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Hosted by James Lamb · business · EN-GB · 39 episodes
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)
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe 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.
The Ownership Journey is hosted by James Lamb. The show has published 39 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Why This £8M Business Valued at £50M Can’t Find a Buyer | Claire Hancott" (21 October 2026, 62 minutes), "How to Sell Your Business for an Extra £1 Million | Zac and Jack" (14 October 2026, 51 minutes), and "How He Helped Owners Do 50 M&A Deals With No Money Down | Paul Avins" (7 October 2026, 75 minutes).
The Ownership Journey publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 64 minutes across 39 episodes.
Booking probability for The Ownership Journey is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Ownership Journey requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Ownership Journey's contact route on record: verified email.
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James Lamb hosts The Ownership Journey, a business show with 39 episodes published.
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Episode #39
Join The Acquisition Masterclass with James Lamb on 21 November, 2026 and learn how to navigate the acquisition process and think like a business owner: Register here Thinking about buying a business? Fractional finance...
Episode #38
Join The Acquisition Masterclass with James Lamb on 21 November, 2026 and learn how to navigate the acquisition process and think like a business owner: Register here Learn how to sell a business with trust proof and...
Episode #37
This M&A conversation reveals how Paul Avins helped owners do 50 deals with no money down plus scale to seven and eight figures and exit for sizeable amounts. You will learn why business exit strategy starts with clear...
Episode #36
Business succession planning is central to What Happens To Your Business If You Die Tomorrow? In this episode of The Ownership Journey, host James Lamb sits with Carl Jaffer , founder of Legacy Vault Pro, to explore...
Episode #35
This Daniel Priestley focused episode with dealmaker David Horne reveals what happens behind the scenes when owners fund acquire consolidate and exit real businesses in the £2M to £20M sweet spot. Host James Lamb...
Episode #34
Leigh Wells sold his business for 8x profit after building Comma Group from a bootstrapped start in 2016 to 80 headcount and a trade sale to Amplify in March 2021. This episode of The Ownership Journey with host James...
Episode #33
Scaling BMS Services from a £10k Order to Million-Pound Contracts is the blueprint Viv Sullivan reveals in this episode of The Ownership Journey. Founder of BMS Services, Viv built a specialist busbar installation and...
Episode #32
High performers often look unstoppable from the outside yet many high performers feel trapped by their own success inside. In this powerful episode of The Ownership Journey , executive coaching expert Tayabba Jordan...
Episode #31
How to buy a business with no money sounds impossible, but Louis Jackson did exactly that while living in a hostel. In this episode of The Ownership Journey , Louis shares how he went from homelessness and addiction to...
Episode #30
Buying a business is the fastest route to business ownership, and Robert Felters explains exactly how to buy a business the right way. As founding partner of Wolfgang Capital, he has spent six and a half years acquiring...
Episode #29
Over 52% of business owners have no exit plan in place, and with the biggest wealth transfer in history already underway, the window is closing fast. In this episode of The Ownership Journey , Adam Strong breaks down...
Episode #28
Bitcoin for business is no longer a fringe idea. It is a rapidly growing movement among UK entrepreneurs. Bitcoin entrepreneur Jordan Walker , founder of the Bitcoin Collective and the Bitcoin Business Network, joins...
Episode #27
Andy Hopper reveals his business acquisition strategy that took him from £5,000 in credit card debt to owning 12 companies across the globe. In this raw conversation on The Ownership Journey, the founder of Expand...
Episode #26
Lee Smith is the ultimate acquisition entrepreneur, a deal maker who went from redundancy at Ratner to closing over £22 million in business acquisitions. In this episode of The Ownership Journey, he reveals the exact...
Episode #25
Is LinkedIn marketing really about going viral? Or have most businesses been sold the wrong strategy? In this episode, James Lamb sits down with Niall Ratcliffe, founder of one of the UK's fastest-growing LinkedIn...
Episode #24
What if your best employees walked out tomorrow — and there was nothing you could do to stop them? In this episode of The Ownership Journey , host James Lamb sits down with Laura Tutt , founder of The Partnership, to...
Episode #23
Selling Your Business for Millions begins with a single observation in a New York corner store — and ends with a £250 million exit. Mark Mills turned 3 ATMs into Carpoint, a £100M Empire dispensing nearly half a billion...
Episode #22
How to grow an accounting firm is one of the most pressing questions for practice owners in today's rapidly consolidating market. In this episode of The Ownership Journey, host James Lamb sits down with Edmund...
Episode #21
What does it take for an entrepreneur who lost his house and everything he owned to rebuild a multi-million pound property empire? In this episode of The Ownership Journey, host James Lamb sits down with Andrew Scott —...
Episode #20
Sam Turner's business acquisition strategy is reshaping how specialist technical services companies in the built environment get scaled. In this episode of The Ownership Journey , Sam shares his complete roadmap for...
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