Author

Patrick Bet-David

Iranian-American entrepreneur, founder of PHP Agency and Valuetainment, and author on business strategy

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Patrick Bet-David is an entrepreneur, founder, and CEO. He is the #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Your Next Five Moves (Simon & Schuster) and Choose Your Enemies Wisely (Penguin Portfolio). He immigrated to America at twelve years old, when his parents fled Iran as refugees during the Iranian Revolution. After high school, Patrick joined the U.S. military and served in the 101st Airborne before starting a business career in the financial services industry. At age 30, he founded PHP Agency, an insurance marketing organization with 66 agents. He grew the firm to more than 40,000 agents before making a multi-nine-figure exit.

A serial entrepreneur, Bet-David founded Valuetainment, which became the #1 YouTube channel on entrepreneurship with nearly a billion views, and expanded into a media, consulting, and production company. He hosts the PBD Podcast, the #1 business podcast on Spotify. Bet-David lives in South Florida with his wife and four children.

Born1978 · Tehran, Iran

Notable works Choose Your Enemies WiselyYour Next Five Moves