Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Beyond the Business
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| #2. Hiring Mistakes Every Business Owner Makes | 14 sept. 2026 | 00:36:10 | |
Hiring the right people is one of the hardest parts of building a successful business. After interviewing more than a dozen candidates in just two weeks, Sean and Paul share the biggest hiring mistakes they’ve made, why intuition often beats CVs, what they look for in every employee and how they’ve built a high-performing team over the past decade.The conversation explores hiring, leadership, company culture, work ethic, business growth, entrepreneurship, recruitment and why the best businesses are built by people who genuinely care about the mission. Whether you’re growing a startup or leading an established company, these hiring lessons could save you years of costly mistakes.00:00 The hiring mistake most businesses make00:42 Welcome to Beyond the Business01:30 Why hiring is so difficult03:15 Interviewing 15 candidates in two weeks05:05 Why your gut instinct matters07:00 Intuition vs logic in hiring08:50 The interview mistake we used to make10:45 Should CVs really matter?12:40 Spotting red flags in interviews14:30 The three qualities we hire for16:20 Why hard work still matters18:30 Work-life balance vs career success20:40 Finding people who buy into your vision22:45 Building a startup mentality24:35 Company culture explained26:15 Why attitude beats experience28:10 Hiring future leaders30:00 Degrees vs real-world experience31:45 Why insecurity can drive success33:40 Building a high-performing team35:10 The most important lesson on hiring | |||
| #1. What Buying Our Dad’s Business Taught Us About Family, Money & Negotiation | 07 sept. 2026 | 00:33:46 | |
In the first episode of Beyond the Business, Sean and Paul share the story of buying their family business from their father. What should have been a straightforward succession plan became a difficult business negotiation, made even more challenging during one of the hardest periods of Paul’s life.They discuss family business succession, negotiation, leadership, private equity, business acquisitions and the lessons every entrepreneur can learn from navigating high-stakes decisions with family. It’s an honest conversation about business, wealth, mindset and building a company that lasts.Subscribe for new episodes of Beyond the Business every week. 00:00 The business deal that changed everything00:45 Welcome to Beyond the Business01:30 Buying our family business03:10 Paul's personal tragedy05:30 How grief changed business forever07:45 Becoming a single parent09:50 Losing an inheritance11:50 Negotiating with our own father13:50 The first business offer15:45 Why we rejected the deal17:35 Family business succession mistakes19:15 Learning business negotiation21:00 The best business deals22:30 Private equity explained24:30 Selling a business the right way26:15 Business valuations and acquisitions28:10 Leadership in a family business29:45 What we'd do differently31:20 The biggest lesson for entrepreneurs32:35 Final thoughts | |||
| The Biggest Wealth Transfer in History | 07 sept. 2026 | 01:29:18 | |
What does wealth really mean, and are we prepared for the biggest transfer of wealth in history? Sean Standerwick sits down with Jay to discuss his journey from Bloomberg to taking over and modernising his family’s financial planning business, and what he’s learned about money, entrepreneurship and building a business along the way. They explore the huge opportunity in buying existing businesses, the realities of succession and family business, and why both parents and their children may be underprepared for the transfer of wealth happening over the coming decades. Plus, Sean shares his thoughts on AI, personal branding, company culture, client experience and why wealth ultimately means far more than simply having a number in the bank. 00:00 - What Does Wealth Really Mean? | |||
| £20M to £260M: Our 40 year old Family Business | 07 sept. 2026 | 01:17:57 | |
Episode write-up Sean Standerwick sits down with Dodge Woodall to talk money, business and the reality of building long-term wealth. Sean breaks down how his family wealth management business grew from £20m to over £260m under management, the tax pressures facing UK business owners, and some of the simple financial habits entrepreneurs often overlook. They also get into the much more personal story behind Sean and his brother buying their father out of the family business, an 18-month process that tested both the business and their relationship. From ISAs and pensions to management buyouts, entrepreneurship, hiring and building a team, this is a wide-ranging conversation about what happens beyond simply making money. 00:00 - Coming Up Chapters | |||
| Why Most Financial Advice Firms Are Stuck in the Past | 07 sept. 2026 | 00:23:29 | |
Sean Standerwick discusses taking over a 43-year-old family business and bringing a startup mentality to one of the UK’s most traditional industries. From embracing failure and bringing younger talent into financial planning to using AI, building a personal brand and creating a company culture people actually want to be part of, Sean explains how MLP Wealth is trying to do things differently. He also shares why consistency compounds far beyond investing, the challenge of finding great people and why financial planning needs to become louder, more relatable and more human. 00:00 - Taking Over a 43-Year-Old Family Business | |||
| MLP Wealth Presents | 24 août 2026 | 00:00:22 | |
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