This episode was recorded back in January with Paul Rowlett. A British entrepreneur who thought he would lose his multi-million pound business, when we all went into the first lockdown in 2020. Paul is the CEO and founder of corporate gifts company Everything Branded which was relying heavily on the hospitality sector - obviously this was hit hard under Covid. Things we discussed:
- How he started in his bedroom
- Loosing 97% of orders in lockdown 1.0
- Pivoting the business to PPE
- Opening a business in the USA
- What to do with too much real estate after downsizing
- Innovating in a crisis
- How important luck is in business
- Experiencing hiring the wrong people
- The importance of hiring the right people
- What to outsource
- Convenience, value and know what you are worth
- Growing pains
- Getting the salary right when running a start-up
- Everything Global is the umbrella brand - www.everythingglobal.com
- Everything Branded is the main brand, www.everythingbranded.com
- Expansion into Spain, and Europe
- He is building a TurnKey solution for smaller businesses
- Breaking into the fulfilment market
- Paul being a secret teacher
- Giving back to the community
- Serendipity in business
- Meeting Peter Jones
- What drives him on
- Success and what it means for him
- Contentment
- Seizing opportunities
- Mindset
- Challenges for working from home
- Please connect with Paul on LinkedIn
- Check out his YouTube Channel
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