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Ian Rickwood on AI, Private Equity, Car Wash & Real Estate Investing | Henley Group

Ian Rickwood, Founder and CEO of Henley Group, has quietly deployed $4B+ across US and Europe, built and sold food chains, and is now rolling up US car washes using AI-driven site selection. We also dive into what great operator partners look like, how to handle bad deals, and what it’s really like to build a serious firm with your spouse and kids.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 “Don’t give up” Ian’s core lesson on entrepreneurship and resilience

0:34 Who is Ian Rickwood and what is Henley Group?

1:04 The scale of Henley today: capital, sectors, and strategy

3:02 Early career: Procter & Gamble and Pepsi…

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