Patrick Bet-David

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Patrick Bet-David
Bet-David in 2023
Born (1978-10-18) October 18, 1978 (age 45)
Tehran, Iran
Nationality
  • Iran
  • United States
Alma materSanta Monica College (dropped out)
Occupations
OrganizationPHP Agency Inc. (CEO)
Spouse
Jennifer Hudman
​
(m. 2009)​
Children4
YouTube information
Channel
Presented byPatrick Bet-David
Subscribers1.71 million[1]
Total views303.3 Million[1]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
YouTube information
Channel
Presented byPatrick Bet-David
Subscribers5.43 million[2]
Total views1,115.89 million[2]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: April 7, 2024
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1996–1999
Unit101st Airborne Division

Patrick Bet-David (born October 18, 1978) is an Iranian-American political commentator, entrepreneur, author, and YouTuber. He founded PHP Agency, a multi-level marketing financial services company. He hosts the Valuetainment and PBD Podcast channels on YouTube.

Early life and education

Patrick Bet-David was born on October 18, 1978, in Tehran.[3][4] He is of Assyrian (paternal line) and Armenian (maternal line) descent. On July 15, 1989, he and his family left Iran to get away from the effects of the Islamic Revolution. Settling first in a refugee camp in West Germany for two years,[5] they subsequently relocated to the United States, arriving in Glendale, California, on November 28, 1990.[6] Following his graduation from high school, Bet-David enlisted in the U.S. Army and served with the 101st Airborne Division for three years.[7][6] He briefly attended Santa Monica College, studying nutrition, but dropped out to pursue his career.[citation needed]

Career

During his time as an undergraduate at Santa Monica College,[8] Bet-David worked as a membership marketer at a local Bally Total Fitness.[5] Later, he dropped out and pursued a career working for Morgan Stanley and then for Transamerica Corporation.[8]

Entrepreneurship

Bet-David in 2011

Bet-David began his first company, PHP Agency Inc., in 2009,[6][9] PHP being an acronym for People Helping People.[9] The agency employs a multi-level marketing (MLM) model to sell life insurance and annuity services to customers in the United States.[10] In August 2017, PHP secured $10 million in expansion financing through Ambina Partners and Atalaya Capital Management, with additional support from Brener International Group and former boxer Oscar De La Hoya.[11]

In December 2020, Bet-David sold a 1979–80 O-Pee-Chee rookie card of Wayne Gretzky graded Gem Mint 10 by the Professional Sports Authenticator, making it the first hockey card to surpass $1 million in value.[12][13][14]

In 2022, Bet-David and PHP Agency partnered with Integrity Marketing Group.[15] The partnership involved Integrity's acquisition of PHP Agency. Bet-David would become a Managing Partner at Integrity as part of this agreement.[16]

YouTube

Bet-David founded and hosts the YouTube channel, Valuetainment, since 2012. The channel has 5 million subscribers and over 919 million views.[17] He additionally founded the channel PBD Podcast, which has 1.4 million subscribers and was founded in 2020.[18] Both his channels feature interviews with successful people from various industries, including business, sports, entertainment, and politics, and his guests often share their personal stories, insights, and advice. Bet-David hosted one of Kobe Bryant's last interviews before the latter's death.[19][20] In this interview, Bryant hinted that Shaquille O'Neal would be the greatest basketball player of all time if he had his work ethic in the Shaq–Kobe feud.[21][22] He has also interviewed George W. Bush, Jordan Peterson, Vivek Ramaswamy, Kevin Hart, Ray Dalio, Michael Franzese, Sammy Gravano, John McAfee, and Andrew Tate on his channel.[9][23] MMA fighters Georges St-Pierre, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier[24] and bodybuilding legends Ronnie Coleman and Phil Heath have also been interviewed on his podcast.[25]

Bet-David has appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience twice.[26] He offered former presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump $5 million for a peace talk interview.[27]

Authorship

Bet-David authored The Wall Street Journal bestseller, Your Next Five Moves: Master The Art of Business Strategy.[28][29] It was a book that focused on strategic decision-making for success in both business and life, using deliberate planning and making calculated choices to achieve one's goals.[30]

Bet-David advocates for people to drop out of college, build a business and network, and then return to the university with an advantage.[5] In 2017, he wrote the book Drop Out and Get Schooled: The Case for Thinking Twice about College.[31] Thomas Ellsworth co-authored the book.[32]

Bet-David also wrote The Life of an Entrepreneur in 90 Pages, describing his entrepreneurial journey experience, and Doing The Impossible: The 25 Laws for Doing The Impossible, a motivational book.[9]

Personal life

In June 2009, Bet-David married Jennifer Bet-David (née Hudman), and together, they have four children.[33] They paid $20.4 million for an estate in Fort Lauderdale.[34][35] He is Assyrian (Eastern Christian Church) by ethno-religious identity. He currently resides in Florida.[citation needed]

Bet-David is fluent in English, Armenian, Aramaic, Farsi, and is conversant in German.[36]

Publications

  • Doing the Impossible: The 25 Laws for Doing the Impossible. Tico Publishing. 2012. ISBN 978-1937624699.
  • The Next Perfect Storm. Tico Publishing. 2012. ISBN 978-0615650975.
  • The Life of an Entrepreneur in 90 Pages: There's An Amazing Story Behind Every Story. Valuetainment Publishing. 2016. ISBN 978-0997441000.
  • Ellsworth, Thomas N. (2017). Drop Out and Get Schooled: The Case for Thinking Twice About College. Valuetainment Publishing. ISBN 978-0997441024.
  • Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy. Gallery Books. 2020. ISBN 978-1982154813.
  • Choose Your Enemies Wisely: Business Planning for the Audacious Few. Portfolio. 2023. ISBN 978-0593712849.

References

  1. ^ a b "About PBD Podcast". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b "About Valuetainment". YouTube.
  3. ^ "'Do Not Wait On People To Find You': Patrick Bet-David Offers His Top 10 Rules To Put You On The Fast Track To Making Your First Million". Yahoo Finance. August 17, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Patrick Bet-David Net Worth, Wife, Biography, Children, Family, Nationality". TeamBoma. May 3, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "This Entrepreneur Thinks You Should Drop out of College". Fortune. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Patrick Bet-David - Age, Bio, Birthday, Family, Net Worth". National Today. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "Millionaire praised for how he prepared kids to be successful". LADbible. September 7, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "How Did Patrick Bet David Make His Money?". Financhill. August 4, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d "Patrick Bet-David". Leaders.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  10. ^ "PHP Agency Inc - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  11. ^ "Funding Snapshot: Life Insurance Company PHP Agency Raises $10 Million". Wall Street Journal. August 24, 2017. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  12. ^ "Gretzky Hockey Card Scores $1.29 Million US". Toronto Sun.
  13. ^ "Gretzky card fetches $1.29 million". Sports Collectors Digest. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  14. ^ "Rare $20Million Trading Card of New York Yankees Legend Left UFC Icon Joe Rogan Dumbfounded and It Wasn't Babe Ruth's". EssentiallySports. September 23, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  15. ^ "Patrick Bet-David and PHP Agency Joins Integrity to Accelerate Growth and Serve More People". PR Newswire (Press release). Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  16. ^ "Patrick Bet-David and PHP Agency Join Integrity to Accelerate Growth and Serve More People". Yahoo Finance. July 20, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  17. ^ "Valuetainment - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  18. ^ "PBD Podcast - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  19. ^ "Kobe Bryant: The Last Interview with Patrick Bet-David". eightify.app. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  20. ^ "Kobe Bryant's Last Great Interview". Colorado Premier Basketball. May 4, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  21. ^ "Sorry, folks. Shaq and Kobe aren't feuding again". Los Angeles Times. August 28, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  22. ^ "Kobe And Shaq Will Quarrel Until The End Of Time". Sports Illustrated. August 28, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  23. ^ "Why Was Patrick Bet-David's Podcast Co-Host Banned? Yankees Minority Owner Faces Action For Hosting Controversial Influencer". Sportskeeda. June 23, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  24. ^ ""There's A Reason Why He's Loved" - Patrick Bet-David Lauds Khabib Nurmagomedov And Crew After Sit-Down". Sportskeeda. August 12, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  25. ^ ""Fatherhood Lessons": After Interviewing the Likes of Ronnie Coleman and Phil Heath, Entrepreneur Father Trains His Young Son and Wins the Fitness World's Respect". EssentiallySports. August 10, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  26. ^ #1711 - Patrick Bet-David, September 23, 2021, retrieved October 19, 2023
  27. ^ "Popular Podcast Host Offers $5 Million for Trump-Obama Sit Down". The Tatum Report. July 30, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  28. ^ "How To Plan 'Your Next Five Moves' For Success At Work". CBS News. August 18, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  29. ^ Dinkin, Greg (June 29, 2022). "Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy". Greg Dinkin. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  30. ^ Bet-David, Patrick (August 18, 2020). Your Next Five Moves. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-9821-5480-6.
  31. ^ "Drop Out And Get Schooled: 4 Bad Reasons To Go To College". Entrepreneur. March 6, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  32. ^ Bet-David, Patrick (January 11, 2017). "Meet the Man Who Sold 4 Companies for Over a Billion Dollars". Entrepreneur. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  33. ^ "Who Is Patrick Bet-David? Entrepreneur and Financial Leader Found His Niche". Market Realist. May 3, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  34. ^ "Vince Virga Sells Fort Lauderdale Manse to Patrick Bet-David". The Real Deal. June 10, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  35. ^ "Entrepreneur, Patrick Bet-David, Pays $20.4 Million For Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Mansion". Barron's. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  36. ^ Patrick Bet-David Speaks 5 Different Languages #pbdpodcast #hodgetwins #shorts. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.

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