How to Make a Billion in 9 Steps with Richard Harpin

Episode 4: Simon Sinek on purpose and leadership

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT

Simon Sinek, the best-selling author of Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last, joins Richard Harpin and Graham Ruddick to discuss how to build a successful business.

In this show, Richard Harpin, who built Homeserve into a £4.1bn business, explores his nine steps to building a billion-pound business. To find out more about Richard’s nine steps and how to build a successful business you can buy the book How to Make a Billion in 9 Steps at Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Make-Billion-Nine-Steps/dp/0349445389

This is a Business Leader podcast hosted by Graham Ruddick and produced by Lucy McPhee. Filmed at Spiritland studios in London

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Episode 3: Building Homeserve

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT

In this new podcast series, Richard Harpin, who built Homeserve into a £4.1bn business, explores his nine steps to building a billion-pound business. In episode three, Richard speaks with Jonathan King, the former managing director of Homeserve in the UK and someone he has worked with for more than 20 years. Jonathan is now the chairman of Homeserve Japan and joined the podcast from Homeserve’s offices in the United States. We discuss the final three of Richard’s steps to building a billion-pound business. These steps are:

-Evolution not revolution

-Follow a not-to-list

-Hone your character

To find out more about Richard’s nine steps and how to build a successful business you can buy the book How to Make a Billion in 9 Steps at Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Make-Billion-Nine-Steps/dp/0349445389

This is a Business Leader podcast hosted by Graham Ruddick and produced by Lucy McPhee. Filmed at Spiritland studios in London

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 2: Steve Hewitt and Gymshark

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT

In this new podcast series, Richard Harpin, who built Homeserve into a £4.1bn business, explores his nine steps to building a billion-pound business. In episode two, Richard speaks with Steve Hewitt, the former chief executive of Gymshark, about three of his steps. These steps are:

-Bricks, clicks and paper

-Hire your replacement

-Go global with locals

To find out more about Richard’s nine steps and how to build a successful business you can buy the book How to Make a Billion in 9 Steps at Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Make-Billion-Nine-Steps/dp/0349445389

This is a Business Leader podcast hosted by Graham Ruddick and produced by Lucy McPhee. Filmed at Spiritland studios in London

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 1 with Touker Suleyman

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT

In this new podcast series, Richard Harpin, who built Homeserve into a £4.1bn business, explores his nine steps to building a billion-pound business. In episode one, Richard speaks with Touker Suleyman, the Dragons' Den star, about the first three of his steps. These steps are:

-Copy and pivot

-Get an investor

-Get some coachment

To find out more about Richard’s nine steps and how to build a successful business you can buy the book How to Make a Billion in 9 Steps at Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Make-Billion-Nine-Steps/dp/0349445389

This is a Business Leader podcast hosted by Graham Ruddick and produced by Lucy McPhee. Filmed at Spiritland studios in London

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.