Setbacks And Success | the Tears, the Tantrums and the Triumphs of being an Entrepreneur... - Episode 4: The creator of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire shares how the show became a global hit

Episode 4: The creator of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire shares how the show became a global hit

08/10/17 • 29 min

Setbacks And Success | the Tears, the Tantrums and the Triumphs of being an Entrepreneur...

The story behind Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is almost as tense as the show itself.

Originally turned down by EVERY tv network, Millionaire eventually went on to be shown in over 160 countries.

The Millionaire brand has spawned video games, books, even an amusement park ride.

But it grew from humble beginnings, originally starting as a radio competition in London, UK.

In this episode of Setbacks & Success, the creator of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Paul Smith, shares how his company created what is one of the most successful and most loved TV Quiz Shows.

The story behind Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is almost as tense as the show itself.

Originally turned down by EVERY tv network, Millionaire eventually went on to be shown in over 160 countries.

The Millionaire brand has spawned video games, books, even an amusement park ride.

But it grew from humble beginnings, originally starting as a radio competition in London, UK.

In this episode of Setbacks & Success, the creator of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Paul Smith, shares how his company created what is one of the most successful and most loved TV Quiz Shows.

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Episode 3: Shaa Wasmund | from Struggling and Single Mom to 7 Figure Earner and Best Selling Author...

Welcome to Episode 3 of Setbacks and Success.

And in this episode, I’m joined by a real kick ass Business Woman.

She's a best selling author, 7 figure earner & single mom.

Shaa Wasmund.

Shaa used to manage the World Champion boxer Chris Eubank. After that she started her own PR firm which managed the launch of Dyson vacuum cleaners, and help grow Dyson into a billion dollar brand.

In 2015 Shaa was awarded an MBE by Her Majesty The Queen, for services to business and entrepreneurship.

However it hasn’t all been champagne and cocktails.

Shaa has had her fair share of personal and professional struggles, as she shares in this episode of Setbacks & Success.

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Episode 5: The Executive Producer of Downton Abbey shares how the globally successful show was created

In 2008, Gareth Neame a British television producer, took his friend Julian Fellows, an Oscar winning screen-writer, out for dinner in London.

Neame asked if Fellows would be interested in writing a historical period drama based in England, depicting an aristocratic family and their domestic servants.

At first, Neame was unsure if Fellows had any interest.

However...

...3 years later, Downton Abbey was recognized by Guinness World Records as the most critically acclaimed English-language television series ever.

By the third series, it had become one of the most widely watched television drama shows in the world.

In this episode of Setbacks & Success, Gareth Neame shares how the show went from a conversation over dinner, to become one of the most loved tv series ever.