Dean Forbes: Telesales to £40 Million w/ Lin Mei

Dean Forbes: Telesales to £40 Million w/ Lin Mei | Link Up TV Originals

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In the pilot episode of 'Lin Mei Talks’ sees Lin Mei sit down with Dean Forbes to help prove sports, music and the entertainment industry in general are not the only options we have to make it out of the hood or be successful. This brand new series will see Lin shine a light on successful people who come from humble beginnings but found their success outside of the entertainment industry.
From very humble beginnings, growing up in both Peckham and Lewisham; Dean Forbes was born to a disabled mother and an absent father. Living in hostels with his single mother and two brothers, twice - due to homelessness, Dean has now amassed a net worth said to be approximately £40M+, with a watch collection worth over £2M. The Powerlist 2021 entrepreneur breaks stereotypes of having to obtain wealth via the entertainment industry and starting his own business... Find out how he became a millionaire at 27 from working for other companies.
As advertised during the episode, Dean Forbes is offering mentorship opportunities for future leaders and will take up an advisory role in one small business and also allow one person to shadow him to gain an insight into what it takes to be successful in his world. To apply for this opportunity, write a couple of paragraphs explaining why and how you think this could benefit you and your business, and submit it to Lin at info@linmeitalks.com
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@AlfredDzadey 2 жыл бұрын

We need more of these conversations please! I will even go as far and say ONLY these types conversations please 🙏🏿. Let’s empower our people!

@bornfree247foreverthanks5 2 жыл бұрын

This Chanel needs too be filled with inspirational people like this so their messages can be seen by the younger generation

@TySoloMusic1 2 жыл бұрын

LinkupTV.....this shit is so refreshing to see. Content that is inspiring us youths and showing us more that one avenue to success

@zacharyxavier8011 2 жыл бұрын

Why are there no comments under this. This needs to be shared to all Young kids and adults. There is another option.

@ss.7758 2 жыл бұрын

I take my hat 🎩 off to this … inspiring.. inspirational..very calm and collective.. and the content of the interview is the essence ⭐️ 💡

@SNAITHTOP Жыл бұрын

Big respect to Dean Forbes, and the host for this interview. 👏 🦾👍🏿🇯🇲

@khaimp 2 жыл бұрын

We need more interviews like this👌🏾💯 Thank you!✨

@verifiedbeauty5675 2 жыл бұрын

Love this! This is the content we need more of

@jadorecherie6296 2 жыл бұрын

First time commenting, this interview is amazing the content is fruitful and very clean interview from this lin 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@angelamukabi4257 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview, trust the process.

@deeo1292 2 жыл бұрын

As an Arsenal fun, this statement gave me PTSD😅

@angelinaminto5706 2 жыл бұрын

Thank I really enjoyed this and it’s very much needed 👏🏾

@coleyj1340 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent interview we need more stuff like this

@putyou0ngame 2 жыл бұрын

Interviewer really needs to choose different choice of words and not interrupt when the guest is trying to answer her question🤦🏾‍♂️ props to him for his patience. I think due to the friendship they have off camera she’s forgotten it’s an actual interview not a catch up after work

@JDaVille 2 жыл бұрын

More content, like this! great to hear deans story!

@deeo1292 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview, very insightful 💥💥💥

@IAMHe777 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome interview. I love Lin! ❤

@haider8676 2 жыл бұрын

bmt it's content like this that I live for

@harundemirel394 2 жыл бұрын

Very intelligent and inspiring 🤞🏼

@jeremiemoludi 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really enjoying these interviews. Its inspiring to see successful black british individuals who have no ties to entertainment imndustry/sports etc killing it! do keep it up!

@andrel5234 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ♥️🤝🏾👊🏾

@kwanele7146 2 жыл бұрын

Not watched or listened yet but good or bad, more of this pls 🙏🏾

@amnworldwidemusicgroup7354 2 жыл бұрын

very insightful

@bupss7553 2 жыл бұрын

Not 💩 on working a 9-5 but the moral of this story is that he became a millionaire from ownership, not working a 9-5. He would've only been a "thousandaire" (nothing wrong with that) if he didn't have some share of the businesses he worked at. Also having expertise and skills that are in high demand play a massive part.

@tomtomsatnavi 2 жыл бұрын

He still works a 9-5 though. He leveraged his expertise and they gave him shares.

@bupss7553 2 жыл бұрын

@@tomtomsatnavi 6:30 - 8:40 he explains that he made millions from ownership. Granted he isn't a footballer or an entertainer etc but the fact is, he is a multi-millionaire from corporate ownership, by being an owner-operator not "just from being a CEO" or solely from his salary for that role (his "9-5"). The point is ownership.

@DJLioness 2 жыл бұрын

@@bupss7553 you’re right. I’d love to see a part 2 where he explains how he approached those conversations about getting shares instead of a pay rise etc - it’s a difficult conversation to have negotiating wages when you’re already on a salary and a lot of people find it intimidating or don’t know their worth within a company. He must have some gems.

@bupss7553 2 жыл бұрын

@@DJLioness He mentioned that he negotiates with failing businesses before working with them. You get to know your worth with experience and by having proven track record, concrete results and good relationships. If you have something to offer that is valuable to someone or their business and they desperately need the skills or knowledge that you have, they will pay for it one way or another (salary, shares). Make yourself indispensable, even if you may have to sacrifice time or money in the first instance so that you can gain experience and provide an immense amount of value. In the corporate world and generally in life we have to serve before we can lead.

@msmgt5482 2 жыл бұрын

He wouldn’t be there if he didn’t work a 9-5 mate. Get ur head out the clouds

@LNCapital 2 жыл бұрын

Love this 🙌🙌

@MattKeppleMake 2 жыл бұрын

Inspiring.

@spinozablack7268 2 жыл бұрын

Serious guest and a lot gained from this conversation! I do not believe however the interviewer was experienced enough for an interview of this magnitude. Questions were surface level and unprofessional conduct asking about his watch collections and forcing the 40 mill net worth he clearly wasn’t willing to verify publicly.

@justcallmegav 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview, well done 👏🏾

@dominicclarke3206 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting indeed 🤓🤔

@dodezigns 2 жыл бұрын

Love this! #GrowthMindsetDaily

@oshane892 2 жыл бұрын

19:30 As an Jamaican/American I was taught that the upper class were the enemy. Why’s the middle class consider the enemy in the UK?

@ElliottJohnReid 2 жыл бұрын

The upper class here is gentry ie old money. I think it has a different meaning here

@user-cy2ju1ux5o 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview, can't believe I am just seeing this now on the day of the deadline no less. Hopefully I get the opportunity to shadow Mr Forbes as I believe I could gain a lot from this. Miss Mei expect an email very soon.

@harunabdulhaqq Ай бұрын

30:21 "Silly things yeah". Yeah, silly things

@Ldotzkid 2 жыл бұрын

This is interesting however, the only thing is that can his journey be replicated in this environment now? I doubt it, a lot has changed. Not taking anything away from him though, I respect his work ethic.

@aarontownsend9892 2 жыл бұрын

Yes - people are doing it regularly it’s just that you don’t hear or know about it.

@msmgt5482 2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@Serious95 2 жыл бұрын

This video was made for people like you

@marcusmcg9083 7 ай бұрын

The Uk thing is a joke, the Uk if you compare to the rest of the world has some of the greatest options and services to allow social mobility. Yes we’re not Hong Kong, Singapore the Scandy nations but we’re very much in the top percentile of countries opportunity wise in the world.

@dugebuwembo 3 ай бұрын

Exactly the best we & anyone can do is try our best to be successful by committing to the process. The issues come when people don't even bother to try, even with what they deem are limited resources you have to play your best hand.

@bserg24 2 жыл бұрын

It's a shame this video has been up for a week and has less than 10k views 😕

@josestubbs9379 2 жыл бұрын

A millionaire is not middle class great talk people just stop blaming evertying on race and get on your grind

@martincash7810 2 жыл бұрын

How she saying “by just being a CEO” 😂 this woman isn’t qualified to interview this guy or any entrepreneurs/ business people for that matter

@spinozablack7268 2 жыл бұрын

Have to agree

@dsjno2 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you. She is immature and not respectful enough of this gentleman. We need to hold our highly successful people like Dean in high regard.

@markyrwd9692 Жыл бұрын

I don’t wanna throw here under a bus but totally agree with you. That comment hurt.

@dugebuwembo 3 ай бұрын

Yep & the scoffing at £150K, so silly especially when you understand finance and how through investing a good chunk of that kind of money will compound over time.

@northernking6610 2 жыл бұрын

I dont know ... seems like theres a lot more to this story than what hes saying

@dailystriver2727 2 жыл бұрын

Love this content much better than the usual bullshit drill music with negative messages we see and hear every day. I did notice the interviewer should have been more mature though, she didn’t truly understand and take in a lot of the things he was speaking of. Just some positive feedback but I believe he should have been interviewed by a more mature person and someone who is on his level emotionally and intellectually.

@LinMeitalks 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback. I have interviewed Dean a few times for various platforms and when it was done for a corporate platform - the younger demographic found it too technical, long and a little too in depth, so with this, I was a little different and it was received better, by the target audience. Again , appreciate your feedback

@aplhub3150 2 жыл бұрын

💛💛💛

@thevoiceofreason4310 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Avelino

@AcesizOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

🏆🏆🏆

@cmula2113 2 жыл бұрын

👏🏽

@deanokaisnr2357 Жыл бұрын

Plenty of jewels to ascertain and duplicate. Mr Forbes has not only laid down but demonstrated the Blackprint

@GuardianShad Жыл бұрын

Interesting how a video named "money won't make you happy" has far more views than this one. I'd wager people love that phrase, as it gives them an excuse to not try at being succesful

@tambim1624 2 жыл бұрын

👏🏿👏🏿👌🏿

@jaggola9765 2 жыл бұрын

The concept it great as are the guests BUT the interviewer needs to be a bit more courteous. Success isn't always married to a number, Lin seems to focus on the finances a lot rather than the mastery of the craft.

@pmc9194 2 жыл бұрын

16:25 Very good choice of question, considering Dean's talk of his success story could have risked alienating the viewer.

@NinjMMA 2 жыл бұрын

If there were a black person with no formal education how would they get into tech in the UK ?

@nickstyles2943 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great interview, more of this content needs to be produced. There are soo many more influencial black brits that have success stories like this too. Dean also has another recent interview where he speaks more in depth about his journey here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mclmmNl7tMzek58.html

@crystallondon737 Жыл бұрын

Please. Ask succinct questions & let the guest speak !!!! We are here to hear his perspective & gain jewels …not get her long winded rambling questions. Kmt

@yazfarah5875 2 жыл бұрын

Is he on Instagram I need to speak to him

@Brewsterman 2 жыл бұрын

There is your first mistake. Go on Twitter if you want to speak to people.

@msmgt5482 2 жыл бұрын

You dont

@yazfarah5875 2 жыл бұрын

@@msmgt5482 I don't what

@thoughtsofathinker2445 2 жыл бұрын

isnt he upper class, not middle class? The guys worth £40m.....

@futurekarlos5256 2 жыл бұрын

The upper classes don't work and rely on inheritance and money from estates

@jimjones2757 2 жыл бұрын

@@futurekarlos5256 His kids will inherite a fuck lot of millions though so by your definition his kids will be upper class while he's still middle class, which doesn't really make sense lol

@futurekarlos5256 2 жыл бұрын

@@jimjones2757 Of course it makes sense. Otherwise how would people move up and down classes? There has to be a point where a person is working class and their children are middle class or middle class and their children are upper class

@SuperKillaki 2 жыл бұрын

Class is not really money related. It’s lineage based. He won’t be considered upper class regardless of how rich he is. It is true though that for the most part wealth and class are interlinked.

@Johnsonparker12 2 жыл бұрын

@@SuperKillaki this and another factor is culture. It's dependent on the circles you move in. There's many places just having money isn't going to get you in e.g. country clubs or bidding on certain properties or lands needs a certain position in society.

@ab6686 2 жыл бұрын

I like this guy. But the woman not so much no tip for you shortie abt super thanks ☺️

@kenazosei-twum7409 Жыл бұрын

He's way past middle class... Him and his wife has build generational wealth.

@GuardianShad Жыл бұрын

Not in the UK. Our class system doesn't work like the Americans. Financially, he definitely has as much, if not more money than we'd consider "upper class", but the UK's class systems are societal, not financial, so the upper class are the gentry (old money, lords, dukes, etc)