#063 - James Swanston - An Ex-Army Officer's Guide to Entrepreneurial Success

In today’s episode of Bricks & Bytes, we have James Swanston, the CEO and co-founder of Voyage Control and an ex-officer in the British Army.

Learn about military leadership principles applied to business and entrepreneurship, war strategies to improve decision-making, how military principles work in business, and much more!

Tune in to find out about:

• Serving as an army officer and key lessons learned
• Applying war principles to business decisions
• Making long-term plans and dealing with uncertainty
• Stress management and discipline for entrepreneurs

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James Swanston | CEO and Co-founder of Voyage Control | ConTech

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Timestamps:

(0:00-2:59) - Intro

(2:59-6:40) - Background on military experience

(6:40-9:45) - Key lessons as an army officer

(9:45-12:01) - War principles relevant to business

(12:01-15:16) - Motivation for starting Voyage Control

(15:16-16:19) - Teamwork lessons from military

(16:19-17:09) - Principles for hiring people

(17:09-15:53) - Leadership principles

(15:53-24:00) - Decision-making process in military

(24:00-27:39) - Dealing with unexpected challenges

(27:39-29:29) - Stress management

(29:29-31:49) - Discipline lessons learnt

(31:49-40:09) - Logistics experience

(40:09-40:37) - Outro