Dr. Finance Live Podcast Episode 63 - Darren Prince Interview - Top Celebrity Agent - Influencer

(Originally aired 6/9/22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_Kb6Y15oVg

This is Episode 63 of the Dr. Finance® Live Podcast hosted by Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV (aka “Dr. Finance®”). Dr. Criniti interviewed Darren Prince, a top sports and celebrity agent, an influencer, an author, a speaker, and an addiction recovery and mental health expert.

Darren Prince, International Best Selling author of his memoir “Aiming High,” is a prominent sports and celebrity agent and global advocate for addiction and recovery. Through his agency, Prince Marketing Group, he represents icons such as Magic Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Jerry West, Oscar De La hoya, Roy Jones Jr, Chevy Chase, Denise Richards, Carmen Electra and many others as well as the late Smokin’ Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, and Evel Knievel to name a few.

Darren has been featured in WSJ, NYT, USA Today, CNN, Fox and Friends, Chris Cuomo, Tucker Carlson and Dr. OZ. From selling his first business at 19 to building a multimillion-dollar sports and entertainment marketing agency, Darren has experienced what life is like in the celebrity world. Unfortunately, he also saw the dark reality of addiction through his own personal struggle. With close to 13 years of sobriety, it’s now Darren’s mission to help others avoid and break free from addiction. Through his new cause, he has become a highly sought after speaker on addiction recovery and mental health.

0:00 - 46:53 - Podcast welcome and Darren's story
46:54 - 1:03:59 - Overview of books (Aiming High: Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier; Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong Un stories)
1:04:00 - 1:08:42 - What feels better: being the celebrity or the agent?
1:08:43 - 1:10:10 - What is the key to becoming a successful sports agent?
1:10:11 - 1:14:56 - Read The Survival of the Richest, p. 468. How can we make bitter enemies unite?
1:14:57 - 1:16:08 - Should parents spoil and over protect their children?
1:16:09 - 1:17:24 - Why is marketing so important?
1:17:25 - 1:18:55 - What qualities do you have that have helped you become such a great marketer?
1:18:56 - 1:22:51 - How many financially successful older adults are still struggling with a lack of purpose?
1:22:52 - 1:28:03 - Think of the greatest people in history and alive today with the strongest purpose(s). If you stripped their purpose(s) away from them, how much longer do they have to live? The Survival of the Richest conclusions.
1:28:04 - 1:39:45 - Do you ever worry about relapse?
1:39:46 - 1:40:53 - How rampant is addiction in the celebrity world?
1:40:54 - 1:42:17 - How much money is wasted by celebrities?
1:42:18 - 1:50:41 - How do you cure people who are addicted to money?
1:50:42 - 1:53:58 - Can money buy happiness?
1:53:59 - 1:54:38 - How important is trust in relationships?
1:54:39 - 1:56:32 - How difficult is it to become famous and have a family that lives a normal life?
1:56:33 - 1:56:48 - Can 1 book change the world?
1:56:49 - 1:57:24 - What role has networking played in your life?
1:57:25 - 1:58:27 - Is mentoring important? Who are some of your mentors?
1:58:28 - 2:01:15 - What are your favorite financial books? Suze Orman
2:01:16 - 2:01:32 - Do we need money to survive?
2:01:33 - 2:03:00 - Is finance necessary for everyone? Purpose
2:03:07 - 2:03:19 - What would you like to accomplish in the next 10 years or so?
2:03:20 - 2:03:36 - What would you like to be your legacy to this world?
2:03:37 - 2:05:15 - Wrap up thoughts and Outro

Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV (aka “Dr. Finance®”) is the world's leading financial scientist and survivalist. A fifth generation native of Philadelphia, Dr. Criniti is a former finance professor at several universities, a former financial planner, an active investor in diverse marketplaces, an explorer, an international keynote speaker, and has traveled around the world studying various aspects of finance. He is an award winning author of three #1 international best-selling finance books: The Necessity of Finance (2013), The Most Important Lessons in Economics and Finance (2014), and The Survival of the Richest (2016). As a prolific writer, he also frequently contributes articles to Entrepreneur, Medium, and Thrive Global. Dr. Criniti has started a grassroots movement that is changing the way that we think about economics and finance.

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