S21 Ep3: Putting the heart & soul into business with Paul Hargreaves, author, founder & CEO of Cotswold Fayre & founder of Flourish

Conversations of Inspiration

Holly Tucker MBE

Education, Business, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Personal Journals

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Paul Hargreaves, the visionary founder behind Cotswold Fayre, a speciality food wholesaler, and Flourish, a 9,000 ft food hall, restaurant and home and lifestyle store is a journey is one of remarkable resilience and purpose-driven leadership.

With an unwavering commitment to his values, Paul shares with Holly the profound impact of a life changing trip to Kenya that shifted his perspective, igniting a deeper commitment to creating a business that prioritises people and the planet alongside profit.

A passionate ambassador of the B Corp movement, Paul champions the fourth bottom line - the belief that it is only through personal change and with empathy and authenticity, that we can become compassionate leaders and drive both personal fulfilment along with business success.

So whether you are an entrepreneur, business leader or someone passionate about making a positive impact through business, this conversation, from one of the industry's leading voices, is one packed full of wisdom and inspiration on how you too can make a meaningful difference.

This heartfelt conversation offers a wealth of wisdom for entrepreneurs and leaders looking to infuse their ventures with purpose and humanity.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	When you're in the adversity to know that it's going to have a positive outcome, that is really difficult.
0:07.0	I think I may have got there with the last couple of things, but no, and certainly not in those days it was hell on earth and I thought this is
0:16.1	the end. My guess this week is Paul Hargreaves the complete visionary visionary founder, of course, of Cotswold Fair and Flourish.
0:25.5	And although you might not recognize his name immediately, I bet you've eaten some of his
0:30.8	speciality foods that he's distributed to delis and farm shots and
0:35.0	restaurants and independent retailers up and down the country. But something that
0:40.8	got me in this podcast was not only his story that has all of the brilliant
0:48.4	ups and downs of an entrepreneurial story full of soul, three moments that he thought he was going to break, but this moment
0:58.1	that we connected over what he has written about the fourth bottom line and the idea that businesses
1:06.9	should be led with founders who understand their heart and their soul.
1:27.4	This brought something up for me that was so emotional and it was just a meeting of minds but also maybe I thought Paul saw me and understood what I've been trying to champion for the last 20 years. So this is a very personal podcast to me.
1:30.3	His vulnerability, his empathy that he shows, the fact that these aren't nice to have in
1:37.6	business but in life as well.
1:40.7	So if you are a founder of a business or you're someone who just has true values,
1:48.0	this is going to be a podcast you absolutely enjoy. I guarantee it.
1:53.0	Bough your head and let your eyelids close on down where we're going
2:00.0	you won't need to bring your frown.
2:02.0	Hi, I'm Holly Tucker and welcome you won't need to bring your frown.
2:02.6	Hi, I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to my podcast, Conversations of Inspiration.
2:08.8	I've reached out to founders and those who simply inspire me to share their hard-earned wisdom with you.
2:16.0	My hope is that collectively these remarkable realizations will help you on your own journey.
2:22.0	I like to think of it as inspiration for life.
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