#4 | Paris Norriss | Guy in Dubai

Adventurer, producer and TV host Paris Norriss on selling supplements at school, choosing to be an entrepreneur over banking, and building Guy in Dubai. Paris Norriss is an adventurer, producer and television host. After spending his formative years in the UK and with a degree from the University of Edinburgh, he headed to the Middle East and got involved in several businesses before deciding that what he really wanted to do was make television and have fun. He created the successful Guy in Dubai series and has expanded his reach beyond the Middle East. Follow Paris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guyindubai Chapters 0:00 Welcome, from lockdown in Istanbul 14:59 Meet Paris Norriss 16:09 Guy in Dubai 19:33 Growing up in the countryside 22:16 The discus and the decathlon 26:21 University and a sports scholarship 32:28 Choosing Edinburgh 37:58 A supplements business at school 41:46 Travel is the antidote to ignorance 48:32 Moving to Oman 51:02 Exiting the first company 56:10 An education business 58:42 What success means 1:06:15 Building teams through tough times 1:18:12 Playing a character on camera 1:21:39 Pitching ideas to production companies 1:24:12 Growing Guy in Dubai 1:30:20 Expedition Asia and wrapping up The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com