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In my early 30s, I was working at a great firm getting great experience, but my life was out of control. Working 100 hour weeks. Travelling all over the place. Missing family events. It was stressful and exhausting. I couldn't take it much longer. The stress would have pushed me over the edge.My family hated my job. I missed parties, and weddings (yes, even my brother in law's wedding) and forgot about social events / birthdays / dinners...I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life. How would I see my family grow up, see my friends and yet still achieve everything I wanted to in my career?A coffee with some mates in 2007 changed everything.We fantasised about leaving our jobs and setting up our own business on our terms. A crazy idea that seemed impossible but I couldn't let go of the idea. I was 34 years old.I resigned from my job. Walked away from a life-changing amount of money and spent 2 years broke, with no income, trying to get our business off the ground.Eventually, after more than 200 investor meetings in all corners of the globe, we raised £220 million for our Fund and our business came alive.We grew to a dedicated team of 10 people and successfully ran that business for 10 years until I retired at the age of 41.Over the past 30 years, I've learned a few things:- Masters Degree in Psychology from Cambridge University- Worked in Private Equity for 10 years for one of the global leaders- Set up my own Private Equity business (with two mates) and ran it for 10 years- Retired at 41 to travel the world, spend time with my family and have more fun- Second Masters Degree in Sport Psychology from St. Mary's UniversityI now use my skills and experience to advise Founders and CEOs how to become better leaders.

Listed skills include Private Equity, Corporate Finance, M&A Experience, Restructuring, and 20 others.