"Be More Buffalo" might be the best business strategy you've never heard of.

In this episode of The Resilient Edge, Charlie Peschardt speaks with Nick Spicer - Army officer turned entrepreneur, CEO of Your Eco Solar, and founder of Veterans in Solar. Nick's journey took him from the quiet villages of Buckinghamshire to the front lines of Iraq, before committing to a brutal commercial apprenticeship, and eventually into building a renewable energy business from scratch - with a young family and no safety net. Oh, and he once accidentally triggered an emergency rescue beacon in the Sahara Desert. Mid-marathon.

In this conversation we get into:

• What the military never taught Nick about commercial reality - and the entrepreneur who did
• Why vulnerability is a superpower, and what happens when leaders refuse to practise it
• The "Be More Buffalo" philosophy - and how it shapes the culture at Your Eco
• What a thousand-mile canoe race through the Yukon taught him about resilience, anxiety, and never quitting
• Why the best leaders know when their leadership style is no longer what the organisation needs

From the conversation:

"Leadership is providing a vision, a beacon. And understanding when your leadership style is not effective.” - Nick

"I hate losing. But it's not losing - I just don't like to not complete what I started." - Nick

"Vulnerability as a superpower…really resonates. You don't know what you don't know. But when you do know, you can do something about it." - Nick

“Resilience is knowing that you're going to find a way through.” - Nick

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If this conversation resonated, it's probably because you're navigating something similar - pressure, complexity, a decision that matters, or a transition you haven't quite figured out yet.

That's exactly what I created The Resilient Edge for.

I'm Charlie Peschardt. I work with individuals, leaders, founders, and organisations who need clarity in complexity, order from uncertainty, and direction under pressure. If that's you - or someone you know - I'd love to talk.

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Connect with Nick Spicer:

Email: nick.spicer@yourecouk.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickspiceryoureco/

Website: https://www.yourecouk.com/

Website: https://www.reduceourcarbon.org/