From Benefits to Boardrooms: Brad Burton on Resilience, Networking and Starting Again

Success Unscripted is the podcast from Ruddle Digital, hosted by founder and CEO Matthew Ruddle.

In this episode, Matthew sits down with Brad Burton, often called the UK’s number one motivational business speaker, for a raw and very honest conversation about business, resilience and what success really looks like.

Brad shares:

How two bullets through his window in Manchester forced him to start again in Somerset

The “kick the can” moment where he realised he was totally alone, and the question that changed everything: “What does this make possible?”

Leaving a safe job days before Christmas to start a marketing agency, then delivering pizzas at 31 to keep his business and young family afloat

The creation and rise of 4Networking, from one room in Bridgwater to thousands of meetings and a multi-million-pound national network

How the pandemic wiped out 500 in-person events overnight and what it taught him about pressure and reinvention

The full story behind the stalker who tried to destroy his reputation online, the toll it took on his mental health and family, and the eventual court case and conviction

His strong views on benefits, work, pride and “emotional poverty” after years spent on both sides of the system

Why he believes real success is contentment, not cars, logos or likes, and how that shapes his new venture, Motivational Business Network

The one question he wants every listener to ask when life hits hard: “What would the best version of me do?”

If you are building a business, rebuilding a life, or just need a straight-talking reminder that you can start again, this conversation will help.

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Brad's Links

Www.MotivationalLeader.co.uk
Www.BradBurton.biz