Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

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Monday, 16 March 2026 - 2 hours 3 minutes

What is financial freedom? The Business Strategist Daniel Priestley on why AI makes lifestyle businesses easy.

Daniel Priestley is an award-winning serial entrepreneur and self-made multimillionaire. He is the co-founder of Dent Global and ScoreApp, and the author of several international bestsellers, including Oversubscribed and Key Person of Influence.

He explains:

▪️How to build a personal brand that survives the AI automation wave

▪️The 2029 AI financial crash prediction 

▪️Why traditional wages are disappearing in the power law economy

▪️The "tombstone exercise" to identify AI threats to your business

▪️The $1M hidden opportunity in AI businesses

Chapters

• 00:00:00 Intro
• 00:03:55 Why The Rise Of AI And Robotics Forces Us To Rethink Our Place In The World
• 00:09:52 The Birth Of The Interest Algorithm
• 00:16:11 Could AI Trigger The Next Financial Crash?
• 00:20:03 The 6 Entrepreneurial Skills You Must Learn To Survive The AI Era
• 00:24:08 The New AI Gold Rush: Business Opportunities Most People Are Missing
• 00:35:11 The One Human Advantage AI Still Can’t Replace
• 00:44:31 These Jobs Will Disappear Within 5 Years
• 00:47:43 Ads
• 00:49:54 What Happens To Workers When AI Replaces Their Jobs?
• 00:54:59 “Market Distortions”: The Hidden Economic Effects Of AI
• 01:00:32 Why People Are Leaving The U.K.
• 01:06:13 The Bear Case For AI
• 01:09:17 The System Is Breaking: Why Our Economy No Longer Matches Reality
• 01:13:48 Should AI Wealth Fund Society? The Radical Economic Debate
• 01:16:01 Ads
• 01:17:56 Why Building A Personal Brand May Be The Safest Career Move Today
• 01:20:34 How Playing With AI Tools Today Could Change Your Future
• 01:23:51 Employee Vs. Entrepreneur: The Mindset That Will Define Winners
• 01:25:18 Why Writing Is Becoming A Superpower In The AI Age
• 01:28:02 The One Question That Could Change Your Career Path
• 01:31:26 Why Thinking Too Narrowly Could Cost You The Future
• 01:37:41 Is Passive Income Real - Or Just Another Internet Myth?
• 01:42:53 Why So Many People Lose Motivation (And How To Fix It)
• 01:50:27 Survivorship Bias: The Harsh Truth Behind Success Stories

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