From Coldstream Guards to Founding a British Manufacturing Brand: The M4 Moment That Nearly Ended It All, Putting His House on the Line, & Why He'll Never Manufacture Overseas - Jacob Lockwood | EP279

Episode Notes

In this episode, I sit down with Jacob Lockwood, a former soldier in the Coldstream Guards turned founder of Lockwood Clothing, a British-made outerwear brand built on military-grade design and an unshakeable commitment to UK manufacturing. We talk about the dark moment driving down the M4 that made him realize something had to change, the decision to leave the Army with just 12 months to make his business work, and the terrifying week he came four days from losing his house. Jacob shares the discipline and integrity he carried from 15 years of service into business, his belief that "no one has depression, they have feelings of depression," and why he'd rather keep his manufacturing British than sell his products for a third of the price overseas.

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Video Chapters

00:00 - Introduction: soldier, entrepreneur, or fashion designer?

02:32 - Finding your North Star

03:15 - Growing up in a single-parent household in Middlesbrough

04:26 - Falling in with the wrong crowd and being sent to live with his gran

05:38 - The ultimatum that became his saving grace

06:58 - Seeing an Army advert and finding his path

07:34 - Joining the Coldstream Guards and the anti-tank platoon