The Hidden Cost of Growth: Why Xodus's CEO Felt "Naive" After Their First Sale w/Steve Swindell

Send us Fan MailIn this episode Kenny is joined by Steve Swindell former CEO of Xodus where they discuss the truth behind building and scaling a 20-year energy consultancy. Steve reveals his unexpected career launch, from chemical engineering in apartheid South Africa to a "sliding door" moment that led him to Aberdeen. He pulls back the curtain on the hardest lessons, including the cash flow blunder that almost sank the company, the harsh reality of private equity's "loan notes," and the personal toll of making business decisions that affected his closest friends. Plus, he shares his perspective on the North Sea's future, the reality of the renewables market, and his life's most rewarding challenge: fostering children.