Told by a Teen / On Success
What does success mean to you?
I ask every founder the same last question. Fourteen have answered it so far and not one of them has said money. Two of them mention it, and both mention it to say it is not the measure.
- Ep 1
Success for me is being intellectually curious and always learning… having the ability to have these continually new chapters as you go through your life.
Joanna JensenChilds Farm - Ep 2
Success to me isn’t just financial success… I think success and the luxury is having control of your own time.
Vivien WongLittle Moons - Ep 3
Helping preteen and teen girls get the diagnosis they need, or have the conversations they need to have, or just genuinely feel more confident in themselves.
Jasmine Schembri-StothartLuna - Ep 4
The thing I’m proudest of is making my contribution to population health and wellbeing. I’m really proud that my business has had over a million people checking their hearing.
Amanda Philpotteargym - Ep 5
The broader question of success is happiness for me… But that’s very elusive.
Ghada SousouSousou Partners / Sousou Connect - Ep 6
Success for me in the workplace is that the team wins. It’s all about the team… leave the job in better shape than you took it over.
Dame Alison RoseNatWest Group - Ep 7
It’s what you leave behind, it’s the legacy you leave. Am I a good ancestor? When people talk about me in 20, 30 years, what will people say about me?
Sarah DeanNoble Foods / Happy Eggs - Ep 8
What defines success for me is getting to Sunday night and not being afraid of Monday morning.
Jess Woodward-JonesVizzy - Ep 9
Success for me is about how many people are using and benefiting… not from a commercial standpoint, but from impact. This is my life’s work.
Sheena PirbhaiStress Point Health - Ep 10
I hope that I can imbue [my eldest son] and my other son with a sense of can-do… never sort of think that, oh, why shouldn’t I have a go at that? There’s nothing stopping me.
Lisa StanleyGood With Money / Zero - Ep 11
That’s an excellent question, and I think it’s completely fair for anyone who gets asked that question for your answer to change at different points in your life.
Victoria HarmanRajani Baker - Ep 12
For me, success equals impact. And I’m all about measurable impact, real life, real world impact.
Holly BudgeHow Many Elephants - Ep 13
Success is both the respect of my peers, and my pride in a job well done… I don’t really think money on its own is a measure of success.
Helen ThomasBlonde Money - Ep 14
Success for me is happy consumers and hopefully happy, you know, happy teams as well.
Emma Woodsex-Wagamama