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Sharon Preston is a British entrepreneur, executive mentor, strategic advisor and keynote speaker. She has over two decades of experience shaping leaders and scaling luxury brands.
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Dilution Isn't The Enemy (opens the original)
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Dilution might be the most feared word in business ownership, and most of the fear comes from the word itself rather than what it actually does. Sharon Preston runs the actual numbers, showing how a smaller percentage of a genuinely bigger business can be worth considerably more than full ownership of a small one, and where the maths only works in your favour. This episode unpacks: What dilution actually is, explained plainly with real numbers A worked example showing when a smaller stake is wor
Capital vs Control (opens the original)
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Every pound of outside money that enters a business arrives with strings attached, and those strings are rarely explained plainly before the money lands in the account. Sharon Preston breaks down exactly what different types of funding actually cost you in control, from a bank loan to an investor to money from someone close to you, using plain English instead of jargon. This episode unpacks: The three very different kinds of money, and what each one actually costs you What a bank genuinely expec
What no one tells you about exit planning (opens the original)
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Every business owner leaves their business one day, sold, handed over, closed, or stepped back from. Sharon Preston breaks down the difference between a planned exit and an accidental one, and why most owners end up in the second category without ever meaning to. This episode walks through the four real ways to exit a business, sale, merger, gradual wind-down, or handover, what each one actually demands, and how long they genuinely take. This episode unpacks: The difference between a planned exi
Bootstrapped or Backed (opens the original)
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There's a belief that sits under a lot of funding decisions without ever being said out loud, that bootstrapping is the noble path and raising money is for people who couldn't cut it alone. Sharon Preston takes that belief apart, including her own honest story of why she bootstrapped three businesses, and what it taught her about confidence, identity, and the environment that shapes what you even think to attempt. This episode unpacks: What bootstrapping actually buys you, and what it genuinely
Equity vs Salary (opens the original)
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Every month your business pays you something, and that number is quietly answering a question most business owners never ask outright. Are you paying yourself to run the business or building something the business will eventually owe you for? In this episode, Sharon Preston breaks down the real difference between salary and equity, using two contrasting business scenarios to show how the same choice plays out everywhere from cap tables to shop tills. This episode unpacks:- - The real difference
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