Martin Solveig: From a Flop to "Hello"

How do you get a book published, and can AI write it for you? Literary agent Adrian Sington has spent close to 60 years in publishing, from Mr Bean's Diary to Steven Bartlett's first book.He co-founded the publishing house behind Mr Bean's Diary, phoned Roald Dahl with his sales figures, and told Steven Bartlett there was a book in him. Today he's the literary agent who did 92 deals in a single year.In this episode of Bold Souls, he tells Marie Outtier:how publishing really works, and why the slush pile is a myththe night before print when Rowan Atkinson said "this isn't Mr Bean's handwriting"how Steven Bartlett launched his first book with fake $100 billswhy young people are reading againthe stranger at the British Museum who changed his lifeIf you've ever wanted to write a book and had no idea where to start, this one's for you.Bold Souls: conversations with people who did something bold, about the middle of their story, not just the highlights. New episodes every Tuesday.Your dreams are not silly. You're just bold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every founder highlight reel looks like the same montage: hoodie, whiteboard, hockey-stick graph, confetti. This is the montage nobody wants to sponsor. In this solo episode, Marie Outtier gets honest about the side of entrepreneurship that never makes the pitch deck: the 2am loop, being blamed personally and overcredited publicly, how much luck is really driving, and why you can do everything right and still fail.None of it is a reason not to do it. It's just the terms and conditions. Read them anyway. Then go.Bold Souls: conversations about the middle of the story, not just the highlights. New episodes every Tuesday.Your dreams are not silly. You're just bold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

His first album flopped. Then came "Hello", Madonna, and residencies in Ibiza and Las Vegas. Martin Solveig tells Marie what happened in between, and why he chose to stop at the top.We talk about the phone call that saved his career, the 8-bar rule behind "Hello", the day he hung up on Madonna's manager, choosing his daughter over 40 shows a year, and Alma Studio, his audio app for kids voiced by real actors.Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/@BoldSoulsPodcast Follow Martin: https://www.instagram.com/martinsolveig/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do only drug dealers and tech companies call their customers "users"?Jess Butcher would know. She co-founded Blippar, one of the first augmented reality apps, raised over $120 million and spent years in the business of capturing your attention. Then she switched sides.In this episode of Bold Souls, she tells Marie Outtier:why your feed is ultra-processed food for your brainthe very different TikTok China gives its own childrenwhy Gen Z is paying to make life harder, from "raw dogging" flights to "friction maxing"the house rules she uses with her three kids, starting with an old-fashioned alarm clockwhat young people lose when nobody's in the office to learn fromIf you've ever looked up from your phone and wondered where the last hour went, this one's for you.Bold Souls: conversations with people who did something bold, about the middle of their story, not just the highlights. New episodes every Tuesday.Your dreams are not silly. You're just bold.Jess Butcher👤 Follow Jess Butcher: Linkedin · Instagram🛏️ The phone sleeping bag Jess mentions: the Smaart Pocket Granola 🛜 https://www.granola.aiUse code BOLD SOULS for 3 months offBold Souls📸 Follow Bold Souls on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You’re not short of advice. That’s actually the problem.In this solo episode, Marie Outtier, founder of Aiden.ai (acquired by Twitter), explains why feeling behind usually has nothing to do with discipline, confidence or the perfect routine. What gets published is the ending: the launch, the award, the before and after. The middle gets cut. So we spend years comparing our middle to everyone else’s ending, and losing.Marie shares a moment from her first year of university: a student with a very firm opinion about her future, and the question that made it irrelevant. She also explains what Bold Souls is here to do. Every Tuesday she sits down with people who’ve done remarkable things and asks them about the middle, not the highlights.In this episode:00:00 Why you feel behind (it’s not a lack of advice)02:22 I sold my company to Twitter. Be suspicious of me.03:40 The stranger who predicted my salary05:22 The part of success nobody shows you06:15 You’re not behind, you’re in the middleWatch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BoldSoulsPodcastFollow Bold Souls on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boldsoulspodcast/?hl=am-et Your dreams are not silly. You’re just bold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marvin Anthony won Too Hot to Handle, was a model for Hugo Boss, and has since taken on the stage and the screen. Here is what that road looks like from the inside.Then it gets personal: growing up as the only Black family in a small French town, the calls from Prime Video and Lionsgate, a movie you can't watch yet, and what his mum taught him about being a man.About Marvin: Paris-born actor and basketball player. Most people met him when he won season 2 of Netflix's Too Hot to Handle in 2021. Since then he's been building a career in French film, television and theatre, one casting at a time.[Links & Tickets]✨ MARVIN ANTHONY ✨Follow Marvin: https://www.instagram.com/marvin.anth...Play info and tickets: https://www.theatreonline.com/Spectac...✨ BOLD SOULS✨Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/boldsoulspo...Listen & Watch on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Youtube✨ TYPOLOGY ✨Order over fifty dollars at typology.com using the below links and you'll get a full-sized surprise free treat (valid until Tuesday, October 13th)Typology Links to use to get yourHydrating serum: https://bit.ly/4y20zfORadiance serum: https://bit.ly/4rSaNOv9-Ingredient face moisturizer: https://bit.ly/474vA7K Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Overwhelmed and not sure what success looks like? Bold Souls is the podcast for the messy middle. First episode October 6th! 🍊 Nobody posts the messy middle. We will. Bold Souls is a safe space to listen, define success on your own terms, and leave with real tools. Each episode, a guest shares their messy middle and what came next. Subscribe so you don't miss episode one. Find us on Instagram, TikTok, Spotify & Apple Podcast! What does your messy middle look like right now? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.