Series: The Real Business Show — Season 1

A retrospective on the advice that aged badly and the episodes that aged better than expected.

SparkToro co-founder on the zero-click internet and the death of the tactic playbook.

Financial Times columnist and NED on the soft skills that make boards more than theatre.

Simon-Kucher partner on why SMEs leave margin on the table and how to fix it in 90 days.

ProfitWell’s founder on life after the eight-figure sale — and why it is not what founders imagine.

Third-generation business owner on governance, bloodline boards and succession actually working.

An unusually candid chat with a practice partner about invoice hell, deadlines and dumb questions.

A no-VC-money founder story with uncomfortable detail on the years nobody wrote about.

Klowt founder on personal brand, founder-led hiring and the first expensive mistake every SME makes.

The BrewDog founder on the moments most post-startup podcasts never cover.