"This very British rags-to-riches success story is packed with personal insights and business acumen that’ll inspire aspiring billionaires."
From being born to a working-class family in Stoke-on-Trent, to becoming one of Britain’s wealthiest businessmen, John Caudwell’s Love, Pain and Money: The Making of a Billionaire tells a giddy rags-to-riches story, with all proceeds from the book being donated to his Caudwell Children charity.
Written in a relatable, generous style, in his foreword Caudwell makes the point that though his story is “about success, about wealth, and about glamour”, it’s mainly about “love, friendship and trying to help people be the best that they can be.” As an example, he cites his 2020 campaign that involved “trying to persuade the government to support these people who had fallen through the cracks of the system.”
John’s journey began at the tender age of six, when an emotionally traumatic incident drew him to assert, “I had to be invincible. It was down to me to make everything better for my family.” A second pivotal moment came in 1987 when he recognised the potential of mobile phones, at that time a barely portable device that had to lugged around in a suitcase.
Skip forward to 2022 and Caudwell is a superyacht-owning billionaire who also owns the most expensive house in London. That said, the intervening years weren’t always super-yacht-smooth sailing. As a result, Love, Pain and Money will appeal to readers who love human success stories replete with ups, downs, struggles, and plenty of hard graft. It’ll also appeal to aspiring business people who will surely take inspiration from Caudwell’s focus and drive.
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