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Daniel Priestley

Daniel Priestley is an entrepreneur, speaker, and author focused on entrepreneurship, personal branding, and business growth. He wrote Key Person of Influence, Oversubscribed, Entrepreneur Revolution, and 24 Assets, and co-founded Dent Global, where he developed frameworks for scaling companies, building founder-led brands, and creating demand through positioning and scarcity.

Biography & Author's Journey

Daniel Priestley is an Australian entrepreneur, author and speaker whose career took shape unusually early. According to Dent’s own biographical material, he started out in business at 21 and had built a multi-million-dollar event, marketing and management company before turning 25. A defining turning point came when he moved from Australia to London in 2006 and rebuilt in a new market, an experience he has since folded into a wider body of work about entrepreneurship, positioning and growth. Over time he built and sold businesses across Australia, Singapore and the UK, and established himself less as a specialist in one industry than as a translator of business patterns across many of them. ((https://my.dent.global/dentaverse/?utm_source=openai))

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The book that really changes your life isn’t the one you read, it’s the one you write
-The Book That Really Changes Your Life
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When you change lanes, you lose credibility – unless you can show a really great narrative on why your thinking has evolved
-Stay In Your Lane
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Most people have a hidden asset in their business sitting right under their nose
-Entrepreneurs Lose Perspective And It Costs Them A Fortune
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Business is moving in dog years – every year in business now is like 7 years of business in the 20th century
-Recurring Revenue – A Dangerous Business Model
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The problem with entrepreneurial problems is that you CAN’T solve them
-What Problem Are You Solving In The World?
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Entrepreneurship is like boxing – each victory gives you the opportunity to face an even bigger, stronger opponent
-Do You Accept The 7 Harsh Truths Of Entrepreneurship?
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You need to have something scalable. Something greater than yourself
-Are You Looking Good But Going Nowhere?
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At any given time, an entrepreneur can make wildly different decisions and react according to one of three common mindsets
-Entrepreneurs Have Three Distinct Mindsets
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In business, paying the bills means solving problems for others
-Is Entrepreneurship Helping to Create a Better World?
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These people are in demand; they don’t chase opportunities, they curate them
-Key Person of Influence

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Community Voices

"Daniel Priestley will help anyone with the drive and determination to start their own business"

Steve Bolton

"Daniel Priestley, who made his first million at 22, now advises businesses worldwide"

The Best You Magazine

"Daniel Priestley is founder of Dent Global & ScoreApp and author of 6x business books"

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"For Daniel Priestley, a book is the ultimate business development tool"

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"It was a delight to interview one of the world’s leading experts on entrepreneurship and business giving: Daniel Priestley"

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