An Unorthodox CEO

Lee Southerden: Balancing friendship & business


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In this episode of An Unorthodox CEO, Steve and Lee chat about how their friendship began, why Lee started at Sussex Beds and the highs and lows of being a Regional Manager! Plus, find out what life being a chef is like and which one they’d ditch — whiskey or wine… (it was a tough choice)


00:00 Intro

02:27 A little bit about Lee, Chef, Pub Manager & Morrisons

08:42 Why Lee joined Sussex Beds

10:50 Taking his career change in his stride

13:45 How Steve & Lee became friends

16:10 Steve’s chat & working together

17:50 Lee working his way up the business

19:22 Balancing team & business

23:38 Why leading & nurturing people is so much more rewarding 

26:25 What Lee loves about this job

28:05 Best thing about being a friend in the business 

31:30 Quickfire Questions

38:00 Tip of the week

39:45 Outro


You can listen to Fun House here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nVTcVgLUQU


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