The Nomad CEO Podcast

"One millionaire is leaving the UK every 45 minutes. Since you and I started speaking, another one's just left."Serial entrepreneur Gary Ashworth started his first recruitment agency at 21, floated a company on the stock market, and has made (and lost) fortunes along the way. Now he splits his time between Britain, France and Dubai. In this episode of The Nomad CEO, I sit down with Gary to talk about why wealth creators are leaving Britain, what happens to a country when its entrepreneurs walk out, and why migration goes both ways.We also get into:- Getting kicked out of school and the conversation with his father that changed everything- Why knowledge is everywhere but wisdom only comes from failure- The "Double Up" strategy: ten good decisions to turn 1,000 pounds into a million- AI as an enhancer, not a replacement, and the three most underrated skills for young founders- Good debt vs bad debt, and how private equity really uses leverage- Why there is no such thing as a successful lazy founderGet Gary's books Eat the Pudding First and Double Up Money Mastery, and claim the free audiobook at garyashworth.comChapters:00:00 Cold open00:35 Intro: who is Gary Ashworth03:22 Knowledge is everywhere, wisdom comes from failure04:34 Fake success on social media and the manosphere06:31 Youth culture and instant gratification07:59 How to build wealth: the Double Up strategy11:21 Kicked out of school and his father's wake-up call16:30 Learning to manage people, floating and selling the company18:24 AI: enhance, don't replace19:57 The three most underrated skills for young entrepreneurs25:51 Is Britain becoming ungovernable?27:29 A millionaire leaves the UK every 45 minutes32:59 The world's first trillionaire and billionaire philanthropy36:14 Migration goes both ways39:45 Good debt vs bad debt43:28 How private equity uses leverage47:29 There are no lazy successful founders49:18 Where to find Gary, free audiobook and final thoughts

You lost more to that voice in your head than you ever lost to a bad year.The one grading your marriage at dinner. You even count the bank balance at a red light. Rehearsing what you should have said to your boss three hours after the meeting. You take every word as fact because it sounds like you and it has been talking since you were a boy.But it is not you. You are the one listening to it.In this video I break down the one idea from Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now and A New Earth that pulled me out of the worst years of my life, after I lost my company, my money, and the man I thought I was. I show you why you are not the voice, why believing you are has been quietly wrecking your mental health, and the one-word technique you can start using tonight to put a foot of distance between you and the noise.If you have ever laid awake at 3AM getting read your own charges, this one is for you.Drop a comment and tell me: tonight, are you climbing into the chair, or are you the man who hears the voice, sees it for what it is, and goes back to sleep?Subscribe for daily videos on stoicism, resilience, and rebuilding after rock bottom.Book mentioned: The Power of Now and A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle.CHAPTERS00:00 The book that saved my life01:15 The mistake wrecking your mental health03:00 Having a thought vs being a thought04:30 Whose voice is it really06:15 How it leaks onto the people you love07:45 The voice runs on your attention09:30 Why it dies in the present moment11:30 The one word that breaks the loop13:15 So what are you going to do tonight

Are you tired of emotional suppression? Learn why holding onto the past weighs you down and how to finally start letting go—not by venting, not by numbing, but by doing the one thing no one ever taught you: letting the fire burn all the way out.In this video, I break down David R. Hawkins' framework from "Letting "Go"—the spiritual manual that changed how I carry everything. If you've ever sealed your anger, vented it endlessly, or escaped into work and noise, this is the fourth way. The one that actually ends the fire instead of keeping it alive.⏱️ Timestamps:0:00 — The grip that's killing you0:59 — The book that changed everything1:49 — The whole book in one sentence2:25 — Why letting go isn't weakness3:02 — The two things you've never separated3:45 — Three moves every man makes (and why they fail)6:56—The fourth way: let it burn7:54 — Your thoughts are smoke, not fire9:26 — Boardroom. 3am. Real life.11:11 — The cost your family pays11:48 — One rule to follow13:15 — What changes when you master this📬 Newsletter: thenomad.ceo

Most men do not collapse from failure. They collapse from carrying everything alone.David Homan faced panic attacks, leadership pressure, divorce, and identity loss long before most men are willing to look inward. What followed was a hard lesson in vulnerability, connection, and what real strength actually looks like.In this episode, Roman L. Binder sits down with David Homan to unpack how men break under pressure and how power is rebuilt through presence, trust, and community rather than silence.In this conversation, you will learn how to:• Handle pressure without internal collapse• Understand stoicism versus emotional isolation• Build relationships that survive failure• Create real influence through depth, not networkingThis episode is for men who feel strong on the outside but disconnected on the inside.Guest: David HomanHost: Roman L. Binder, The Nomad CEOSign up for more stories here https://www.thenomad.ceo/subscribeListen now on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts

There is a point where effort stops working and the identity holding everything together begins to break.Will Polston reached that point on a night when he lost everything and walked to a river to decide whether his life would continue. What followed was not motivation, but a confrontation with responsibility, alignment, and truth.In this episode, Roman L. Binder sits down with performance coach Will Polston to unpack what happens when mindset alone fails and pushing harder only deepens the problem.In this conversation, you will learn how to:• Spot misalignment disguised as discipline• Understand why effort without direction collapses• Rebuild identity instead of avoiding the breakdown• Shift from force into clarity and alignmentThis episode is for anyone working hard but going nowhere.Guest: Will Polston, performance coachHost: Roman L. Binder, The Nomad CEOSign up for more stories here https://www.thenomad.ceo/subscribeListen now on:Spotify | Apple Podcasts