Lewis Stockford: From Football Player to Furniture Agent

In this episode of An Unorthodox CEO, Steve sits down with Lewis to talk about his journey from the football pitch to the furniture industry. From playing for Portsmouth to building a career in business, Lewis shares how resilience shaped his path and how he finds balance between home life and work!00:00 Intro02:30 Early life & journey into football07:30 What its was like training with the pros09:00 Playing with the big names10:19 How Lewis felt when football came to an end11:14 His first sales job12:45 How football made him so resilient14:20 Enter the world of furniture16:00 Progressing through the roles17:49 Jumping from employed to self employed20:00 Differences between high end & commercial21:30 Balancing suppliers & retailers23:30 Travelling & balancing home life27:45 How the industry could work better together30:11 Quickfire questions36:35 Tip of the week38:56 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.