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Nick Bradley has sat on the other side of the table for more than 50 acquisitions and 27 exits. He knows exactly how private equity firms assess a business, where founders give away their leverage, and why so many walk away from a life-changing deal with far less than they should have.

But this conversation is not really about deal mechanics. It is about the journey that got him there. From running a small gym in Adelaide to launching magazines in Sydney, to flying between London and New York every week for a job that was quietly costing him everything. It took a sudden loss, a stress injury he never saw coming, and an unexpected reunion to make him question the entire game he had spent a decade winning.

In this episode, Nick shares the framework he now uses to help founders build genuinely valuable businesses, the difference between the companies buyers fight over and the ones they pick apart, and the identity shift that has to happen before any exit is worth doing. He also opens up about the moment he put a resignation letter on the table, and how his definition of success looks nothing like it did ten years ago.

A candid conversation about ambition, reinvention, and what it actually means to build something worth selling.

This podcast is produced by Tribunista

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Anton arrived in the UK with £500 in his pocket. Years later, he founded WealthOS. He recently sold it to one of the world's largest banks.

In this episode, Alan sits down with the founder of WealthOS to talk through what the journey from arrival to acquisition actually looked like.

We hear about the door-knocking days in suburban Surrey, and the decision to leave a senior corporate role with two children in private school and a mortgage to cover. He shares the framework he used to pick a co-founder, and why the person who scored highest was not who anyone expected.

We get into the angel rounds, the strategic investment from Barclays, and the Liz Truss-era fundraising window that nearly ended the company.

There is the November when the bank account was down to four figures and payroll was three weeks away. The conversation he had with his wife about pulling the kids out of school. And the call from JP Morgan that came when an exit was not on his mind.

He also shares the principle his former chair gave him about how good businesses get acquired, and his answer to what wealth actually means after you have built and sold one.

Links:

Wealth OS: https://www.wealthos.cloud/

Anton's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonpadmasiri/

Books:

"Dreams From My Father" by Barack Obama - https://amzn.eu/d/074kFId1

"Range" by David Epstein - https://amzn.eu/d/0iBX3kyj

"Build" by Tony Fadell - https://amzn.eu/d/06ueeONi

Podcasts:

"Invest Like The Best" by Patrick O'Shaughnessy - https://pod.link/1154105909

This podcast is produced by Tribunista

Sponsored by Capital Asset Management

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Darya Simanovich arrived in London 20 years ago with £300, no contacts, and barely any English. Today she runs two businesses, holds a full-time role supporting small business owners across London, mentors 400 founders a year, and has just published her first book.

In this episode, Daria breaks down what 15 businesses across completely different industries actually taught her about failure, timing, and the kind of resilience nobody calls resilience to your face. She also shares the frameworks she gives every founder she meets, including one with a 72-hour deadline that she says determines whether anything actually gets done.

If you have ever wondered whether the entrepreneurship path is for you, or you are already on it and wondering what separates the ones who make it, this is the conversation.

Darya's book: https://amzn.eu/d/0j0KvWsr

Links to other recommended resources:

The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

Atomic Habits

The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life

The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness

This podcast is produced by Tribunista

Sponsored by Capital Asset Management