In this episode of An Unorthodox CEO, Steve sits down with Lewis to talk about his journey from the football pitch to the furniture industry. From playing for Portsmouth to building a career in business, Lewis shares how resilience shaped his path and how he finds balance between home life and work!

00:00 Intro

02:30 Early life & journey into football

07:30 What its was like training with the pros

09:00 Playing with the big names

10:19 How Lewis felt when football came to an end

11:14 His first sales job

12:45 How football made him so resilient

14:20 Enter the world of furniture

16:00 Progressing through the roles

17:49 Jumping from employed to self employed

20:00 Differences between high end & commercial

21:30 Balancing suppliers & retailers

23:30 Travelling & balancing home life

27:45 How the industry could work better together

30:11 Quickfire questions

36:35 Tip of the week

38:56 Outro

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