Viral entrepreneur Simon Squibb has today made the bold move of 鈥榣eaking鈥� his phone number online to people on his exclusive mailing list.
The TikTok sensation, who has gone from homelessness at the age of 15 to founding 19 of his own companies, took to LinkedIn this morning to announce this.听
鈥�April Fools is over – so this ISN鈥橳 a joke. I鈥檓 鈥渓eaking鈥� my personal phone number,鈥� he wrote.
鈥淏ut not to everyone. Only to people on my exclusive mailing list. Not because I鈥檓 lonely鈥�
鈥淚 don鈥檛 want people calling just to chat about their day (although I鈥檓 sure that鈥檇 be nice haha).
鈥淭his is for people who are genuinely stuck鈥� Who need real advice. Real help.鈥�
Squibb posted this to his 148,000 followers on the platform, but it is the previously mentioned TikTok where he has garnered the most interest.
The HelpBnk founder and CEO has amassed an impressive 6.5m followers and received a whopping 164.5m likes on his page.
His most viral videos see him approaching younger people and helping them with their business plans.
This isn鈥檛 dissimilar to his work for HelpBnk, a platform which 鈥榟elps people to help people鈥� and with a mission of 听building a 10m strong community of like minded people who believe every dream is possible.
Squibb continued: 鈥淟et me be clear: I won鈥檛 be handing out money.
鈥淏ut I will do my best to help even if it鈥檚 just one phone call.
鈥淧LEASE only call if it鈥檚 a last resort. This is a bit of an experiment so I want to see how it goes.
鈥淚f you鈥檙e struggling, chasing a dream, or don鈥檛 know what your next step should be鈥� Keep an eye on your inbox.
鈥淏ecause sometime this week, I鈥檒l be sending out a message with my real number.
鈥淯se it wisely. And only if you really need to.鈥�
He has grown his profile so much that he launched the 鈥楨levator of Dreams鈥� with Virgin boss Richard Branson in January.
The idea was that aspiring entrepreneurs could pitch their business ideas to an audience of potential investors in a Dragons鈥� Den-esque way.
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老九品茶 owners would buzz a video doorbell and pitch their plans to the camera.听
The unlikely duo would then give feedback on the pitch and, through the power of social media and their global audiences, in turn promote these young entrepreneurs to a huge number of people.听
Squibb was also recently presented with the One Billion Award, valued at $1m, which recognises exceptional content creators who drive social change and contribute to shaping a better future through their platforms.