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Episode 36 - Andrew Wilford - Family, Growth, Leadership

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The Silent Entrepreneur Ep/36In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Wilfred, Managing Director of Giacom, one of the biggest names in UK telecoms and cloud distribution.But this isn’t a corporate PR chat. We get into the real stuff. What’s it like leading a company that’s constantly acquiring, evolving and scaling?How do you make big decisions when hundreds of partners rely on you?What does pressure actually feel like at MD level?Andrew shares honest insight into growth, leadership, managing people through change, staying commercially sharp, and why culture becomes everything when you scale fast. We talk risk, responsibility, momentum and what it really takes to keep pushing forward when the stakes are high.If you’re in telecoms, tech, or building something bigger than yourself, this one hits differently.Follow: ➤https://www.linkedin.com/company/75583836https://www.facebook.com/The-Silent-Entrepreneur-107928024957529https://twitter.com/_TSEntrepreneurhttps://www.instagram.com/@ak_thesilententrepreneur/Website: ➤www.thesilententreprenuer.co.ukYou can also listen to & download full podcasts at the links below:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-silent-entrepreneurhttps://open.spotify.com/show/1aea2z3G4NKPUzfwpmH0Hvhttps://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Silent-Entrepreneur-Podcast/episodes/B08K5ZBJCQhttps://castbox.fm/channel/5117868?country=gbhttps://podcastaddict.com/podcast/the-silent-entrepreneur/3853895https://goodpods.com/podcasts/the-silent-entrepreneur-295717Sponsors: ➤Guru Technology: https://weareguru.co.uk/_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ #Podcast #PodcastEpisode #TheSilentEntrepreneur #AndrewWilfred #Giacom #Leadership #Telecoms #Cloud #TechIndustry #BusinessGrowth #ScalingUp #EntrepreneurPodcast #TechPodcast #UKBusiness #DigitalTransformation #Acquisitions #CompanyCulture #HighPerformance #BusinessStrategy #Innovation #Resilience #SME #ChannelPartners #TelecomsIndustry #CloudServices #BusinessLeadership Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Silent Entrepreneur Ep/36In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Wilfred, Managing Director of Giacom, one of the biggest names in UK telecoms and cloud distribution.But this isn’t a corporate PR chat. We get into the real stuff. What’s it like leading a company that’s constantly acquiring, evolving and scaling?How do you make big decisions when hundreds of partners rely on you?What does pressure actually feel like at MD level?Andrew shares honest insight into growth, leadership, managing people through change, staying commercially sharp, and why culture becomes everything when you scale fast. We talk risk, responsibility, momentum and what it really takes to keep pushing forward when the stakes are high.If you’re in telecoms, tech, or building something bigger than yourself, this one hits differently.Follow: ➤https://www.linkedin.com/company/75583836https://www.facebook.com/The-Silent-Entrepreneur-107928024957529https://twitter.com/_TSEntrepreneurhttps://www.instagram.com/@ak_thesilententrepreneur/Website: ➤www.thesilententreprenuer.co.ukYou can also listen to & download full podcasts at the links below:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-silent-entrepreneurhttps://open.spotify.com/show/1aea2z3G4NKPUzfwpmH0Hvhttps://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Silent-Entrepreneur-Podcast/episodes/B08K5ZBJCQhttps://castbox.fm/channel/5117868?country=gbhttps://podcastaddict.com/podcast/the-silent-entrepreneur/3853895https://goodpods.com/podcasts/the-silent-entrepreneur-295717Sponsors: ➤Guru Technology: https://weareguru.co.uk/_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ #Podcast #PodcastEpisode #TheSilentEntrepreneur #AndrewWilfred #Giacom #Leadership #Telecoms #Cloud #TechIndustry #BusinessGrowth #ScalingUp #EntrepreneurPodcast #TechPodcast #UKBusiness #DigitalTransformation #Acquisitions #CompanyCulture #HighPerformance #BusinessStrategy #Innovation #Resilience #SME #ChannelPartners #TelecomsIndustry #CloudServices #BusinessLeadership Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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