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In this episode, Sam Church sits down with Spencer Lodge, an award-winning podcast host, business strategist, and one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Dubai, to uncover how to network with the world’s most influential people and what happens when success nearly costs you everything.
Discover the lessons Spencer learned from building nine-figure companies, facing the darkest moment of almost losing it all, and how kindness, gratitude, and being of service became the real keys to fulfillment. He also reveals the exact story of how he landed Tony Robbins on his podcast and what it really takes to build authentic, high-caliber connections.
00:00 – Episode preview
03:36 – Making 9 figures but still not feeling enough
07:20 – Spencer’s rock-bottom moment
15:10 – Helping others as a path to healing
18:02 – The warning signs heading for rock bottom
23:27 – The most valuable lessons learned
28:11 – Your worst day is someone else’s dream
30:06 – The selfish truth about giving
34:10 – Kindness really is everywhere
38:52 – Why leading with gratitude changes everything
42:00 – Spencer’s true definition of success
50:36 – Why he thanks his bullies
56:56 – How cupcakes landed celebrity guests
1:03:33 – Networking secrets revealed
1:10:57 – A promise that could change your life
About Spencer Lodge :
Spencer Lodge is an award-winning podcast host, business strategist, and recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Dubai. With over three decades of experience in international financial services and sales, he built some of the largest and most successful multicultural sales forces in the world, earning countless corporate awards along the way.
Known for his grit, resilience, and relentless drive, Spencer has since shifted his focus toward elevating people and businesses in a deeper, more integrated way.
He is the creator of Unscripted with Spencer Lodge and Made in Dubai with Spencer Lodge, two of the most listened-to podcasts in the Middle East, where he interviews the world’s most influential thinkers, leaders, and changemakers to uncover untold truths, powerful lessons, and redefined meanings of success.
“most human beings, actually prefer to be kind than they prefer to be anything else.”
So if you’ve ever wondered how to grow your network, elevate your success, and find meaning beyond money…tune in and let ‘The Networking Code’ activate something deep within.
With love and abundance,
Sam
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Connect with Spencer: @spencer.lodge
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