Patrick Bet David is an Iranian-American entrepreneur. In 1980, a war in Iran forced Patrick’s family to flee the country, before he had to serve his obligated military service to the country. After two years in a refugee camp at in Germany, Patrick and his family moved to California. Patrick was eventually granted US citizenship in 1990.
Even at a young age Patrick was an innovative entrepreneur. From selling baseball caps, collecting beer bottles and cans to recycle. Patrick often had trouble focusing in school. After high school Patrick joined the army, where he learned discipline and dedication. After the army, Patrick got a job, due to his charisma and charm. This would be his first and last job. After leaving, Patrick started an insurance company with 66 agents out of a single office. This became to be known as PHP Agency, which has more than 10,000 agents in 49 states across the US today. Along with PHP, Patrick also hosts a YouTube channel “Value Entertainment”. The podcast and video series dives into a multitude of things, primarily being business ventures and ideas for new and upcoming entrepreneurs.
Patrick is also the author of four business and self-help books. These books are targeted for young entrepreneurs who are looking for advice on how to get started. Patrick hopes to encourage young entrepreneurs like himself, in areas where no one else helped him.
Very nice blog post, cool to see innovation through his life and end up with him starting a successful business. Overall great blog post!
Its always cool to see the track record with many young entrepreneurs. Also, the struggles in school is a great example of maybe having more of a right brained aptitude rather than the left brained thinking required for school!
It’s super cool to see how he was able to turn a tough life into an a way to make a successful business despite the numerous hardships he had to go through. I also really like how diversified his businesses that he started were showing the variety of the areas he excels in.