7 February 2020

Resilience is everything

John Caudwell, Founder of Phones 4u

Our guest on today’s episode is John Caudwell, the founder of Phones 4u and super philanthropist. John is an incredible entrepreneur, and he was at the cutting edge of telecoms throughout its earliest, wildest days. Some of his war stories from the first years of Phones 4u are incredible — like the time Motorola tried to destroy his entire business with a single dastardly deal. But John survived, of course, and built Phones 4u into a high street staple, before selling it in 2006 for just under $1.5 billion. Today, most of his efforts are spent on philanthropy, and this, as you’ll hear, gives him more satisfaction than anything else. Enjoy.

This episode has been recorded at Mark's Club, read by Joseph Bullmore and produced by Martin Lumsden.

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