{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67dd716277bf8b899e5bffda/6900f3d5aee65e114ac9a946?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Lewis Stockford: From Football Player to Furniture Agent","description":"<p>In this episode of An Unorthodox CEO, Steve sits down with Lewis to talk about his journey from the football pitch to the furniture industry. From playing for Portsmouth to building a career in business, Lewis shares how resilience shaped his path and how he finds balance between home life and work!</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>02:30 Early life &amp; journey into football</p><p>07:30 What its was like training with the pros</p><p>09:00 Playing with the big names</p><p>10:19 How Lewis felt when football came to an end</p><p>11:14 His first sales job</p><p>12:45 How football made him so resilient</p><p>14:20 Enter the world of furniture</p><p>16:00 Progressing through the roles</p><p>17:49 Jumping from employed to self employed</p><p>20:00 Differences between high end &amp; commercial</p><p>21:30 Balancing suppliers &amp; retailers</p><p>23:30 Travelling &amp; balancing home life</p><p>27:45 How the industry could work better together</p><p>30:11 Quickfire questions</p><p>36:35 Tip of the week</p><p>38:56 Outro</p>","author_name":"Sussex Beds"}