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Business Leaders Podcast

How do great leaders inspire others, bring ideas to life and deal with setbacks? Join your host Mike Sassi in conversation with business leaders to explore the stories, leadership lessons and actionable advice to help you excel in your career.

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Rob Swann – From trainee to MD, leadership in an SME

Rob Swann joined Nottingham-based manufacturer Termate as a teenage apprentice, in 1989. Thirty-five years later, he now owns the company.

In 2007 Rob lead a management buy-out of the SME, which at the time was owned by his dad.

Since then, Termate has been on a big export drive – to the point where international sales of its electrical insulation products now far outweigh domestic business.

In episode number 41 of the Nottingham Business School Business Leaders’ Podcast, Rob tells Honorary Visiting Professor Mike Sassi about the stresses faced by small business owners – and why they really need to look after themselves.

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