Phones 4u Founder: The Pain Of Becoming A Billionaire: John Caudwell

Uh 12,000 employees, 2.4 billion turnover. John Cordwell, the billionaire founder. Of phones for you. As it relates to his wealth. He has it all.

But it's come. At a real cost. I was sitting on the edge of my seat nearly every day for twenty years, facing threat after threat after threat after threat. It did nearly finish me out. I think anybody's would, you know, because you can't work twenty two hours a day. under immense pressure. It was a monster deal, the biggest that ever been done in the marketplace by anybody. You know, I don't mind fair competition, but it was very unethical. If I didn't find a solution it was instantly terminal. Yeah, my

Turnover was going to drop immediately my stores were empty. Nothing. I'd have been bankrupt. And I wouldn't be here talking to you today. Without further ado, I'm Steven Bartlett.

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