It took him seven interviews to land a trainee job.

He started on £1,500 basic and £35 a deal commission per property, armed with nothing more than a script and a bit of attitude.

He worked 8am to 8pm, seven days a week and loved every second of it.

Fast forward a few decades and he’s now CEO of The Property Franchise Group, overseeing more than 2,000 offices and a £400 million market cap.

This is the story of Gareth Samples —

the man who failed school, failed college, and decided that failure wasn’t for him.

He’s been a negotiator, a manager, a managing director, a “retired” restaurant investor…

And now the guy driving one of the biggest PLCs in the business.

In this episode, Gareth joins Russell Quirk and Russell Jervis to talk:

•⁠ ⁠How he turned failure into fuel

•⁠ ⁠Why recruiting great people is his superpower

•⁠ ⁠What the corporate world gets wrong about culture

•⁠ ⁠The egos, red flags and realities behind today’s industry

And why, at 50, he decided he had one big job left in him.

From £1,500 basic to £1 billion turnover — powered by old-school graft.

Proof that success isn’t luck.

It’s earned.