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What happens when everything you've built disappears overnight, not because you failed, but because of a political decision you had no control over?

In this episode, I sit down with Christopher Kenna — entrepreneur, military veteran, and founder of Media Stream. After growing his diversity agency Brand Advance to £5.5 million in revenue, a US executive order banning diversity initiatives wiped out almost everything overnight, leaving him with just £500K.

But Christopher didn't stop. He's now building one of the UK's first sovereign AI companies, including Mother, the UK's first public large language model with data centres across the north of England and £120 million in debt finance raised.

This conversation goes far beyond business. We talk about growing up in care homes, joining the army on 9/11, the hidden risks of building on infrastructure you don't own, and why the UK needs to stop giving away the technology it invented.

💡 You'll learn:
• Why a single executive order destroyed a £5.5 million business
• What sovereign AI actually means in plain English
• Why most UK businesses are built on systems they don't control
• How Christopher rebuilt after losing his company, his team, and his revenue
• The mindset lessons from growing up in care and serving in the military
• Why he believes the UK can build a tech company to rival American giants

🎧 Hit play to hear one of the most powerful conversations I've had on this podcast, about loss, resilience, and building something designed to last.

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Most business owners think their biggest problem is time.

But what if the real problem isn’t time at all?

In this solo episode of Focus on the Fun Stuff,
Emma talks about the headspace problem, the invisible mental load every founder carries.
The endless list of tasks, decisions, and responsibilities that sit in your brain long after the working day is over.

From the “invisible to-do list” that wakes you up in the morning to the myth that delegation is only about saving time, Emma explores why so many entrepreneurs feel overwhelmed even when their business is growing.

Emma shares:
-Why founders struggle to think clearly when their head is full
-The real reason delegation matters more than productivity
-How lack of thinking time stops businesses growing
-Why you can’t think like a CEO when you’re thinking like an admin assistant
-A simple way to start getting your headspace back

If you’ve ever felt like everything in the business lives in your brain, this episode will feel very familiar.

Because sometimes the most valuable thing you can reclaim in your business isn’t time.

It’s the space to think.

🎧 Hit play to hear the mindset shifts, lessons, and decisions that help founders reclaim their headspace and start thinking like a CEO again.

Because sometimes the most valuable thing you can reclaim in your business isn’t time.

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What does it really take to build and sell a business - twice?

Emma sits down with Andrew Hulbert, founder of Pareto, who went from growing up on a council estate to building an £80 million recruitment business and exiting it not once, but twice in just 12 years!!!

In this episode you'll hear:
* The mindset behind two successful business exits
* The moment Andrew knew it was time to sell
* Why resilience matters more than talent
* How your background can become your biggest business advantage
* What entrepreneurs get wrong when building to sell

Andrew doesn't hold back in this one and it will change how you think about building a business with the end in mind.

If you're building, scaling, or already thinking about your exit….. this conversation is exactly what you need to hear.

🎧 Hit play to hear the mindset, lessons, and decisions behind building a business with a successful exit in mind.

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