What 15 Years of Entrepreneurship Actually Looks Like | Ep 58

<p>Community to create more sales opportunities using relationship-first business development habits: <a href="http://networkandsell.com/">networkandsell.com</a></p><p>Ped’s career makes much more sense looking backwards than it did while he was living it.</p><p>In this behind-the-scenes episode of Change Champions, Riley talks with Ped about the path from studying theoretical physics to teaching, facilitation, consulting, entrepreneurship and, eventually, the work we do today with coaches, consultants and facilitators.</p><p>They unpack some of the less obvious turning points along the way: graduating without a job, deliberately building the skills his CV was missing, discovering facilitation through experiential learning, moving from education into corporate work, and learning business development through associate work and subcontracting.</p><p>Ped also shares what happened when years of referrals and being “busy and in demand” suddenly led to six months without new work, why the pandemic forced another rethink, and how accidentally finding a niche changed the way he thought about his business.</p><p>It’s a conversation about career pivots, identity, niching and the skills that compound over time, especially when your career doesn’t follow a neat plan.</p><p>And underneath all those changes, Ped shares the through line that has stayed remarkably consistent: helping people grow.</p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>00:00 Why Ped’s career story is worth unpacking</p><p>01:18 Why theoretical physics came first</p><p>02:55 Graduating highly educated and unemployed</p><p>05:00 Deliberately building the skills his CV was missing</p><p>06:00 Discovering facilitation through experiential learning</p><p>07:45 The email that led Ped into teaching</p><p>09:55 Why five years of teaching changed his direction</p><p>10:35 Realising corporate life wasn’t for him</p><p>11:38 Moving from teaching into leadership development</p><p>12:18 Building the bridge from education to business</p><p>15:40 How networking started opening doors</p><p>17:15 Going fully self-employed</p><p>19:05 How associate work built Ped’s business skills</p><p>20:55 Taking risks on proposals and unpaid work</p><p>22:45 When being busy and in demand suddenly stopped</p><p>25:20 The pandemic and the question of financial runway</p><p>26:10 Turning existing skills into digital transformation work</p><p>29:20 How Ped “niched by accident”</p><p>30:25 Designing a business around the life he wanted</p><p>32:30 Choosing