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Episode 19: Entrepreneurs at Scale : Peter Harrison on scaling up a great Security company
Entrepreneurs at Scale
55 minutes
2 years ago
Episode 19: Entrepreneurs at Scale : Peter Harrison on scaling up a great Security company
Peter Harrison is MD of FGH Security, one of the fastest growing Security businesses across the UK, and according to Pete one of the finest security companies in the world! And almost definitely the friendliest!!!!Recognised by the Sunday Times as a Top 100 Big company to work for and the winner of more accreditations and awards than most of the multinational security companies.What makes them different?Fantastic Staff, awesome Clients and a desire to put a lot back into the Community at the same time.All our customers absolutely love us and we love them back. We have 100% client retention and 25% growth year on year.The FGH team is fantastic, more skills and training than any of our competitors - from front line staff up to the management, we all make sure we remain ahead of all the rest when it comes to knowledge.What makes this "Entrepreneurs at Scale" podcast extra special is that Neale has been coaching Pete and the team at FGH since 2018 and it that time seen the company scale its revenue growth from £4m to over £20mPete joins Neale to discuss the Scale up journey of FH security, how the y had to pivot through the pandemic and how investing in developing a great team has been pivotal in accelerating their flywheel. KEY TAKEAWAYSThe importance of having a clear mission statement - " Keeping People Safe"In a industry that was notorious for not looking after its people ... Putting People first has been critical to FGH's growth. " Treat the team fairly and Treat them well"Having a balance life.. Getting up Early and keeping fit and healthy in able to achieve Peak performance The importance of having a coach and an Advisory Board to keep you on Top of your game Peter's books that he is reading at the moment: - Scaling Up by Verne Harnish - Vivid Vision - Cameron Herold Contact for Peter https://www.fghsecurity.co.uk/BEST MOMENTSI wouldn't change anything, as everything happens for as reason and you can take learnings from that Stay true to yourself The importance of Loving what you are doing VALUABLE RESOURCESEntrepreneurs at Scale Podcast - https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/scalingupScale Up Your Business, coaching/consulting: https://www.scalingup.co.uk/work-with-a-scale-up-coachHow Scaleable is your business? Discover your Scaleability Score: https://scaleable.scoreapp.com/Are you ready to achieve a high-value exit? https://extraordinaryexit.scoreapp.com/Scaling Up Tools and Resources : https://scaleups.com/ABOUT THE HOSTNeale Lewis is a business growth expert and Strategic Exit Coach. He is focused on helping the entrepreneurs that he works with maximise the value of their organisations and when the time is right guiding them to achieve an extraordinary exitHis “Entrepreneurs at Scale” podcast, has more than 10k downloads in over 30 countries.CONTACT DETAILSNeale ’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nealelewis/Neale's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scaleup_coaches/Scaling Up Coaches website : www.scalingup.co.ukemail: neale@scalingup.co.uk
Entrepreneurs at Scale
This podcast shares insights from entrepreneurs, founders and CEOs on how they have grown themselves, developed their teams and successfully Scaled Up their organisations.
