# 270 - "They Offered Me $5 Billion For The Business" | Sir Richard Harpin, HomeServe

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Podcast: [Making It with Jon Davids](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-it-with-jon-davids-744293)
Published: 2026-08-12T09:00:00+00:00
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Are you in growth mode? Learn how Influicity helps you get more customers here . JD talks to Sir Richard Harpin, Founder of HomeServe. Richard built this company for 3 decades. Then sold it for almost $5B USD. He shares the highs, the lows, and the lessons of building a mega business. Want more episodes like this? Let JD know with a comment (on Spotify or YouTube). Or drop an email to hello@jondavids.com . Follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | Threads Follow this podcast on Instagram . Subscribe to JD's newsletter here . Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here . Download JD's free business playbooks here . Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here . ___ Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.

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