach girls as well?

Yes we do and we are actively promoting the provision for girls football in our region.

The word “football” generally conjures up the image of boys playing such activity; however do you believe that football is for boys only?

No absolutely not! This is both a boys and girls sport and we actively promote this.

How is business working with your Dad?

It’s good, with my Dad onboard full-time we are moving at an accelerated rate and his experience in business is good to have around.

Do you think it’s advisable to mix family with business?

Yes in my instance, but what’s good for me might not necessarily be good for others. I would recommend this because there’s no one else you can trust better than family and I’m extremely close to mine, but as I said this may not be the case for other people.

What football team do you support?

Middlesbrough FC and I will one day manage them!

Who is your favourite sport player?

David Beckham

Why didn’t you pursue your career as footballer, since you were a former professional youth football player?
It’s because I had all the chances in the world, contracts, trials, magazines etc yet I would still make mistakes but with coaching I’ve always been very successful , so I decided that I would make a better coach than a player and thought, If I start early, when I hit the scene big it will have a bigger impact!

What do you study in university?

BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching & Performance

Do you believe that it is essential for one to be educated, in order to maintain a good business?

I believe it helps as the more educated you are, the more credibility and expertise you hold which can only help you with your business interests.

What are your views on students who stop education in order to become a footballer?

They are crazy because football is a short lived career and you short always have a backup just incase anything unexpected happens.

Is it easy holding a business as well studying?

Not easy, at times it’s very difficult and demanding but as I’ve always said, you make time for the things you want to do, that’s why it annoys me when people say they are busy

Studying, running a business, family….are you left with free time to do what you wish?

Not really, a lot of my time is wake-up early, go to bed late and I don’t have time for socialising with friends etc but it’s what I love, I want to work hard so that one day I become highly successful and can support my family financially whilst achieving my dreams.

Where do you see this business going in the next 5 years?

Massively growing as the major provider for specialist football coaching throughout the Yorkshire & Humber, launching revolutionary private school at Lilleshall National Sports Centre and being associated with a major professional football club working with 1000’s of youth footballers each week.

What are your presents aims for “Gerard School of Football”?

• To improve the effectiveness of athlete performance;
• To revolutionise youth development and provide all children the chance to fulfill their potential and make their dreams become a reality;
• To leave a lasting legacy in the lives of people who we have worked with;
• To be the world leader in our fields of expertise.

What is your advice to the young generation of footballers to be?

Don’t put barriers in your way, if you can dream it, you can live it!

What is your advice to the young business minded generation to come?

Never give up, don’t let others get you down and believe in yourself or no one else will.
If you really do believe in yourself then the only ones who should show fear are your competitors. You can become the best if you believe you are the best.

Thanks for your time Gérard Jones
Check out their website: Gerard School of football
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Hey Guys, I have an interesting interview with a young entrepreneur currently studying in his 2nd year at Canterbury Christ Church University, Finally met him whilst shooting for the Business dynamics show i told you guys about, anyways we got chatting and i realised what a cool and down-to-earth guy he is, although i spent most of the day stretching my neck to look up to him.

Anyways, Enjoy the interview and let me know your thoughts..

Hey Stephan, How are you doing? Thanks for doing this interview with me.

I’m fine thank you. Just enjoying life and thanking God. Thanks very much for having me.

Before we get into your business and what you do? Can you briefly give us some background information about yourself?

Well I’m currently a 2nd year student at Canterbury Christ Church University. I’m studying theology and Health. I know it’s an unlikely combination, but I had my heart set on going to University to do something I would be interested in. I used to play basketball in Durham and Bristol I have also played in Ghana and France and various camps. I’m a practising Christian and enjoy reading my Bible and going to church, that mostly sums me up.

What inspired you to start the business?

Most of my family are into business. My Dad owns properties, one of my Sisters has to two online businesses and the other one is in the process of starting up her cake business. My main inspiration came from my struggle as a Basketball player.

I was offered two Basketball scholarships last year, one I rejected and the other one fell through due to timing. That experience made me come up with the concept of Get Pro as a beneficial and successful way to help players take that step in the right direction, without having to worry about things such as extensive fees. More importantly, it gives room for more with regards to Schools, Colleges and playing for Professional teams.

Tell us more about your company? What role do you play in your business?

Get Pro is an Online advertisement business, made available to web use on a subscription basis. It aims to establish links between players and coaches.

Our objective is to promote players globally at all levels of Basketball. We aim to achieve this by showcasing players on our website, made accessible for coaches to view 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, further reinforcing our notion of building bridges between the players and the coaches.

We have 2 separate sectors within the company which are also used to further promote the GetPro organisation; GetPro.TV , a production that broadcasts interviews with up and coming basketball players,
and a GetPro Clothing line which will be coming out in the summer.

My role as chairman and director is making all the main decisions in the company and paying close attention to the steps we need to take to reach the objectives of our company.

How many people are involved in the business at the moment?

Aside from myself, there are two other people who are active participants in the business. We are still growing and most likely taking on more staff as we work towards expansion.

A lot of people are looking for investors who believe in their start-ups and you’ve actually managed to get investments from angel dens, how did that come about?

Angels Den is an effective organisation in that they help people find investors through their website and the speed funding event. The event has a host each month across the UK, and in March, I attended one of their sessions.

During the course of the day, we were addressed by Bill morrow the founder of Angels Den. He encouraged me by saying he liked my idea so I thought I’d sign up. I recall a gentleman who also had his idea assessed and was told that his idea wouldn’t work with the Investors, which made me a bit nervous! Thankfully, it all went well in the end .

If you believe you have a good idea I would advise you to check out Angles Den. Just make sure you know your numbers and how your Investor can get a return on his money.

Were you nervous? How was the experience?

At the start of the speed funding event I was nervous because there were 12 tables and 2 Angels den representatives at each table. With the first 4 tables I was a bit nervous but my confidence grew as we progressed and it went well from their! Praise God!

What steps do you think anyone looking for investments and investors should take?

Way out your options. A lot of people say that they don’t want to give up on their company. Look at the benefits of having an Investor; They are allocated to enhance resources such as Contacts, Capital and to add a structure that is easy to adhere to, for your business, a valuable tool given from a person who is more experienced. There are however, alternative financial options such as grants and awards. For myself personally, they weren’t suitable for the route I chose to follow.

With an Investor you have to make sure you know your niche market in and out. How much money you need, what you are going to use the money for, and how the Investor is going to make the money back plus a potential profit within a time frame of 3-5 years.

How important is it for young entrepreneurs or entrepreneurs in generals to have a mentor? What are the benefits?

I believe it’s very important because there is allot of stuff entrepreneurs miss because of the excitement of having a new idea. My mentor Nigel Steward brought me down to earth and set me realistic goals that I could achieve. I went to see him in his office every week without fail always having something new to show him e.g. new business plan, marketing strategy I was very naive and didn’t know allot but he explained the concept of my business. And also tested me to see if I was serious about the idea or just liked the idea but wasn’t really going anywhere with it.

How important is a business plan, in either succeeding as an entrepreneur or getting an investor on board?

My mentors advised me that less is more. Investors will be less than likely to read a 16 page business plan. And that’s what I started off with, so I had to narrow it down to 5 pages the first page of a business plan is the most crucial and then the back which has the cash flow and profit and loss. And I think that is what most Investors will look for if you’re seeing them first time.

When should we be expecting the launch of the website? You said in an earlier interview that the launch for it was supposed to be in February? What’s happening at the moment?

Yes the launch has been delayed due to further work on the content that the website is going to have. At the moment we are on target for ending March early April.

How involved are the angels in the business? What support have you got from them excluding the capital?

I have received a lot of financial advice and also made good contacts with people through my Angel. And I hope many more with the grace of God.

I know you’re in your second year at the university, so how are managing your time between setting your business and university’s exams, coursework?

I don’t really sleep that much, which doesn’t affect me so much surprisingly! I want my business to succeed and these are the kinds of sacrifices you have to make. I would like to finish University as soon as possible in order to focus on my business full –time, but right now it’s not affecting me so much. In University people spend a lot of time procrastinating and only if they spend less time doing that, then can they progress forward to pursue things.

What has been the hardest part of setting up the business?

So far, I haven’t been faced with any challenges and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the lead up to where I am standing now. Its all been a blessing from God so I can’t complain about things. I believe that any good or bad experience is one to get closer to God and your inner man. It makes you stronger so there is only a benefit in it.

What’s the next step for you now?

My next step is to put GetPro on the lips of every basketball player. We have a lot of promotion plans and tournaments to prepare for this year and next. We want to partner up with top basketball brands and just promote this site as much as we can.

What tips would you like to give upcoming entrepreneurs?

The Principle in life that I follow is “Whatever you sow, you reap.” and if you believe in your idea and follow it through it should be a success.

Thanks for your time Stephan.

Check out the website: GetproBasketball

YHP Interviews Nick Ferguson, Founder OF Sustain Fitness

Hey Nick, how is it going? Thanks for your time.

Thanks Joseph, busy as always! Thanks for the opportunity!

Can you give us some background information about yourself?

I have been an athlete in many different sports over my lifetime, from a runner to football, to martial arts to cycling! Cycling was my final sport, I loved the freedom of it and the huge amount of dedication you had to have, just to be competitive. I went on to win 2 Junior national titles in 2006 and started developing further from there. I always loved being competitive and following after things I enjoy doing. When I was ‘growing up’ I could never work out what I wanted to aspire to, which frustrated me greatly! I thought, ‘how am I meant to plan out my life if I don’t know what I want to do?’ School was a bit of a struggle, although I did well, I didn’t really want to be there, I would have much preferred to be out training or learning something more applicable knowledge instead.

When I’m doing work, study or cycling, I like to play guitar, mix up music and play with fire – Seriously!

So tell us how you got into the fitness business?

I sort of fell into the fitness business.. It all started out because of getting hospitalised with pnemonia. I was in my final year at school, and was literally 4 days away from the national championships and I came down incredibly sick. I ended up losing my sponshorship and scholarship with cycling and was left a bit high and dry. I still hadn’t worked out what I wanted to do regarding my future career, and figured I better make a decision quickly! I wanted to do something different from what other people did – or at least what I thought they did… i.e try as hard as you can at school, so you can get into the best possible university course, so that you might use it for your career and hope you work out what you want to do in the process. I wanted to be able to apply myself fully to whatever direction I chose, because I knew I would be successful and I knew I would enjoy it.

I wrote down all the things I enjoyed doing on a piece of paper and then wrote down jobs I was aware of that included those things. Some of the things I wrote down included: cycling, meeting new people, helping people, listening to music. Turns out there is a job where I could do all of this, and get paid!

I started out in the fitness industry as a Spin (cycling) instructor at Next Generation Gym in Adelaide. I just searched for a job that I thought would make me happy.

Why did you start your business? Why did you decide to start your business?

I didnt start my business straight away, it took me a while to decide to make the step. I began to get frustrated that I was only qualified to do one thing at the gym, teach spin classes, so I went and furthered my education and took on the personal trainer course full time. This allowed me to do nearly everything I could hope to do in the fitness industry and I figured I would start out by taking on more roles at the gym. As I studied and learned more about the fitness industry however, I found out more and more that the attitude, structure and function of gyms didn’t really fit in with my idea of health and fitness. It didn’t represent to me what it was all about.

The idea came to me to offer flexible fitness, what if I could bring the fitness to them? In their own environment? Take out the hassle of making the time to go to the gym, because I will come to them. I saw this as an opportunity to start something with relatively low capital to begin with and where I was able to help people in a way that a gym couldn’t always do. Come into their life and help them change it. I had created myself a job!

How is it like, being an entrepreneur?

That still seems such a strange term to be called. I always thought of entrepreneurs as people who turn nothing into something or something worthless into something huge and amazing! Being entrepreneurial has been one of the most liberating things for me though. I love the fact that any ideas, goals or aspirations I have, there is really nothing stopping me from trying to reach them. Often, there will be a lack of money, contacts, resources and time to make these ideas happen, but at least they aren’t being shut down by a boss that doesn’t share the same vision as I do!

The best part about it is the flexibility to follow whatever ideas you may come up with through to reality, the hard part is managing them all and choosing the best ones!

I think it is a diffifult thing to explain to others around you, particularly friends, exactly what it is you do. I’m still working that out myself…

At what age did you encounter your entrepreneurial experience?

I was 17 when I started Sustain Fitness, but looking back, I definately had some entrepreneurial flairs when I was younger, just lacked the confidence to follow anything through.

How did you raise money for your business?

Worked! I was working at the gym, earning $40 per week (one class). Lets say it was a tough few months start up… I had used my savings to pay for the personal training course, so I really relied on my new work coming through to put back into the business. I bought a basic array of exercise equipment for under $1000 and made use of that as best I could. This forced me to be very creative in my training methods and actually started out my fascination with bodyweight and minimal equipment training methods, which has been very successful.

Who are your main competitors?

Because of the relatively small amount of clients I work with and the specific nature of what I do, there aren’t too many other businesses I would consider a competitor. I say this because its not often I feel I have ‘lost’ a client to another business, its more I just haven’t found them yet! As Sustain Fitness has three main sections at the moment, I have different competitors for each.

The Fitness division has places like gyms, personal training studios and other personal trainers as competitors.
The Education division has places like Les Mills International and the Corporate division has other corporate fitness providers as competitors, but this isn’t yet a huge part of fitness in Australia. I’m watching this section quite keenly actually…

Is there anything you wish you had done differently?

I wish I had just taken the plunge and got some more funding straight up. Although its nice to be able to say I have done all this with no help, literally from scratch, I could definately be further down the track if I had some more financial support.

I would have spent more time on brand identity originally, to find out what it was I stood for (still working on this one) and I would have tried to remain more organized.

What have you done that has been very effective in helping to grow the business?

Building relationships. People buy from people they like and trust. I think the more people you can interact with, show you are a genuine person, and that you are just out to help others, people will be drawn to you. I believe honesty, integrity and respect go a long way in any relationship, business or otherwise, and I strive to uphold these values with everyone I meet, potential customer or not.

I also think that my ability to adapt and offer what this industry wants has allowed me to grow. Starting out originally as a Personal Trainer only, I quickly realised there was only so far I could take this. It was a job, and there was no business when I wasn’t working.

I always look for feedback from my clients and people I meet about what they need, what they want, how they are finding what we are doing currently and what needs to change. I am always looking to find things I can offer that benefits the customer first, which in turn can benefit me.

What motivates you to remain focused on growing your business/website?

Sometimes, I’m not sure about this one.. I know on a basic level, I have bills to pay, and I can’t just tell them to stop for a few weeks, because I want a rest from it all… I think my drive to succeed, and be the best I can be is a big part of it. This probably comes from all my years of sports. I know that natural ability can only get you so far, but your tenacity, drive and creativity will get you the rest of the way.

Probably the biggest part of if would be that I want to enjoy my life. I want to travel, I want to be fit and healthy. I want to go out for lunches and dinners with friends, date amazing girls and do amazing things. The more control and freedom I have in my life, both in free time and financially, the more likely I will be able to do the things I want to do. I just don’t see how holding down a ‘good safe job’ will let me do this. This is what keeps me focused.

What has been your greatest challenge as a business leader, and how did you overcome it?

Probably one of the hardest times I have had was quite recently, when the financial crisis had reared its head, as well as the winter down turn also. I saw a 75% cut in my income, and was barely scraping by. Savings were dipped into – it didn’t feel good. So, I got a bit creative and dreamed up a few projects through gyms, build up a list of clients, invested in some new equipment, put HEAPS of work into it, to find out the gym wasn’t allowing the project to go ahead. When you get these sorts of dissapointments, you can do two things, give up, or find another way. Sometimes finding another way means shelving the idea for a little while and working on something new.

As it turns out, the gym h as come back to me for a meeting, after overwhelming member feedback asking for it to go ahead! We may have progress yet…

You are currently planning a 6 week challenge to find Adelaide’s fittest guy, who is that going so far?

Really well! It started this Monday, kind of amazing really. It all started out over a few beers with a friend, where we challenged ourselves to a 6 week fitness challenge to see how fit we could get. Just over a week ago, I got called up by a radio station who were asking for my advice on how to prepare for a running event, which turned into a promotional opportunity, we found sponsors, a charity, put up forms on the website and the competitors started rolling in! You can get so much work done in so little time if you set yourself to task. This has turned into a good opportunity for me to showcase my training methods also, because I can show people my results on myself over the 6 weeks. Time will tell! It will be good fun either way.

Do you have anyone you model yourself around?

I like to keep up to date on what Robert Kiyosaki, Richard Branson and Skip La Cour are up to.. Twitter makes this easier I guess! That is one thing I guess, I haven’t found anyone who I model myself on just yet. I observe the positive traits of people around me and try to model those aspects to make myself a better person, and learn to avoid the negative traits I see in people too! Sometimes I will see a movie that has a powerful character, such as Tyler Durden from Fight Club, or even James Bond in any of the more recent films… Not necessarily going to go and blow up some Aston Martins or pick fights with myself after watching them, but they are cool guys none the less!

Do you have any favourite young entrepreneur at the moment?

I met some great guys over in Sydney earlier this year for the news.com.au Australian top 10 under 20 Entrepreneurs actually.

Miek Jarocki from creditcardfinder.com.au and Ryan Djurovich from Antevo (Sydney and Melbourne) are doing really well at the moment! Also Shaun Stenning from Aus with his SEO and online Marketing Business.

What is your favourite quote?

I have a few, but I really like ‘The difference between a goal and a dream is the written word.’ ‘Follow your bliss’ also comes to mind.

What advices do you have for young entrepreneurs contemplating or those that have actually started their business?

Stay focused! Don’t let anyone or anything come in your way of achieving what you have set out to achieve. Aim high, set a very clear goal of what you want to achieve, write it down and have it visible to you every day. The ‘how’ will probably seem crazy, but don’t worry too much, it seems to have a way of working itself out.
Surround yourself with positive, influencial people. Their support and their success can help motivate you to achieve better than you thought originally possible! My mentor, Tim has been very helpful in this whole process. If you don’t have a mentor yet, what are you waiting for?

Finally, don’t be afraid to pay for expert help. Be that advice, services or products. The right investments can pay for themselves many times over.

What should we be expecting from you in the future?

Hopefully I’ll be getting myself more onto the public speaking circuit, I’ll be conducting some seminars at our FILEX fitness convention in Sydney next year if all goes well… I have a few decisions to make in the next two months regarding which direction I fully commit to, but if all goes well, you will be seeing a line of Sustain Fitness Workout DVDs, new certified courses for Spin instructors and Fitness Entrepreneurs, plus some exciting new content online – Videos, challenges and new content (www.sustainfitness.com.au). It’s going to be hard, its going to be fun. Can’t wait!

Cheers

Thanks for the time nick

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As I said in the last post that I have been following someone that I believe to be an aspiring entrepreneur in his own ways.
I have been privileged enough to meet up with him to get some facts about his life.

In today’s interview and our first interview on “YHP”, we talk to David Telfer-James (Middlesex), a former English Schools champion who reached the semi-finals at the European U20 championships and is another of that fine crop of sprinters that Middlesex University is attracting.
David Telfer-James coached by Lesley Mars and Frank Adams

Hello David, how are you?

I’m fine thanks; it’s a pleasure to be here

Firstly – can you give us a little background information on you David – Where you live? How old you are? (If you don’t mind answering) What motivates you? What inspires you?

I’m currently living in North London (He Laughs) my birthday just passed so I’m 21 years of age now, my favourite number (laughs).
My Inspiration for my sport has to be down to my peers and family, I use to attend a youth club near my area (new river sports centre)most of the pupils were bad and up to no good but they knew I had a talent, so they pushed me to do something with my life.

How does it Feel turning 21?

it feels great to be 21, your legal for a lot of opportunities in life, I must say I have been through a lot of setbacks in my life time… But I never allow something to slip out of my hands unless it’s already fallen

You’ve achieved so much as such a young age, how do you manage your time between school and business?

Oh wow that’s a good Question, my life is packed right now, I wake up at 8.00am in the morning, get home late every day, my mum told me you can rest when you’re dead David, That sounds a bit harsh but it’s true I guess (Laughter).

Who is your favourite young athlete at this moment?

Myself, I don’t watch other athletes because I don’t have time to.. Athletics is all about self development the key word is self!!

How did you start, what inspired you to start running?
My twin Sister was running way before me, whilst I was hanging out in the youth club, before I realize, I found myself with a pair of spikes in my hand turning up for training and the rest was history.

What was the most important lesson you have learnt?

The most important lesson I have learnt is to believe in yourself

Who was your role model/influence?

Maurice green, he was in his own class

What has been your key factor so far?

It has to be my mum, she’s been my core

How much times do you train a week?

I train 6 times a week

Anything you would like to have done differently if you could go back in time?

I would probably have listened to my coach and not of ran when I was half injured

Do you have any secrets on why you have become this good?

yes I do have a secret but I’m not telling you (Laughter)

What is the best advice you have ever been given?

My best advice has to be respecting whom you’re up against but never fear them

What has been your greatest achievement so far?

Best achievement has to be qualifying for the Europeans in Holland

David, tell us something, I heard you have a twin sister, as fast you? (Both in laughter), how does it feel? They must be a lot of competition?

My twins great, she looks after me, but she’s not as fast as me (Laughter again)

I heard you’re currently recovering from an injury how is that going?

I’m fully recovered and ready to roll I’ve been out for nine months

Did you ever think you would get as much publicity as you’ve got so far?

No, I’ve been in the news papers a few times and even on TV it’s good.

What’s next for David Telfer?

what’s next, well my managers lined up a great trip for me, I’m heading to Jamaica for 2months to train with the world record holder usain bolt so that’s going to change my life and I’m looking forward to it ..

Thanks David for your time

Thank you, it was my pleasure and good luck

I really hoped you were inspired in some ways to reach out to your dreams, I would encourage you to keep reading the book I introduced to you all, Robert Kiyosaki’s” Rich Dad, Poor Dad”, If you have any questions, or can’t get hold of the book or audio, let me know