Borrowed £1,000 from his hairdresser, built Jersey's best garage - Andrew Ruellan on 33 years of Ruellans

Andrew Ruellan was going to be a marine biologist. Then he broke his leg, read a motorbike manual out of boredom, and never looked back. Made redundant at 23 with a month's money and a dream of "Mostly Minis," he borrowed £1,000 from his hairdresser and started fixing cars on his mum's driveway - no ramp, no running water, no toilet.Thirty-three years later he's the UK's top independent automotive technician, has grown the business 275% in real terms, and is still in his work gear fixing cars every morning before meetings.Luke Smith sits down with Andrew Ruellan, owner and master technician of Ruellans Garage, in this episode of #GreatAtBusiness.Listen to this for advice and insights on:Why specialising in a few brands beats doing everything - and what that means for any service businessThe case for outsourcing everything that isn't your core skill, from day oneHow knowing your numbers 12 years ago put Ruellans a decade ahead of the rest of the industryWhy relinquishing control is the hardest thing a founder does, and what unlocks when you finally do itWhat happens to standards when people aren't proud of where they work and why "on time" shouldn't feel like a compliment