CEO Stories
These are personal accounts from different seasons of my life - leadership, collapse, rebuilding, fatherhood, faith, pressure, and restoration.
I share them not to inspire sentiment, but to offer clarity.
High-performing leaders often carry private battles that few people see. Success can coexist with internal strain. Strength can mask exhaustion. Responsibility can quietly become weight.
In my own journey, truthful stories from others helped me more than advice ever did. Not because they fixed anything, but because they revealed I was not alone.
What you will read here is simply the truth - nothing exaggerated, nothing concealed.
If you are navigating pressure that feels difficult to articulate, I hope these stories offer perspective, steadiness, and the reminder that collapse is not the end of a man - it can be the beginning of alignment.
Thank you for taking the time to read.
The Day I Was Ready to Declare Bankruptcy
From £1M revenue and industry recognition to £100,000 in debt and zero sales within twelve months, this is the true account of collapse at altitude — and the four weeks that proved what looked commercially impossible was not the end
The £72,000 Invoice Which Led To A 10x Increase In Company Revenue
I will never forget that phone call on 19th December 2012, and the words Chris said to me, “No, can you invoice for the whole 6 months please?”.
As I reflect back, I now have a whole new sense of gratitude and appreciation for the profound door that was opened back in 2012, in such a perfect way, in such perfect timing.
Surrounded By People, Yet Feeling Utterly Alone
In 2018, at the height of business success, with people I could talk to all around me, I felt like no one truly understood the pressure I was carrying. This short story explains more of what I was experiencing.