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Podcast 299: The Power of Persistence: Paul Ripke's Secret to Building a Brand

On this week’s episode, WHOOP Founder and CEO Will Ahmed is joined by social media personality and photographer Paul Ripke. Paul became famous for taking pictures of German hip-hop bands, F1 star Lewis Hamilton, and the German National Team that won the World Cup in 2014. 

Listen on:

Will and Paul discuss how “Average Paul” became a WHOOP ambassador, building a career as a photographer, getting banned from FIFA for four years, what it's like working with the worlds top athletes, and his WHOOP data.

Episode chapters:

  • 00:00 - Cold Open
  • 00:31 - Introduction
  • 1:53 - How Paul became a WHOOP ambassador 
  • 5:39 - Building success as a photographer
  • 8:36 - Getting banned from FIFA for 4 years
  • 10:29 - When luck meets opportunity
  • 17:14 - Working with the best athletes in the world
  • 22:43 - Inner Ad
  • 23:16 - Working with the best athletes in the world
  • 30:20 - Paul’s WHOOP Data
  • 44:02 - Outro

Research Links: 

Paul’s Instagram

Paul’s YouTube Channel

Paul’s Podcast