Jordan Belfort: The Wolf of Wall Street

Having founded brokerage house Stratton Oakmont in the late 80s,
Belfort quickly grew the company to become the largest of its
kind in the United States. Under Belfort’s leadership, the firm
was known as one of the most dynamic and successful sales
organisations in Wall Street history. It also grew to an almost
unprecedented level, employing over 1,000 stockbrokers and
raising over $1.5 bn.

These dizzying heights were followed by a spectacular and
well-publicised fall from grace. But today, Jordan Belfort’s
legacy represents the ultimate redemption story. Not only was he
portrayed by Leonard Dicaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street but he’s
become one of the world’s leading motivational speakers, running
sales training sessions that extend far beyond asking you to sell
him a pen.

Having recently joined the lucrative business of NFT’s, Belfort
has completed a $440k purchase of a CryptoPunk and is quickly
becoming known as a thought-leader in this space. In this
exclusive Business Leader Insight interview, we talk to Jordan
about leadership, NFT’s, cryptocurrency and much more.

Here’s what we covered:


In the movie, The Wolf of Wall Street, you were depicted as
being a leader that people fiercely rallied around. What would be
your advice for leaders looking to galvanise their business and
take it to the next level? (0:40)

Would you prefer people working from the office over people
working from home? (3:13)

What would be your motivational advice to salespeople that
are going through a bit of a slump? (4:46)

Do you think you need failure to be successful? (7:01)

How different would your life have been if social media had
been available earlier in your career? (8:04)

Does the online hate you receive bug you at all? (8:59)

The pandemic has seen an increase in people starting their
own businesses. Do you believe the 9-5, Monday-Friday job will
start to disappear? (10:26)

You recently joined the lucrative business of NFT’s with a
$440k purchase of a CryptoPunk – can you tell us about this?
(12:54)

What do you see NFT’s as and why should you invest in them?
(14:35)

If you gave us a crystal-ball look into the future, how long
until NFTs are completely mainstream and blockchain used in other
industries? (18:18)

What would you say are the risks and downsides to NFT’s and
the ‘Metaverse’? (20:42)

What would you say are the differences and similarities
between Wall Street and NFT’s? (24:34)

If you could invest in anything, what would it be? (27:42)

Who are the notable business leaders that you admire now?
(29:25)

What’s next for Jordan Belfort? (31:11)

Any final words for our listeners Jordan? (32:22)



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