Building a Business Empire from an Old Pottery - Nurture Your Zest with Charlie Hoult

Join your host Ashleigh King as she chats to Charlie Hoult, serial entrepreneur, family man and lover of poetry and yoga! Charlie Hoult is an award-winning business leader, angel investor, and entrepreneur. In this conversation, we explore his multifaceted career and personal journeyThemes of this conversation: 🌵Charlie reflects on his experience competing in the local Mayoral Campaign, the challenges of being in the public eye, and what it means to lead in a transparent, public-facing role. 🌵Charlie talks about taking over a fourth-generation family property business, navigating the ups and downs, and the complexities of managing legacy decisions. 🌵The responsibilities that come with inheriting a business and being under the spotlight, and how to manage the expectations tied to legacy. 🌵How Charlie views the trade-offs of using privilege to give back to the community and serve the public. 🌵Why we should follow the Singaporean model of politics and pay politicians on results 🌵 Going to boarding school at age 13 and the power of networking 🌵An inside look into Charlie’s journey with Opencast, and the lessons learned along the way. 🌵Charlie’s favourite writers and why he loves podcasts Shout outs to some cool people, organisations or concepts mentioned in this episode: Peter Thiel - Zero to One - https://amzn.to/3RnQI0J Louie MacNiece - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/louis-macneice You can find Charlie Hoult online at:💻 LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/charliehoult/ 💻 Website: https://opencastsoftware.com/team-members/charlie-hoult/📲Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houltcharlie/If you like what you see please give us a like, comment and subscribe! It really helps us to grow our channel, and it’s a free way you can support us in bringing your more stories! 🎙️🫶This podcast was filmed at Flamingo Heights Podcast Studio. If you would like to record a podcast or have any questions about starting a podcast please write to: 💌 [email protected] www.flamingoheights.co.uk