Hosted by James Lamb · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 17 episodes
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The Ownership Journey is a podcast about what really happens before, during, and after business ownership.Hosted by Entrepreneur James Lamb, the channel explores buying, building, fixing, and exiting real businesses — particularly in operator-led SMEs.This isn’t theory or guru content. It’s honest conversations with:- Business owners navigating succession and exit- Operators scaling under pressure- Acquisition entrepreneurs structuring deals, earn-outs, and turnarounds- Advisors who’ve seen what actually works (and what breaks)
James Lamb hosts The Ownership Journey, a business show with 17 episodes published.
Buying a business is one of the most powerful — and most misunderstood — paths to entrepreneurial wealth. In this episode of The Ownership Journey, serial acquirer and M&A coach Guy Barlett reveals exactly how he went fr
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What does it really take to own an architecture firm — and is buying one smarter than building from nothing? In this episode of The Ownership Journey , James Lamb sits down with Nick Johnson , architect and owner of John
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Buying a business is one of the most complex decisions an entrepreneur can make — and most sellers get the process completely wrong. In this episode of The Ownership Journey , Saul Cohen , a chartered accountant and M&A
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Knowing your business exit strategy before you need one can be the difference between a life-changing sale and a costly mistake. Selling a business requires legal foundations most founders overlook — and that's exactly w
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Entrepreneur resilience under pressure is the defining theme of this powerful conversation with Angela Middleton , who left a secure corporate career at BP Oil and Barclays to build a recruitment empire from scratch. In
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Business growth doesn't require a silver spoon — it requires relentless execution, creative sales tactics, and the courage to start from nothing. In this episode of The Ownership Journey , James sits down with Andrew , t
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Buying a business is one of the most powerful wealth-building strategies available — and in this episode of The Ownership Journey, serial entrepreneur Sacha reveals exactly how he does it. From his very first hustle sell
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Tax efficiency is the single most important lever small business owners can pull to protect profits in 2026 — and most are leaving thousands on the table. In this episode of The Ownership Journey , Ben Crampin , Managing
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Serial entrepreneur Richard Woods has bought and sold multiple businesses — and his journey from schoolyard hustler to acquisition entrepreneur is packed with lessons for anyone looking to buy a business, scale with virt
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Buying a business is one of the most powerful ways to accelerate wealth — but it can also destroy you if you get it wrong. In this episode of The Ownership Journey , Steven reveals how his family business collapsed after
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Power dialogues are the single most important skill for anyone serious about business acquisition, deal making, and closing deals. In this episode of The Ownership Journey , Des Vadgama reveals how mastering the art of c
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Business rescue is the critical process that can mean the difference between a company surviving or closing its doors forever. In this episode of The Ownership Journey, insolvency practitioner Nick pulls back the curtain
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In this episode of The Ownership Journey , host James Lamb sits down with Dr. Allan Presland — an entrepreneur who was told off in corporate life for being too profitable, and went on to build Parental, the largest indep
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In this episode of The Ownership Journey , Colin Harding shares his entrepreneurship journey from founding Q Building Services in 1990 to executing a 7-figure business exit strategy. Colin built an MEP (Mechanical, Elect
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Gauri went from engineer to entrepreneur through a deliberate, gradual transition — dropping from 5 corporate days down to 1 before going full-time into business ownership. In this entrepreneurship journey episode, she s
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Starting a business is one thing — keeping it alive for 20 years through economic crashes, a pandemic, and a cost-of-living crisis is another. In this episode of The Ownership Journey , host James Lamb sits down with Sim
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Lee Brownlie started as a 16-year-old apprentice carpenter at Jubilee Projects. Today, he is the business owner of a UK-leading hospitality and commercial fit-out contractor generating £15M in annual revenue with a 50-ye
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In this episode of The Ownership Journey , host James Lamb sits down with Shoaib Ahmed — the solopreneur behind a LinkedIn personal branding company that has generated over 300M impressions across LinkedIn, all as a one-
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What does it really take to turn a small business into a £9M exit? In this episode of The Ownership Journey, host James Lamb sits down with Ken Gorman — equity partner and global business broker at Transworld Business Ad
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The Ownership Journey is hosted by James Lamb. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 17 episodes.
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