From One CEO to Another - The Isolation Premium
In this episode Tim Meadows-Smith unpacks one of British business's most overlooked paradoxes: the founder of a £30m company surrounded by hundreds of employees who is, structurally, the loneliest person in the room. He explores why medium-sized business leaders are misclassified, misunderstood, and chronically under-supported and what to do about it.
Key Takeaways
The SME label is misleading and harmful. Grouping a sole trader with a £300m business means medium-sized founders receive no relevant support, community, or benchmarking.
Isolation is structural, not personal. There are only 60,000…
The skinny
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