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Today’s conversation is with Charlie Johnson.

Charlie is a fitness entrepreneur, business coach and founder of a global coaching brand with hundreds of thousands of followers across social media helping men get jacked and coaches build successful businesses. He’s transitioned from a personal trainer in the UK to building a multimillion-dollar fitness empire, scaling coaching clients internationally, and now focuses on helping fitness professionals and entrepreneurs grow their businesses to consistent 10s and 100s of thousands per month and beyond.

In this episode, we go deep into the strategies, mistakes, mindset shifts and systems that have allowed Charlie to scale both his own performance and his business. We explore why investing heavily in mentorship transformed his thinking, how he uses AI and paid ads to scale, and the biggest misunderstandings fitness coaches (and business owners generally) make that hold them back. We also talk fatherhood, legacy and what success looks like as he plans forward to 2030.

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Today’s conversation is with Steven Pettigrew.

Steven is a business investor, turnaround specialist, and AI partner with deep, hands-on experience across business growth, mergers and acquisitions.

He grew up inside a large family-run business, went on to build and exit his own company, and now specialises in acquiring and fixing businesses that are underperforming as well as integrating AI to scale already successful business. 

This is a grounded, no-nonsense conversation about why so many UK businesses struggle, what actually breaks when companies stall or fail, and how disciplined operators think differently about growth, acquisitions, and value creation.

Expect to learn:
What growing up inside a £35m+ family transport and waste business really teaches you about operations, people, and pressure
The biggest lessons Steven took from working in a multi-fleet, asset-heavy industry from a young age
When and why Steven decided to build — and eventually exit — his own transport delivery business
What selling a business teaches you that running one never will
Why Steven prefers acquiring businesses rather than starting them from scratch
The different ways to buy a business — and which methods actually work in the UK market
The most common reasons UK businesses fail long before they run out of money
What Steven focuses on immediately when he steps into a struggling business
How AI can be used as a partner, not a gimmick, inside real businesses
Why most owners misunderstand scale, margin, and operational leverage
Steven’s parting advice for anyone looking to get started in business acquisitions

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Today’s conversation is with Dan Lawrence.

Dan is a performance coach known for his relentless standards, consistency, and long-term approach to excellence. His work sits at the intersection of training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset, and he’s become one of the most trusted operators in high-performance circles - from elite athletes to business leaders who want to operate at a higher level year-round, not just in January.

In this episode, we unpack what high performance actually looks like in real life - beyond buzzwords, hacks, and short-term motivation. Dan shares how his own personality has shaped his drive, where he’s had to slow down to reflect, and how he helps clients build systems that compound over time rather than burn them out.

Expect to Learn
Why high standards and consistency matter more than motivation
How Dan works on reflection, not just relentless forward momentum
The 4 pillars of Perform 365: training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset
How Dan uses data and testing with clients — and what deficiencies show up most
How environment design shapes behaviour more than willpower
How Dan reframed his relationship with running  and why “start where you stand” matters
What made the difference between Connor Benn’s loss and subsequent win
The biggest misconceptions about high performance in January
How Dan reviews the year and resets before going again

Most people don’t fail because they lack ambition - they fail because they chase intensity without structure, data without context, or goals without identity. This conversation is about building a system you can live with, not one that looks good on Instagram.

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Today’s conversation is with Ewan Dudding.

Ewan is a property investor, mortgage broker, and one of the most active figures in Scotland’s investor community but his journey didn’t start with capital, contacts, or confidence. It started in Lochgilphead, with a grounded money mindset, long hospital shifts while studying, and a willingness to figure things out earlier than most.

We go right back to Ewan’s upbringing and early relationship with money, how he balanced university with work, and the influences that first pulled him towards property. He shares the reality of buying his first property as a student, how he approached getting a mortgage at that stage of life, and what it was actually like managing and renting out a property while living in it himself.

From there, we unpack how his portfolio grew step by step, why he initially trained as an independent financial adviser, and what ultimately gave him the confidence to leave that path and move fully into mortgage broking. Ewan explains the natural overlap between mortgage broking and property investing in Scotland, how he built a team to manage deals end-to-end, and what it really takes to scale beyond the first few properties.

We also get into the realities of leverage - including borrowing over £15m in bridging finance, how that experience has sharpened his advice to investors, and why cash flow pressure is often the hidden cost of growth. Along the way, we discuss Stirling as his chosen city, the importance of community through networking and project tours, and where he sees the biggest opportunities in UK property right now.

This episode is a grounded, honest look at building a serious property portfolio without shortcuts — and what success might look like heading towards 2030.

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Today’s conversation is with Mackenzie Haldane.

This is Mackenzie’s second appearance on the podcast after episode 251 in May 2024, and this conversation picks up well beyond tactics and surface-level wins.

We talk honestly about what success actually feels like after making money young, how that reality differs from the imagined version, and whether early financial wins accelerate maturity or quietly delay it.

Mackenzie shares what he’s learned from building and scaling e-commerce businesses, working closely with others launching dropshipping stores, and spending years refining systems, ads, pricing, and sales psychology. 

Expect to learn:
What success actually feels like now versus what Mackenzie imagined early on
Whether making money young accelerates growth or delays emotional maturity
The biggest mistakes people are making in e-commerce right now
The unseen sacrifices required to build a serious online business
Traits Mackenzie sees repeatedly in people who succeed with dropshipping
How to think about opportunity cost beyond just money - time, energy, and missed leverage
The highest-ROI daily actions most business owners overlook
Core sales fundamentals that consistently drive results in e-commerce
How effective ads frame problems rather than products
Why paid ads should be viewed as an investment, not a cost
What most people get wrong about investing in themselves
How Mackenzie handles negativity now that he’s more visible online
Why so many people still assume making money online is a scam

This episode is about separating illusion from reality, replacing luck with systems, and building businesses that actually compound both financially and personally.

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