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Welcome back to Build Your Network with Travis Chappell. On the show today, Travis speaks with Patrick BetDavid, a successful startup entrepreneur, CEO of PHP Agency, emerging author and creator of ValueTainment on YouTube. Born in Iran, Patrick moved to the US in 1990, joined the military and then got into the financial industry. Four years ago, he accidentally started a YouTube channel that now has over 340,000 subscribers. Valuetainment is referred to as the number 1 channel for entrepreneurs online. In this episode he shares his story and advice for building your networks and creating your success.

Here’s what Patrick and Travis cover in this episode:

• What happened when Patrick’s plan to be the next Middle Easter Arnold Schwarzenegger didn’t work out
• What life looked like for Patrick before getting into the financial industry
• The reason Patrick never thought he’d be wealthy as a kid
• The catalyst that started ValueTainment and how it took 2.5 years before Patrick thought it might take off
• The weight lifting principle that Patrick has applied to business and YouTube that contributed to his success
• Why being good at media as well as business is important
• The power in getting who you know to help you learn what you know
• How a contact ended up making Patrick 30 million dollars over 12 years and a guy from Peru introduced him to Robert Kiyosaki
• Why networks and contacts, if you get into the right ones, can completely change the face of your game and the way you think
• The problem with people putting more energy and obsession into why they can’t do something and why life isn’t fair, than figuring it out
• The importance of choosing selectively where your energy and power and focus goes
• The value of being the connector and why overwhelmingly it comes back to you
• Why asking for general referrals doesn’t get you the best response and doesn’t help the other person help you either
• The mentors in Patrick’s life that played a tremendous role in his journey
• Why all the same principles apply whether you’re starting your network from scratch or expanding it from where you are now

Links and recommended resources:

• Laws of Success by Napoleon Hill
• Ultimate Gift by Jim Stovall
• Go for It from the Rocky V soundtrack

Where to find Patrick BetDavid:

If you YouTube “Entrepreneur” you will find Patrick. Or follow in on social,

@PatrickBetDavid on Instagram and @PatrickBetDavid19 on Snapchat

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