It becomes difficult to step back and work on the business rather than in it, especially when revenue depends directly on your time and energy. Fear of slowing down, delegating, or changing long-standing processes can keep you stuck in familiar patterns, even when they’re unsustainable. Escaping that cycle requires intentional strategy, systems, and often the uncomfortable shift from operator to true business owner.

Join Romesh Jeyaseelanayagam, Mike Oliver and guest speaker Lambros Photios as they discuss the importance of letting go, taking a step back to see the bigger picture, and how to embrace the challenges that AI presents.

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Strive & Thrive is a series of live discussions with the aim of enabling and empowering entrepreneurs in building businesses that achieve success – whether it be in people, planet, and profit – or all three. ​

​Join founders Mike, Romesh, and their amazing guests, as they discuss the mindsets, skills and knowledge entrepreneurs need to Strive & Thrive in an ever-changing world. ​

Moving from an apprenticeship to buying a global business is a leap that comes with steep challenges, from closing massive knowledge gaps to managing financial risk at an entirely new scale. What once involved learning under guidance becomes making high-stakes decisions across cultures, markets, and legal systems, often without a safety net. The shift demands rapid development in leadership, strategic thinking, and resilience, while unlearning the comfort of being “in training.” Balancing ambition with humility, and vision with operational reality, is often the hardest part of the journey.

Join Romesh Jeyaseelanayagam, Mike Oliver and guest speaker Alun Tribe on 12th Feb, as they discuss the value of good apprenticeship programmes, being open to advice and support, and how to buy a global business.

Subscribe and follow us for more Strive & Thrive content at Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.​

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cEcnsZUk8pQFPbP6wrT33​
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strive-and-thrive/id1814865101​
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@striveandthriveseries?feature=shared​

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Strive & Thrive is a series of live discussions with the aim of enabling and empowering entrepreneurs in building businesses that achieve success – whether it be in people, planet, and profit – or all three. ​

​Join founders Mike, Romesh, and their amazing guests, as they discuss the mindsets, skills and knowledge entrepreneurs need to Strive & Thrive in an ever-changing world. ​

Join Romesh Jeyaseelanayagam, Mike Oliver and guest speaker John Diack as they discuss how to amplify a founder in growing with their company, and remove stuff they’re not good at by getting them to be self aware and focus on their strengths. They also cover how to build high trust and how governments can encourage entrepreneurship.
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Subscribe and follow us for more Strive & Thrive content at Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.​
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cEcnsZUk8pQFPbP6wrT33​
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strive-and-thrive/id1814865101​
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@striveandthriveseries?feature=shared

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Strive & Thrive is a series of live discussions with the aim of enabling and empowering entrepreneurs in building businesses that achieve success – whether it be in people, planet, and profit – or all three. ​

​Join founders Mike, Romesh, and their amazing guests, as they discuss the mindsets, skills and knowledge entrepreneurs need to Strive & Thrive in an ever-changing world. ​