Episode 8 - Stephen Newton - Elixirr

Stephen Newton is the Founder and Managing Partner of Elixirr. Elixirr are the entrepreneurial ‘Challenger Consultancy’ with a team of 130 across the UK, US and Africa. Elixirr span the whole spectrum of advisory work from advising major blue chip companies on operational strategy through to advising and investing in start-up businesses through their Elixirr Capital arm. They also have one of the coolest Consulting websites I’ve ever seen – www.elixirr.com Stephen is a serial entrepreneur and his story shows the importance of determination and persistence when it comes to successfully achieving your goals. Prior to launching Elixirr Stephen launched 3 start ups and although they each failed for different reasons the lessons Stephen took from these ventures set him up for later success with Elixirr. We dive in to so many topics in this interview including: Stephen’s journey and what you can learn from it. Why Consulting is the most entrepreneurial career you can have in the corporate world. Why fixating on your salary is holding your career back and what you should focus on instead. The importance of an entrepreneurial mindset for employees and how you can cultivate it. Stephen’s career advice for millennials. And much much more! You can find out more about Stephen and get in touch with him through Linked In – https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-newton-3b331a15/ - and find out more about Elixirr at www.Elixirr.com Specific things we discuss in the show: We:Bo Fitness App - https://www.webofitapp.com/ Stephen’s Blog on the entrepreneurial mindset for employees - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/moving-from-employee-entrepreneur-stephen-newton/ Stephen’s blog on the characteristics of an employee and an entrepreneur -https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/difference-between-employee-entrepreneur-stephen-newton Elixirr’s Salary Sacrifice scheme we discuss in the show - https://www.elixirr.com/2017/06/54-return-team-salary-sacrifice-scheme/

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