Meeting at the Crossroads podcast
Every business owner reaches a crossroads. Should I grow or hold steady? Is it time to step back or am I not ready? Do I stay, sell, merge, reinvent or start again? It's not if you reach a crossroads. It's when. Meeting at the Crossroads is the podcast where business owners and directors share the real, unfiltered stories behind the decisions that defined them, moments of growth, exit, retirement, reinvention, and uncertainty, and how they found a way through. I'm Sarah Daly, a qualified accountant, transition facilitator, executive coach, and business consultant. I've started, grown, and sold my own business, and I've stood at a few crossroads of my own. This podcast is my way of making sure no business owner has to face those moments without the benefit of hearing someone else's story first. Because we all have something to learn from each other. No matter your age, your stage, or the size of your business. Short episodes. Honest conversations. Real experience. Find me on Instagram at sarahdalycoaching, on LinkedIn as Sarah Daly, or at sarahdaly.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
This is the first episode in this two-part special, where Sarah sits down with Ciarán Casey, Director of My Learning Limited and author of Leadership in Tune.
In part one, Ciaran walks us through his career, from programming on IBM systems in the 1980s, through GE Capital, a startup venture with his brother, and back into corporate life at First Active.
Ciaran has moved across five or six industries over a three-decade ...
Frank Fleming, CEO of Verifact, joins Sarah Daly to unpack the crossroads that reshaped his business: the 2015 decision to pivot from a consultancy into a full software company.
Frank traces the mix of ambition and fear behind that leap, how his years as a commercial fisherman built his tolerance for risk and change, and the blind spots he only recognised in hindsight. He shares what he'd tell anyone facing a similar pivot...
Dawn Coupe built Equinox Consulting from a single 3-month contract into a multi-million-pound consultancy over 11 years, growing the business tenfold in just 4 years. But behind the growth was a business barely holding together: contracts overrunning by hundreds of thousands of pounds, mounting supplier debt, and a company that had scaled faster than its systems could support.
Dawn shares what it really took to walk away from a ...
For 29 years, leadership strategist Charley Swords has asked leaders one essential question: not what are you trying to achieve, but how are you actually leading?
But this episode isn't about the leaders she's coached, it's about her own crossroads. After years of relentless international travel, a health scare forced Charley to stop completely. A visit to her GP delivered words she'll never forget: get on a plane, and you'll ...
What does it take to let go of a brand you built from scratch and merge it into something new?
In this debut episode of Meeting at the Crossroads, Sarah sits down with marketing expert Christina Clarkin to explore one of the boldest decisions of her career, merging her solo business, The Marketing Lounge, with fellow industry experts Aidan and Jim to form MX3.
In This Episode, You'll Discover
- Why Christina reached a g...
Every business owner faces moments that stop them in their tracks. Meeting at the Crossroads is the podcast that meets you in those moments.
Hosted by Sarah Daly, a qualified accountant, transition facilitator, executive coach, and business consultant, each episode features candid, unfiltered conversations with business owners and directors who share the real stories behind their defining decisions. Short, honest, and grounded i...
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