Fellow entrepreneur, and the youngest dragon on BBC Dragon’s Den, Steve Bartlett interviewed business leader, philanthropist and Phones 4U founder John Caudwell for his hit business podcast, Diary of a CEO.
Topics covered include:
- Early years
- What techniques have helped you become self-aware?
- Criticism vs recognition with employees
- What skills made you great in business?
- How does one build resilience?
- Your hardest moments in business
- What was the cost of building businesses?
- When was the moment you decided to give away your wealth?
- Your child falling ill
- What have you learnt about what actually matters?
- Romantic relationships
- The last guest’s question
In addition to both coming from humble roots and going on to phenomenal success, Steve and John have another common link, having first met last year at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, where Steve is a recent Young Entrepreneur winner and John has recently launched the John Caudwell Blaze Your Own Trail Award to nurture future generations of entrepreneurs.
