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The Happy WorkLife PodcastAuthor: Lord Mark Price
Welcome to the The Happy WorkLife Podcast where people with inspiring careers reflect on how happy they have been in their working lives. We hear from a range of people working in a variety of industries and find out which roles gave them the most satisfaction and importantly what they have done to get happier at work. Hosted by Lord Mark Price, WorkL.co founder, peer and former Managing Director of Waitrose, and former Deputy Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership. Visit WorkL.co to find a job in the happiest companies, take our happiness test, network, get career support from experts and much more. Work Happier with WorkL. Language: en Genres: Business, Careers, Education, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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How Wetherspoons Started: A £40k Loan to a £2bn Empire | Tim Martin
Episode 38
Thursday, 15 October, 2026
Why does a pint cost £6 in a pub and £1.50 in a supermarket? Wetherspoon founder Sir Tim Martin breaks down the tax and wage maths behind Britain's pub closures, and warns pubs will "shut down en masse" unless it changes. He also tells Lord Mark Price how he built JD Wetherspoon from one Muswell Hill pub in 1979.In this episode of The Happy WorkLife Podcast:✅ Why a 10% minimum wage rise adds about 15p to a pub pint, but 1–2p in a supermarket✅ Business rates: around 25p a pint in a pub vs 1.5p in Tesco✅ How Wetherspoon really got its name (a teacher and The Dukes of Hazzard)✅ The "crazy" nine-year chairman rule pushing companies to America✅ If he started again, he'd go into techVisit WorkL to:📋 Take the FREE Happy at Work Test: https://app.workl.com/happiness-surve...Chapters:00:00🤗 Discover the World's Happiest Workplaces: https://workl.com/happiest-workplaces...🔎 Join a professional community: https://app.workl.com/global-hub/comm...🟢 Get career support from experts: https://workl.com/global-hub/?utm_sou...#Wetherspoons #TimMartin #Entrepreneur #UKPubs #BusinessPodcast #Business #BusinessGrowth#Entrepreneurship #BusinessTips #News #UKNews #WorldNews #Politics #Documentary
