The Two Russells with Gareth Samples
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The Two Russells with Gareth Samples
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About this listen
It took him seven interviews to land a trainee job.
He started on £1,500 basic and £35 a deal commission per property, armed with nothing more than a script and a bit of attitude.
He worked 8am to 8pm, seven days a week and loved every second of it.
Fast forward a few decades and he’s now CEO of The Property Franchise Group, overseeing more than 2,000 offices and a £400 million market cap.
This is the story of Gareth Samples —
the man who failed school, failed college, and decided that failure wasn’t for him.
He’s been a negotiator, a manager, a managing director, a “retired” restaurant investor…
And now the guy driving one of the biggest PLCs in the business.
In this episode, Gareth joins Russell Quirk and Russell Jervis to talk:
• How he turned failure into fuel
• Why recruiting great people is his superpower
• What the corporate world gets wrong about culture
• The egos, red flags and realities behind today’s industry
And why, at 50, he decided he had one big job left in him.
From £1,500 basic to £1 billion turnover — powered by old-school graft.
Proof that success isn’t luck.
It’s earned.