April 10, 2025

#55 - Dodge Woodall - What School Doesn’t Teach You About Building a Business

Show Notes

Dodge Woodall is a serial entrepreneur, host of Eventful Lives podcast, and the founder of the Bournemouth 7s Festival, a 30,000-attendee event dubbed the “Glastonbury of sport.”

From selling club tickets at age 10 to remortgaging his family home to fund a vision no one believed in, Dodge shares raw, unfiltered lessons on starting, scaling, and surviving as a founder in the events industry.

00:00 Trailer

02:27 Growing Up in a Pub & Learning Business Early

07:21 How Uni Sparked a Club Promotion Empire

16:49 The Birth of Bournemouth 7s Festival

19:20 Behind the Scenes: The Reality of Festival Building

27:41 Leadership Style: Freedom, Trust & Gen Z

31:42 Selling Viper 10: Lessons from Building a Brand

36:42 Remortgaging the House: Betting It All on a Dream

43:38 Burnout in the Nightlife Business

44:27 Scaling a 7-Figure Festival Business

45:38 Straight Talk: Advice for Aspiring Founders

47:23 How AI is Reshaping the Entrepreneurial Landscape