Turning The Tables
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Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Henry Fraser's story is truly one of turning around adversity, of humbling grit, determination and wisdom in the face of quite frankly monumental challenges.
Henry was an energetic, gifted sport-loving teenager with his life ahead of him when a life-changing accident crushed his spinal cord, leaving Henry paralysed and needing to use a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
Despite that, Henry has fashioned a thriving career, a relentlessly positive mindset and a passion for helping other people by championing the cause of disability?
Most of all, Henry shows the power of the human spirit, of acceptance and positive belief.
Despite the challenges, Henry faces on a day to day basis he has become a celebrated and accomplished mouth artist, a motivational speaker. And a Sunday Times best selling author.
His first book The Little Big things was published to widespread acclaim and contained a foreword by none other than JK Rowling.
His latest book The Power in you- How to accept the past live in the present and shape a positive future, shares how 11 years on Henry is dealing with the reality of his new life.
You can see Henry's art here https://henryfraserart.com
Henry on Twitter
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Episode Credits
Editor and sound engineer: Tim White email: showupnow@gmail.com
Host: Simon Ratcliffe
Music:
Broken Elegance -Unconditionally
River Meditation - Audioautix
Scott Buckley -Dreamtofflying, Childhood, Elementary
[Ghostrifter Official] Above The Clouds, Demised To Shield
All additional music written by Tim White ©2020 all rights reserved.
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Welcome to episode 22 of Turning the Tables and a different kind of story.
A story about business and in today's terms, the rather an unfashionable story, of building a wholly-owned, global shirt business over the long haul of over 30 years. A story about learning from your failures, a story about belief, focus, determination and commitment.
In an era when society seems to worship the short term, venture capital-backed, Unicorn, entrepreneurship model, my guest, Nick Wheeler's business approach is something of a rarity.
Founded in 1986, over the last 30 years, Nick has steadily built his Charles Tyhritt clothing business to over £200m, operating in countries all over the world and employing 1,300 people.
Nick is also married to Chrissy Rucker founder of the similarly successful White Company, another business that does not have outside investment and has followed a similar business model.
In our conversation we talk about;
How his early failures with a photography and Xmas tree and children's clothes business taught him lessons that paved the way for the development of the CT shirt business
How an entrepreneurial spirit and a hatred for authority, meant even from the early days he was destined to start his own business and be in control of his destiny.
The benefits of a paternalistic business model that values people and culture alongside profit
and finally his advice to young entrepreneurs who are just starting.
In the COVID era when over-leveraged businesses have suffered, the benefits of a longer-term view may now have a resurgence. Only time will tell.
In the era of the quick fix and the rapid transformation, Nick's story makes a compelling case for the tortoise over the hare and the many benefits of just plugging away at it.
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Episode Credit
Editor and sound engineer: Tim White email: showupnow@gmail.com
Host: Simon Ratcliffe
Music:
Broken Elegance -Unconditionally
River Meditation - Audioautix
Acoustic Guitar - Audioautix