The Disruptive Entrepreneur

No one shall stop you when pursuing a career as a creative! On today’s episode, Rob meets John Challis, who’s famous for playing “Boycie” in the comedy series “Only Fools and Horses.” Listen as they talk about Only Fools and Horses, shunning away as an actor in this society, following the dream, overcoming failures, meeting the Beatles, geeking about The Goon Show and many more! KEY TAKEAWAYS John Challis’ interest in acting started at 8 years old. He watched Peter Pan on theatre and it blew him away. His facility for mimicry started appearing and honed it despite driving his parents insane. He was desperate to copy his favourite characters and he got good at it as a result. Experiencing to be in society which doesn’t embrace creative pursuit. His dad was a civil servant but John didn’t want to go with that career. Hi figured out he was good at acting and pursued it with full force. John says being in the creative industry won’t be easy but just do it! Follow your dream and don’t get crippled by fear. You do