My guest for this episode is Caspar Berry. Caspar started his working life at the age of 16 as an actor in the BBC drama Byker Grove with “Ant and Dec” before accepting a place at Cambridge University to study economics. He went on to write and direct for television and film but left it all behind at the age of 26 to move to Las Vegas and become a professional poker player. Returning to the UK 3 years later, he built and sold a highly successful production company. He’s presented poker for Sky Sports and was the poker advisor for the James Bond movie Casino Royale in 2006. He’s now a highly sought after advisor to some of the largest organisations in the world speaking on risk and decision making. 

I first met Caspar back in 2018 when we were speaking at a conference together. He’s a master storyteller and has a knack for simplifying the complex so I’m delighted to have him on the podcast to share his knowledge.

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00:00 Introduction

05:57 Channel Four film development 

09:45 Life-changing audition at Tyne Theatre and Opera

10:35 Loved stage, excelled in economics.

16:48 Success comes from specialisation, focus, dedication and diversity

19:40 Poker in Las Vegas

25:20 Preparation and mentors

29:37 Luck is negligible in the long term

31:46 Leaving poker behind

36:39 Reframing decision-making approaches in corporate settings

39:24 Embracing volatility for gains

44:02 Challenging the idea of risk in business

49:21 Psychology and assessing trust probability

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