Today’s conversation is with Steven Pettigrew.

Steven is a business investor, turnaround specialist, and AI partner with deep, hands-on experience across business growth, mergers and acquisitions.

He grew up inside a large family-run business, went on to build and exit his own company, and now specialises in acquiring and fixing businesses that are underperforming as well as integrating AI to scale already successful business.

This is a grounded, no-nonsense conversation about why so many UK businesses struggle, what actually breaks when companies stall or fail, and how disciplined operators think differently about growth, acquisitions, and value creation.

Expect to learn:

• What growing up inside a £35m+ family transport and waste business really teaches you about operations, people, and pressure
• The biggest lessons Steven took from working in a multi-fleet, asset-heavy industry from a young age
• When and why Steven decided to build — and eventually exit — his own transport delivery business
• What selling a business teaches you that running one never will
• Why Steven prefers acquiring businesses rather than starting them from scratch
• The different ways to buy a business — and which methods actually work in the UK market
• The most common reasons UK businesses fail long before they run out of money
• What Steven focuses on immediately when he steps into a struggling business
• How AI can be used as a partner, not a gimmick, inside real businesses
• Why most owners misunderstand scale, margin, and operational leverage
• Steven’s parting advice for anyone looking to get started in business acquisitions

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Today’s conversation is with Dan Lawrence.

Dan is a performance coach known for his relentless standards, consistency, and long-term approach to excellence. His work sits at the intersection of training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset, and he’s become one of the most trusted operators in high-performance circles - from elite athletes to business leaders who want to operate at a higher level year-round, not just in January.

In this episode, we unpack what high performance actually looks like in real life - beyond buzzwords, hacks, and short-term motivation. Dan shares how his own personality has shaped his drive, where he’s had to slow down to reflect, and how he helps clients build systems that compound over time rather than burn them out.

Expect to Learn

• Why high standards and consistency matter more than motivation
• How Dan works on reflection, not just relentless forward momentum
• The 4 pillars of Perform 365: training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset
• How Dan uses data and testing with clients — and what deficiencies show up most
• How environment design shapes behaviour more than willpower
• How Dan reframed his relationship with running and why “start where you stand” matters
• What made the difference between Connor Benn’s loss and subsequent win
• The biggest misconceptions about high performance in January
• How Dan reviews the year and resets before going again

Most people don’t fail because they lack ambition - they fail because they chase intensity without structure, data without context, or goals without identity. This conversation is about building a system you can live with, not one that looks good on Instagram.

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Today’s conversation is with Ewan Dudding.

Ewan is a property investor, mortgage broker, and one of the most active figures in Scotland’s investor community but his journey didn’t start with capital, contacts, or confidence. It started in Lochgilphead, with a grounded money mindset, long hospital shifts while studying, and a willingness to figure things out earlier than most.

We go right back to Ewan’s upbringing and early relationship with money, how he balanced university with work, and the influences that first pulled him towards property. He shares the reality of buying his first property as a student, how he approached getting a mortgage at that stage of life, and what it was actually like managing and renting out a property while living in it himself.

From there, we unpack how his portfolio grew step by step, why he initially trained as an independent financial adviser, and what ultimately gave him the confidence to leave that path and move fully into mortgage broking. Ewan explains the natural overlap between mortgage broking and property investing in Scotland, how he built a team to manage deals end-to-end, and what it really takes to scale beyond the first few properties.

We also get into the realities of leverage - including borrowing over £15m in bridging finance, how that experience has sharpened his advice to investors, and why cash flow pressure is often the hidden cost of growth. Along the way, we discuss Stirling as his chosen city, the importance of community through networking and project tours, and where he sees the biggest opportunities in UK property right now.

This episode is a grounded, honest look at building a serious property portfolio without shortcuts — and what success might look like heading towards 2030.

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