In this episode of Dawn of a New Era, I’m opening up about one of the hardest but most transformative chapters of my life, scaling after loss.

Grief has a way of stripping everything back to what really matters. After losing six loved ones in a short space of time, my priorities, my energy, and even my business completely shifted. What once felt urgent no longer did, and I began to scale from a place of urgency, alignment, and legacy.

I share how grief shaped me as a CEO, how it helped me say no more often, take bigger risks, and create my first book Character Building, a legacy project born from pain but fuelled by purpose.

This episode is for anyone navigating loss while still building their business. It’s raw, real, and a reminder that health, wealth and happiness must exist in equal measure if we’re to scale sustainably.

Highlights:

(02:15 ) How grief strips away the noise and clarifies what matters

(07:03 ) Scaling with urgency and taking imperfect action

(12:41 ) The story behind Character Building and channeling pain into purpose

(19:25 ) Why scaling doesn’t mean doing more, it means saying no more

(24:58 ) Creating boundaries, legacy work, and aligned action

(30:44 ) Health, wealth and happiness: the three pillars for every CEO

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