In this special episode, Adam turns the tables and shares his own story - recorded as a guest on the Tom Talks podcast, hosted by Tom, who lost his brother Liam to suicide in 2015 and built his show around stories of overcoming adversity.

It's one of the most personal and in-depth interviews Adam has done. He opens up about the moments that shaped him: going from an affluent childhood and private school to living in the back of a transport café after his dad lost everything; leaving school with a single GCSE and a "U" in everything else; and how being written off academically lit a fire that drove him to build businesses generating over £100 million in sales and earn three consecutive London Stock Exchange recognitions.

Along the way, Adam gets practical - breaking down the four stages of business (startup, growth, scale, exit), why people fail by applying "scale strategies" too early, and how relationship capital and simply having more conversations changed everything. He also reflects candidly on the £1 million it cost him to close a business at 31, the relief that came with closure, and why self-belief - and sometimes the right words from the right person - matter most when you're at rock bottom.

A raw, honest conversation about resilience, mindset, and the belief that life happens for you, not to you.

In this episode:

• Why early adversity became the source of Adam's drive
• Finding your strengths when school says you're "no good"
• The four stages of business and the strategy mistakes that stall growth
• Relationship capital: why business is "mathematical, not magical"
• What it really feels like to lose £1M - and bounce back
• Advice for anyone facing exams, setbacks, or starting over

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Three business owners walked onto the stage, not knowing what their real problem was. None of them left that way.

In this live hot seat session, Adam works with a business owner who thought she had no time - and finds 124 days hiding in plain sight across her side businesses. An accountant who thought her landing page wasn't converting - and uncovers a pricing structure that could take her from £120K to £600K without a single extra hour of work. A consultant running two funnels at once - whose webinar was already working brilliantly, just with completely the wrong offer on the end of it. And two founders who had built a £400K business that runs entirely without them - but had no idea what to do next.

Three different businesses. Three completely different problems. All diagnosed and solved live on stage in under 15 minutes each.

From working at KFC at 16… to building businesses that have generated over £186 million!

In this episode, Adam Stott shares the mindset shifts, mistakes, and one big warning for entrepreneurs that could completely change how you approach business in 2026.

If you're building something of your own, you'll want to hear this one… 🎙️

Five business owners. One live business coaching session. Adam Stott diagnoses the exact problem in each business and fixes it on the spot.

Adam Stott, the UK's go-to business growth coach, author and entrepreneur, breaks down how to get clients, convert webinar traffic, scale with strategic hires, and unlock hidden revenue in your existing client base.

What you will learn in this episode:

💰 Why sending webinar attendees to a landing page after the pitch is killing conversion rates and how a two-step order form changes everything

💉 How a skin clinic with 40 weekly clients is sitting on a £960k annual opportunity by adding one gut health specialist to the team

🗓️ The calendar availability mistake that turned £435 in ad spend into just one booked call and the simple fix that could have produced 8x return on investment

If you run a service business, a coaching practice, or an online programme and you are struggling to convert leads into clients, this episode will tell you the exact adjustments that change everything.

🔥 Work with Adam to get unstuck and break through £1 Million /yr in your business: https://shorturl.at/b6QAB

🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T4f9g_nFt8&list=PL1uyFXh-eUq8wiOaAzJgLpnMk2iVpWv_z

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Claire matched her £45,000 teaching salary in just four months - but one business coaching session with Adam Stott revealed the pricing problem that was making it impossible to scale.

In this Business Growth Secrets Audit, Adam maps out exactly how to hire employees profitably, restructure her pricing model, and take her from £45K to £200K a year.

What you will learn in this episode:

⚠️ The pricing problem that keeps service business owners stuck below six figures

💰 The new dual pricing restructure that turns Claire's £45K solo tutoring operation into a £200K business with two revenue tiers

🔧 The exact hiring brief for a part-time teacher who delivers £80K of revenue for £25K in wages - leaving Claire free to focus on high-value delivery

If you are a service business owner stuck doing everything yourself and wondering why you cannot hire, this audit shows you that pricing is the problem.

🔥 Work with Adam to get unstuck and break through £1 Million /yr in your business too: https://shorturl.at/b6QAB

🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imwaS4KrVaQ&list=PL1uyFXh-eUq8wiOaAzJgLpnMk2iVpWv_z

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Four UK businesses attended a live hot seat with broken Facebook ads, webinars that aren't converting, stalling product funnels, and no booked client calls. All four left with the exact fixes.

In this live hot seat session, Adam Stott, the UK's go-to business growth coach, fixes exactly why they're not converting into customers and clients.

What you will learn in this episode:

💰 The £5 customer acquisition cost breakdown that turns a losing Facebook ads campaign into the most profitable number in any business

📞 The one phone call every coach, consultant, or advisor running webinars and masterclasses must make to turn no-shows and non-bookers into booked sales calls

🎯 The niching principle every coaching business, consultant and service provider must pass before spending another pound on meta ads or Facebook ads

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🔥 Work with Adam to get unstuck and break through £1 Million /yr in your business too: https://shorturl.at/b6QAB

🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UppribP-mqM&list=PL1uyFXh-eUq8wiOaAzJgLpnMk2iVpWv_z

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Business coaching audit: Karina started this service business to make £500 a month… now she's past £530,000 and doesn't even work in the clinic. The business growth was real, but the foundation was holding everything back: opening hours built around childcare commitments, only making money 29 hours a week, and fear of asking her team to change.

Adam Stott (who's helped thousands of businesses break through barriers and grow) calls it out - and shows exactly what the numbers say.

You'll hear him help her finally stop leaving money on the table, fix the opening hours that were capping business growth, and build a clear path to £1.2 million using two simple levers.

💥 Inside this video, you'll uncover:

⚠️ Why every extra hour this clinic opens is worth £16,000 per year - and how closed Fridays and half-days were silently costing £384K in high ticket sales

🔁 Why interviewing 8 people in 12 months was killing her lead generation - and the recruitment effort that actually fills roles in a service business

🎯 The pricing strategy + opening hours formula that turns a £530K clinic into a £1.2M high ticket coaching business - without a second location

Listen now to stop building your schedule around comfort and start building it around capacity, so you can get serious about scaling your service business past £1 million.

If you run a clinic, salon, studio, or any service business, and you know your hours aren't optimised, this business audit will show you what that's actually costing you. This is what real business coaching looks like: not theory, but a live business growth plan built on the numbers.

🔥 Work with Adam to break through £1M a Year in Your Business Too: https://shorturl.at/b6QAB

🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CqNzgRn9_Q&list=PL1uyFXh-eUq8wiOaAzJgLpnMk2iVpWv_z

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Bobbie had 4 clients when she started. Now she has 18 - but the money still isn't working.

In this honest business audit, Adam Stott, the UK's go-to business growth coach, author, and entrepreneur, audits Bobbie's bookkeeping and financial coaching business to break through imposter syndrome, fix her marketing and sales approach, and build a blended business model to scale past £20,000 a month.

If you're running a service-based business but spread too thin across too many offers, held back by imposter syndrome, struggling to make enough sales conversations happen, or stuck in the day-to-day delivery of work you no longer enjoy, this audit will tell you exactly what to fix.

What you'll learn in this episode:

😩 Why chasing speaking gigs, courses, and bookkeeping clients at the same time is silently killing your revenue growth — and the one focus that actually moves the needle.

🧠 The tiered business systems structure that takes you from 45 low-paying clients to 18 higher-value ones - for exactly the same monthly income.

💰 How raising your entry price to £497 a month and targeting established business owners unlocks a clear path to £20,000 a month in recurring revenue.

If you're building a service business and want to know exactly how to structure your pricing and marketing to hit £20,000 a month, this is the episode for you.

🔥 Work with Adam to get unstuck and break through £1 Million /yr in your business too: https://shorturl.at/b6QAB

🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d1-LG9knSM&list=PLqgWHDUIgW_AUuC4SbMbyxTdlBHdEUWRA

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