CFO Turned CEO: Secrets of a $4B Fashion Empire w/ Nick Beighton former CEO of ASOS

Vote for us here - Vote for us in Listener’s Choice category at British Podcast Awards - click the link to vote - https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting Nick Beighton - former CEO of ASOS and Matches Fashion. He is here to show you what it takes for a CEO to grow a company from 200 million to 4 billion.

If you’re a CEO looking for tips on hiring well, growing your company’s success, or are wondering if you’ve got what it takes to pivot into a new leadership role, then tune in.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Trailer and Introduction

02:17 - Learning to Take Care of Your Brain

10:59 - Losing His Father and Being Shaped by the Experience

13:01 - Jumping On New Opportunities

17:11 - Becoming a Finance Controller at Matalan

20:21 - How Did You End Up at ASOS?

23:13 - How Did You Make the Transition From CFO to CEO?

24:57 - The Advantages of a Finance Background

27:25 - When a Phrase Becomes a Part of ASOS’s Core Values

29:42 - How a Chameleon Phone Helped ASOS Avoid a Cash Flow Crisis

31:58 - What Is the Main Reason for ASOS’s Success?

34:46 - What Has Been Your Biggest Failure?

35:36 - It’s Not Failure; It’s a Learning Experience

37:05 - Pivoting From CFO to CEO

39:32 - How Do You Create Followership?

42:23 - Starting a Role at Matches

44:16 - What Went Wrong at Matches? 

48:36 - What Do People Need to Know About E-Commerce?

51:43 - The Future of E-Commerce

53:36 - Advice for Aspiring CEOs

01:03:03 - Have You Hired Someone and it Went Wrong?

01:08:24 - Advice to Your Younger Self

01:11:45 - The Importance of Resilience

01:18:41 - What’s in Store For the Future?

Nick Beighton is the former CEO of Matches Fashion, a leading global online luxury retailer. In 2015, Nick became CEO of ASOS. During his time as CEO, ASOS grew twenty-fold, both in the UK and around the world.

Previous to ASOS, Nick was Head of Finance at Matalan in 1999. Before Nick moved into the fashion sector, however, he qualified as a chartered accountant, and worked at KPMG for ten years.

Currently, he’s the Chairman of Secret Sales and Non-Executive Director at Raging Bull.

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