May 18, 2020
David McCourt is a CEO, leader, speaker, businessman, and
billionaire entrepreneur, the advice inside this episode will help
you learn to think―and live―like a revolutionary - to become a
person who grabs contemporary challenges to change the
world.
Rethink your way to a better life
In business, and in life, everything is changing fast, apart
from how we behave. Our ways of thinking and making decisions have
changed little since we lived in agricultural and industrial
societies, but the problems we now need to solve are entirely
different. It requires a revolution in thinking and behavior to
meet the challenges that now face us and avoid disaster we need to
totally rethink the model.
David McCourt lays out the reality of the dangerous situation we
find ourselves in and suggests solutions which will empower
everyone, including business people, politicians, diplomats, and
teachers, to repair the damage we have already done, and prepare
for the dramatic changes to come. David discusses:
• The way he think and his personal
development
• Why incremental change no longer works
• Provides trusted, effective guidance you can put
to practice today
ABOUT THE HOST
Oz Khan is a strategist, passionate about personal development,
coach and general all round business person. You can find more on
his linkedin profile.
www.ozkhan.com
ABOUT THE GUEST - David McCourt
David McCourt is one of the world’s most
successful, award-winning business people, widely recognized for
using technology and innovation to improve the lives of underserved
communities by deploying new revolutionary ways of thinking.
Over the last thirty years he has founded or bought twenty
companies in nine countries, becoming a leader in the technology,
media and telecommunications industries.
An Emmy award-winning producer, McCourt’s work has included
prime-time documentaries that highlight the world’s most prominent
problems, starring some of the world’s most famous actors including
Michael Douglas, Angelina Jolie and Meg Ryan. McCourt’s production
of critically acclaimed children’s TV series Reading Rainbow became
the most watched show in the classroom in the United States.
McCourt is currently Founder and Chairman of worldwide
investment firm Granahan McCourt Capital.
AWARDS
- US President Ronald Reagan presented McCourt with the
first-ever award from the White House recognising extraordinary
accomplishments by private sector businesses
- McCourt was selected as “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst &
Young LLP
- McCourt was named “Top Entrepreneur” by the Harvard Business
School Club of New York, he became the inaugural “Economist in
Residence” at the University of Southern California (USC) Annenberg
School for Communication and Journalism and was named as the
inaugural Executive in Residence for Entrepreneurial Economics and
Innovation by Georgetown University
- The American-Irish Historical Society presented McCourt with
its gold medal in 2004, an award previously bestowed on Ronald
Reagan, Mary Higgins Clark and Bono
- In 2018, McCourt was awarded The Science Foundation Ireland
medal for outstanding contribution to technology and
innovation
https://davidmccourt.com/