Giving a voice to the untold stories. By business owners for business owners We know that owning and running a business comes with a rare mix of challenges, excitement and freedom. Hosted by best-selling author and international speaker Professor Damian Hughes 'Owning It. Business Conversations' focuses on the trials and tribulations of what it is really like to be a UK business owner, delving into the lives of high-profile figures across the UK to candidly discuss what life is really like, sharing why they do what they do, and who they do it for. No two business owners are the same. Across the series Damian meets the owner of a leading architectural practice to discover how tough love and overcoming adversity helped him to shape his business philosophy, a clothing designer who ditched a career in fastfashion to develop her own conscious clothing line and an ex-marine to find out how a career in the military shaped his drive to make his business a success. First up Professor Damian Hughes meets Mark Thompson from Ryder Architecture to discuss about how tough love and overcoming adversity helped him to succeed and how it continues to shape his business philosophy. In Episode 2 we meet Ian Baggett, CEO at Adderstone Group and learn how from a young age he was drawn to doing things differently and driven to find something he could really enjoy as a career. From making tennis 'cool' to sharing a court with a modern great; management training in the Navy to building a business with foundations in supporting local communities this enlightening conversation is a real winner. Series one compiles 12 riveting episodes, all launched in 2022. www.hwca.com Everyone leaves a legacy behind, what will your business say about you? Listen to the series on Spotify: shorturl.at/tDILPhttp://www.shorturl.at/tDILP http://www.hwca.com