CHANNEL 02Clip comingI asked Richard the awkward questions first. He answered every one, then rang me the week I nearly stopped.
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Channel 01 · His story
For eight years it was me, a van and my tools.Early starts, late finishes, quoting in the evenings, invoices at night.
Then he said yes, and did nothing.PLACEHOLDER. Three years between saying yes and starting properly.
He put the tools down for good.PLACEHOLDER. What changed, in his own words.
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Channels 02 to 07 · The team
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CHANNEL 02Clip comingI asked Richard the awkward questions first. He answered every one, then rang me the week I nearly stopped.
CHANNEL 03Clip comingI check figures for a living. Richard never dressed his up, and that is why I listened.
CHANNEL 04Clip comingI help families for a living and had nothing left over for mine. Richard showed me how to fit this round the school run, not the other way about.
CHANNEL 05Clip comingThirty years in IT and no intention of retiring quietly. I have heard every pitch there is; this one came with a real person who picked up the phone.
CHANNEL 06Clip comingTerm time leaves nothing over. Richard’s plan was an hour a night, and he meant an hour.
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