Bulletproof Entrepreneur S03E02 Back From the Brink - the incredible story of a husband-and-wife team that built an amazing business over 30 years. And then nearly lost it all
This episode is a first.
After 35 episodes of the Bulletproof Entrepreneur podcast, I thought it was time we explored the dynamics where a husband and wife set up in business and have to manage two different relationships - the business partners working together and the life partners raising a family and having a quality home life away from the business.
Richard and Sonia Dixon met when they were young and started working together at a small travel agent in a less salubrious part of Birmingham where a business partnership blossomed kind of at the same time as a personal partnership.
Their story tracks the evolution of the travel industry front the time when the only way to book your holiday was by walking into a shop on the high street through the early days of the internet and online booking and took them to a position where they had a team of over 200 people and a thriving business.
Before it all came crashing down.
- You’re going to hear about what it takes to grow a business from almost nothing to become a significant player in a highly competitive sector.
- You’ll learn the meaning of the word Resilient when they explain that they were so close to hitting all-time revenue targets that they were about to take the entire team on a trip of a lifetime to Mauritius when the pandemic arrived, and their company was literally a few days from bankruptcy.
- And of course, you’ll learn how they cracked the code of building a world-class business together whilst building a happily married family life together - so many valuable lessons for all of us.
And towards the end, Richard shares insight for all business owners who find themselves in a position of leadership when they haven’t actually formally been trained for it - and let's face it, that’s most of us.
If you work with a family member or simply love to hear an incredible business and life story that encompasses more ups and downs than the average rollercoaster, you're going to enjoy this inspired conversation.
Ladies sand gentlemen, I give you…
Richard and Sonia Dixon
Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-dixon-4aa76721/?originalSubdomain=ukm
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