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Dan Kirby
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Dan is the founder of The Tech Dept and is the host of Honey I Blew Up The Business, a top-rated show in the Entrepreneurship category in Apple Podcasts.

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Dan:

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πŸ‘‰ Has been an Entrepreneur for over 21 years

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πŸ‘‰ Is the Co-founder and CEO of The Tech Dept, a plug in tech team building digital products for impact-led start-ups

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πŸ‘‰ Exited his brand design business in 2009 (clients: Sony PlayStation, Hasbro, Activision)

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πŸ‘‰ Has been named one of the 25 most innovative people in Europe, Middle East & Asia for 2018 by The Holmes Report

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πŸ‘‰ Was in BIMA's "Hot 100" as a Digital Ambassador and in 2015 he was no34 in "The Digerati" (100 most influential people in UK digital).

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πŸ‘‰ 's business the Tech Deptβ„’ was listed in the Elite of UK agencies in 2015 Drum Digital Census & a Top 100 Agency in 2016 Recommended Agency Register

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πŸ‘‰ Hosts a podcast called Honey I Blew Up The Business – built on the time 5 years ago he blew up his business – and have now interviewed over 50 leading entrepreneurs about when things went wrong, how they turned it around and what they learnt

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πŸ‘‰ Was the creator of a 24 hour urban festival Getahead (now running without me) - a not for profit helping people 'get ahead without burning out

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πŸ‘‰ Plays the lead character in a movie pilot (comedy feature) based on an event series he created called The Tech Off – "the lovechild of TED talks & WWE"

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πŸ‘‰ Completed β€˜the toughest foot race in the world’ - the Marathon des Sables. Completing 6 marathons in 7 days in the Sahara - raising Β£14,000 for children’s charity KidsOut

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πŸ‘‰ Has been a member of BAFTA since 2003

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πŸ‘‰ Lives with his wife, 3 teenage daughters, 2 dogs and 4 cats in Bakewell, Derbyshire (home of the tart)

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Here's his story in his own words:

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Back in 2017, Dan nearly blew up his business... so he started Honey I Blew Up The Business to help other entrepreneurs through their journey.

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Dan has a very communication unique style: he is raw, straight to the point and incredibly candid. If you bring him onto your show... expect a brutally honest account of his journey through entrepreneurship.

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Ask me

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    Why don't entrepreneurs talk about failure?

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    How did you nearly blow up your business?

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    How have you grown your business?

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    What do most entrepreneurs do wrong?

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