Bust and Beyond
Failure is a part of life and business, and I experienced the failure of a business in 2015 that my father had started in 1969. The effect it had on me emotionally was huge, yet the outside world knew nothing. I kept it to myself. I learnt so much from that failure, and it made me determined to support other business owners in the construction industry to avoid failure and flourish.
As I started to speak to business owners about failure, I learnt just how many had suffered from mental health issues and harmful thoughts. This drove me to start my podcast to educate and let people know how to avoid failure and know if they are going through failure, they are not alone, but more importantly, there is life and success after the failure of your business.
Bust and Beyond
E21 Stuart Falconer
Stuart Falconer
Stuart’s son Morgan took his own life when he was just 15 years old.
In Stuart’s words...
“Morgan was the sweetest boy you could meet. He didn’t have an aggressive bone in his body. I was so excited to see what the future held for him. When Morgan died everything changed and life seemed pointless. Disbelief surrounds everything you do, and small tasks become incredibly difficult. There’s not a lot of joy in my life now; it’s difficult to take pleasure from the same things I used to.
This whole tragedy has left an enormous gap in my life that I will never be able to fill. It’s left me with the desire to do something, anything to prevent other parents from having to go through what Chris, Jane and I have.
I’m fortunate that I’m able to do something with OLLIE.”