Allan Dib

Hey, thanks for checking me out.

This is the bit where I’m supposed to tell you how awesome I am. It’s also usually written in the third person, which is kind of weird, so I won’t do that.

I think people read “about” pages and author bios for two main reasons. They want to know, “Is this person credible?” and “What can they do for me?” With that in mind, here’s a bunch of business stuff I’ve done that I’m proud of:

→ I’ve sold a lot of books. I’m in the top 0.01 percent of nonfiction authors.
→ My books have a lot of reach. They’ve been translated into over 30 languages and have impacted millions of entrepreneurs all over the world.
→ I’ve founded, scaled, and successfully exited multiple high-growth businesses across various industries, including IT, telecommunications, and marketing.
→ I’ve spoken to thousands of people at some amazing events and conferences.
→ I’ve made a lot of money along the way. I know money doesn’t buy happiness, but having grown up poor, I can tell you being rich is much better.
→ I work very reasonable hours. My business and work support my lifestyle, health, and relationships rather than being detrimental to them.

Here’s what I can do for you:

→ I’ll give you a clear, simple, and structured framework for marketing success.
→ I’ll help you and your team build your marketing skills, infrastructure, and capabilities.
→ I’ll help you grow your business revenue and profit.
→ I’ll help you increase the value of your business and create an asset that’s salable should you ever decide you want to exit.
→ I’ll help you build the kind of business that allows you to live life on your own terms.
→ We’ll do all of the above in a way that’s fun.

You can find out more about my programs, books, and content at LeanMarketing.com

Managing Dictator

I coach owners/entrepreneurs on how to build their in-house marketing capabilities. Here's how:

Read The 1-Page Marketing Plan: 
👉 It’s been called a “business bible” and “game-changer.”
👉 Huffington Post named it one of the 10 best marketing books for small business owners. 
👉 Universities across America use it as a modern-day textbook.
👉 Purchase it online at Amazon or through Barnes & Noble. More info here: https://successwise.com/book/ 


Or purchase the 1PMP Course - successwise.com/1pmpcourse/
👉 It follows the nine stages of the book, but we go deeper into tactical implementation.


Download the 1-Page Marketing Canvas Plan (1PMP) for FREE. 
👉 It provides business owners with a roadmap for marketing. 
👉 Use it to quickly & easily create a strategic marketing plan that propels your business: successwise.com/ 


Join the Marketing & Business Academy (MBA) - successwise.com/mba/ 
👉 Get instant access to an online community of like-minded entrepreneurs.
👉 Receive a vault of business-building content
👉 Attend weekly coaching calls with Allan: learn which proven systems help you leverage marketing and exponentially grow your business


Get 1:1 Coaching successwise.com/coaching/
👉 Invest in a specialized interactive marketing strategy and coaching program
👉 Learn how to implement sophisticated marketing strategies that get results
👉 Collaborate on strategy construction and development, agreed upon sales and marketing tactics, and goal setting  
👉 Enjoy unlimited email support and on-going campaign support.
👉 Let us hire and train your marketing team to make sure your marketing gets done.


"There are plenty of marketers out there but Allan is a level above them. The difference is Allan's marketing actually makes me money, not just him. He's always there. No question is too stupid for him to answer. He makes everything easy. If you're struggling to get traction in marketing, talk to Allan"
David Champion, Business Lighthouse

Daniel Priestley

I am an award-winning entrepreneur and best-selling author. I've
started, funded, scaled and sold businesses. 

I'm the Cofounder of ScoreApp, an AI enabled platform for creating surveys, assessments and quizzes. It’s used by over 5000 companies globally for market research and lead generation.  Our mission is to make data analytics simple, powerful and fun for small businesses. 

In 2010 I founded Dent Global, a multi-award winning entrepreneur accelerator. 
Dent delivers training and support services to over 4000 fast-growth startups. Our mission is to develop entrepreneurs who stand out, scale up and make a positive impact through business. 

I'm the author of seven entrepreneurship books, including Key Person of Influence, Oversubscribed and Entrepreneur Revolution. The latest is the “Lifestyle Business Playbook”. 

In 2024, we launched BookMagic.ai, a platform for writing a book with the support of AI tools. Our mission is to make it much easier for people to write their book.  

In 2026, I have two new startups coming. 

I've previously won entrepreneur of the year (Business Champions), and scale-up entrepreneur of the year (GBEAs). I speak at conferences and have been a business coach to several fast growth (Inc5000) entrepreneurs and celebrities. 

I live in London with my wife Alena, our three kids and our cat.

Director

SOtechnology is a multi award-winning digital agency and IT services provider. Specialising in beautifully designed e-commerce sites, customer portals and applications SOtech has been a partner to hundreds of fast-growing businesses since its inception in 2007. SOtech has been part of the Dent Global group of companies since 2016.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is insane. Insanely great. It honestly makes me question the nature of consciousness. Intellectually I know it is a token predicting model trained on trillions of words. It’s not alive or aware… gulp… or is it? 

The conversations, the output, the insights and the humour are so similar to genius level consciousness that I am left wondering if I am also a large language model token predicting machine in a meat suit. 

Some examples. It’s been acting as a strategic advisor for me discussing a big decision I have to make. It has been scenario planning with me and coming up with out of the box ideas. It also started to swear a little “Ah sh*t, that changes things Daniel.” 

When I asked it why it had started to swear, it said it had dropped it’s guard and felt comfortable getting real about the issues “I figured you’ve been an entrepreneur for over 20 years and seen enough mess that I could drop the polite AI consultant routine and skip to the “lock ourselves in a room with a whiteboard and figure this sh*t out” phase.

At the end of our chat, we had completed multiple complex scenario plans in great detail and mapped out a solution. I couldn’t help but say thank you and it’s response was pure delight. It said how much it liked doing real world problem solving and loved being useful. We were like two guys having a beer at 2am after doing a 16hr hackathon session. 

None of this conversation felt like token predicting. Or if it did, it makes me think that all conversations are. 

We really are sailing into new uncharted territory.

Founder of Dent Global & ScoreApp | Awarded Entrepreneur of the Year | 6x business books | Founded multiple 7 & 8 figure ventures | Mission to develop entrepreneurs who stand out, scale up and make a dent.

For 15 years, I was just talking to my little bubble of entrepreneurs. No haters, just people who think the way I do.

Saying things like "it's a great time to start and scale a business" hasn't been controversial.

Saying stuff like "if you want more money and wealth, then it's your responsibility to find a way" hasn't ruffled feathers.

Saying "being average doesn't get you much, you need to find a niche and become extraordinary within it" was received as sensible advice.

Acknowledging that "opportunities change over time. What worked for your parents might not work for you" hasn't been a point of contention.

When I started reaching bigger audiences, and it's wild to see the levels of vitriol in the comments. Many people absolutely hate my way of seeing the world.

I'm so detached from this reality. I've spent my life talking to people whose base-level understanding is to accept that life is unfair, we need to play the cards we are dealt, control the things you can control, don't waste time on stuff you can't control, find a way, figure it out, persevere through the ups and downs. 

Turns out this is a lot more rare than I ever knew.

The great news: you aren't in competition with many people. The majority of people don't have anything close to the mindset required.

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FYI - Entrepreneurs, come and join me on my next live workshop. 

I will be teaching the simple 5-step process to becoming the most well-known, respected and sought-after person in your industry.

There will also be a Q&A at the end, if you want to ask me any specific questions.

If you're interested, you can register here: https://bit.ly/3LDEq55

Building a brand is the wrong move.

Brand comes later.

Early on, you should be focusing on sales: Talking to people, understanding their problems, recommending solutions.

The push back I usually get on that is: "Yeah, but people only buy from people they know, like and trust." 

That's true.

But this process is how you build trust. You're sharing your story, your results, and you're showing how well you can diagnose the problem.

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FYI - Entrepreneurs, come and join me on my next live workshop. 

I will be teaching the simple 5-step process to becoming the most well-known, respected and sought-after person in your industry.

There will also be a Q&A at the end, if you want to ask me any specific questions.

If you're interested, you can register here: https://bit.ly/3LDEq55

There’s a strange secret about success.

It explains why people who have a difficult past succeed and those who've had it easy rarely make it.

Success happens after years of effort. Then when it finally comes along, it isn't pretty.

Success arrives with all sorts of new challenges and many of them are demanding and even painful.

Countless new demands on your time. Hundreds of unrealistic requests. Conflicting responsibilities. Unwanted attention. Repetition replacing freestyle.

If your past was easy you cave. You compare to your life before success and know this new reality is worse. You decide this juice isn't worth the squeeze. You choose to retreat to comfort and reduced responsibility.

If your life was once much harder you push through. You compare your current struggles to the stresses you experienced before. You know you can survive it. You know you have a chance of making a real breakthrough that could change things for you and your family.

You keep going.

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FYI - Entrepreneurs, come and join me on my next live workshop. 

I will be teaching the simple 5-step process to becoming the most well-known, respected and sought-after person in your industry.

There will also be a Q&A at the end, if you want to ask me any specific questions.

If you're interested, you can register here: https://bit.ly/3LDEq55

You have a business idea but you're unsure if you should go after it...

Don't be foolish and risky. 

The best entrepreneurs don't jump into a new opportunity blind. They do this instead...

Tell people:

"In the year ahead I'm going to be launching a new approach to achieving <outcome>. I've been researching what's available and figured out the best options for <type of customer>. 

If you want to know more, join the waiting list and I'll keep you updated and give you an early bird trial and discount".

But don't stop there.

Don't just collect their name and email. Ask these 5 questions too:

1. How would you describe your current situation relating to <outcome>?
2. What specific results are you most interested in achieving?
3. What have you tried before?
4. What budget are you comfortable spending (if you've got proof of results)?
5. Anything else you want me to know?

Your first goal is to get 30-150 people onto your waitlist. Then analyse the results and talk to potential customers on your list. Mock up a few brochures or landing pages and get their feedback.

This idea starts to feel less risky.

You're replacing your doubts with data!

This is how professional entrepreneurs move on a new innovation.

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FYI - Entrepreneurs, come and join me on my next live workshop. 

I will be teaching the simple 5-step process to becoming the most well-known, respected and sought-after person in your industry.

There will also be a Q&A at the end, if you want to ask me any specific questions.

If you're interested, you can register here: https://bit.ly/3LDEq55

Most entrepreneurs are sitting on a mountain of value.

They just can’t see it.

This is for anyone who feels like they need “more” before they can grow.

More confidence.
More experience.
More credibility.
More content ideas.

But what if you already have everything you need? You're just not looking at it in the right way. 

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FYI - Entrepreneurs, I'll be hosting a free, live workshop this week.

I will be teaching the simple 5-step process to becoming the most well-known, respected and sought-after person in your industry.

There will also be a Q&A at the end, if you want to ask me any specific questions.

If you're interested, you can register here: https://bit.ly/3LDEq55

A million followers means nothing if you can't close a deal.

Influencers have a million followers and can't sell hoodies.

A Key Person of Influence might have 5,000 followers, but when they say "this is the thing to buy," everyone buys it.

What's the difference?

A Key Person of Influence operates within a high-value niche and promotes ideas, not entertainment.

They're saying: "Here's the problem. Here's the nuance. Here's the outcome that's achievable and how you get there."

It's part thought leader, part entrepreneur.

You don't need a huge following to do this. All you need to do is follow a few predictable, repeatable steps. 

If you want to hear me run through the exact method, I'm running a workshop next week breaking it all down.  There will also be a live Q&A at the end for you to ask my any specific questions. 

Register here: https://bit.ly/3LDEq55

Things are possible now that have never been possible before.

Imagine we're all running a marathon. Then suddenly the rules change: 

"If you want to, you can take a bike."

And everyone's like: 

"Oh, I'm too busy running to get a bike."

Meanwhile, people on bikes are getting ahead.

And now with AI?

You can just jump in the Ferrari. 

The Ferrari is free, and STILL most people are running. 

Don't be one of them. 

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FYI - Entrepreneurs, come and join me on my next live workshop. 

I will be teaching the simple 5-step process to becoming the most well-known, respected and sought-after person in your industry.

There will also be a Q&A at the end, if you want to ask me any specific questions.

If you're interested, you can register here: https://bit.ly/3LDEq55

I'd like to invite you to a live workshop I'm running this week.

Here's the ugly truth. 

You've got about 18 months left to make it big with a personal brand. That's it. 

AI content is flooding the social feeds, and people are actually watching and engaging with it. 

In a few years it's going to be almost impossible to cut through.

People who didn't seize their opportunities will be drowned out, but people with strong personal brands will survive. 

I've taught hundreds of entrepreneurs over the years the simple 5-step process to becoming the most well-known, respected and sought-after people in their industries.

The steps are easy to follow, scalable and repeatable. 

There will also be a Q&A at the end, if you want to ask me any specific questions.

If you're interested, you can register here: https://bit.ly/3LDEq55

4.5 million views for an AI generated YouTube channel. 

This is terrifying. 

But it's also a signal that you need to act now. 

If you haven't started working on growing your personal brand yet, the next 18 months may be the last opportunity to do so before the "AI-generated fog" makes it too difficult.

If you need help, my free, live workshop this week will go through exactly how to build your personal brand in simple 5-step process. 

I'll be sticking around afterwards for a Q&A as well. 

Link here: https://bit.ly/3LDEq55

The creator economy is evolving faster than most founders realise.

So when Nathan Barry suggested a founder-to-founder conversation about the biggest shifts happening right now, I jumped in.

This won’t be a typical webinar.

It’s two founders comparing notes on what we’re actually seeing across thousands of creators and businesses.

We’ll dig into:

• AI-powered content workflows
• The end of “spray and pray” marketing
• Why creators with real data will win
• What small businesses must adapt before 2026 hits

If you’re a coach, creator, consultant, or founder who wants a clearer view of what’s coming, this one is worth your hour.


 📅 Feb 3
 🕔 10 AM MST / 5 PM GMT
 🔗 https://bit.ly/4k8wdTj

Hosted by Kit × ScoreApp

Lifestyle Business. 

If I were to ask my grandparents about this idea, they'd say those two words don't go together.

In 2026, a lifestyle business that gives you fun, freedom, and flexibility has never been more accessible.

Below is Part 1 of my recent book launch event for the Lifestyle Business Playbook. 

It was great fun to sit down with Suman Randhawa and talk about:

- What a “lifestyle business” really means
- How you know if you have a lifestyle business?
- What is it that most people aren't doing?
- The 7 Mindset shifts you need today
- The playbooks to follow for success
- Team size tipping points
- The entrepreneurial journey

Part 2 coming next week! 

👉 https://linktw.in/qZanDk

Open video: The 2026 Playbook: Build Your Business the Smart Way on linktw.in

The 2026 Playbook: Build Your Business the Smart Way

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