{"podcast":{"title":"Leading Your Best Life with Leigh Farnell","slug":"leading-your-best-life-with-leigh-farnell-6710128","podcast_index_feed_id":6710128,"rss_url":"https://rss.pdrl.fm/65f3e5/feeds.libsyn.com/126152/rss/?redirect=false","website_url":"https://www.leighfarnell.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/1/e/c/21ec97de9b5f462dd959afa2a1bf1c87/Leading_Your_Best_Life_with_CZ6_podcast_logo_copy.png","author":"Leigh Farnell","episode_count":98,"summary":"We all only get one chance to live our best lives. The problem is, most people struggle to get the tools, the help, the strategies, and the inspiration. Our mission with this podcast is to share the insights, ideas, lessons, stuff ups and pathways to help you realise your best life.. Best business, best career, best income, best happiness, best optimisation of your potential. Find out more at www.leighfarnell.com Book a FREE 15 minute Obligation free Exploratory Meeting - https://calendly.com/lfbb/exploratory-meeting-15mins","last_synced_at":"2026-09-29T08:17:49.994788+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-your-best-life-with-leigh-farnell-6710128"},"episode":{"title":"[Audio] Charlie Gunningham: The Harsh Reality of Start Ups and Scaling a Business","slug":"audio-charlie-gunningham-the-harsh-reality-of-start-ups-and-scaling-a-business","published_at":"2026-06-02T06:26:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-your-best-life-with-leigh-farnell-6710128/audio-charlie-gunningham-the-harsh-reality-of-start-ups-and-scaling-a-business","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-your-best-life-with-leigh-farnell-6710128","url":"https://leighfarnell.com/audio-charlie-gunningham-the-harsh-reality-of-start-ups-and-scaling-a-business-0","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/sellserveprosperradio/Charlie_Gunningham_v2_Start_Ups_and_More.mp3?dest-id=753252","summary":"Podcast / YouTube Description What separates businesses that successfully scale from those that struggle to grow? In this episode, I sit down with entrepreneur, business leader and innovation expert Charlie Gunningham to explore the realities of building, growing and scaling a successful business. We discuss the challenges founders face as their businesses grow, the mindset shifts required to move from start-up to scale-up, and the systems, leadership and strategic decisions that drive sustainable growth. Whether you're launching a new venture, growing an established business, or looking to scale your sales and leadership capability, this conversation is packed with practical insights and real-world experience. In this episode you'll discover: ✅ The biggest mistakes business owners make when trying to scale ✅ The difference between growth and sustainable scaling ✅ How founders must evolve as their business grows ✅ The role of leadership, culture, and systems in scaling success ✅ Why do some businesses plateau while others continue to grow ✅ Key lessons from working with successful entrepreneurs and scale-up companies ✅ Practical advice for founders, leaders, and business owners If you're serious about growing your business and creating long-term success, this is an episode you won't want to miss. 🎙 Hosted by Leigh Farnell 🚀 Helping business owners, leaders and sales professionals unlock higher performance and better results. #BusinessGrowth #StartUps #ScaleUps #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #BusinessSuccess #Innovation #SalesGrowth #BusinessStrategy #LeighFarnell #CharlieGunningham #ScalingBusiness FREE SALES AND BUSINESS GROWTH QUIZ DIAGNOSTIC https://leigh-ajoeneff.scoreapp.com Do a 2-minute quiz, then get a powerful 4 part Sales and Business Growth Report customised…","meta_description":"Podcast / YouTube Description What separates businesses that successfully scale from those that struggle to grow? In this episode, I sit down with entrepr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3344,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leading-your-best-life-with-leigh-farnell-6710128/episodes/audio-charlie-gunningham-the-harsh-reality-of-start-ups-and-scaling-a-business/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-your-best-life-with-leigh-farnell-6710128/audio-charlie-gunningham-the-harsh-reality-of-start-ups-and-scaling-a-business.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}