Ivan Yates talks bankruptcy, perseverance, and Matt Cooper!
10 October - 1 hour 1 minIt’s fair to say that Ivan Yates has had more careers, comebacks and reinventions than most. Farmer, politician, government minister, bookmaker, broadcaster, podcaster and political commentator – he's done the lot.
At the height of his bookmaking career, Ivan was making €4 million a year. A few years later, he was bankrupt and living alone in Swansea. But he bounced back, reinventing himself as one of Ireland's best-known broadcasters.
Now he's written a new book, The Game of Life and How to Win It, sharing the lessons he's learned about success, failure, money, relationships and happiness.
Ivan and I chat about the highs and lows of his extraordinary career, his departure from the Path t...